Economy News

January 20, 2020

Signs point up for small manufacturers, home remodelers

Recent economic indicators point to an easier time ahead for small manufacturers and companies in the home remodeling ...

January 20, 2020

IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth

Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture ...

January 19, 2020

Cyprus blasts 'pirate state' Turkey's new gas drilling bid

Cyprus on Sunday denounced Turkey as a “pirate state" that flouts international law as Turkey's bid to drill for natural gas ...

January 18, 2020

Rare coin of Britain's King Edward VIII fetches record $1.3M

One of the world's rarest coins, a gold piece bearing the image of Britain's King Edward VIII before his abdication, has sold ...

January 18, 2020

Lebanon police fire tear gas at protesters amid Beirut riots

Riot police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon near parliament in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of ...

January 18, 2020

At least 2 killed, 20 wounded in bombing near Somali capital

At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted a construction site along ...

January 18, 2020

Minister: Germany needs China's Huawei to build 5G network

Germany's interior minister is suggesting that his country can't build a 5G mobile network without Chinese tech giant Huawei, ...

January 18, 2020

UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer

The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the ...

January 17, 2020

Best Buy says it is reviewing allegations made against CEO

Best Buy said it is investigating CEO Corie Barry after receiving an anonymous letter making allegations against her.

January 17, 2020

BMW recalls about 357K vehicles for Takata air bag inflators

BMW is recalling nearly 357,000 older vehicles in the U.S. to replace dangerous Takata front air bag inflators. The inflators ...

January 17, 2020

Toyota shifting pickup production to Mexico, no US jobs lost

Toyota will stop making its Tacoma small pickup in San Antonio next year as it shifts production to Mexico, but the company ...

January 17, 2020

Comcast, State Street rise; Gap, J.B. Hunt fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Schlumberger Ltd., down 41 cents at $38.37. The world's largest ...

January 17, 2020

Fiat Chrysler in talks with Foxconn to develop electric cars

Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Taiwanese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.

January 17, 2020

Zimbabwe police raid opposition party offices, seek machetes

Zimbabwe police on Friday raided the offices of the country’s main opposition party, and a spokesman says the officers were ...

January 17, 2020

For some major US shippers, 2019 ended on a sour note

For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and slowing global growth, conditions appear to have deteriorated for ...

January 17, 2020

Employers post fewer jobs in November

The number of available jobs fell sharply in November, dropping to 6.8 million, a decline of 7.6% from the October level.

January 17, 2020

US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December

Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates ...

January 17, 2020

Ghosn lawyers rebut new Nissan claims against fugitive exec

The legal team of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn issued a statement Friday refuting the latest allegations by the ...

January 17, 2020

Zimbabwe gripped by drama of vice president's nasty divorce

Black magic, drug addiction, attempted murder and a wrestling match over luxury cars and overseas properties. Zimbabwe is ...