Article content LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years largely because last year’s steep rise in domestic energy bills dropped out of the annual comparison, official figures showed Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices in the year to October were 4.6% […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Nov 14, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases from the U.S., Japan and China. Japan’s […]
Article content LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Michael R. Sisak Published Nov 13, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content NEW YORK (AP) — Foiled in their longshot bid for an early verdict, Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses of their own Monday in the New […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Paul Wiseman Published Nov 12, 2023 • 6 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world’s goods and services. So when […]
Article content HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence may affect Saturday’s annual Singles’ Day online retail extravaganza. Singles Day, also known as “Double 11,” was popularized by e-commerce giant Alibaba. In the days leading up to the event, sellers on Alibaba […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Zimo Zhong Published Nov 10, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Friday after rising bond market yields once again weighed on Wall Street, ending a lull in wider swings in prices during […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jake Coyle Published Nov 10, 2023 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after. […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Richard Lardner Published Nov 10, 2023 • 6 minute read Join the conversation Article content YANKEETOWN, Fla. (AP) — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile […]
Article content BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the backdrop of China’s rigid control of free speech on the internet. At the same time, China has also maximized the internet’s economic benefits and […]