Commissions that oversee coastal lands and water pushed the Trump administration to leave California out of plans to expand offshore drilling, saying the state will throw up any barriers possible …
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Trudeau Pitches Canadian Globalism to California Tech Firms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday pitched Canadian globalism and the country’s new fast-track visa as reasons why Silicon Valley companies should consider Canada as a place to do …
your ads here!US Stocks Fall on Concern of Rising Rates, Inflation
U.S. stocks tumbled again Thursday as investors continued to fret about the possibility of rising inflation and higher interest rates. For the second time in four days, the Dow Jones …
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Stocks lurched lower again in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday, extending a streak of losses and putting the market on track for its second big weekly decline in a …
your ads here!China’s January Exports, Imports Surge; US Trade Deficit Grows
China’s export growth accelerated in January amid mounting trade tension with Washington while imports surged as factories stocked up ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Exports rose 11.1 percent …
your ads here!Dutch Bank to Pay $369 Million in Drug Cartel Money-Laundering
Dutch lender Rabobank’s California unit agreed Wednesday to pay $369 million to settle allegations that it lied to regulators investigating allegations of laundering money from Mexican drug sales and organized …
your ads here!Soaring Agave Prices Give Mexican Tequila Makers a Headache
In the heartland of the tequila industry, in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, a worsening shortage of agave caused by mounting demand for the liquor from New York to Tokyo …
your ads here!Peru Defends China as Good Trade Partner After US Warnings
Peru’s trade minister defended China as a good trade partner on Tuesday, after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Latin American countries against excessive reliance on economic ties with …
your ads here!In Puerto Rico, Housing Crisis US Storm Aid Won’t Solve
Among the countless Puerto Rico neighborhoods battered by Hurricane Maria is one named after another storm: Villa Hugo. The illegal shantytown emerged on a public wetland after 1989’s Hurricane Hugo …
your ads here!Wall Street Roars Back, Traders Eye Volatility Ahead
Shaken out of many months of calm, Wall Street braced for a higher level of volatility in the days ahead, after a roughly 2 percent rebound in U.S. stocks on …
your ads here!Will Disney’s Streaming Service Roar — Or Squeak?
Will Disney’s upcoming streaming services be the mouse that roared … or squeaked? Disney already owns enviable entertainment properties including Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. Now, it’s looking to add …
your ads here!Misery on US Stock Market Spreads to Asia Tuesday
Asia’s benchmark stock indexes collapsed Tuesday, as Monday’s massive selloffs on Wall Street rolled across the globe. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost as much seven percent of its value at …
your ads here!As US Stocks Plummet, Trump Goes Silent on Role in Markets
As U.S. stocks plunged on Monday, President Donald Trump was speaking at an event in Ohio but noticeably not taking credit for the market despite doing so repeatedly when stocks …
your ads here!Nome, Alaska, Gets Fresh Review as Possible US Arctic Port
Federal officials will take another look at the historic Alaska community of Nome as a possible port serving ships heading for the Arctic. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
your ads here!Draghi: Too Early to Call Time on Money-Printing Stimulus
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said Monday that it’s too soon to declare victory over weak inflation – indicating it would be premature to set a definite end date …
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the local production of goods and create jobs in the west African country. Buhari, a 75-year-old former …
your ads here!ECB Experts: US Tax Law Could Erode Europe’s Tax Base
Economists at the European Central Bank say that the U.S. corporate tax cut should lift the world’s largest economy in the short term but warn it could erode the tax …
your ads here!Stock Sell-off Creates Market Jitters
Recent losses on global financial markets, including those in the U.S., have some investors concerned about expectations for their holdings and plans for the future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
your ads here!Guest Workers Leave Behind Big Houses, Ghost Neighborhoods
Over the last decades, growing economic hardships forced people in cities and villages around the world to leave their hometowns to find work in other countries. Dreaming of returning one …
your ads here!Tillerson Visits Argentina to Talk Conservation, Economics
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Latin American tour took him Saturday to Argentina, where he talked with officials about conservation and diplomacy. Traveling from Mexico City after meeting with …
your ads here!Former Utah Monument Lands Open to Claims, but No Land Rush in Sight
The window opened Friday for oil, gas, uranium and coal companies to make requests or stake claims to lands that were cut from two sprawling Utah national monuments by President …
your ads here!Britain Buys Into China’s ‘One Belt’ Initiative, but Washington Offers Warning
Britain has made clear its desire to be part of China’s so-called ‘One Belt One Road Initiative’ — a cornerstone of President Xi Jinping’s vision to boost Chinese investment and …
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