Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as it counts down to a decision by the Federal Reserve
Stocks are drifting as Wall Street waits to hear what will come out of the Federal Reserve’s latest announcement on interest rates
2023-11-01 22:17
New oil leak reported after a ferry that repeatedly ran aground off the Swedish coast is pulled free
A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea has been pulled free and anchored nearby
2023-11-01 21:57
Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation
The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents
2023-11-01 21:54
Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower ahead of Fed decision on interest rates
Wall Street futures retreated early as markets remained cautious ahead of another full slate of corporate earnings and a decision on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve
2023-11-01 20:50
A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
An international media freedom group says 34 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas
2023-11-01 20:26
Powell likely to underscore inflation concerns even as Fed leaves key rate unchanged
For the first time in nearly two years, the Federal Reserve is set Wednesday to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged for a second straight policy meeting — the clearest sign to date that the Fed is edging closer to the end of its rate-hiking campaign
2023-11-01 18:59
Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
A group of human rights researchers has officially launched a website they hope will facilitate the task of obtaining justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar
2023-11-01 17:58
Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar
A business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022
2023-11-01 17:55
UK summit aims to tackle thorny issues around cutting-edge AI risks
Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging on a historic estate near London to discuss what to do about extreme risks posed by cutting-edge artificial intelligence
2023-11-01 16:51
Auto strike settlements will raise costs for Detroit's Big 3. Will they be able to raise prices?
From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended their strikes against Detroit’s automakers
2023-11-01 15:48
Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese
The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony
2023-11-01 15:45
The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing
The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II
2023-11-01 14:57