GM reports US sales dip, but says EVs grew
New York (AFP) - General Motors reported a dip in third-quarter US auto sales Tuesday, but pointed to growth in ...
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US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election
New York (AFP) - Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went ...
US dockworkers launch strike after labor contract expires
New York (AFP) - Dockworkers at major ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday after ...
US port officials gird for strike despite last-minute bargaining
New York (AFP) - Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts were making last-minute preparations on ...
US ports brace for potential dockworkers strike
New York (AFP) - Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough ...
Defying experts, Trump vows tariff-driven US economic boom
Savannah (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to deliver a historic windfall for the United States through a ...
US stocks dip despite larger Fed interest rate cut
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks dipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced a half a percentage-point interest rate ...
US, European stocks rise on retail sales, rate cut expectations
London (AFP) - US and European stocks rose Tuesday, lifted by better than expected retail sales figures out of the ...
Top Biden aide says US economy at ‘turning point’
Washington (AFP) - The US economy is at an "important turning point," the top economic advisor to President Joe Biden ...
Markets rally with Wall St after US inflation eases further
Hong Kong (AFP) - A surge in tech firms Thursday helped Asian markets track a Wall Street rally after data ...
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