Article content Well, hello again. The big talks: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a massive coordinated strike action in early February, Alex Wickham reports. Planned walkouts by workers ranging from teachers to train drivers to nurses and ambulance workers, threaten to bring the country to a standstill. Pay deals are close with rail workers and firefighters, and the hope is for […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Jason Lange Published Jan 22, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is preparing a plan to defuse a looming crisis over the nation’s debt ceiling by changing it from a fixed dollar amount […]
Article content NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Fatima Hussein Published Jan 21, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read Join the conversation Article content DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview Saturday she expects Congress will ultimately vote to […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Costas Kantouris Published Jan 21, 2023 • Last updated 57 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content FERES, Greece (AP) — Greece prevented around 260,000 migrants from entering illegally in 2022 and arrested 1,500 traffickers, an official said Saturday. Citizens’ […]
Article content MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators in Minnesota are looking into allegations two men have been running a TikTok gambling scheme in the state’s casinos. Court filings this week indicate the state Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division is investigating allegations that an Edina man and his younger brother have been collecting fees for playing slots […]
Article content MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an office in Mexico to strengthen cooperation between authorities and the private sector, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said Friday. In September, the FAA said it would work with countries showing early signs that civil aviation authorities are not meeting safety […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Lucia Mutikani Published Jan 20, 2023 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON — U.S. existing home sales plunged to a 12-year low in December, but declining mortgage rates raised cautious optimism that the embattled housing market could be close to finding […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini Published Jan 20, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content ROME — The chief executive of Italy’s Eni Claudio Descalzi is on course to secure Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s backing for an unprecedented fourth term at the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Scott Disavino Published Jan 20, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content U.S. energy firms cut the most oil rigs in a week since September 2021, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday. […]