Emerging-Market Funding Gets Creative as Dollar Bonds Dry Up
At the BRICS summit in Johannesburg this week, a key item on the agenda was reducing dollar dependence
2023-08-27 20:57
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary
2023-08-27 20:22
US consumer spending is expected to cool further but not fall off a cliff
After a remarkable summer of robust consumer spending and financial-market resilience, the US economy is widely expected to slow in the coming months as the Federal Reserve continues its historic inflation fight.
2023-08-27 19:48
Americans are being asked to consider tipping more often, but is it really required?
Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads "add a tip?"
2023-08-27 19:47
Riyadh Air to Focus on Flights to and From Saudi Arabia, FT Says
Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s newest airline, plans to focus on flights to and from the kingdom, its chief
2023-08-27 18:57
Modi says India as G20 host will be inclusive and invites African Union to become permanent members
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country’s role as the G20 host this year would focus on highlighting the concerns of the developing world, and has proposed the African Union to become permanent members of the forum
2023-08-27 17:58
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves Drops Support for UK Wealth Tax
The UK’s main opposition party ruled out imposing a wealth tax in an apparent policy shift heading toward
2023-08-27 17:48
Why do we say tall instead of small? How Starbucks created its own language for ordering coffee
"One tall iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte please," is an order that will soon become a staple at Starbucks stores across the country.
2023-08-27 17:18
Hong Kong’s Lee Plans Task Force to Boost Stock Market Liquidity
Hong Kong will set up a task force to look into ways to boost stock market liquidity, according
2023-08-27 15:26
US Marines Taken From Darwin Military Helicopter Crash: Reports
Survivors of a military helicopter crash in Australia have been transferred to hospital following an incident involving US
2023-08-27 15:22
German Inflation Trauma of 1923 Strikes an Uneasy Chord Today
By late-1923, hyperinflation had rendered Germany’s currency so worthless that one woman used several billion marks of banknotes
2023-08-27 13:48
North Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbs
North Korea says it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide
2023-08-27 12:56