Business

September 12, 2020
Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds

When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back. Yet there they were on Sunday, parking a camper next to...

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September 12, 2020
Fire destroys historic South Carolina mental institution

An early morning fire has devastated an iconic building whose architectural beauty and past as South Carolina's state mental institution have long been features of both the capital city's skyline...

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September 12, 2020
Gold has one huge disadvantage & it’s why gold standard failed, research analyst tells Max Keiser

While precious metals, particularly gold, have been doing extremely well in these times of market turmoil, it severely lacks one key ability that allowed fiat currencies to take over, analyst...

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September 12, 2020
Widower sues dive boat company after wife’s death.

A man is suing a dive boat charter company following an accident that left his wife dead. According to the Palm Beach Post, Sean Flynn of Melbourne filed the suit...

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September 12, 2020
Saudi Aramco is now suffering the consequences of failed oil price war

It was evident to anyone with even half a brain that the last Saudi-instigated oil price war would end in abject failure for the Saudis, just as the previous 2014-2016...

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September 12, 2020
Saudi Aramco is now suffering the consequences of failed oil price war

It was evident to anyone with even half a brain that the last Saudi-instigated oil price war would end in abject failure for the Saudis, just as the previous 2014-2016...

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September 12, 2020
China blocks German pork imports over African swine fever

German farmers' fears have come true, as the world's top buyer, China, has officially imposed an embargo on imports of German pork and pig products after swine fever was confirmed...

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September 12, 2020
Peoria Civic Center seeks $4M to keep afloat during pandemic

A civic center in central Illinois is seeking about $4 million to keep afloat during the coronavirus pandemic that's caused the facility to lay off staff and lose money. The...

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September 12, 2020
Spain sends message to tech giants like Facebook & Google by seeking new way to tax texting apps

The Spanish government has come up with a new way of taxing tech giants by seeking to classify the likes of Facebook, Telegram, and Google's parent company, Alphabet, as telecom...

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September 12, 2020
Global investors continue to pour cash into China despite coronavirus uncertainty & tensions with US

China attracted 84.1 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) last month – 18.7 percent more than a year earlier – as the world's second-largest economy continues to...

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September 12, 2020
Quiet, confident Robinson could make NFL history with Jags

Relative unknown James Robinson has a chance to make NFL history Sunday. If Robinson starts for Jacksonville against Indianapolis, as expected, he would become the fourth undrafted rookie running back...

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September 11, 2020
‘Hit job for short sale profit’: ‘Pissed’ Nikola founder hits back at ‘deceptive’ fraud allegations that tanked company shares

Electric truck maker Nikola has promised to approach the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over “misleading information and salacious accusations” made in a report by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research....

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September 11, 2020
Swine fever may deprive German pork producers of lucrative Chinese market

Pork producers in Germany are concerned they may lose their main export market, China, after African swine fever (ASF) was found in a wild boar in Brandenburg. The German government...

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September 11, 2020
Peak of Sinophobia? Boom Bust looks at US crackdown on Chinese students

More than 1,000 Chinese students have had their visas revoked by the United States since June, after being accused of espionage for the Chinese military. RT's Boom Bust talks to...

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September 11, 2020
UK strikes first major post-Brexit free trade deal with Japan

While still wrangling with the EU on the future of its post-Brexit trade relations, the UK has announced that it secured the first post-Brexit pact with Japan, which will make...

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September 11, 2020
Investors continue to put money in Russian sovereign bonds despite threat of sanctions

Russia's share of JPMorgan's GBI-EM index, the main global benchmark for emerging market local currency bonds, has grown to 8.3 percent, up from around seven percent two years ago and...

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September 11, 2020
Oil prices retreat on mounting oversupply concerns

International benchmark Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) extended losses on Friday after a surprise rise in US crude inventories triggered concerns over a supply glut in the global oil...

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September 10, 2020
Trump campaigns in battleground Michigan amid book fallout

Amid a political crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump tried to refocus attention on the economy at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday as he pushed to move...

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September 10, 2020
Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft says

The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants,...

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September 10, 2020
Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honor Brexit agreement

Prospects of a trade deal between Britain and the European Union appeared to dim Wednesday, with the EU saying that even the smallest U.K. breach of the Brexit withdrawal treaty...

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September 10, 2020
Bargain chain Century 21 to shut down after nearly 60 years

Century 21 Stores — a destination for bargain hunters looking for fat deals on designer dresses and shoes, cosmetics and housewares for nearly 60 years — has filed for Chapter...

