Tag: Financial markets
AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation...
Japan’s economy shrinks 5.1% as pandemic dries up spending
TOKYO — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic,...
AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation...
Japan’s economy shrinks 5.1% as pandemic dries up spending
<p>TOKYO — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic,...
Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday halted the trading of Next Digital shares, days after authorities froze assets belonging to...
France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan
PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...
Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai’s assets frozen
<p>HONG KONG — The Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday halted the trading of Next Digital shares, days after authorities froze assets belonging to...
France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan
<p>PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...
Conservatives seize on gas crunch to blame Biden, stir base
A graphic calling the East Coast fuel supply crunch “Biden’s Gas Crisis.” A tweet speculating that gas stations running dry was an “INSIDE JOB.”...
Turkish firm shuts down power supply for crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT — A Turkish company that provides electricity to Lebanon from two power barges shut down its operations on Friday over delayed payments. The...