Portuguese prime minister resigns after being caught up in corruption probe
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe
2023-11-07 22:45
Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests
Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests
2023-11-07 22:26
Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower early Tuesday with little economic data on the horizon
Wall Street inched lower early as more corporate earnings trickled in but a lack of economic data gave markets little to work with coming off their best week of the year
2023-11-07 21:28
The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado
2023-11-07 21:18
WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection, a stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50 billion
WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world
2023-11-07 19:48
Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government's King's Speech
Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to tame inflation and boost economic growth
2023-11-07 19:25
The IRS plan to let taxpayers digitally submit documents is ahead of schedule, Janet Yellen says
Taxpayers will be able to digitally submit all sorts of tax documents and other communications to the IRS months earlier than originally planned
2023-11-07 18:27
Harris and Sunak due to discuss cutting-edge AI risks at UK summit
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are set to join delegates Thursday at a U.K. summit focused on containing risks from rapid advances in cutting edge artificial intelligence
2023-11-02 17:51
Stock market today: Asian shares surge on hopes the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are done
Asian shares are surging after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on Wall Street and the economy
2023-11-02 14:53
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly
2023-11-02 13:27
European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe
European privacy officials have widened a ban on Meta's “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe
2023-11-02 11:29
Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry
Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract
2023-11-02 11:15