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September 10, 2020
Russian economy recovering from pandemic impact – Putin

The Russian economy has withstood the damage of coronavirus-related restrictions better than other leading economies, and the country has been gradually recovering since June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on...

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September 10, 2020
US better look at its own ‘slave labor’ problem before banning imports from China – Professor Wolff to RT’s Boom Bust

In a move that could further escalate the US-China trade war, Washington is getting ready to ban agricultural imports from western China's Xinjiang region, alleging that those goods could be...

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September 10, 2020
Tesla is a meme as global economy is fueled by collective delusion – Max Keiser

In this episode of Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the fictitious capital markets being driven higher by retail traders and meme enthusiasts, in an options-enhanced rally fueled by their...

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September 10, 2020
Say goodbye to globalization as ‘The Age of Disorder’ is coming – Deutsche Bank

The four-decade era of globalization may be coming to an end, and we could be entering “The Age of Disorder,” which will reshape both economies and politics, Deutsche Bank analysts...

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September 10, 2020
India launches anti-dumping probe on certain aluminum imports from China

New Delhi has started an investigation to determine if the imports of certain flat rolled aluminum products from China were undercutting domestic prices from fiscal year 2017 to December 2019....

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September 10, 2020
Russia’s Gazprom boosts natural gas supplies to China

Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom has increased its natural gas supply to China via the new pipeline Power of Siberia in July and August, compared to June, a senior Gazprom...

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September 9, 2020
Repair to well off Texas coast taking longer than expected

Repairs to a natural gas well off the Texas coast that started leaking last week will take longer than expected, officials said. The well, located on a platform about 3...

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September 9, 2020
Luxury goods giant LVMH cancels $14.5B deal for Tiffany

Luxury goods giant LVMH is ending its takeover deal of jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., saying the French government had requested a delay to assess the threat of proposed U.S....

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September 9, 2020
Meet the latest panel of the Business Monday CEO Roundtable

The Miami Herald CEO Roundtable continues with a new group of participants selected from among South Florida's top business leaders. For the next six months, the CEOs will give their...

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September 9, 2020
UPS says it plans to hire more than 100,000 holiday workers

United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the holiday season. UPS said Wednesday that it...

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September 9, 2020
Former Volkswagen boss to face trial over ‘Dieselgate’ scandal

The former CEO of Volkswagen (VW), Martin Winterkorn, has been ordered to appear in court to answer criminal charges, including fraud, together with several other VW employees over their role...

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September 9, 2020
Russian fuel oil is a hit in US

Behind the facade of political rhetoric, Russia and the United States have embarked on an impressive show of synergy, with fuel oil becoming a rare demonstration of improving relations. The...

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September 9, 2020
US companies plan to stay in China despite Trump’s threat to ‘decouple’ trade

While the Trump administration has pushed to decouple US-China trade, a new survey has found that 92.1 percent of American companies in China have no plans to leave the country....

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September 9, 2020
Why US efforts to damage Chinese tech firms is a ‘lose-lose proposition’ – RT’s Boom Bust investigates

As Washington continues to ramp up pressure on Chinese technology companies and apps, such as Huawei, TikTok and WeChat, Beijing has responded by launching its own global data security initiative....

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September 9, 2020
US stock market’s ‘BIGGEST BUBBLE EVER’ may have popped but the worst is yet to come – Peter Schiff

The Wall Street sell-off could mean that the market bubble may have popped, said veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff. He has been warning that the air has been coming out of...

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September 9, 2020
Top 6 US tech titans lose over $1 trillion in Wall Street sell-off

The recent stock rout has wiped out over $1 trillion from the value of America's biggest tech corporations, including the world's most valuable company Apple and online giant Amazon –...

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September 9, 2020
Estos son los principales s–ntomas entre enfermos de covid-19

Diarrea, anorexia, dolor abdominal y nauseas son sintomas frecuentes en pacientes hospitalizados por Covid-19, segun ha puesto de manifiesto un estudio internacional realizado a partir de datos de pacientes hospitalizados...

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September 8, 2020
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online

As millions of American youngsters start the school year with online classes at home because of the coronavirus, they are running into technical glitches and other headaches that have thrust...

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September 8, 2020
Trump claims environmental progress, but he’s weakened rules

President Donald Trump is out to claim the mantle of environmental steward on Tuesday as he highlights conservation and restoration projects in Florida. But his administration has overturned or weakened...

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