Powell Warns Elevated Inflation Justifies Faster Reduction of Bond Purchases
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank would consider accelerating the reduction of its asset purchases at its...
Month: November 2021
Extreme winds in Turkey kill 6 and injure 52
Four of the fatalities were in Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul, home to 16 million people, and three of the...
Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point in two decades, UN says
In just one year -- from 2019 to 2020 -- the number of people living with hunger in the region...
CNN Heroes: Everyday people changing the world – CNN
Celebrating 15 years of inspiring stories of everyday people changing the world Source link
Appliance Business Cast Off by GE Thrives Under Chinese Ownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit to a Chinese manufacturer in 2016, the future wasn’t...
Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises Qatar is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’
Nasser Al Khater, the chief executive of the tournament's organizing committee, insists that Qatar has been treated "unfairly and unjustly"...
Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend
U.S. online sales were flat throughout Cyber Monday as smaller discounts gave shoppers less incentive to spend, but analysts say...
Secretary of defense orders review of US airstrike that killed civilians in Syria in 2019
The review will be conducted by Gen. Michael Garrett, the commander of US Army Forces Command. Garrett will review "reports...
New Omicron Variant Exacerbates Inflation Uncertainty, Powell Says
The Fed chairman says the Covid-19 variant could intensify supply-chain disruptions and slow progress in the labor market. Source link
Opinion: Shopping online this holiday season? Why you need to protect yourself
The holiday shopping season is a prime opportunity for bad actors to take advantage of unsuspecting shoppers through fake websites,...
Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses
The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on...
Inside Intel’s Secret Warehouse in Costa Rica
A few years ago, executives at Intel Corp. began to realize they had a problem. The company was making dozens...
Safe and alive, but ‘traumatized,’ the future of these Afghan women footballers is very uncertain
During the last period of Taliban rule, women were banned from participating in sports, and by late August, Khalida Popal,...
Omicron Variant Is Reported in More Countries as Officials Grapple With How to Respond
Countries around the world reported their first cases of the Omicron variant over the weekend and some imposed new travel...
Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at Age 41
PARIS—Virgil Abloh, the U.S. designer who championed streetwear and hip-hop culture in luxury fashion as one of the industry’s most...
Opinion: Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are locked in a post-Brexit duel
The International Organization for Migration said the tragedy marked the single biggest known loss of life on the busy waterway...
Peru’s president pledges support for those affected by 7.5-magnitude earthquake
President Pedro Castillo Terrones tweeted, "All my solidarity with the people of Amazonas in the face of the strong earthquake....
Barbados is ready to ditch Britain’s Queen. For many in the country, the move has been a long time coming
Present at the festivities will be Prince Charles, heir to the British throne and future head of the Commonwealth, a...
Eurozone Inflation Likely Hit Record High in November
Consumer-price inflation in the eurozone likely hit a record high in November, but many economists think that might mark a...
Japan adds $6.75 billion to military budget in rush to bolster air and sea defenses
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government on Friday approved the outlay as part of a supplementary budget. While such additions to...
