Economy News

September 29, 2020

Ex-IMF chief acquitted in Spanish bank stock listing case

Spain’s National Court has acquitted 34 people who were tried over the stock market listing of financial firm Bankia, ...

September 29, 2020

No party planned for Berlin's new, much-delayed airport

The opening of Berlin's new airport on Oct. 31 will happen without fanfare, operators say, a nod to the long delays and ...

September 29, 2020

Japan's NTT to spend $38B to buy out, take DoCoMo private

Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, announced Tuesday it will spend 4.3 trillion yen ($38 billion) ...

September 29, 2020

Analyst: Trump paid less taxes than lowest bracket

The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for office and ...

September 29, 2020

Restaurant workers carry coffin to Cuomo's office

Hundreds of New York City restaurant workers and owners marched to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office in Manhattan Monday ...

September 28, 2020

Woman pleads not guilty, denied bail over Trump ricin letter

A woman charged with making threats against President Donald Trump by mailing a package containing ricin to the White House ...

September 28, 2020

Wildfires rage in Napa Valley wine region

A new wildfire that broke out Sunday in Napa County has prompted the evacuation of residents before dawn. The fire is near ...

September 28, 2020

UN: Africa lost $800B in illegal transfers in recent years

The United Nations estimates that illegal outflows of capital from Africa totaled over $830 billion in the first 15 years of ...

September 28, 2020

Tax revelation could blot Trump's business brand

The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White ...

September 28, 2020

Uber gets 18-month London license after winning court appeal

Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital's ...

September 27, 2020

Biden on Barrett: Affordable Care Act is at stake

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the fate of the Affordable Care Act is at stake with President Trump's ...

September 26, 2020

Lebanese nominated premier resigns, in blow to Macron plan

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to ...

September 26, 2020

Takeaways: Labor abuses in the palm oil industry

Palm oil is almost impossible to avoid. It can be found in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves, from Dove soap ...

September 25, 2020

Company to pay $60M for deceptive marketing with pelvic mesh

A company that failed to adequately inform women of dangerous side effects related to permanent pelvic mesh devices will be ...

September 25, 2020

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods ticks up just 0.4%

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the ...

September 25, 2020

Australian think tank finds 380 detention camps in Xinjiang

China appears to be expanding its network of secret detention centers in Xinjiang, where predominantly Muslim minorities are ...

September 24, 2020

Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of sex charges

Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after courts blocked their ...

September 24, 2020

Americans reflect on Ginsburg at Supreme Court

Americans voiced their views about the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the high court, as her ...

September 24, 2020

Germany to replace head of its military intelligence agency

The head of Germany's military intelligence agency is being replaced as authorities step up efforts to root out right-wing ...