JUNEAU, Alaska — President Donald Trump’s expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling,…
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Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
PANAMA CITY — President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants the Panama Canal back under…
North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026
RALEIGH. N.C. — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by…
China’s economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures
HONG KONG — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the…
Jack Daniels’ parent Brown-Forman is cutting its workforce and closing its barrel-making plant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it’s reducing its global workforce by about…
Canada’s Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump’s tariff threats
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Donald…
Orange juice, steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs
TORONTO — Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some…
Federal Reserve officials at December meeting expected slower pace of rate cuts ahead
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace…
US rejection of Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel rankles Washington’s key ally in Asia
BANGKOK — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to reject a bid by Nippon Steel to acquire…
China signals it’s prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom
BANGKOK — Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year, sketching…