Finance News

October 21, 2019

Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM's reform package

Facing escalating mass protests, the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri approved Monday a package of economic ...

October 21, 2019

Outcry in Ukraine over song mocking ex-central bank chief

Ukrainian officials on Monday lashed out at a comedy show that targeted the former central bank chief by joking about a ...

October 21, 2019

Liz Weston: Will you get what Social Security promises?

The Social Security Administration will happily forecast your future monthly retirement check. Trouble is, it's often off the ...

October 20, 2019

Election day's an alcohol-free holiday for Bolivians

There's almost no traffic in the streets. Supermarkets are shuttered. Movies are closed. Pedestrians stroll through open-air ...

October 20, 2019

Schumer calls for federal probe of contaminated baby food

The Senate's top Democrat is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to examine a report that found dozens of baby food ...

October 18, 2019

Homeless, not faceless: After killings, a community mourns

They were figures in Chinatown's street scene: the homeless octogenarian whom residents respectfully greeted as "uncle." The ...

October 18, 2019

Faced with protests, Lebanon PM blames own gov't for crisis

Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with "convincing" solutions for a ...

October 18, 2019

The Latest: Protesters meet with Lebanese president Aoun

The Latest on demonstrations against proposed new taxes amid economic crisis in Lebanon (all times local): 10:15 p.m.

October 18, 2019

China's economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

China's economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in the latest quarter as a trade war with the U.S. deepened a slump ...

October 18, 2019

Protests spread across Lebanon over proposed new taxes

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Beirut early Friday after they tried to push ...

October 17, 2019

Some US farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging year

Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was interrupted by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though ...

October 17, 2019

Head of Bulgarian Radio ousted for move to silence critics

A state media regulator is ousting the head of Bulgarian National Radio for switching its main news channel off the air for ...

October 17, 2019

Choosing among airports? Don't let price be your only guide

When booking a flight to a city with more than one airport, how do you know which one to choose? If you're like a majority ...

October 17, 2019

China appeals to Washington for quick end to trade war

China appealed to Washington for a quick end to their trade war but gave no indication Thursday what additional steps Beijing ...

October 16, 2019

Lawmakers: Tech giants have given some of documents sought

Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech say they've received part of the information they requested from ...

October 16, 2019

After ending protests, Ecuador faces dire economic outlook

President Lenín Moreno survived the toughest political crisis of his presidency by negotiating an end to indigenous ...

October 15, 2019

Millennial Money: Surprising tricks for your credit cards

Credit cards are daily payment tools for many Americans, but yours probably also has unintended tactical uses you never ...

October 15, 2019

China tempers hopes about US tariff truce

A truce in a U.S.-Chinese tariff war and Beijing's promises to open more of its state-dominated economy are raising investor ...

October 15, 2019

Ecuador crisis weakens president, strengthens indigenous

Thousands of indigenous demonstrators, student volunteers and local residents launched a mass cleanup Monday of a Quito park ...

October 14, 2019

China's trade with US shrinks again in September

China's trade with the United States fell by double digits again in September amid a tariff war that threatens to tip the ...