Tag: general news
California's insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims...
Trump administration owes US business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars...
Almost 800 years of pomp and circumstance ensures the quality of Britain's currency
LONDON -- In a nation where money is counted in pounds and pence, the measure of coins is given great weight — and...
An unwanted double: US sales fall for American whiskeys as threats of a trade war heat up
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Like a watered-down drink, domestic sales for American whiskeys were unsatisfying in 2024, as inflation reined in consumer spending on...
Trump tariffs rattle small business owners already dealing with tight margins
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's continued roll out of a wide array of tariffs is rattling small business owners already dealing with...
EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets
BRUSSELS -- U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding...