GE raises 2019 forecast but posts loss, shares fall
General Electric Co raised its 2019 forecast on Wednesday amid a modest improvement at some of its industrial units, but posted a net loss and...
Ethiopian parliament postponed Addis Ababa,Dire Dawa city elections – borkena.com
Ethiopian parliament postponed Addis Ababa,Dire Dawa city elections borkena.com Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day to combat the climate crisis TRT World Ethiopia plants more...
U.S. second-quarter labor costs gain smallest in 1-1/2 years
U.S. labor costs rose at their slowest pace in 1-1/2 years in the second quarter, the latest indication of benign inflation that could allow the...
U.S. Midwest factory index sags to lowest since December 2015: Chicago PMI
U.S. Midwest manufacturing activity unexpectedly deteriorated to its weakest level since December 2015 in July amid ongoing trade dispute between China and the United States,...
Going green: Ethiopia’s bid to plant four billion trees – Phys.Org
Going green: Ethiopia’s bid to plant four billion trees Phys.Org Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day to combat the climate crisis TRT World Ethiopia Plants...
BlackRock raises $2 billion for Global Credit Opportunities Fund
BlackRock Inc , the world’s largest asset management firm, said on Wednesday it had raised $2 billion for its flagship opportunistic credit fund, Global Credit...
Ethiopia opens up banking sector to diaspora, dual-nationals
Ethiopia’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to open up the country’s financial sector to an estimated five million citizens living abroad or with dual...
Amazon buys Israeli startup E8 Storage: source
Amazon has bought Israeli storage technology startup E8 Storage, a source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday....
Protests after schoolchildren shot in Sudan
Four students were killed in the city of El-Obeid. Opposition groups say the military is responsible. Sam Holder reports....
Rwandan artist opens studio to refugees
Djamal Ntagara has welcomed refugees into his art studio, including a promising painter from neighbouring Burundi. Djamal says his aim is to provide a space...
