International News (Page 217)

Stocks recovered from an early slide and closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors weigh the latest update from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflationBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business WritersApril 7, 2022, 9:11 PM• 4 min readBANGKOK — A late-afternoon rebound led by technology companies helped drive stocks…Continue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is banning foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to cool off a hot housing marketByThe Associated PressApril 7, 2022, 9:03 PM• 2 min readOTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government announced Thursday it will ban foreign investors from buying homes in Canada…Continue Reading

Walmart workers who once unloaded trucks now have a chance to drive themBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated PressApril 7, 2022, 8:55 PM• 1 min readNEW YORK — Walmart workers who once unloaded trucks now have a chance to drive them.The nation’s largest retailer has launched a training program that gives employees who work in its…Continue Reading

Stocks recovered from an early slide and closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors weigh the latest update from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflationBy The Associated PressApril 7, 2022, 8:25 PM• 1 min readStocks recovered from an early slide and closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors weigh the latest…Continue Reading

The SEC has reportedly launched an investigation into how Amazon discloses details of its business practices, including how it uses third-party seller data. The company stands accused of using data from third-party sellers to decide when to make its own private-label products, unfairly competing with the very companies that generate its sales. The Wall Street Journal…Continue Reading

Overall index crime in New York City jumped a staggering 36.5 percent last month compared to March of 2021 as the state’s soft on crime bail laws begin to shape the 2022 gubernatorial race. There were 1267 robberies city-wide in March, which is a 48.4 percent leap from the 854 robberies in March of 2021,…Continue Reading

Thursday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) responded to criticism he has received for his opposition to the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. MSNBC host Joy Reid this week slammed Scott for following Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) “barking-dog racism” to oppose Jackson. All accuracy here. Not…Continue Reading

A recent report claims that tech giant Facebook (now known as Meta) is still planning on developing its own digital currency despite previous failures in the crypto space. Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe are reportedly exploring the “least regulated way to offer a digital currency.” A recent report from the Financial Times…Continue Reading

In February, GM hired Missy Owens — a former senior official in the Obama administration and niece of President Joe Biden — as director of environment, sustainability and governance policy within the Detroit automaker’s global regulatory affairs and transportation policy group. GM’s D.C. hiring strategy has included the addition of former NHTSA chief David Strickland…Continue Reading