'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads
2023-07-08 05:49
Ant Group fined $985 million by Chinese regulators in signal that tech crackdown may end
Chinese regulators are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million), claiming the financial technology provider broke laws related to corporate governance and consumer rights
2023-07-08 03:15
US Treasury chief Yellen and China's No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better communication as Yellen appeals to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt economic cooperation
2023-07-08 02:55
US hiring cools but employers still add 209,000 jobs in sign of resilient economy
America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation
2023-07-07 23:46
Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela
Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets
2023-07-07 22:47
Black unemployment rate spikes for second month in a row
By Safiyah Riddle The U.S. Black unemployment rate jumped for a second consecutive month, hitting a 10-month high
2023-07-07 22:19
Explainer-Charting the Fed's policy path
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) -U.S. central bankers have signaled they are likely to raise interest rates at their July 25-26
2023-07-07 21:55
What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'
This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham
2023-07-07 21:26
Fed interest-rate hike seen a lock for July
(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve will likely raise its benchmark interest rate later this month to a 5.25%-5.5% range, traders bet
2023-07-07 21:21
US slowed hiring but still added a solid 209,000 jobs in June in sign of economy's resilience
America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation
2023-07-07 20:47
Stock market today: Global shares mixed with Yellen in Beijing, US June jobs data imminent
U.S. markets are quiet ahead of the critical U.S. June jobs report with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing attempting to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies
2023-07-07 20:19
Countries agree to slash shipping emissions but not enough to stay within warming limits
Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that many experts and some nations say falls well short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits
2023-07-07 19:29