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US shoppers spend $38 billion online during Thanksgiving weekend

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty, major discounts during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers, who spent some US$38 ...

Thailand will downgrade growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7 percent

BANGKOK, Thailand: This week, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said after a weaker-than-expected third quarter, the country will downgrade ...

China pledges to deepen bilateral trade relations with Vietnam

BEIJING, China: The country's commerce ministry said that during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Ho ...

U.S. stocks advance as U.S. Treasury yields retreat

NEW YORK, New York - Retreating bond yields and a higher-then-expected GDP reading for the third quarter boosted U.S. stocks ...

Biden invokes Cold War-era law to boost medical supplies' production

WASHINGTON D.C.: President Joe Biden invoked a Cold War-era act this week to boost investment in U.S. manufacturing of medicines ...

Tesla ready to invest up to $2 billion in Indian factory

NEW DELHI, India: On November 24, the Economic Times (ET) reported that Tesla is ready to invest up to $2 ...

U.S. stocks close higher after volatile day, dollar dives

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed in positive territory despite a volatile day Tuesday. Spending much time in ...

Salmonella cases force recall of more cantaloupe brands by FDA

WASHINGTON D.C.: On November 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut ...

EV sales in US up 9%, still below many countries

DETROIT, Michigan: US electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach a record of 9% of all passenger vehicles this ...

U.S. stocks weaken as traders return after Thanksgiving

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed marginally lower as traders returned to their desks Monday following the Thanksgiving ...

Warren Buffett gives away Berkshire stocks worth $866 million

OMAHA, Nebraska: On November 21, Warren Buffett announced a donation of Berkshire Hathaway stocks worth some US$866 million to four ...

Hawaii looks to streamline travel process for Japanese visitors

HONOLULU, Hawaii: The islands' leaders are working on streamlining the travel process for Japanese tourists, making it more convenient for ...

Thanksgiving weekend seeing busy roads and crowded airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: After the COVID-19 pandemic almost ended the tradition of visiting friends and family over the long holiday weekend, ...

GM's Cruise to re-launch driverless robotaxis

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Just weeks after California banned its self-driving vehicles from public roads after an accident last month, Cruise, ...

Employees should speak up about inappropriate behavior: Citigroup

NEW YORK: In a memo sent on November 21, which referenced a recently filed lawsuit, Andy Morton, Citigroup's global head ...

Ex-JPMorgan trader chosen to dollarize Argentina's economy

The president-elect made the announcement after visiting WashingtonArgentina's president-elect, Javier Milei, announced on Wednesday that he has chosen former Wall ...

European Council chief pitches EU cyber force

Charles Michel urged member countries to move away from national defense models, framing the funding of Ukraine's military as a ...

Wall Street leaders oppose both Biden and Trump Bloomberg

CEOs are reportedly betting on alternative candidates in the 2024 US presidential raceLeading Wall Street bankers are opposed to both ...

Milei picks ex-JPMorgan trader to dollarize Argentina's economy

Luis Caputo, known for his Wall Street ties, has been named economy ministerArgentina's president-elect, Javier Milei, announced on Wednesday that ...

Eurozone inflation falls to 2.4 pct in November: Eurostat

© Provided by Xinhua EU countries with the lowest annual inflation rate in November included Belgium (minus 0.7 percent), Italy ...

India's GDP expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in FY24: Finance Ministry

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Hours after the Union Finance Ministry stated that the Indian economy grew 7.6 per ...

"GDP growth numbers display resilience, strength of Indian economy": PM Modi

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): After GDP data for the July-September quarter (Q2) were revealed on Thursday, Prime Minister ...

India's GDP grew 7.6% in July-September quarter

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Indian economy grew 7.6 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current ...

India achieved the extraordinary during its G20 Presidency: PM Modi

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): As India completes a year of its G20 Presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in ...

Ghana's shea industry is not taking care of the women behind its growth

Ghana's shea industry has a rich history. Shea - nkuto, karite, galam in some west African languages - is deeply ...

Russian government borrowing surges RIA

The national debt has reached 17% of GDPRussia's state debt grew by 11.6% in the first nine months of the ...

Israel and US moot Gaza exit for Hamas fighters WSJ

An arrangement similar to the Reagan-negotiated deal to lift the siege of Beirut is reportedly being discussedThe administration of US ...

India's G20 Presidency sought to shift status quo from GDP-centric to human-centric progress: PM Modi

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): As India completes one year of the G20 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted ...

At COP28, India expects a "clear roadmap" on climate financing

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): India expects a clear roadmap on climate financing during the COP28 starting today, where ...

DFS Secretary chairs meeting on Cyber Security in financial services sector, online frauds

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, chaired a ...

India-UAE 'historical relationship' rooted in people-to-people contact, trade, investments...: Indian envoy

Dubai [UAE], November 30 (ANI): Emphasising on India-UAE "historical relationship," Indian Ambassador to UAE, Sanjay Sudhir, said on Wednesday that ...

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav advocates 'Climate Justice' ahead of COP28 Summit

By Shailesh YadavDubai (UAE), November 30 (ANI): Ahead of COP28 in the UAE, Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, ...

A year of ChatGPT: 5 ways the AI marvel has changed the world

OpenAI's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public exactly one year ago.It quickly became the fastest-growing ...

No. 22 Tulane looks to extend dominance in AAC championship vs. SMU

(Photo credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports) Tulane has been the best team in the American Athletic Conference for the last ...

African country to open one of world's biggest diamond mines

The Luele deposit could help Angola double its annual productionAngola has officially opened its new Luele diamond mine, the biggest ...

Scholz broke promises to German military NYT

Soldiers have yet to see any of the billions of euros that the chancellor vowed to spend, the American newspaper ...

Israel eyes Russian tycoon's frozen billions Telegraph

London has pledged that the funds seized from sanctioned Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea FC will be spent ...

Russian economy is on growth trajectory Kremlin

The Western sanctions have failed to undermine the country's financial stability, Dmitry Peskov has saidThe unprecedented Western sanctions on Russia ...

African country taps one of world's biggest diamond mines

The Luele deposit could help Angola double its annual productionAngola has officially opened its new Luele diamond mine, the biggest ...

The French are desperate for a new Napoleon. Will they get one

The conqueror and emperor consistently emerges as the most popular historic personality in FranceSay what you want about Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

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Tech stocks slide while Dow Jones hits high for 2023

NEW YORK, New York - The Dow Jones index was the standout on U.S. financial markets on Thursday with a ...

US shoppers spend $38 billion online during Thanksgiving weekend

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty, major discounts during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers, who spent some US$38 ...

Thailand will downgrade growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7 percent

BANGKOK, Thailand: This week, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said after a weaker-than-expected third quarter, the country will downgrade ...

China pledges to deepen bilateral trade relations with Vietnam

BEIJING, China: The country's commerce ministry said that during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Ho ...

U.S. stocks advance as U.S. Treasury yields retreat

NEW YORK, New York - Retreating bond yields and a higher-then-expected GDP reading for the third quarter boosted U.S. stocks ...

Biden invokes Cold War-era law to boost medical supplies' production

WASHINGTON D.C.: President Joe Biden invoked a Cold War-era act this week to boost investment in U.S. manufacturing of medicines ...

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