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G20 finance chiefs meeting in India address global challenges like climate change and rising debt

G20 finance chiefs meeting in India address global challenges like climate change and rising debt

NEW DELHI (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India on Monday are poised to address critical global economic challenges, including the threats posed by climate change and rising debt among low-income countries.
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China's economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its tepid recovery

China's economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its tepid recovery

HONG KONG (AP) — China's economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year, adding to worries over surging youth unemployment and a weak property sector and raising the likelihood the government will double down on support for the fa
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Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

HONG KONG (AP) — As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Japanese restaurant operator Sam Lam is busy finding substitutes for Japanese seafood that could soon be banned from entering Hong Kong.
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French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

SAINTE-CROIX du VERDON, France (AP) — At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists in pedal boats and on white water rafts — and the businesses that welcome them — have been buoyed by generous rainfall and good water manag
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Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades .
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On the picket lines with Hollywood's actors and writers, from LA to New York

On the picket lines with Hollywood's actors and writers, from LA to New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May.
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Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike

Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.
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European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration

European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders and Tunisia's president announced progress on Sunday in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea
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Threads collects so much sensitive information it's a 'hacker's dream,' experts say

Threads collects so much sensitive information it's a 'hacker's dream,' experts say

TORONTO — It knows when you've been online shopping, the last time you worked out and whether you’ve been lurking on your ex’s profile.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Australia-Canada conference The Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum opens Monday evening in Toronto.
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