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The U.S. ambassador to Serbia says the United States has received Kosovo’s request for the purchase of Javelin anti-tank missiles

Alaska Airlines is canceling all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes until Saturday while it waits for new instructions on how to inspect and fix the planes

Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing a...

The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years

The Biden administration says 20 million people have enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with still a few days left for signing up

German software giant SAP will pay more than $220 million in fines to resolve U.S. bribery allegations involving payments to foreign government officials

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last week as the U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle in spite of elevated interest rates

Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one

Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national privacy laws don’t exist

Beijing's threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn't just about missiles and warships

Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week

Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways

The first US ETFs that directly hold bitcoin are off to a strong start, with billions of dollars changing hands in a historic first day of trading for the long-sought investment vehicles. 

Red Sea crisis on India's trade and thrash out a strategy to minimise impact. Officials are looking at the possibility of diverting some inventories to Australia and other countries to minimise this impact.

data related to its various social security schemes such as Employee Provident Fund Organisation, National Pension Scheme and Employee State Insurance Corporation, eyeing a totalisation agreement with Washington. New Delhi, will this week, push for a totalisation pact to do away with dual social security taxation for its workers, with US trade representative Katherine Tai under the India-US Trade Policy Forum. «They wanted data on social security.

Quiver Quantitative — The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is witnessing its largest-ever wave of megaprojects, signaling a robust future for natural gas in the global energy mix. Despite international efforts to move away from fossil fuels, exemplified by the recent UN climate talks in Dubai, the energy sector is betting heavily on natural gas. This commitment is evident in the expansion of the world’s largest natural-gas export facility in Qatar and the initiation of massive LNG projects in the United States. These developments are underpinned by the belief that natural gas, as the third leading fossil fuel, will remain a significant part of the world’s energy portfolio through at least 2050.

Quiver Quantitative — Morgan Stanley (MS) is nearing a settlement of between $200 million and $300 million to resolve a U.S. investigation into its handling of large stock sales, known as block trades. This long-standing probe, which scrutinized the bank's practices that could significantly impact market prices, is set to conclude without criminal charges against the bank. The agreement, which involves federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is expected to be announced soon. The penalty will be shared between the Justice Department and the SEC, marking a relief for investors who feared more severe repercussions for one of Morgan Stanley’s key units.

Former Reagan economist Art Laffer discusses inflation, recession concerns and the impact of the election on the economy.

Piper Sandler Chief Global Economist Nancy Lazar details her economic expectations for the second half of the fiscal year on ‘Mornings with Maria.’

FOX Business’ Grady Trimble speaks with manufacturers in Iowa about their economic concerns less than a week away from the state’s caucuses.

Sydney: Papua New Guinea's prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation. A police and public sector protest on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch descended into lawlessness. Television footage showed thousands of people in the streets of the capital Port Moresby, many of them carrying what appeared to be looted merchandise as black smoke billowed over the city.