Business

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Congress needs a pay raise to attract people

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts says federal lawmakers should get a pay raise because Congress is becoming the "plaything of...

• At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial...

• Europe's biggest economy shrank last year as Germany struggles with multiple crises

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 34

  Germany's economy shrank 0.3% last year as Europe's former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher interest rates, lack of skilled...

• Live updates | Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as Israel strikes targets in north and south

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday after the U.S., its top ally, said it was time to scale...

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• Africa's biggest oil refinery begins production in Nigeria with the aim of reducing need for imports

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  Africa's biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria, the company has said, ending a yearslong wait for a plant that analysts said Monday...

• Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group arrested over suspected corruption

  15-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 23

  The former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and bribery, prosecutors said...

• Beloved McDonald’s cashier who began working at fast food chain before McNuggets launch retires at 84

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 20

  A McDonald’s cashier who predated the rollout of McNuggets and Happy Meals during her more than four decades at the fast food chain is hanging up...

• Boeing to add quality inspections to 737 MAX door plugs after Alaska jet disaster: ‘Complete confidence’

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 16

  Boeing will add further quality inspections for the 737 MAX after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel in an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 earlier this...

• AI will affect 60% of US jobs and worsen income inequality, IMF warns

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 15

  Artificial intelligence will affect about 60% of all jobs in the US — and worsen income and wealth inequality, the International Monetary Fund...

• US residents must make $120K a year to afford a home in 2024, realtor claims: ‘The old American dream died’

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 28

  Smith explained how, just a few years ago, $60-$70K a year would have been sufficient to qualify for a home. 

• James Dolan yanks plug on Vegas-style Sphere in London after mayor’s veto: ‘Political football between rival parties’

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 31

  Blimey! Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. CEO James Dolan dramatically pulled out of a plan to build a Sphere in East London similar to the...

• Diamond prices slashed 25% as lab-grown gems rock the industry

  15-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 16

  Diamond giant De Beers slashed the price of its precious solitaires amid plunging sales as bargain-hunting fiancées increasingly opt for cheaper...