Fed approves quarter-point rate cut but is divided on further action this year – CNBC
Fed approves quarter-point rate cut but is divided on further action this year CNBC What’s moving markets today: Live updates CNN Fed expected to cut funds rate...
Israeli voters deliver deadlock, Netanyahu’s tenure in doubt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a...
Sri Lankan lawmakers to investigate Lotus Tower graft allegation
A Sri Lankan parliamentary panel will investigate an allegation of corruption against a Chinese company contracted to work on the construction of South Asia’s tallest...
Erdogan says 2 million-3 million Syrian refugees can be resettled in ‘safe zone’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host 2 million to 3 million Syrian refugees who...
Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago
The cataclysmic asteroid impact off Mexico’s coast that doomed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not the only time an astronomical event shaped the...
GM to temporarily lay off 1,200 workers in Canada
General Motors Co said on Wednesday it plans to temporarily lay off about 1,200 workers at its Oshawa assembly plant in Canada, which makes the...
Wall Street extends losses following Fed announcement
U.S. stocks extended losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in a widely expected move,...
California governor signs gig economy labor bill into law
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed into law a controversial labor bill, AB 5, which spells out when companies must treat “gig economy” contract...
Five ways the Fed’s rate cut could affect consumers
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the second time this year could have wide-ranging implications for consumers’ wallets....
Pirates’ Vazquez jailed on lurid charges
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani confirmed Wednesday Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday following allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor....