Recession fears fade as investors weigh into U.S. stocks
NEW YORK, New York - Recession fears faded on Wall Street Thursday as annualized 4th quarter GDP (gross domestic product) ...
Officials cautious as lower mortgage rates increases home buying
WASHINGTON D.C.: In December 2022, US existing home sales declined to a 12-year low, but lower mortgage rates raised cautious ...
South Korean exports fall 2.7% in first 20 days in January
SEOUL, South Korea: Korea Customs Service data released this week showed that South Korean exports for the first 20 days ...
Virginia expects 1,000 jobs as Amazon builds cloud computing center
SEATTLE, Washington: Amazon.com's cloud services division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced that it will expand its data centers in ...
U.S. stocks faint after bull goes into hiding
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks crumbled on Wednesday as the extended rally on Wall Street came to an ...
Ireland had highest EU budget surplus in third quarter 2022
DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland reported a higher budget surplus than any other country among the 27-member European Union for the third ...
As yearly output declines, experts say US manufacturing in recession
WASHINGTON D.C.: Based on a range of measurements, US manufacturing could have entered a recession in the fourth quarter of ...
UK's National Grid to pay people to use less power during cold snap
LONDON, England: As part of a new scheme called the Demand Flexibility Service, Britain's National Grid said customers would receive ...
US Wolfspeed to build $2.17 billion chip factory in Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany: German media has reported that American power chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc is planning to build a factory in Germany, ...
U.S. stocks struggle after trading ditch, Dow Jones however breaks into black
NEW YORK, New York - Stocks in the United States were mixed on Tuesday after an interesting day which saw ...
Report sees $1.36 billion in spending during Thai Lunar New Year
BANGKOK, Thailand: Consumer spending in Thailand over the ongoing Lunar New Year period could increase 13.6 percent to $1.36 billion, ...
Airbus appears to have changed design of A350 aircraft
PARIS, France: Airbus has changed the design of its A350 passenger jets amid a $2 billion dispute with Qatar Airways ...
Nasdaq climbs more than two percent as U.S. stocks take off again
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets began the week with a major rally Monday, picking up from a ...
In hopeful sign, US mortgage rates at lowest level since September
WASHINGTON D.C.: Data from the Mortgage Bankers Association released this week showed that the average interest rate on leading US ...
Taiwan Q4 GDP plunges to lowest in 13 years
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Highlighting its worst performance in 13 years, Taiwan's trade-dependent economy contracted in the fourth quarter, affected by declining ...
US December retail sales drop to lowest level in one year
WASHINGTON D.C.: In December, US retail sales recorded its largest drop in one year, due to lower purchases of motor ...
Inflation, interest rates blamed for falling manufacturing in New York
NEW YORK CITY, New York: In January, manufacturing in New York State sharply declined amidst declining orders and rising employment ...
Russian billionaire's role in Moscow-Kiev talks reduced WSJ
Roman Abramovich remains a mediator between the two warring countries, the news outlet claimsRussian oligarch Roman Abramovich has seen his ...
Indian stocks fall sharply weighed by bank indices; Sensex down 874 points
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Indian stock indices plummeted sharply during Friday's trade weighed largely due to a significant ...
IIT Guwahati identifies research priorities contributing to green, sustainable growth
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 27 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have said that they are in ...
How Will We Know if the US Economy Is in a Recession
WASHINGTON (AP) - The second consecutive quarter of economic growth that the government reported Thursday underscored that the nation isn't ...
EU claims to have found way to access frozen Russian funds Bloomberg
Brussels reportedly wants to use the seized assets to rebuild UkraineThe European Union has told member states that it has ...
China re-assessing labour policies amid shrinking population
Beijing [China], January 27 (ANI): As China's population is shrinking, Beijing is re-assessing the labour policies as shrunk labour is ...
'I have an asset of same value': Kangana Ranaut reveals mortgaging 'every single thing' for 'Emergency'
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI): Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday revealed that she had to mortgage her house, office ...
Kalyani Steels posts 8.6 pc drop in Q3 net profit
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI): Kalyani Steels on Friday posted a decline of 8.66 per cent in its net ...
EU member to block sanctions on Russian nuclear industry PM
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says new penalties will just accelerate inflationHungary will veto any EU sanctions that may affect ...
Markets extend losses, Sensex falls below 59,800 in morning trade
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI): The domestic equity markets on Friday extended losses in morning trade due to selling ...
Air India completes one year after its return to Tata group
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Air India on Friday has completed one year after its return with Tata group. ...
US economy expands 2.9 per cent in December quarter
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 per cent in ...
"Women are critical for rapid, sustainable growth in India and everywhere," says US Dy Secy Sherman
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Addressing the US-India Alliance for women's economic empowerment Shatter Summit on Thursday, Deputy Secretary of ...
The 10-day king: How a Russian con artist became a European monarch
In July 1934, the microstate of Andorra, situated between Spain and France, elected a king for the first and last ...
Was private business allowed in the USSR
How did a country that despised private trade and private ownership manage to provide millions of people with everything they ...
US Economy Showed Solid Growth at End of 2022
Washington - The U.S. economy cooled only slightly at the end of last year, advancing at an annualized 2.9% rate, ...
Egyptian President El-Sisi exudes confidence in India's G20 Presidency
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Exuding confidence in India, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said under New Delhi's presidency, ...
China's economic slowdown can generate ripple effects across world: Report
Beijing [China], January 26 (ANI): According to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the annual GDP growth of the country ...
New Asian contracts to double Russian gas project's revenue Reuters
Production of liquefied natural gas surged by as much as 10% last year, the operator of Sakhalin-2 saysThe Sakhalin-2 liquefied ...
UN report labels China a bright spot
The economic forecast for Beijing is moderate, but better than the 'sharply deteriorated? outlook for the EUChina will outpace Western ...
US dollar gains strength as Chinese Yuan depreciates amid its shrinking economy
Beijing [China], January 26 (ANI): The attempts by Beijing to dethrone the US dollar as the global currency and replace ...
Hindenburg Research says it stands by report on Adani Group, says any legal action would be 'meritless'
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Hindenburg Research on Thursday said it fully stands by its report on Adani Group ...
Why China attaches importance to railway projects it funds across the world
Beijing [China], January 26 (ANI): China attaches great importance to the railway projects it funds across the world under the ...
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France military ordered out of Burkina Faso in west Africa
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: As Burkina Faso, in western Africa, faces an Islamist insurgency, it is set to end a military ...
As births continue to fall, Japan seeks incentives for parents
TOKYO, Japan: Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida said this week that it was "now or never" for Japan, one of ...
US moving towards offering annual Covid vaccines to most Americans
WASHINGTON D.C.: As part of its efforts to simplify the national COVID-19 vaccine strategy, the US Food and Drug Administration ...
December crossings of US border set record
WASHINGTON D.C.: US authorities said this week that a surge in Cubans and Nicaraguans arriving at the US border with ...
Canada faces resistance to cutbacks from oil-producing Alberta
OTTAWA, Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government plans to implement its long-awaited workforce transition bill, the "Just Transition," ...
Japan's Kishida expected to visit Ukraine for talks with Zelenskiy
TOKYO, Japan: The Yomiuri newspaper has reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Kyiv in February ...
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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