Economy News

September 25, 2018

SiriusXM presses play on deal with Pandora Media

Subscription radio company SiriusXM says it's buying music streaming service Pandora Media Inc. in a deal valued at about $3.

September 24, 2018

ECB chief: Wage growth pushing up inflation in euro area

European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says he expects underlying inflation to rise in the 19 countries that use the euro ...

September 24, 2018

Mandela: A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN

Nelson Mandela's South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman — the "Long ...

September 24, 2018

Singapore fines Uber, Grab for 'anti-competitive' merger

Singapore's competition watchdog has fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars ...

September 24, 2018

Asian shares fall on reports China-US trade talks put off

Shares have fallen in Asia after China reportedly rebuffed a plan for talks with the U.S. on resolving their dispute over ...

September 23, 2018

OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production

A meeting of OPEC and its allies ended without any decision to further increase oil output despite President Donald Trump's ...

September 23, 2018

Ex-OpenTable worker charged in bogus reservations scheme

A former OpenTable employee has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly making hundreds of bogus reservations at Chicago ...

September 23, 2018

Iran-backed militias accused of reign of fear in Iraqi Basra

Activists say powerful Iranian-backed militias that control Iraq's oil capital of Basra have waged a campaign of intimidation ...

September 23, 2018

US seeks to curtail green cards for immigrants on public aid

The Trump administration on Saturday proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food ...

September 23, 2018

The Latest: UN chief offers condolences over attack in Iran

The latest on attack on Iranian military parade(all times local): 2:50 a.m. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ...

September 22, 2018

Teachers, others demand wage hikes at protest in Poland

Thousands of state employees in Poland, including teachers, firefighters and health workers, have protested in Warsaw to ...

September 22, 2018

Hong Kong opens high-speed rail link with mainland China

Hong Kong on Saturday opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but also ...

September 22, 2018

Rising oil prices haven't hurt the US economy so far

America's rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S

September 21, 2018

FBI arrests Oregon man over alleged YouTube threats

Federal agents arrested an Oregon man who threatened to kill YouTube employees and specifically threatened the CEO of the ...

September 21, 2018

Hotplates, heaters to be given residents after gas disaster

Hotplates and space heaters will be distributed to thousands of Massachusetts residents who were left without natural gas ...

September 21, 2018

The Latest: EU's Tusk says Brexit compromise still possible

The Latest on Brexit, the political divorce between Britain and the rest of the European Union (all times local): 6:30 p.m.

September 21, 2018

Path forward for Kavanaugh could be like Clarence Thomas'

When Clarence Thomas arrived at the Supreme Court in 1991 after a bruising confirmation hearing in which his former employee ...

September 21, 2018

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen boasts of aiding Mueller investigation

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer says he is providing "critical information" as part of special counsel Robert ...

September 21, 2018

Indonesia imposes moratorium on new palm oil plantations

Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an ...