Politics
Asian Markets Track Wall St Higher As Hong Kong Extends Rally
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks extended their rally Wednesday on hopes for more Chinese measures in support of battered markets, while traders elsewhere in Asia tracked Wall Street advances...
Networks Unite To Create New Sports Streaming Platform
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery have reached agreement on a new streaming platform for live sports content, the companies said on Tuesday.The platform would combine the sports offerings...
Ford Beats Earnings Expectations Despite Rising Labor Cost
US automaker Ford topped earnings expectations in the fourth quarter of 2023 and is forecasting higher profits this year despite greater labor costs and losses in its electric vehicle...
‘Star Wars’ Actor Sues Disney With Funding From Elon Musk’s X
A "Star Wars" actor backed by Elon Musk's X is suing Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights.Gina Carano,...
Probe Suggests Blown-out Boeing Jet Panel Had Missing Bolts
Four of the bolts securing the panel of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines jet that blew off mid-flight last month were missing, according to a preliminary investigation...
Yellen Says US Commercial Property Concerns ‘Manageable’
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed concern Tuesday about the commercial real estate sector in the current environment of higher interest rates -- but added that the overall situation...
Ukraine Troops Bristle At Rumours Of Chief’s Possible Firing
Ukraine's soldiers fighting on the frontlines have little patience for the rumours swirling in Kyiv that President Volodymyr Zelensky may soon fire their beloved army chief Valery Zaluzhny.Most troops...
US Conservative Talk Show Host Tucker Carlson Says To Interview Putin
Tucker Carlson, a conservative American talk show host close to former US president Donald Trump, said Tuesday he was in Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin."We're here to...
