South Korea to supply stocks of cabbage to avert kimchi shortage
SEOUL - South Korea's government said on Wednesday it will ensure 24,000 tonnes of cabbage are supplied from national stocks to provide support during...
US remains engine of global growth in latest IMF forecasts
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy will continue to provide most of the thrust for global growth through the balance of this year and in...
Starbucks baristas and customers have one message to new CEO: change!
Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.
Tasked with reassuring investors that the company's coffee shops are still hugely popular...
Tupperware cancels auction, agrees to lender takeover
NEW YORK - Bankrupt Tupperware Brands agreed on Tuesday to sell its business to a group of lenders for $23.5 million in cash and...
Dow Jones, New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal’ copying of content
MEDIA BARON Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the artificial intelligence (AI)startup engages...
Higher prices are here to stay — IMF chief Georgieva
WASHINGTON — Higher prices are here to stay, which adds to economic pain also stemming from slow growth and high debt, the International Monetary...
Southeast Asia needs to boost investments fivefold by 2035 to meet climate goals, IEA...
SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia needs to increase clean energy investments to $190 billion, about five times the current level, by 2035 to achieve its...
Mystery overseas account increases its Trump bids on betting site
NEW YORK — One of the four accounts on Polymarket that have fueled speculation over their large bets on a Trump election victory has...
Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open
CALI, Colombia — The nearly 200 countries meeting in Colombia for the United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP16) summit must act urgently...
Japan’s general election outcome could muddle BOJ plans
TOKYO - The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that the central bank could...
Hyundai India’s shares fall 2% in debut trade after record $3.3 bln IPO
Hyundai Motor India's shares fell 2% in their market debut on Tuesday, after a tepid response from retail investors to the country's largest ever initial...
Elon Musk’s $1 million election giveaway tests limits of election law
Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway for voters who sign his free-speech and gun-rights petition falls into a gray area of election law, and legal...