BEIJING — China is at least 30 years away from becoming a manufacturing nation of “great power,” a former industry minister said on Sunday, despite boasting the world’s most complete industrial supply chains. Read More
BEIJING — China is at least 30 years away from becoming a manufacturing nation of “great power,” a former industry minister said on Sunday, despite boasting the world’s most complete industrial supply chains. Read More
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(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank officials will set policy this week against a backdrop of investors betting on a global upturn even as the euro zone remains mired in pandemic lockdowns and painfully slow vaccinations. Read More
Alongside $1,400 stimulus checks and more unemployment benefits, the $1.9 trillion financial stimulus package passed Saturday in the Senate broadens the Child Tax Credit’s eligibility and makes the credit’s payouts more generous.
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government is facing criticism for hiring consulting giant McKinsey to help it rewrite plans for spending the European Union funds aimed at rebuilding the economy. Read More
WASHINGTON — Republican Senator Ted Cruz put a hold late on Friday on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency to pressure the administration to put tough sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project.
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is looking into allegations of racial bias and hiring practices at Facebook, a probe which the agency has designated as “systemic,” Reuters reported. In July, Facebook employee
A cyberattack on Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook email software is believed to have infected tens of thousands of businesses, government offices and schools in the U.S., according to people briefed on the matter.
WASHINGTON — Republican Senator Ted Cruz put a hold late on Friday on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency to pressure the administration to put tough sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project.
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Lynas has been described as both “tiny” and “small,” but as the world’s largest rare earths producer and processor outside of China, the Australian company occupies a pivotal position in the global economy. It has a mission to match: diversifying
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s board on Friday unveiled new performance metrics for executives tied to product safety and quality, following fatal 737 MAX crashes related to design defects and as it wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets. The
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Mike Jacobs, Senior energy analyst Gather in and read the news! Prepare yourselves for sights never before seen! Ok, I’m no carnival sideshow barker, but this also isn’t a sideshow. The Federal Energy Regulatory
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — John McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer whose former company still bears his name, has been indicted on fraud and money-laundering conspiracy charges stemming from two cryptocurrency schemes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Read More
Borrowers and their parents and grandparents were among those who suffered when Navient violated a state consumer protection law, the court ruled.
CALGARY — Canada released draft regulations on Friday aimed at stimulating domestic carbon credit trading, part of the federal government’s push to curb emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases. Read More
Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? According to a recently published study, researchers from the University
China watchers hoped China’s latest five-year plan, the policy document dictating the country’s near-term economic strategy, would contain new details on how the country plans to hit peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and maybe even move that date ahead
Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? Researchers believe the plant, with its high heat tolerance and
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