Article content NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms. It’s all in good fun but it’s also a bit of a “plastics disaster,” says Judith Enck, a […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Leanne Italie Published Feb 10, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read Join the conversation Article content NEW YORK (AP) — Elise Plessis hasn’t been in a long-term relationship for 26 years. It’s by choice, yet she still suffers FOMO […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Suman Naishadham And Brittany Peterson Published Feb 08, 2024 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP) — A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast Utah is […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Feb 07, 2024 • 3 minute read Join the conversation In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, People walk out of the China Securities Regulatory Commission at the Financial Street in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2023. Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 7, […]
Article content The popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro pushed Eli Lilly past fourth-quarter forecasts, and the drugmaker expects 2024 to turn out largely better than expected too, as new products build momentum. Lilly debuted on Tuesday a forecast for the new year that calls for adjusted earnings ranging from $12.20 to $12.70 per share as its […]
Article content COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday, as the island nation struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis. Srettha joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a low-key ceremony near the country’s main seaside esplanade […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Christopher Rugaber Published Feb 03, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies. […]
Article content ISTANBUL (AP) — The governor of Turkey’s central bank has resigned only months after taking office amid allegations of improper use of power and family interference in the workings of the financial institutions. Hafize Gaye Erkan who took over as central bank governor in June was the bank’s first female chief. She announced […]
Article content DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An appeals court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. The court also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing. Yunus who pioneered the use of microcredit to […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Jan 28, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content HELSINKI (AP) — Voters in Finland were electing a new president Sunday at an unprecedented time for the Nordic nation that is now a NATO […]