Business
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney says trade war is hurting Americans, noting consumer confidence
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer...
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Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism
Cyprus said Wednesday it plans to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels to ensure the tourism-reliant island nation has...
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3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis
As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to...
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U.K. government halves 2025 growth forecast to 1% and confirms defense spending boost
The British economy will only grow by 1% this year, half the rate previously anticipated, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves conceded Wednesday in a...
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U.S. could run short of money to pay its bills by August without a debt limit deal, CBO says
The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling - the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills- as...
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Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom
Installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind...
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Wall Street quietly mixed in premarket ahead of economic data, tariff deadline
Trading on Wall Street was mixed early Wednesday ahead of key U.S. economic data being released later in the week, as well as developments in...
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Trump hints at easing China tariffs to get TikTok deal done: ‘Maybe I’ll give them a little reduction’
Trump said he was willing to extend the deadline if an agreement over the social media app was not reached.
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Yankee fans face blackout as Opening Day nears amid contract feud between YES and cable giant
Yankees fans who subscribe to Comcast's Xfinity cable television service are in danger of missing out on the team's games this season.
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Feds probe tip that Pfizer delayed announcing COVID vaccine’s success until after 2020 election: report
The report said GSK's former head of vaccine development, Philip Dormitzer, who joined the company after working at rival Pfizer, had told his GSK...
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Nearly half of Japanese CEOs say they’ll boost investments in America — despite Trump’s tariffs
Nearly three in four respondents said that the key factor driving these planned expansions was increased sales opportunities.
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Trump-backed deal to save TikTok moves closer to finish line ahead of ban on April 5: sources
Under the scenario now being discussed, tech giant Oracle would safeguard the app in its cloud, while TikTok’s Chinese-parent ByteDance would take...