Tag: Business
Wandering elephants on edge of China city, now closing roads
BEIJING — A wandering herd of elephants has reached the edge of a big Chinese city as authorities rush to close off roads and...
Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
TIZAMARTE, Guatemala — Alvina Jerónimo Pérez tries to avoid going out. She doesn't want to see neighbors. She's even changed the chip in her...
Biden tax proposal in focus at Group of 7 ministers’ meeting
FRANKFURT, Germany — U.S. President Joe Biden's proposals for deterring tax avoidance by multinational companies will be a major theme Friday when finance ministers...
US average mortgage rates flat to higher; 30-year at 2.99%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates were flat to higher this week. The benchmark 30-year home loan remained below the 3% mark amid continued positive indications...
Striking seamen in Greece temporarily disrupt ferry services
PIRAEUS, Greece — Ferry services to the Greek islands were disrupted Thursday morning after a seamen’s union went ahead with a strike that a...
Drought ravages California’s reservoirs ahead of hot summer
OROVILLE, Calif. — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and...
Seacor Power oil boat to be pulled from sea after capsizing
PORT FOURCHON, La. — Authorities say they’re preparing to move a capsized oil industry boat from the site of its deadly April accident.
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SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a toothpaste-fighting plaque experiment...
Tech calms down, but still strong as the world goes digital
Technology company stocks are in rest mode this year, but what may seem like weakness as the economy recovers is really just dormancy.
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Biden, GOP senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators...