In dueling speeches, Harris is to make her capitalist pitch while Trump pushes deeper into populism
WASHINGTON — Derided by Donald Trump as a “communist,” Kamala Harris is playing up her street cred as a capitalist. Attacked by Harris as a…
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Asian Development Bank raises growth forecast for region, but warns of risks from trade sanctions
Developing economies in Asia are forecast to grow at a 5.0% annual pace this year, helped by a strong U.S. economy and surging demand for…
U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren’t happy
MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican…
Head of United Nations calls global situation ‘unsustainable’ as annual meeting of leaders opens
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders today that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable world” where a growing number…
Trump wants to lure foreign companies by offering them access to federal land
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Donald Trump’s new idea to lure foreign companies to the U.S. is to offer them access to federal land. In a visit…
China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
China rolled out a raft of measures today aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is weighing on the world’s second…
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem…
9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
LARNACA, Cyprus — Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said today they’re focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy to try to…
Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
LIVERPOOL, England — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves will pledge today not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state…
The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
WASHINGTON — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it’s all but conquered…