[ad_1] This is one of those stretches when you may want to avoid looking at your investments. Performance reports for the three months that ended in September are arriving now, and they are ugly. The vast majority of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds — the vehicles used by most Americans for their investments — fell. … Read more
[ad_1] Detroit’s Big Three automakers continue to lay off hundreds of factory workers as the United Auto Workers strike reaches its fourth week. General Motors on Monday idled a total of 155 workers at plants in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, the company confirmed. Ford let go 537 workers in Michigan and Ohio, according to the latest … Read more
[ad_1] Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison, the government’s star witness against Sam Bankman-Fried, took the stand Tuesday and accused him of orchestrating fraud at the cryptocurrency exchange. “He directed me to commit these crimes,” Ellison — who last year agreed to a deal with prosecutors in which she pleaded guilty to charges including wire fraud, … Read more
[ad_1] What is Hamas, group behind Israel attack? What is Hamas, the group behind the deadly attack in Israel? 04:31 Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) said it is removing accounts affiliated with Palestinian terror group Hamas in an effort to curb the spread of “terrorist content” online. X’s safety account said late Monday … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon’s fall sales event, Prime Big Deal Days, kicked off Monday, offering discounts to Amazon Prime subscribers on personal electronics, home appliances, clothing, toys and other items. Here’s what you need to know to take advantage of the autumnal discounts and get the most bang for your buck. What are Amazon’s Prime Big Deal … Read more
[ad_1] Nearly 4,300 Canadian autoworkers have gone on strike against General Motors, leaving the automaker facing work stoppages in two North American countries. Workers walked off the job at midnight on Tuesday at three locations in Ontario: a vehicle assembly plant and stamping site in Oshawa that makes the company’s popular Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck; … Read more
[ad_1] Global oil prices are rising following the eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas, sparking fears the turmoil could spread across the Middle East and threaten the world’s oil supply. Both U.S. and global oil futures traded roughly 4% higher at around $86 a barrel on Monday after Hamas militants attacked a number of … Read more
[ad_1] For the past two years, the United States and the European Union have been working toward a deal that would encourage trade in steel and aluminum made in more environmentally friendly ways to combat climate change. But longstanding differences on the way governments should treat trade and regulation have cropped up, preventing the allies … Read more
[ad_1] Ron Irby expected the artificial knee implanted in his right leg in September 2018 would last two decades — perhaps longer. Yet in just three years, the Optetrak implant manufactured by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, had worn out and had to be replaced — a painful and debilitating operation. “The surgery was a huge … Read more
[ad_1] The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that the pace of the global economic recovery is slowing, a warning that came as a new war in the Middle East threatened to upend a world economy already reeling from several years of overlapping crises. The eruption of fighting between Israel and Hamas over the weekend, … Read more