AUGUST 9, 2023
HONG KONG — Tepid consumer demand and rising economic concerns in the world’s second-largest economy have tipped China into deflationary territory for the first time in two years, adding pressure on Beijing to act more aggressively to avoid a deepening economic malaise.
Instead of experiencing a surge in prices after the lifting of Covid-19 pandemic curbs late last...
AUGUST 9, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Handout image shows the carbon sequesterization unit at Mountaineer Plant near New Haven, West Virginia
U.S. power plant owners warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that its sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions from the electricity sector is unworkable, relying too heavily on costly technologies that are not yet proven at scale.
Top utility trade group the...
AUGUST 7, 2023
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the 56th annual Silver Elephant Gala in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)
Donald Trump’s legal team on Monday urged the judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against the former president to reject prosecutors’ proposed protective order concerning evidence in the case, saying it is overly broad and...
AUGUST 7, 2023
Airtel-Xstream-AirFiber New Plan
New Delhi: Telecom giant Bharti Airtel, said in an exchange filing on Monday that it plans to introduce 'Airtel Xstream AirFiber'. India's first fixed wireless access (FWA) subscription of 5G for users in Delhi and Mumbai. According to the company, all 'Xstream AirFiber' devices would be built in India under the "Make in India"...
AUGUST 5, 2023
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: The police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan from his residence in Lahore on Saturday shortly after a trial court sentenced him to three years in prison for concealing details of gifts given to him by foreign dignitaries while in office. Imran has the right to appeal the verdict.
The conviction technically...
AUGUST 5, 2023
Congress is already off to a slow start on its annual work on funding federal agencies. Only one of 12 bills has been approved by the House, and not one has been through the Senate.
This means the best-case scenario is for Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill ahead of the Sept. 30 fiscal-year deadline to keep...
AUGUST 4, 2023
Mental-health professionals told Insider that it's normal to grieve the loss of a job — even if it was a toxic one. Getty Images
I was fired without warning from a dysfunctional workplace.
After it happened, I was left shell-shocked and had to grieve the loss.
Grieving any major loss is normal, but it's important to acknowledge...
AUGUST 4, 2023
Trial lawyer John Lauro, who is representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel’s election case, vowed in court Thursday to “vigorously address every single issue in this matter on behalf of Mr. Trump and on behalf of the American people.”
He will get his chance. Experts say Trump can raise a number of plausible legal defenses...
AUGUST 4, 2023
FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign is seen in a window of a business in Arlington.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. economy maintained a moderate pace of job growth in July, but solid wage gains and a decline in the unemployment rate pointed to continued tightness in labor market conditions.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 187,000 jobs last month, the...
AUGUST 4, 2023
Rajinikanth starrer 'Jailer' is just days away from its grand theatrical release, and the film is locked to have its FDFS on August 10. The expectations are high for the Pan-Indian drama, and the bookings for the film in the USA have begun well ahead of schedule. 'Jailer' USA premiere collections have reportedly grossed over $350K from...
