Tag: World news

Financial market worries over the UK budget appear to ease

LONDON -- Worries about this week's tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appeared to ease Friday with the interest rates charged on British...

Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch junior minister for finance quit Friday following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal...

Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai...

Stock market today: Japan leads losses in Asia after sharp decline on Wall St driven by Big Tech

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday morning, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei losing over 2% in early trading after a sharp...

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and...

UK Treasury chief admits business tax rise could lead to lower than anticipated wages

LONDON -- U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves conceded Thursday that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a direct result of...