How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 1/26/2024
Wall Street closed its latest winning week with a mixed finish, as drops for technology stocks dragged on the market
Wall Street closed its latest winning week with a mixed finish, as drops for technology stocks dragged on the market
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa economic bloc ECOWAS, citing coup sanctions, officials say
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them. The action targets Amazon, Google and Microsoft and their sway over the generative AI boom that’s fueled demand for chatbots such as ChatGPT, and…
NEW YORK — Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security. If you’re worried you could be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job — personal finance professionals and career advisers have recommendations for how to…
LONDON — The British government has called off post-Brexit trade talks with Canada after discussions broke down over disagreements related to the import and export of beef and cheese. The two countries have been negotiating a new trade deal over the past two years since Britain fully left the European Union. Trade between the two…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes, showing that his opponents are wasting no time in trying to derail his austerity agenda. The biggest union, known by its acronym CGT, organized the…
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two tourist guides in the southern state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, say two other sites that the government claims are still…