Capital One offers $265B benefit plan to appease regulators for its planned purchase of Discover

NEW YORK — Capital One said Wednesday it plans to offer $265 billion in lending, investing…

Ex-regional Fed president: Inflation headed lower, with interest rates likely to follow

WASHINGTON — Having worked in the Federal Reserve system her entire career, Loretta Mester rose to…

Can a lottery winner run an effective foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum

In the early 1980s, soon after graduating from college, Roy Cockrum was trying to make it…

Korea’s KHNP selected to build at least 2 new nuclear reactors in Czech Republic

PRAGUE — South Korea’s KHNP won a lucrative public tender to build at least two nuclear…

China’s Communist Party charts technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy

BANGKOK — In a year of major elections that will determine the destinies of many countries,…

Stock market today: World stocks slip on report US might tighten technology curbs on China

Global stocks fell Wednesday as technology shares sank after a report said the U.S. plans tighter…

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants

LONDON — TikTok owner ByteDance can’t avoid the bloc’s crackdown on digital giants, a European Union…

Tight budget? Edmunds highlights the least expensive cars and SUVs for 2024

The average transaction price for a new vehicle was $46,992 in the first quarter of this…

Bank of England faces dilemma after potential Taylor Swift upside impact on UK inflation

LONDON — The Bank of England is facing a dilemma about whether to cut interest rates…

UK’s new Labour government sets out plans to ‘take the brakes off’ the economy in King’s Speech

LONDON — Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at…