IMF outlook worsens for a world economy left 'limping' by shocks like Russia's war
The International Monetary Fund warns that the world economy is losing momentum in the face of higher interest rates, the ongoing war in Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts
2023-10-10 16:59
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal
U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is delivering that amounts to a public job interview for the post of prime minister
2023-10-10 16:19
Stock market today: Rate hopes push Asian shares higher while oil prices edge lower
Asian shares are higher after Wall Street advanced on potentially encouraging news about interest rates, which have been dragging markets lower since the summer
2023-10-10 15:16
Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada
Auto workers have launched strikes at three General Motors facilities in Canada
2023-10-10 14:51
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief is set to testify as the former president’s civil trial enters its second week
2023-10-10 12:47
Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue, efforts that are being complicated by an intensified blockade of Gaza and the ongoing fighting
2023-10-10 12:28
Hollywood writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate
Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months
2023-10-10 06:58
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.55 billion for Monday; cash option worth $679.8 million
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion for Monday night’s drawing after no one matched the game’s six numbers for the giant prize Saturday
2023-10-10 03:23
2 Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone
Two Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank may leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in three weeks because a surge in long-term interest rates has made borrowing more expensive and could help cool inflation without further action by the Fed
2023-10-10 02:22
European Union 'immediately' suspends hundreds of millions in aid for Palestinian authorities
The European Union says that the bloc is “immediately” suspending hundreds of million of euros in aid for Palestinian authorities because of what an EU commissioner called the “scale of terror and brutality” during the attacks on Israel by Hamas
2023-10-09 23:47
Gender gap pioneer Goldin wins Nobel economics prize
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM Harvard economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize
2023-10-09 22:28
Major airlines suspend flights to Israel after massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting
Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas
2023-10-09 20:48