Musk Cashes Out Another $3.6 Billion in Tesla Stock
Tesla boss Elon Musk disclosed another $3.6 billion in stock sales on Wednesday, taking his total near...
US Retail Sales Post Biggest Drop in 11 Months; Labor Market Tight
U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in November, but consumer spending remains supported by a tight...
Pelosi Undecided if US House Will Take Up TikTok Government Device Ban Bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she had yet to decide whether the U.S. House of Representatives...
Bank of Mexico Hikes Interest Rate to 10.50%, Signal Another increase Coming
The Bank of Mexico raised its key interest rate by an expected 50 basis points to a record 10.50% on...
Oil Prices Ease 1% as Dollar Firms and Central Banks Hike Interest Rates
Oil prices eased about 1 percent on Thursday as traders worried about the fuel demand outlook due to a stronger dollar and further interest rate hikes by global central banks. After rising for three straight...
Homeschooled Students Rank Highest on Standardized Tests, Perform Better Than Most Other Types of Students: Report
According to a report, published on Dec. 9 by the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) homeschooled students have consistently performed better on standardized tests than students from public, private and charter schools. The report...
Facebook Hit With Class-action Lawsuit Seeking $2 Billion in Damages for Spreading Misinformation and Inciting Violence in Africa
A new class-action lawsuit has been launched against Facebook accusing the social media giant of playing a role in political violence in Africa. The lawsuit, filed in Nairobi, Kenya, where Facebook opened a content moderation...
Sri Lanka’s Economy Shrinks 11.8% in Second-Worst Quarterly Performance
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from a year ago, government data showed on Thursday, the second-worst quarterly contraction ever for the country going through a severe...
Peru Declares State of Emergency as Eight Die in Protests Over Castillo Ousting
Peru announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (December 14), granting police special powers and limiting freedoms, including the right to assembly, after a week of fiery protests that have left at least eight...
US Defense Companies in Talks to Sell Vietnam Helicopters, Drones: Reuters Exclusive
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI - U.S. defence firms have discussed supplying military gear, including helicopters and drones, to Vietnam in talks with top government officials, two sources with knowledge of the dialogue told Reuters, a...
Taiwanese-Americans Hope to Strengthen Community, Spur Business in Upstate NY
MIDDLETOWN, NY — Members of the local Taiwanese-American community gathered at the Northern Medical Center in Middletown for an inaugural celebration to mark the founding of the NYS Orange County Taiwanese Association. Organizer Eric Yeh...
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Chow Hang-tung Wins Appeal on Tiananmen Vigil Assembly
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG — Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday (Dec. 14) against her conviction and sentence over a "banned" candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last year to...