What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds
The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar
2023-08-12 00:56
Exclusive-Biden taps Jackson for economic adviser, signals focus on education
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden is tapping C. Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research
2023-08-12 00:24
US government sanctions Russians on the board of Alfa Group in response to war in Ukraine
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed financial sanctions against four Russians on the board of Alfa Group
2023-08-11 23:57
In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring
Ford says it will start shipping new versions of the Mustang muscle car next week, and more than two thirds of the orders are for 5-liter V-8 engines
2023-08-11 23:46
US sanctions four Russians linked to financial conglomerate Alfa Group
WASHINGTON The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Friday on four Russians linked to financial and investment conglomerate Alfa
2023-08-11 23:29
Celebrity hair, makeup and nail stylists: How the Hollywood strikes have affected glam squads
A world of hair, makeup and manicurists have been idled by the Hollywood strikes at a time when they were still rebuilding from the covid shutdowns
2023-08-11 22:26
Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis
NAHR-E-SHAHI, Afghanistan In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the
2023-08-11 22:16
Analysis-Bond market's newfound economic optimism may be shortsighted
By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Davide Barbuscia In recent weeks, U.S. bond markets have bought into the prospect of
2023-08-11 21:58
Malaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled
The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a breach of contract
2023-08-11 18:52
FTX's Bankman-Fried, seeking to avoid jail, due back in court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, is due
2023-08-11 18:20
Futures subdued after turbulent session, eyes on inflation data
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday, with investors cautious ahead of the producer prices inflation data
2023-08-11 17:47
Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in 'carbon removal'
The Department of Energy announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials said was the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history
2023-08-11 17:28