US Fed’s Powell cites slowing job market in signal rate cuts may be coming | Inflation News
The United States Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chairman Jerome Powell has said in testimony to the…
US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation | Technology News
The US Department of Justice reports that it disrupted a Russian-government-backed, AI-enabled propaganda campaign to use a bot farm to spread disinformation.The United States Department…
Paramount, Skydance to merge and end Redstone family’s reign in Hollywood | Entertainment News
Deal also signals rise of new power player, David Ellison, Skydance founder and son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison.The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with…
Texas energy firms assess damage after Hurricane Beryl batters Gulf Coast | Business and Economy News
Beryl made landfall near Texas town on Monday, posing problems for the heart of the US energy sector.The Texas energy industry was evaluating the impact…
More than three million travellers pass through US security, a record | Aviation News
Agents checked 35 passengers per second as travel surged to a new high on Sunday, July 7.More than three million people passed through United States…
What do the IMF and foreign debt have to do with Kenya’s current crisis? | Business and Economy News
Weeks since protests began, determined Kenyans continue going out to voice their frustrations with the government. But when demonstrators first took to the streets in…
Gen Z, social media helping fuel spiritual tourism in India | Tourism
Varanasi, India – In India, some members of Generation Z prefer temples over nightclubs. Shivam Dwivedi, a native of Prayagraj district in the northern Indian…
Passengers to US government: Air travel is getting worse | Aviation News
Complaints to US government from travellers are the highest since the COVID pandemic when airlines were slow to refund. Air travel got more miserable last…
Streaming giants challenge new Canadian revenue-sharing rules | Business and Economy News
Global streaming companies have said they were challenging new Canadian rules that oblige them to help pay for local news, saying Canada’s federal government had…
EU imposes tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles | Business and Economy News
Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, warns extra duties will not strengthen Europe’s auto industry. The European Union has imposed extra duties of up to 37.6 percent…
McDonald’s cuts breakfast hours in Australia as bird flu hits egg supply | Business and Economy
Fast food giant says it will stop taking breakfast orders from 10:30am instead of midday due to egg supply crunch. McDonald’s restaurants in Australia have…
General Motors to pay $146m fine over excess emissions from older vehicles | Automotive Industry News
Emissions from certain vehicles were 10 percent more on average than GM’s initial compliance testing claimed. General Motors will pay nearly $146m in penalties to the…
Americans swat away high fuel prices and gear up for record July 4 travels | Business and Economy News
Record 71 million people are expected to travel on upcoming long weekend, a growth trajectory similar to pre-pandemic. High fuel costs and the threat of…
Sport clubs in the crosshairs? Argentina’s austerity measures prompt debate | Politics News
Marengo also describes them as a place of resistance. Now 72, he joined Franja de Oro in 1962, following in the footsteps of his grandfather…
Who’s best for the US economy? Biden or Trump? | US Election 2024
The race to the White House may come down to the economic records of the two leading presidential candidates. The first US presidential debate might…
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years | Business and Economy
Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation. Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with the redesigned…
31%: The jump in food prices irking UK voters as they go to the polls | Business and Economy
As voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls to choose their next government, the rising cost of living is among the top issues…
Google blames AI as its emissions grow instead of heading to net zero | Climate Crisis News
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero”, meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into…
New twist in clash between US short seller Hindenburg and India’s Adani | Business and Economy News
India’s securities regulator has alleged Hindenburg colluded with another entity to help it short Adani Group. Hindenburg Research has denied allegations by India’s securities regulator…
Why has the UK’s economy grown so slowly under the Tories? | Business and Economy
As the United Kingdom gears up for a general election on Thursday, one issue has emerged at the forefront of voters’ minds – the state…