Stock market today: Wall Street slips in early going; Dollar General sinks
Stocks are slipping in early trading as reports on the U.S. economy painted a mixed outlook and some of Wall Street’s euphoria around artificial intelligence cools
2023-06-01 21:54
Russia, China foreign ministers set for BRICS meet in South Africa with war in Ukraine on agenda
The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are set to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in South Africa on Thursday
2023-06-01 20:50
US turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
The U.S. government is stepping up its quest to force ARC Automotive Inc. to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath
2023-06-01 20:50
Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl in March 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later
2023-06-01 20:48
US applications for unemployment benefits tick up slightly as labor market remains healthy
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remains at healthy levels that continue to show a strong U.S. labor market
2023-06-01 20:46
Jasmine Hartin: Socialite spared jail after killing Belize police chief
Jasmin Hartin pleaded guilty in April to manslaughter of a police chief in Belize with his own gun.
2023-06-01 20:29
South Africa says it is still weighing legal issues over Putin's role in BRICS summit
CAPE TOWN South Africa's government is still considering legal issues over Russian President Vladimir Putin's involvement in the
2023-06-01 20:26
Kosovo: Nato ready to send more troops after unrest
Pristina and Belgrade trade blame after ethnic Albanian mayors were elected in ethnic Serb areas.
2023-06-01 20:16
Macy's slashes expectations for the year after a pullback by shoppers in the spring
Macy’s slashed its annual profit and sales outlook with sales weakening sales in the first quarter during an increasingly challenging economic environment, including stubbornly high inflation
2023-06-01 19:55
This West Bank city used to be an oasis of calm. Not anymore
The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea have been famous for millennia: "The plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees," as written in Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
2023-06-01 19:27
India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening
2023-06-01 19:18
Rishi Sunak prioritises illegal migration in European talks
A summit of 47 nations in Moldova is likely to be dominated by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
2023-06-01 18:53