The first-ever US government auction of leases to build wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico ended with only one tract sold, a blow for advocates cheering on renewable-power development in the region.
Peru is struggling to regain the fast growth that made its economy one of the star performers in emerging markets this century, according to the government.
New York City business leaders urged Congress and the Biden administration to provide more money to deal with a flood of 100,000 asylum seekers straining local coffers.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party called for a rerun of an election that handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa another five-year term and was found to be deeply flawed by international observers, but it stopped short of saying whether the outcome will be challenged in court.
Best Buy Co. rose the most in nine months after executives said that a painful sales slump in consumer electronics and household appliances is showing signs of easing.
Hedge fund Millennium Management hired Benoit Bosc, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. oil trader who briefly moved to cryptocurrencies, for a crude-trading role, people familiar with the matter said.
Switzerland’s competition commission is reviewing the effects of the government-brokered takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS Group AG, a spokesman said.
Temperatures along the storm’s predicted track are close to 90F (32C), a prime setup for what’s known as rapid intensification.
Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t plan to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash.
US job openings fell in July by more than expected to a more than two-year low, offering fresh evidence that labor demand is cooling.
