BANGKOK — World shares were mixed on Monday, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported from China. Oil prices extended declines that began last week on expectations for a possible breakthrough in the Ukraine conflict from Trump’s planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in…
A photo shows the logo on US electric carmaker Tesla’s European headquarters in Amsterdam on May 2, 2025. Ramon Van Flymen | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturer and energy company Tesla is preparing to supply electricity to British households and businesses. The Texas-based company formally submitted its request for an electricity…
BERLIN (AP) — Germany won’t authorize any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, in a strikingly quick response by one of Israel’s strongest international backers to a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet to take over Gaza City. The move…
A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government a share of revenues from certain chips sold in China, the Financial Times reported, in an unprecedented arrangement with…
Suddenly, Wall Street cares about inflation again. After taking a backseat to the jobs report earlier this year, inflation data will take center stage next week as investors try to discern whether the Federal Reserve will cut in September. The latest consumer price index is set to release Tuesday, and the producer price index is…
In 2015, Jennifer Johns started a boutique clothing business known as “Simply JJ,” traveling all over Central Illinois to introduce shoppers to the LuLaRoe brand. “It just kind of took on a life of its own,” she said. “So I went from doing what we called pop-up parties for the first couple of years to,…
Aug. 9 (UPI) — The Federal Reserve has not approved an interest rate cut since before the Nov. 5 election, but one of its governors said she wants three rate cuts this year. Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle “Miki” Bowman dissented from the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision last week to maintain the current Fed rate…
The latest news in the electric vehicle world is that the manufacturer of the beloved Subaru Crosstrek is dabbling in electric again. The Solterra was Subaru’s first battery-powered vehicle after a long history of customer loyalty with internal combustion engine vehicles, commonly known as gas-powered. According to Inside EVs, more than 21,000 Solterras were sold…
Rachel Zoe, a trailblazer in Hollywood fashion, is set for a return to Bravo as she joins the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15. Zoe, 53, is no stranger to the channel, having previously created and starred in The Rachel Zoe Project. The hit reality TV series aired from 2008 to…
Aug. 9 (UPI) — The four members of Crew-10 made a successful water landing off the coast of California Saturday morning, with splashdown taking place as scheduled at 11:33 a.m. EDT. Crews on the SpaceX recovery ship MV Shannon successfully lifted the Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration…