CN workers to strike Monday, vow to fight Canada move to end rail shutdown | Labour Rights News
The union representing workers at the Canadian National Railway (CN) says they will strike next week, in a new threat to the economy after promising…
US Fed’s Powell says ‘time has come’ to lower interest rates | Inflation News
Fast rise in prices led the Fed to increase its benchmark policy rate from near zero to the highest range in a quarter of a century.United…
Greek oil tanker on fire and adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea | Shipping News
The Sounion was on its way from Iraq to Athens when it was attacked by more than a dozen people in two small boats.A Greek-flagged…
US sharply lowers number of jobs added in year ending in March | Unemployment News
Economists are divided on the extent of the rate cuts that the US Federal Reserve should undertake this year in light of the latest employment…
Trump Media shares hit record low as race tightens for former US president | Donald Trump News
The stock is seen by some retail traders as a bet on whether Trump would win a second term as US president.Shares of Trump Media…
EU lists lower tariff on China-made Teslas as it revises duties | Trade War News
EU changes its punitive duties on imports of Chinese-made EVs, including those made in joint ventures with EU firms.The European Union has slashed its planned…
Why are many of the largest US companies worried about AI? | Technology News
Survey finds a fivefold increase in concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) among top 500 companies.More than half of the top 500 companies in the United…
What economic challenges await Kamala Harris as US president hopeful? | US Election 2024 News
As Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris overtakes her Republican opponent Donald Trump in opinion polls – she is now leading in five crucial swing states –…
What’s the economic impact of immigrants? | Migration
The West is seeing record immigration inflows, but far-right groups are blaming their economic grievances on refugees and asylum seekers.From Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric to…
Nusantara: Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’ set for inauguration | Business and Economy News
Medan, Indonesia – Nusantara, the future capital city of Indonesia, will be inaugurated on the country’s Independence Day on Saturday, as the country looks to…
M&M maker Mars to buy Cheez-It maker Kellanova in sector’s biggest deal | Business and Economy News
M&M’s maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts, in an effort to broaden its snacking portfolio and expand globally in what…
US inflation slows in July, clearing way for a cut in interest rates | Inflation News
Year-over-year inflation has reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades…
What’s the economic impact of immigrants? | Migration
The West is seeing record immigration inflows, but far-right groups are blaming their economic grievances on refugees and asylum seekers.From Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric to…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
‘Not prisoners but students’: Inside Argentina’s in-prison universities | Prison News
But just as the education programmes were flourishing, so too was the need. According to the most recent government data, the nationwide prison population reached…
Adani Group rocked by Hindenburg allegations against SEBI | Financial Markets News
Adani Group’s stock value plunged by nearly $150bn after Hindenburg Research’s first report in January 2023.Adani Group, the Indian conglomerate rocked by a Hindenburg Research…
Strait of Hormuz: Why it Matters | Business and Economy
There is no place more important for the world’s oil supply than the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf of Oman and the Persian…
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means | Migration
Mina Hamid*, who hails from Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 11, says she will never forget the first time…
Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest | Sheikh Hasina News
Kolkata, India – Last year, Aditya Manaksia started exporting food products to Bangladesh in an attempt to expand his business. Now, the 43-year-old Kolkata-based exporter of…
China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents | Technology
China has emerged as the world’s top producer of generative AI patents, but it is struggling to turn many of its ideas into action thanks…