In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
The crisis is over for the British pound, but analysts see further weakness ahead
Traders in London. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The British pound is on firmer footing since…
A Painting Nearly Destroyed in the Beirut Blast of 2020 Has Been Identified as a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi—and Is Now Undergoing Restoration
The painting at Beirut’s Sursock Palace was lucky to survive the explosion in August 2020, which killed more than 200…
Singapore’s mortgage costs are rising — but some buyers are shrugging off higher rates
Blocks of condominiums in Singapore. The rising cost of borrowing is unlikely to have a major impact on Singapore’s property…
Artists Unfurled Red Banners From the Guggenheim Rotunda to Support the Iran Women’s Protest Movement
An artist collective staged a protest at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum over the weekend, dramatically unfurling a dozen blood…
UK bond market moves are dramatic — and confusing. And analysts think it could get worse
Getty Images LONDON — U.K. bonds sold off again this week, pushing yields to their highest level since before the…
Russian strikes kill 17 in Ukraine following bridge attack
A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia,…
Britain’s tax cut pivot might not be enough to quell market mayhem
LONDON — The U.K. government’s reversal on scrapping the top rate of income tax is down to political optics and…
Wall Street’s top analysts bet on these stocks as economic uncertainty increases
Apple CEO Tim Cook presents the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S.…
Surya Pochareddy Named Head of M&A and Strategy at IDIQ
New role further develops company’s strategic growth across identity and credit solutions Temecula, California, Sept. 14, 2022 – IDIQ, an…
Ukraine offensive ‘snowballs’ with fall of Russian stronghold
Ukrainian troops advance in Kharkiv Oblast on Friday, Sept. 9. The country’s soldiers have burst through Russia’s lines and liberated…
King Charles proclaimed Britain’s monarch at historic ceremony
Britain’s King Charles gestures outside Buckingham Palace, following the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 9, 2022.…
‘Floundering, not drowning’: Economists divided on prognosis for Russian economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with head of Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) Yury Chikhanchin at the Kremlin in Moscow,…
Critical inflation report could show price increases have eased
People shop in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly |…
The Stagnating Economy of Canada
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Stocks rally to reverse two-day slide, surging on rosy earnings results and economic data
2 Hours Ago All three major averages closed higher, snapping two days of losses All three major averages rallied Wednesday,…
China ratchets up military and economic pressure on Taiwan as Pelosi begins her visit
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Tuesday night, kicking off a controversial visit…
See the Incredible, Recently Rediscovered Photographs a Young Woman Took During a Trip to Postwar South Korea: ‘These Places Are Gone’
A recently rediscovered trove of historical photographs of South Korea in the mid-1950s has offered a stunning time capsule of…