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Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending

Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending

6 days ago

Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York

NEW YORK -- A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop sat before high school students huddled around a…

2 weeks ago

Inflation in the 20 EU countries that use the euro falls to 2.2%, opening way for a central bank rate cut in September

Inflation in the 20 EU countries that use the euro falls to 2.2%, opening way for a central bank rate…

3 weeks ago

Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees' health insurance…

4 weeks ago

Confused investors are a sign of a developing economy

The Indian government has a target of turning India into a developed economy by 2047. From a generational point of…

4 weeks ago

Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft…

1 month ago

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index sinks 12.4% as investors dump a wide range of shares

2024-08-05 23:50:01 TOKYO -- Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunged more than 12% on Monday as investors worried that the…

2 months ago

Small stocks are about to take over? Wall Street has heard that before.

NEW YORK -- Suddenly, smaller stocks seem to be making bigger noise on Wall Street.After getting trounced by their larger…

2 months ago

Russia’s Central Bank hikes interest rate as inflation soars

MOSCOW -- Russia’s Central Bank on Friday raised its key lending rate to its highest level in more than two…

2 months ago

China's central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing economy

China's central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing…

2 months ago

Increasingly popular ‘parametric insurance’ helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

MINDANAO, Philippines -- Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a…

2 months ago

Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to…

2 months ago