Category Archives: Economy
Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia's war in Ukraine and suggested the invasion might have been provoked by
Slovakia, Hungary won’t back EU sanctions on Russian energy
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia and Hungary said Tuesday that they will not support sanctions against Russian energy that the European Union is preparing over the war in Ukraine, saying they are too reliant on those supplies and there are
Canadians trail Americans in desire to use and invest in cryptocurrency, poll finds
Canadians are less likely than Americans to use or invest in cryptocurrencies, says a new survey released Tuesday. The Ipsos survey conducted as part of larger social sciences and humanities funded research project says 24 per cent of Americans would u...
Live updates | Ukrainians wait in Mexico City for US entry
MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are camping out in Mexico City and waiting for the U.S. government to allow them into the country. About 500
Australian central bank hikes rate for 1st time in 11 years
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years. The cash rate rose from 0.1% to 0.35% in a move potentially damaging to a government that
Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as scores of civilians evacuated from the bombed-out plant reached relative safety an...
Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian
ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta, according to documents the company and state signed Monday.
Energy chief Granholm touts $3B plan to boost EV batteries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing its push to dramatically boost sales of electric vehicles, the Biden administration on Monday announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and recycle lithium-ion batteries.
California’s population fell again amid pandemic’s 2nd year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's most populous state is shrinking. California's population declined again in 2021 for the second consecutive year, state officials said Monday, the
Ontario auditor notes huge contingency funds, underestimated tax revenue in PC budget
TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says the Progressive Conservative budget contains higher-than-usual contingency funds, which can be spent on "unplanned items," and underestimates corporate tax revenues for the next three years. The recently tabled ...
