Amazon to buy vacuum maker iRobot for roughly $1.7B
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Friday announced it has agreed to acquire the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for approximately…
August 2022
U.S. Dollar Jumps Across The Board After Strong U.S. Jobs Report
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rallied across the board on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. July payrolls…
Monte Dei Paschi Enlists More Banks For Cash Call, Fights Legal Challenge
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) said four more banks had agreed…
Canada Loses 30,600 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Stays At Record Low 4.9%
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s economy unexpectedly lost a net 30,600 jobs in July as the public sector contracted, while the…
3 more ships with grain depart Ukraine ports under UN deal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday and traveled mined waters…
‘What recession?’: US employers add 528,000 jobs in July
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added an astonishing 528,000 jobs last month despite flashing warning signs of an economic downturn,…
Germany Wants Clearer EU Debt Rules To Rein In Spending – Govt Sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants European Union rules on member states’ debt to be enforced more rigorously, government sources said…
Futures Steady Ahead Of Monthly Jobs Data
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were steady on Friday ahead of data expected to show the pace of job…
Pacific rim economies in doldrums, sapped by inflation, war
BANGKOK (AP) — Economies in the Asia-Pacific are forecast to hit the doldrums this year as decades-high inflation and the…
EXPLAINER: How do we know when a recession has begun?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Thursday updated its estimate of the U.S. economy’s performance in the April-June quarter and…