World shares declined Thursday as investors watched for signs of progress on a deal to avert a default on U.S. government debt. U.S. futures were mixed and oil declined. Germany slipped into recession as its economy contracted 0.3% in the…
HELSINKI — Migration from Russia to neighboring Finland was at record levels last year, higher than figures seen after the collapse of the Soviet Union over 30 years ago, the Finnish statistics agency said Wednesday. Citing official 2022 immigration data,…
Starbucks officially has a new CEO. The Seattle coffee giant said Monday that Laxman Narasimhan has assumed the role of CEO and joined the company’s board of directors. Narasimhan succeeds longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz, who came out of retirement…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers were on a daylong strike Wednesday to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary…
NEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Spotify Inc., up $2.03 to $99.94. The music streaming service is cutting 6% of its workforce, the latest tech company to retrench as the economic outlook worsens.…
MADRID — Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires. The country’s Aemet weather agency said Friday…
STATESBORO, Ga. — A South Korean company will build a $40 million factory in coastal Georgia to make heating and cooling systems near a Hyundai Motor Group auto assembly plant. Hanon Systems announced Tuesday that it would build the plant…