Investors welcome US election gridlock, retreat from ‘blue wave’ bets
NEW YORK — Investors who met news of likely gridlock in Washington with a large-scale unwind of bets on a Democratic sweep weighed prospects...
Looting and hygiene worries add to rescuers’ burden in Turkey
ANTAKYA, Turkey — Volunteers struggling to find ever fewer survivors in the quake-hit Turkish city of Antakya said on Saturday ransacking and hygiene problems...
US official sees little voting disruption tied to foreign interference
WASHINGTON - A senior U.S. cyber official on Tuesday said her agency had not seen any major incidents reflecting foreign interference in Tuesday's presidential election despite a steady...
FBI told Harris campaign it was target of ‘foreign actor influence operation,’ official says
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said it was notified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last month that it was...
London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan
LONDON — Britain needs to ease taxes on banks and make it easier to hire staff from abroad, its financial and professional services lobby said in a blueprint to help London unseat New York as the world’s top international financial center within five years.
Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition – research
SINGAPORE - The global coal industry may have to shed nearly 1 million jobs by 2050, even without any further pledges to phase out fossil fuels, with China and India facing the...
US Black Friday shoppers tapered online splurge, as some returned to stores
RALEIGH, North Carolina — US shoppers spent slightly less online during Black Friday this year, with many venturing back to physical stores despite coronavirus fears, tight supplies, and retailers’ efforts to encourage earlier holiday purchases.
Hollywood directors reach labor pact, writers remain on strike
Hollywood's major studios reached a tentative labor agreement with the union representing film and television directors, likely averting a work stoppage that would have piled pressure on media...
‘Stoneos’ cannabis cookies look too much like Oreos, says US FTC
WASHINGTON — Six companies that make snacks with the active ingredient of cannabis have been sent cease and desist letters because the packaging looks...
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant — researchers
LONDON — The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for leukemia, researchers reported on Wednesday.
China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission
BEIJING — China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission...
More Chinese cities advise residents to stay put for holiday
BEIJING — More Chinese cities advised residents on Wednesday to avoid unnecessary trips for the upcoming holiday long weekend, adding to COVID policies that are keeping tens of millions of people under lockdown and exacting a growing economic toll.