DHAKA, Bangladesh — A senior official of the European Investment Bank says the regional lending agency is keen to double its funding for Bangladesh, but […]
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Tanker hit by Houthi rebels that threatened a Red Sea oil spill has been salvaged
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and threatening […]
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region
COPANCA, Moldova — Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time solving crosswords […]
UN predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025
UNITED NATIONS — The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the […]
UK Treasury chief heading to China to revive suspended economic and financial talks
LONDON — Britain’s Treasury chief is travelling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.’s Labour government […]
State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumes direct flights to Europe after EU lifts ban
ISLAMABAD — ISLAMABAD (AP) — State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumed direct flights to Europe on Friday following a decision by the European Union’s aviation safety […]
Constellation buying Calpine in $26.6 billion deal that would join two huge US power companies
Constellation is buying natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies. The acquisition would […]
Walgreens tops Wall Street’s expectations as drugstore chain continues turnaround plan
Walgreens booked a better-than-expected fiscal first quarter, but the drugstore chain lost $265 million as it closed U.S. stores and continued work to revive its […]
Now on the College Course Menu: Personal Finance
Sean Karaman, a freshman at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hadn’t always paid close attention to his credit card spending. But after taking a […]
Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
Each of the homes burned in the Los Angeles fires is its own individual calamity. Collectively, the losses — whether in the hundreds or, as […]
