Category Archives: Economy
Alaska budget negotiators hope to reach tentative deal soon
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislators who are leading negotiators on a committee tasked with hashing out differences on a state spending package said they would like to reach a tentative agreement as early as Sunday.
EXPLAINER: Who are Americans on trial in Ghosn’s escape
TOKYO (AP) — Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor go on trial in Tokyo on Monday on charges they helped Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, skip bail and flee to Lebanon in December 2019.
Aid groups appeal to G-7 for cash to get shots into arms
FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Rich nations must do more than just donate surplus vaccines if they hope to end the COVID-19 pandemic, according to public health experts and humanitarian groups that are calling for money, increased production and logistical s...
Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports
DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.
GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Republican governors running for reelection have begun trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, trying to flip the script on an issue that helped Democrats win the White House and control of
To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially p...
The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask.
UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Turbulence from the divorce between the U.K. and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at the Group of Seven summit taking place in southwest England, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying Saturday that...
The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges
The Latest on the Group of Seven nations meeting being held in England: FALMOUTH, England — The head of the World
Canadian drug companies want new pricing regs delayed again until after pandemic
OTTAWA — Almost three dozen Canadian pharmaceutical companies made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month to delay the new drug pricing regulations for a third time. The companies, including all four of the drugmakers behind the CO...
