Category Archives: Economy
Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
POKROVSK, Ukraine — As Russian forces intensify their shelling of eastern Ukraine, more people are leaving their homes in search of safety. In Pokrovsk, a town in
US ‘clean energy’ loan for Australian plant in Louisiana
VIDALIA, La. (AP) — An Australian company’s Louisiana subsidiary can get up to $107 million in U.S. Department of Energy loans to expand a plant that produces materials for electric car batteries the department said Monday.
Virginia wind farm job claims questioned by state regulators
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As Virginia-based Dominion Energy seeks to build what it calls the country's largest offshore wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, the company and its supporters have touted the economic development opportunities expected to accompany ...
Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated following Elon Musk’s agreement to buy the social media giant for roughly $44 billion.
Exiled ex-Ecuador president doesn’t exclude political return
BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa said the political asylum he has been granted in Belgium is proof he is persecuted by his country's authorities and did not rule out a return to politics in an interview with
Surge of desert surf parks stirs questions in dry California
Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can catch a wave is in the desert. At least four large
Key interest rate could soon go up another half point, central bank says
OTTAWA — Canada's key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle inflation under control, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem signalled Monday. "Inflation is too high. It is higher than we expected," Macklem told
White House seeks more power to counter use of drones in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones, which are becoming a growing security concern and nuisance.
German ex-Chancellor Schroeder urged to leave Scholz party
BERLIN (AP) — The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party said Monday that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose ties to the Russian energy industry have left him increasingly isolated at home, should leave the party.
Court won’t revive ban on secret filming at slaughterhouses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Kansas to revive a law, earlier struck down by lower courts, that banned secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities.
