Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were increasingly anticipating higher inflation,…
2022
Wall Street Broadly Flat As Markets Await Fed Minutes
By Amruta Khandekar and David French (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes endured topsy-turvy trading on Wednesday but were broadly flat…
Cyprus brings back indoor mask wearing amid COVID-19 surge
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is bringing back compulsory mask-wearing in indoor areas for everyone age 12 and over amid…
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream fight in Israel heats up
One week after its parent company found a way to get Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sold in east Jerusalem…
Grubhub Gets Amazon Investment; Prime Members To Get Fee-free Food
By Toby Sterling and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has secured the right to buy a 2% stake in…
Putin’s aide warns US against pressing for war crimes court
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official warned the U.S. Wednesday that it could face the “wrath of God” if…
French government plans to nationalize electricity giant EDF
PARIS (AP) — France’s government plans to nationalize indebted French electricity giant EDF amid a broad energy crisis aggravated by…
Italian govt staves off immediate prospect of early election
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s government on Wednesday staved off the immediate prospect of an early election after…
Rogers, Shaw Say Canada Antitrust Talks On Deal Did Not Result In Resolution
(Reuters) -Rogers Communications said on Wednesday talks with Canada’s antitrust authority to discuss possible remedies to the blocked C$20 billion…
Dutch airline KLM sued over alleged ‘greenwashing’
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Several environmental groups have launched legal action against Dutch airline KLM over advertisements that promoted flying as…