BANGKOK — Iranian demonstrators’ ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service…
Read more Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstratorsBEIRUT — BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon ’s government on Friday signed a deal with an international consortium to explore gas in an offshore area bordering Israel. The deal…
Read more Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium amid economic crisisWASHINGTON — Consumers confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The…
Read more Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled outNEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising further into record heights on Friday after the latest disappointing signal on the job market bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve…
Read more Wall Street climbs to more records on hopes for cuts to interest ratesMCLEAN, Va. — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage slipped this week to its lowest level in 10 months, but remains close to where it’s been…
Read more Average rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 10-month lowBANGKOK — Shares in China Evergrande were removed from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, marking another step in the retreat of the giant real estate developer…
Read more What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande’s shares in Hong KongConspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars broadcasts could end next week as he faces a court-ordered auction of his company’s assets to help pay the more than $1 billion…
Read more Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auctionNEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved a sale of Tupperware Brands on Tuesday, paving the way for the iconic food storage company to soon exit…
Read more Court approves Tupperware’s sale to lenders, paving way for brand’s exit from bankruptcyToday is Tuesday, Oct. 29, the 303rd day of 2024. There are 63 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 29, 1929, “Black Tuesday’ descended…
Read more Today in History: October 29, ‘Black Tuesday’ signals start of Great DepressionWASHINGTON — The U.S. labor market is still reliably cranking out jobs each month, enough to give Americans the confidence and paychecks to keep spending and sustaining the…
Read more Jobs report is likely to show another month of modest but steady hiring gainsWASHINGTON — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence…
Read more Collapse of national security elites’ cyber firm leaves bitter wakeMILAN — Carmaker Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest carmaker, slashed its earnings forecast on Monday, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations amid a wider industry slump…
Read more Carmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competitionThe carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process and behaved differently…
Read more NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flawsThe co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday that he…
Read more OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in explorationNEW YORK — Wall Street is romping toward records Thursday as a delayed jubilation sweeps markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P…
Read more Stock market today: Wall Street romps toward records as jubilation sweeps markets worldwideNEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women…
Read more Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filingA key employee who labeled an experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage was set to testify Tuesday before U.S. Coast Guard investigators. David Lochridge is…
Read more A key employee who called the Titan unsafe will testify before the Coast GuardWe are not in a recession “Right now we have a ‘Goldilocks’ economy,” said Gene Goldman, chief investment officer at Cetera Financial Group in El Segundo, California. The country’s economy…
Read more 59% of Americans wrongly think the U.S. is in a recession, report findsJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday he still believes that the odds of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy are around 35% to 40%, making recession…
Read more Jamie Dimon says he still sees a recession on the horizonBANGKOK — The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry trade.” Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged…
Read more What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week’s global market mayhem?
