Tag: Economy
Biden to name Sperling to oversee COVID-19 relief package
<p>Gene Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-pennsylvania-coronavirus-pandemic-jill-biden-new-mexico-20daf5a372454ce90589606d0f53d620">President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion...
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
WASHINGTON — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become...
Russian FM discusses Middle Eastern affairs with Hezbollah
<p>BEIRUT — Russia’s foreign minister discussed the situation in Lebanon and the Middle East on Monday with a delegation from the militant Hezbollah group,...
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the...
This Week: Industrial production, housing starts, Nike earns
<p>A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:</p>
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‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
BEIRUT — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a...
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
ROME — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo has a masters degree in...
Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class
<p>JEANNETTE, Pa. — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win...
Africans rethink big, bountiful weddings as pandemic bites
KAMPALA, Uganda — The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite...
Timing key in consulting deal between FirstEnergy, regulator
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Shortly before a utility lawyer and lobbyist was appointed Ohio’s top regulator of electric and power generating companies, he received $4.3...