In the race to reduce carbon emissions, countries from the US to New Zealand are doling out incentives to spur electric-vehicle sales — tactics China used for years as it turned into the biggest EV market on Earth.
The White House denounced comments by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that falsely claimed Jewish and Chinese people were “most immune” to Covid-19.
The US is deploying a destroyer and fighter aircraft including F-35s to the Persian Gulf in response to Iranian seizures and harassment in and around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Monday.
The International Monetary Fund approved almost $1 billion for Kenya, saying the East African country had met conditions for continued financing under programs to help reform the economy and confront challenges posed by climate change.
Shares of Black Knight Inc. drew closer to Intercontinental Exchange Inc.’s takeover offer as Wall Street bolstered bets the deal will go through after the mortgage software provider sold additional assets in a bid to address antitrust concerns.
Genting Bhd., the Malaysian casino giant, has received four offers for a trophy Miami waterfront property once envisioned as the site of a multibillion dollar resort, including a bid exceeding $1.23 billion.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. both tapped the US investment-grade primary market Monday, kicking off a potential deluge of fresh bank bonds in the wake of second-quarter earnings.
Local emerging-market assets still have an edge over those from mature economies, according to BlackRock Inc.’s research arm, as some of the world’s most-influential central banks skid toward peak interest rates.
Only one out of two dozen stocks in the KBW Bank Index was left standing in the green Friday as industry giants kicked off earnings season.
US stocks resumed a rally as investors weighed bets the Federal Reserve is approaching the end of its interest-rate hikes against evidence pointing to a slowdown in China’s economy.
