Global stocks under pressure as bond markets ring recession alarms
World stocks slipped on Wednesday as a deepening inversion of the U.S. bond yield curve a day earlier reignited worries over the possibility of recession,...
At least 23 killed in suspected attack on bar in Mexico
At least 23 people died in a bar fire in the southeastern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday after a suspected attack, authorities said,...
Tiffany beats profit estimates on lower marketing spend
Tiffany & Co beat quarterly profit estimates on Wednesday, as the luxury retailer cut marketing spending, sending its shares up nearly 3% in trading before...
Let it burn: U.S. fights wildfires with fire, backed by Trump
It was the kind of fire that has terrified communities across the drought-ridden U.S. West in the past few years: a ponderosa pine forest ablaze...
Aviation industry labor shortage hits Canadian companies trying to replace grounded Boeing jets
A global shortage of pilots and mechanics is preventing some Canadian aviation service companies from meeting the needs of airlines and other customers scrambling to...
Finance Minister Scholz appoints critic of Germany’s balanced budget policy as new deputy: sources
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has chosen an outspoken critic of Germany’s balanced budget goal as his new deputy for parliamentary affairs, government sources told Reuters...
Playing ketchup in Spain – thousands wage the Tomatina fight
Thousands of revelers hurled tonnes of tomatoes at each other on Wednesday, cavorting in the red pulp beneath their feet in the Spanish town of...
A dog’s life: Bangkok street sweeper carries pet to work
A street sweeper in Thailand has become an internet sensation after a picture of her carrying her dog on her back while sweeping the streets...
Italy inches closer to new government as parties haggle
Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and...
Tiffany & Co misses quarterly same-store sales estimates
Tiffany & Co reported a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by lower tourist spending, a key source of revenue for luxury...