Stock market today: Wall Street inches lower ahead of what many hope is the Fed's last rate hike
Wall Street ticked modestly lower after hitting a 15-month high ahead of what traders hope will be the Federal Reserve’s final increase in this interest rate cycle
2023-07-26 20:17
1 crew member killed in a fire on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars in the North Sea
A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea
2023-07-26 19:50
Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout in August
Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further four days in August as their pay dispute with the government shows few if any signs of resolution
2023-07-26 18:58
A Fed still wary of inflation is set to raise rates to a 22-year peak. Will it be the last hike?
Even after inflation has steadily eased this year, the Federal Reserve’s policymakers still think prices are rising too fast and are almost certain to lift their key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday
2023-07-26 18:52
Stellantis profits soar 37% in first half of the year as electric vehicle sales rise
U.S.-European carmaker Stellantis has reported a 37% boost in earnings in the first half of the year
2023-07-26 17:18
Japan automaker Nissan reports profit rise despite China stumble, outlines Renault alliance
Nissan and Renault have redefined its French-Japanese auto alliance into a more equal one in cross-shareholdings
2023-07-26 16:15
NatWest Bank CEO ousted after furor over politician Nigel Farage's bank account
NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, says its chief executive has left her job after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist
2023-07-26 14:17
Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king
Small farmers in Mexico struggling to preserve colorful native corn varieties are finding new hope in the market
2023-07-26 12:52
ESPN considers adding sports leagues as partners as it transitions from cable to digital
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro says the network could take on a sports league as a minority partner as the network continues its transition from a cable channel to a digital company
2023-07-26 11:54
Canadian search teams find body of a child who died in flooding in Nova Scotia over the weekend
Canadian police say the body of a child who went missing when the province of Nova Scotia was hit with extreme flooding has been recovered
2023-07-26 10:26
Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm
A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law
2023-07-26 09:57
As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts
The same day owner Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter's name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an “anything app,” TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post — you guessed it — text-based messages
2023-07-26 09:19