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President Joe Biden is asking the major U.S. automakers and their workers’ union to reach an agreement that takes “every possible step to avoid painful plant closings” as the sector transitions to electric vehicles

Home Depot topped profit and sales expectations in its most recent quarter, but sales continue to decline as inflation and soaring interest rates play a larger role in the spending choices made by Americans

The presidents of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday

Coinbase has announced the launch of a crypto advocacy group tasked with promoting the interests of the crypto community.

Opera News will print its final issue in November and be incorporated into Britain-based Opera magazine

Retail sales rise 0.7% in July from June as inflation eases, yet economic hurdles remain for Americans

International Trade Administration. Hotels and airlines say they also have noticed occasional drops in demand. “I’m kind of Mexico-ed out," says Khayla Morris, a 28-year-old content creator from Charlotte, N.C.

The pivotal week for US retail is underway. As key industry leaders unveil their financial performance, coupled with today's pleasantly surprising retail sales figures, a sense of optimism pervades the market.

southern Ukraine, searching. It screeched to a halt, and three men unloaded heavy equipment and disappeared into the undergrowth. What they were looking for, dug in and hidden under the trees, were three hulking British-made armored vehicles known as Mastiffs.

Singapore Red Cross, a prominent humanitarian organization, has announced a partnership with Triple-A, the first crypto payment gateway licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (<dfn data-info=«The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore» s central bank. the mission of mas is to promote sustained non-inflationary>MAS), to accept cryptocurrency donations. The partnership was revealed on August 7, 2023, just ahead of Singapore's National Day.

Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also suggested a ban on female education will remain in place.Zabihullah Mujahid brushed aside any questions from The Associated Press about restrictions on girls and women, saying he had nothing new to say on the matter while also indicating the status quo will remain. The ban on girls attending school beyond sixth grade was the first of what in the second year of Taliban control became a flurry of restrictions that now keep Afghan girls and women from classrooms, most jobs and much of public life.

greenhouse gases. But unlike fission, fusion leaves no radioactive waste and produces a lot more energy with a lot less fuel. The raw material to produce energy through nuclear fusion is hydrogen and is available in abundance.

NEW DELHI : Aurobindo Pharma Ltd saw its stock prices more than double during the last few months, from 52-week lows of ₹397.20 on the National Stock Exchange on 3 February to 52-week highs of ₹887.70 on 14 August. The turnaround in the company’s prospects has been aided by an improved outlook for its US formulations business, which contributes almost half of the company’s overall revenues. The base business in the US remains stable helped by lower competitive intensity.

Slatestone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari reacts to wholesale inflation rising more than expected in July on Varney & Co.

The annualized revenue generated by the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maker has risen to over $165 million, representing a 2-year high.

savings account can be a great option, providing an effortless way to build your savings, with essentially no risk. For more than a decade, though, the trade-off for keeping that cash safe and at your fingertips was a paltry interest rate—or no return at all. It meant the difference between various savings accounts was negligible, and it was hard to keep up with inflation.

In June 2023, the Atlantic Council, based in the United States, announced the results of a study on global nations’ interest in and progress toward creating their own central bank digital currencies. Eleven countries have already launched CBDCs; 130 others are in the exploratory phase, and about half of those have begun the development process. 

Call it streamflation. The average cost of watching a major ad-free streaming service is going up by nearly 25% in about a year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis, as entertainment giants bet that customers will either pay up or switch to their cheaper and more-lucrative ad-supported plans. Disney last week raised the price of its Disney+ and Hulu streaming services for the second time since last fall, following a string of similar announcements by the owners of Peacock, Max, Paramount+ and Apple TV+.

The prudential regulator is considering whether US fintech giant Stripe and London-based 10x Banking are illegally marketing “banking-as-a-service” offerings.

European natural gas futures jumped by as much as 18 per cent as the labour disputes at Woodside LNG appeared unresolved, potentially disrupting global supplies if staff proceed to strike.

Binance US, the United States entity of digital asset exchange, Binance has filed a motion to limit the extent of discovery sought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its investigation against the company.