Tag: Recessions and depressions
Best Buy reports another quarterly sales decline amid pull back on gadget spending
NEW YORK -- Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, reported another quarterly drop in sales as Americans continued to tighten their...
Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars
A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The...
Nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic...
Thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain -- Thousands of Spaniards rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the...
Moody's credit rating upgrade for Cyprus opens the door to investment, president says
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Moody’s two-notch upgrade of Cyprus' credit rating to A3 from Baa2 opens the threshold to quality foreign investment that will...
US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems?
DALLAS -- DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back...