After 2023 wraps up, get ready for a spike in wedding proposals
Expect plenty more Champagne corks to pop in 2024, because engagements are expected to pick up steam after a pandemic-triggered drop-off.
2023-09-17 20:18
US inflation is expected to keep slowing. Here's why
US inflation has slowed steadily from its four-decade peak last June, and it's expected to cool further thanks to easing car prices and rents. And if the US job market slows further, that could help bring it down even more.
2023-09-17 19:59
Chinese police detain wealth management staff at the heavily indebted developer Evergrande
Police in a southern Chinese city say they have detained some staff at China Evergrande Group’s wealth management unit in the latest trouble for the heavily indebted developer
2023-09-17 19:45
Lengthy UAW strike could buy GM time to address nagging EV issues
By Paul Lienert DETROIT General Motors is at greater risk than rivals Ford Motor and Stellantis of disruption
2023-09-17 19:23
Libyan Flood Toll Tops 11,300 Amid Recovery and Recrimination
The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya surged past 11,300 people in the city of Derna
2023-09-17 17:57
Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars
Poland has begun enforcing an entry ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country
2023-09-17 17:17
Don’t Bet on ECB Rate Cuts in First Half of 2024, Kazaks Says
Betting that the European Central Bank cuts interest rates in the first half of next year would be
2023-09-17 16:59
Ukraine Recap: GOP Senators Urge Biden to Give Ukraine Missiles
Four top Senate Republicans prodded President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles to help its counteroffensive
2023-09-17 16:50
The World Is Struggling to Make Enough Diesel
The world’s oil refiners are proving powerless to make enough diesel, opening a new inflationary front and depriving
2023-09-17 16:20
How an auto workers strike 87 years ago transformed America
During the final days of 1936, about 50 autoworkers at General Motors shut down their machines at Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Flint, Michigan, and sat down.
2023-09-17 15:56
Aging Autobahn Thwarts Germany’s Plan to Erect Massive Windmills
Germany’s autobahn is known for its limitless speed. But its aging infrastructure isn’t up to the task of
2023-09-17 14:49
A Labour Government Would Be Best for UK Markets, Investors Say
A Labour-led government after the next UK election would be the best result for stocks and the pound,
2023-09-17 14:47