Month: May 2022

After walking out of a China-centric free trade pact, India is embracing the chance to become a founding member of another grouping — this one led by the U.S.

SYDNEY — Australia’s economy grew solidly in the first quarter, shrugging off omicron-related disruptions and east coast floods earlier in the year, with cashed-up consumers continuing to drive the expansion.…

A private gauge measuring activity in China’s manufacturing sector declined at a slower pace in May as more cities across the country emerged from lockdowns which brought daily life and…

Seattle on Tuesday passed a first-of-its-kind, worker-backed minimum-wage ordinance for many of its 40,000 gig workers. The nine-member city council voted unanimously to approve the so-called PayUp policy, which will…

It’s a tough day for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, which had already fallen out of favor after roughly 18 months in the limelight. Senator Elizabeth Warren is planning…

California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force is calling for reparations for centuries of mistreatment of Black residents. The report is the most detailed examination of the governmental and societal failures toward Black Americans since 1968’s…

South Korea posted stronger export growth in May due to more working days, but ran a trade deficit for a second straight month as China’s pandemic lockdowns, the war in…

It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for photography — I’ve been known to take a photo or two in my time — and I have a hell of a…

Jurors are deliberating after six weeks of trial in Virginia.

When Refraction AI was founded in 2019, its goal was to use robotics to bring down the cost of last-mile delivery. Over the past couple of years, the startup has…