China's central bank says it will cut its reserve requirements for banks to help spur more lending and boost the economy
China’s central bank says it will cut its reserve requirements for banks to help spur more lending and boost the economy
China’s central bank says it will cut its reserve requirements for banks to help spur more lending and boost the economy
CSX’s fourth quarter profit slipped 13%, but the railroad hauled slightly more freight and kept its trains running smoothly. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said it earned $886 million, or 45 cents per share, during the quarter. That’s down from $1.02 billion, or 49 cents per share, a year earlier. The results for the latest quarter…
Over the past two years, as Ishan Bhabha and his colleagues at the law firm Jenner & Block prepared briefs for the affirmative action case the Supreme Court ruled on last year, Mr. Bhabha had a realization: If higher education institutions like Harvard were the first target of litigation about diversity, equity and inclusion, America’s…
A Colorado man was cited after more than 200 newspapers were stolen from distribution boxes, stopping people from buying The Ouray County Plaindealer the day it published a front-page story about an investigation into sexual assault at the home of the Ouray city police chief. The Plaindealer said in a note to readers on Thursday…
HELSINKI — Voters in Finland were electing a new president Sunday at an unprecedented time for the Nordic nation that is now a NATO member with its eastern border with Russia closed — two things almost unthinkable a few years ago. Polls across the country opened at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close at…
PARIS — France’s interior ministry on Sunday ordered a large deployment of security forces around Paris as angry farmers threatened to head toward the capital, hours after climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” painting at the Louvre Museum. French farmers are putting pressure on the government to respond to their…
Sales of previously occupied US homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in more than two decades and prices hit record highs, pushing homeownership out of reach for many Americans. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing US home sales totaled 4.09 million…