Stocks rise on firm rate-cut expectations though trade worries loom
A broad index of stocks around the world edged higher on Thursday as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell bolstered expectations for an interest-rate...
Flooded New Orleans braces for possible hurricane
As the city of New Orleans grapples with widespread flooding from heavy rain, it is now bracing for a possible hurricane that could drop up...
U.S. may bite back after France taxes tech firms
France has voted to put an extra 3% tax on tech firms, and Washington is already thinking about whether to retaliate. Julian Satterthwaite reports....
Back on the map: Lebanon hopes for best tourist season in years
Ibrahim Zeeb is visiting Lebanon for the first time in years and says it’s the food he has missed most....
Migrant stowaways hitch ride with Ferrari to British GP
Two migrant stowaways ended up being fast-tracked into the British Grand Prix paddock after clambering on board a truck belonging to a Ferrari Formula One...
EU threatens Turkey with sanctions over Cyprus drilling: draft
The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for gas and oil...
White House scraps a proposal to lower U.S. drug prices
The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine prices, backing down from a policy that would have...
Strengthened tropical storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana coast
Tropical Storm Barry took form in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and headed toward an already water-logged New Orleans, where it was forecast to...
China’s top official in Hong Kong says Beijing backs city’s leader
China’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday the central government in Beijing maintained its support for Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is grappling...
Activists lay flowers at memorial for Hong Kong protester
Thousands of people in Hong Kong laid sunflowers and white lilies at a memorial site on Thursday for a man who fell to his death...