Two years on, foundations stand by issuing bonds in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step in June 2020 of issuing $1 billion in…
August 12, 2022
Portugal: EU eyes Iberia-Italy pipeline to get gas to Europe
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — European authorities are considering a liquefied natural gas pipeline from Spain to Italy as a way…
Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange
BEIJING (AP) — Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants announced plans Friday to remove their shares from the New York Stock…
U.S., World Stocks Upbeat On Fed View
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were indicating a positive start to Wall Street on Friday…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travelers hit by chaos
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because…
Several Chinese State-owned Companies To Delist From NYSE
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Several Chinese state-owned companies including China Life Insurance and oil giant Sinopec announced plans on Friday to…
Ship heads to Ukraine to get grain for food-starved Africa
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A ship approached Ukraine on Friday to pick up wheat for hungry people in Ethiopia, in…
UK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June, figures released Friday showed — a…
German ex-leader Schroeder sues to restore official perks
BERLIN (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he…
China’s Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new…