Tag: Business

Chinese officials warn of risks from higher US tariffs, urge US business leaders to help mend ties

BANGKOK -- Chinese officials warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will...

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame

NAIROBI, Kenya -- When Benson Wanjala started farming in his western Kenya village two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre farm could...

Stock market today: Asian stocks fall after a torrent of profit reports leaves Wall Street mixed

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested Japanese and Australian business data, after U.S. stocks held relatively steady as earnings reporting season...

A plane with 19 people on board slips off the runway and crashes at Nepal airport

Smoke rises from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. State television in Nepal says a plane has slipped...

Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- In the crush of anti-government protests paralyzing downtown Buenos Aires in the last months, some Argentines saw a traffic-induced...

Japan protests against Russia's entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions

Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders of prominent companies...