Egypt’s central bank raises interest rates, cites Ukraine
CAIRO — Egypt’s Central Bank raised its key interest rate today for the first time since 2017, citing inflationary pressures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic…
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Russian bond trading resumes for 1st time since Ukraine war
Russia’s central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange Monday for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine, with the price of…
Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south
BEIJING — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi today, officials said. The Civil Aviation…
Berkshire Hathaway buying Alleghany in $11.6 billion deal
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the insurance company Alleghany in a deal valued at approximately $11.6 billion. “Berkshire will be the…
Tech Q&A: Windows 11 not always to blame for browser or e-mail problems
Question: I use Firefox as the default browser on Windows 10, and I’ve recently had the program crash at random times when it’s idle. Is…
Energy agency: 10 steps would save 2.7M barrels of oil a day
BERLIN — The International Energy Agency says the world could quickly reduce global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day by cutting down on…
February home sales fall amid higher mortgage rates, prices
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in February as competition for a near-record low number of properties on the market drove prices higher and…
LL Bean sales grow 14% during second year of pandemic
FREEPORT, Maine — A greater interest in the outdoors during the pandemic helped to drive double-digit revenue growth for L.L. Bean, allowing the board to…
US sanctions Uganda gold dealer, citing illicit Congo origin
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said today the action undermines efforts to…
VW recalls over 246,000 SUVs due to unexpected braking
DETROIT — Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses can make them brake unexpectedly, sometimes while…