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Constellation Software buying Black Knight’s Optimal Blue for US$700 million
TORONTO – Constellation Software Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy Black Knight…
Cairo’s BBC staff begin a three-day strike, calling for equal pay with other Mideast colleagues
CAIRO (AP) — BBC’s staff in Cairo went on a three-day strike Monday to demand…
EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle relationship with long-lost friends
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from the European Union and Latin America gingerly hugged and huddled…
New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies…
10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit’s finances are better but city workers and retirees feel burned
DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses…
Meta faces $100K daily fine from Norway regulator over privacy concerns in user advertising
NEW YORK (AP) — Meta will face a hefty fine over advertising practices that violate…
Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug can modestly slow patients’ inevitable worsening — by…
Freight train derails in southeast Pennsylvania, but no known injuries or hazards
WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania early Monday spurred…
Japan’s prime minister visits the UAE as part of a Gulf trip focused on energy and commerce
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the United Arab…
Report shows economic case for high immigration, but warns of housing trade-offs
OTTAWA – At a time when skeptics are questioning Canada’s plan to ramp up immigration,…
American woman fined for offering $100 bribe to German passport control officer
BERLIN (AP) — An American woman was fined after attempting to bribe a police officer…
Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
LONDON (AP) — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine…
Algerian leader on a state visit to China to pump up economic ties and lock in support to join BRICS
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune began a state visit to China on…
Wholesale sales excluding petroleum products and oilseeds and grains up in May
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products and other hydrocarbons and…
Kimberly Palmer: What to consider before budgeting with the cash-stuffing method
When Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez wanted to cut back on her food spending, the finance expert…
Small tornado hits northwestern Puerto Rico, downing trees and power lines
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A small and rare tornado swept briefly through a…
Germany’s central bank says the economy apparently returned to growth in the 2nd quarter
BERLIN (AP) — The German economy appears to have returned to slight growth in the…
G20 finance chiefs meeting in India address global challenges like climate change and rising debt
NEW DELHI (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India…
China’s economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its tepid recovery
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the…
Hong Kong’s seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water
HONG KONG (AP) — As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea,…
French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen
SAINTE-CROIX du VERDON, France (AP) — At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists…
Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie…
On the picket lines with Hollywood’s actors and writers, from LA to New York
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as…
Teamsters president says he’s asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked…