[ad_1] The sun rises behind the Empire State Building on the day of the solar eclipse in New York City on April 8, 2024, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Today marks a total solar eclipse that is expected to cross …
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China’s March factory activity expands for first time in six months
[ad_1] A worker is working at an auto gear manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, Shandong, March 31, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March, an official factory survey showed on Sunday, offering relief …
Read More »‘We need someone to fix Boeing.’ Here’s who could replace Calhoun as the troubled plane maker’s CEO
[ad_1] An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Help wanted at Boeing. CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday announced he is stepping down from the aerospace giant’s top post at year’s …
Read More »Falling fertility rates pose major challenges for the global economy, report finds
[ad_1] Terry Vine | Getty Images Falling fertility rates are set to spark a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years, with major implications for the global economy, according to a new study. By 2050, three-quarters of countries are forecast to fall below the population replacement birth rate of …
Read More »BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. suspend major purchase in Israeli gas firm
[ad_1] A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on August 29, 2022. JACK GUEZ | AFP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Plans for a 50% stake purchase by energy major BP and …
Read More »Saudi oil giant Aramco posts 25% fall in full-year profit
[ad_1] Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day of the 24th World Petroleum Congress at the Big 4 Building at Stampede Park, on September 18, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi …
Read More »UK government delivers pre-election budget announcements with economy in recession: Live updates
[ad_1] Hunt will maintain the 5 pence cut to fuel duty and extend freeze for 12 months Hunt says he will maintain the “temporary” 5 pence cut to fuel duty and extend the freeze in the tax for another 12 months, which he says will save the average car driver …
Read More »Pilots got their payday. Now flights attendants are pushing airlines for higher wages
[ad_1] CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 24: American Airlines workers picket at O’Hare International Airport on January 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The workers, mostly flight attendants with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), were picketing to demand better working conditions as their contract negotiations continue. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty …
Read More »Fed’s Kashkari backs sentiment that policymakers can take their time cutting interest rates
[ad_1] Neel Kashkari, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Interest rates running at their highest levels in about 23 years are not hurting the …
Read More »Costco and TJX crushed rivals in an inflationary world. What happens as prices come down?
[ad_1] Costco and TJX Companies should be able to manage the emerging transition to deflation by leveraging their deep value propositions to get customers to buy more. As inflation headwinds continue to ease, and perhaps at some point become tailwinds, their competitors will be able to better compete on price. …
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