German beer sales resume their downward trend after a post-COVID pickup
Official figures show that German beer sales resumed a long-term downward trend in the first six months of this year after rallying in 2022 thanks to the end of most COVID-19 restrictions
2023-08-01 18:21
BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall
Energy giant BP says it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter
2023-08-01 17:57
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI's hallucination problem is fixable
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods
2023-08-01 16:50
Stocks, oil resilient amid cautious optimism on economy
By Tom Wilson and Kevin Buckland LONDON/TOKYO Stocks were mostly resilient and oil hovered near recent highs on
2023-08-01 16:20
Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed after boost from Wall Street rally
Global shares are trading mixed as market optimism set off by a Wall Street rally got balanced by lingering worries about regional growth
2023-08-01 16:16
Australia's central bank leaves cash rate at 4.1% for 2nd month but says inflation remains too high
Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 4.1% for a second consecutive month raising expectations that rates might have reached their peak or are close to plateauing in the current cycle
2023-08-01 14:45
As regional bloc threatens intervention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense
Two military-ruled West African nations vowed Monday to prevent military intervention in Niger as a military junta attempts to consolidate power after a coup
2023-08-01 13:23
Big US asset managers cool on climate issues -think tank
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK Large U.S.-based asset managers have shown waning interest in encouraging companies in which
2023-08-01 08:28
What to stream this week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' Quavo, 'Reservation Dogs' and 'Mixtape'
This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunn’s cornball finale “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
2023-08-01 06:51
Teamsters local unions endorse agreement with delivery giant UPS
The Teamsters local unions, which represent 340,000 workers at United Parcel Service, voted 161-1 on Monday to endorse
2023-08-01 06:25
Pipeline operators to pay $12.5M after crude oil spills in Montana, North Dakota
Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil spills in 2015 in Montana and in 2016 in North Dakota
2023-08-01 05:49
Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the former Twitter's San Francisco headquarters
A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed
2023-08-01 05:24