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Financing official: expect more banks to close

LONDON, England: During a Bloomberg conference held in London this week, Luke Ellis, CEO of hedge fund Man Group, said ...

U.S. stocks defy global gloom, concerns about giant German bank

NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street jumped on Friday, although gains were modest after bank shares in Europe came ...

30,000 teachers' aides, bus drivers, others strike at Calif. schools

LOS ANGELES, California: Some 30,000 education workers in Los Angeles, backed by teachers, went on a three-day strike, canceling school ...

Demand for US flights to Europe jumps 37%, prices also rise

LONDON, England: Despite rising air fares, a potential global economic recession and risks of gridlock at some airports in Europe ...

U.S. says businesses receiving federal funds cannot work with China

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Commerce Department has proposed new laws aimed at preventing China and other countries deemed of concern ...

Wall Street gives up early gains to cloe moderately higher

NEW YORK, New York - As concerns over the banking sector eased, U.S. stocks moved moderately higher on Thursday, but ...

Mexico to become EV production hub despite low local demand

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Amid Tesla's plan to open a $5 billion Gigafactory in the country, Mexico will soon become an ...

France says fishermen must end deaths of dolphins-porpoises in nets

PARIS, France: Amidst the mass deaths of dolphins and porpoises in recent years, France's highest administrative body has ordered the ...

Philippines finds leaking fuel tanker 3 weeks after sinking

MANILA, Philippines: An underwater robot from Japan has located a leaking fuel tanker, MT Princess Empress, which sank off the ...

U.S. stocks tumble as UK inflation rate spikes to 10.40 percent

NEW YORK, New York - A hike in official U.S. interest rates of 0.25 percent, and a jump in inflation ...

Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs, bringing total layoffs to 27,000

SEATTLE, Washington: In a memo to staff sent this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company plans to cut ...

Defective break hose, wiper arm causes Ford recall of 1.5 million cars

DETROIT, Michigan: Due to leaking brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break off, Ford is recalling more than ...

Techs jump in widespread U.S. stock markets advance

NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street continued its advance on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh up the health ...

US says citizens not to buy meds in Mexico, many contain fentanyl

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US State Department has issued a travel warning regarding dangerous fake pills sold at pharmacies in Mexico, ...

Mercedes modernizing EV plants in China, Germany, Hungary,

FRANKFURT, Germany: The German Automobilwoche magazine has reported that as part of its efforts to switch to selling electric vehicles ...

Banks rebound lifting U.S. stock markets, Nasdaq gains 45 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday following the weekend buy-in of Credit Suisse by UBS, which ...

Uttarakhand govt signs agreement with Hewlett Packard for health ATMs on Chardham route

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 25 (ANI): An agreement between the Uttarakhand government and Hewlett Packard Enterprise was signed to deploy ...

Ukd, Hewlett Packard Enterprise sign MoU for health screening during Chardham Yatra

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 25 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Chardham Yatra, an MoU was signed between the Director ...

Angry miners hold mock Greta Thunberg funeral

Polish coal miners are protesting that EU directives could lead to the loss of thousands of jobsPolish coal miners, angered ...

Biden sees no threat to US banking sector

The US President admits that Washington needs time to deal with the current challengesThe American banking sector is not going ...

India's forex reserves rise sharply

New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves rose sharply by USD 12.798 billion to USD 572.801 billion ...

Catering to unique requirements of Indian startups at Gujarat's Gift City: Bank of Baroda

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 25 (ANI): State-owned Bank of Baroda announced that it is providing a range of solutions to ...

Spring training roundup: Twins score late to power past Yanks

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins scored five runs ...

Skeptical US Lawmakers Grill TikTok CEO Over Safety, Content

Washington - U.S. lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok over data security and harmful content Thursday, responding skeptically during a ...

Exploring Bhutan's spiritual heritage, Buddhist traditions

Thimphu [Bhutan], March 25 (ANI): Bhutan is a country deeply rooted in Buddhism, with spiritual practices and beliefs interwoven into ...

Spring training roundup: Twins score late to power past Yankees

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins scored five runs ...

US Regulators: Banking System 'Sound and Resilient'

WASHINGTON - The multi-regulator U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) agreed Friday that the U.S. banking system remains 'sound and ...

US, Canada Announce Deal on Asylum-Seekers During Biden Trip

U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immigration deal Friday to stop asylum-seekers from crossing ...

Reforms soften blow of Europe's banking crisis but risks remain

© Provided by Xinhua According to Lorenzo Rocco from the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, ...

Angry miners hold mock funeral of Greta Thunberg and EU suits

Polish coal miners are protesting that EU directives could lead to the loss of thousands of jobsPolish coal miners, angered ...

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2023 with 64 amendments; marginal relief proposed under new tax regime

New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill 2023 with several offiical amendments amid ...

Finnish politicians divided over donation of Hornet jets to Ukraine

© Provided by Xinhua Marin's comments about the Hornets created confusion and elicited criticism in Finland as neither the president, ...

Four ways the UK economy is being hampered by the private sector

The UK government has decided to go ahead with a rise in corporation tax in April 2023. The move is ...

Lebanese shrink Ramadan menu amid steep price increase

© Provided by Xinhua by Dana HalawiBEIRUT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Rana Rashidi, a young Lebanese housewife and mother of ...

UK consumer data improve but outlook remains gloomy

© Provided by Xinhua Retail sales volumes grew by 1.2 percent in February, the largest monthly increase since October 2022, ...

IMF asks Pakistan to provide external financing assurances for release of funds

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Islamabad to provide external financing assurances before it ...

China's listed firms perform well in advancing high-quality development

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- With increased operating revenues and net profits in 2022, China's listed ...

Chinese auto enterprises roll out stimulus measures to spur consumption

© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Min, a car salesperson at an Audi 4S store in ...

Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha, FM Sitharaman announces committee to look into pension system

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Amid the debate over certain Opposition-ruled states adopting the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Union ...

UK inflation accelerates data

Prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks have jumped to the highest level since 1977, official statistics showConsumer prices in the ...

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Following Chinese aggression, four US bases coming to Philippines

MANILA, Philippines: Under a defense agreement with the U.S., four new military bases will be located in various parts of ...

Jump in reporting of new fungus found in US hospitals

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that infections by the potentially deadly fungus ...

Copyright law to be decided by Supreme Court in Jack Daniel's toy case

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US Supreme Court will hear a trademark dispute over a dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel's ...

Despite promises, girls again barred from schools in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's education ministry has announced that the country's school year has begun, but the United Nations children's agency, ...

Seeking to reduce tensions, ex-Taiwan PM Ma Ying-jeou to visit China

TAIPEI, Taiwan: In an effort to ease tensions between Taiwan and China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Beijing ...

Following kidnapping, Frenchmen, US worker released in Africa

NIAMEY, Niger: Four weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger, an American aid worker and a French ...

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