Tag: Recessions and depressions

Co-founder of Titan to testify before Coast Guard about submersible that imploded

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic is scheduled to...

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the...

Sri Lanka's presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking...

Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing

NEW YORK -- The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to...

A key employee who called the Titan unsafe will testify before the Coast Guard

A key employee who labeled an experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage was set to testify Tuesday before U.S. Coast...

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a 'soft landing'?

WASHINGTON -- American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is...