
Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reach tentative labor agreement
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement Wednesday after more than a year of negotiations. The contract between the two expired July 1, 2022 and 22,000 dockworkers have been working in good faith for nearly a year as the two sides hammered out a deal.
2023-06-15 10:48

Taiwan Likely to Pause Rate Hikes as Inflation Slows, Fed Holds
Taiwan’s central bank will likely keep rates on hold for the first time since 2021 at its board
2023-06-15 10:47

Japan govt says volatile forex market 'undesirable'
TOKYO Japan's top government spokesperson said on Thursday that volatile moves in the currency markets were undesirable and
2023-06-15 10:47

US West Coast Port Employers, Union Announce Tentative Deal
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new
2023-06-15 10:46

China's Jan-May property investment, sales fall at faster pace
BEIJING Property investment in China fell at a faster pace in January-May, dropping 7.2% from the same period
2023-06-15 10:29

IMF Blasts Pakistan Budget, Signaling Bailout May Not Happen
The International Monetary Fund criticized the Pakistan government’s budget as insufficient to meet the goals of its bailout
2023-06-15 10:28

China’s Recovery Weakens as Industrial, Retail Activity Slow
China’s economic recovery weakened in May as growth in industrial output and retail sales slowed, putting pressure on
2023-06-15 10:24

Lithium boom comes to Brazil's 'misery valley'
In a cloud of gray dust, a heavy-duty excavator loads a truck with stone blocks containing lithium, the "white gold" of the clean-energy revolution, which some hope will transform...
2023-06-15 10:20

Stocks stall as US rates seen higher for longer
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE Asian stocks braked around two-month highs on Thursday, while the dollar nursed modest losses,
2023-06-15 10:19

China's May factory output, retail sales growth miss expectations
BEIJING China's industrial output rose 3.5% in May from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, slightly
2023-06-15 10:15

China new home prices rise at slower pace in May
BEIJING China's new home prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, but at a slower pace,
2023-06-15 09:59

Bud Light, top US seller since 2001, loses sales crown to Modelo as beer backlash continues
After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place
2023-06-15 09:52