Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly

ABUJA, Nigeria — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against…

Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the…

Utility chief in north Florida sentenced to 4 years in prison for privatization scheme

A general view of the Jacksonville, Fla., skyline is shown on Sunday, Sep. 12, 2021, in…

Powell Industries, Mastercard rise; Pinterest, Lantheus fall, Wednesday, 7/31/2024

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Powell Industries, Mastercard rise; Pinterest,…

Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug…

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

NEW YORK — A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers…

Boeing names new CEO as it posts loss of more than $1.4 billion in second quarter

Boeing named a longtime aerospace industry veteran Wednesday as its next chief executive, who will take…

NFL is moving closer to replacing the chain gang with new technology to measure line to gain

The NFL is moving closer to replacing the chain gang with new technology to measure line…

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here’s what you need to know

U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and…

Stock market today: Big Tech rebounds and oil prices rally in a frenetic day for financial markets

NEW YORK — Big technology stocks are bouncing back and boosting U.S. indexes on Wall Street…