China's BRI investment hits record this year

China’s flagship global infrastructure effort has seen a record level of investment and construction contracts this year. The Belt and Road Initiative has funded highways, railroads, and energy projects around the world: In the first half of 2025,...

India should disregard NATO threat on doing business with Russia

Jul 18, 2025 07:10 IST First published on: Jul 18, 2025 at 07:10 IST During Operation Sindoor, the S-400 formed the outermost layer of India’s air defence. This is the missile system that India acquired from Russia a few years ago despite the US...

Pritzker seeks more regulatory authority over homeowners insurance business

Article summary: Gov. JB Pritzker is asking lawmakers to pass legislation this fall to give the state more control over the rising cost of homeowners insurance. State Farm, based in Bloomington, recently announced it is raising premiums by an...

Trump Jr.’s ‘Amazon for Guns’ Business Is Firing Blanks

What is the opposite of the Midas touch? Whatever that is, Donald Trump Jr. seems to have it. On Wednesday, an online firearms seller backed by the President’s favorite failson went public. It didn’t take long for the public to say, “No thanks.”...

US eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20 when it assumes presidency next year

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States aims to pare the Group of 20 major economies back to its financial roots next year when it takes over the rotating presidency from South Africa, sources familiar with the Trump...

Northern Virginia business leaders show confidence boost in face of tariffs and DOGE cuts

Northern Virginia business leaders expressed a turnaround in confidence after a rough showing in April, but skepticism remained in the face of tariffs and cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency.In the third quarter Northern Virginia’s...

EU Commission Proposes Banning Meat-Like Terms on Plant-Based Labels

5 Mins Read The EU Commission has reignited the plant-based meat labelling debate by proposing a ban on the use of 29 animal-related terms for vegan packaging labels. When the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that no member state can prohibit...

WATCH: Free-market economist praises Big Beautiful Bill for its ‘hidden gems’

(The Center Square) – When President Donald Trump signed the "one big beautiful bill" into law this month, he delivered one of the biggest wins for conservatives in the past 30 years, according to a free-market economist. Former Trump economic...

Economic uncertainty cannot be new norm, says Canada at G20

Oleksiy Sobolev spoke about the tasks of the merged Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture

On July 17, the Verkhovna Rada voted to appoint the new Cabinet. Oleksiy Sobolev, who was previously the first deputy minister of economy, received the post of Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture. In the newly formed large ministry,...

€20 million to support Ukrainian startups: The EU launches a new funding programme

In a move to strengthen Ukraine’s innovation ecosystem amid ongoing challenges from Russia’s military aggression, the European Innovation Council (EIC) has announced a new funding opportunity, making €20 million available specifically for...

EU backs green port infrastructure in Papua New Guinea

The European Union (EU) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have deepened their partnership with the launch of infrastructure projects focused on greening and modernizing Rabaul Port and expanding access to safe water. Illustration purposes only; Courtesy...

EU Commission throws weight behind Crete-Cyprus power cable

Dan Jorgensen, the Danish commissioner for energy and housing at the European Commission, has affirmed that the EU’s executive arm will do everything possible to ensure the implementation of the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project. In...

Newsom’s Threat to Match Trump’s Texas Power Grab Is Risky Business

Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Just as nature abhors a vacuum, a national political opportunity is rarely passed up by California governor Gavin Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate whose heavily Democratic state is both a target for and...

A Business Spotlight on the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

Government By Anthony Birritteri, Editor-in-Chief On Jul 17, 2025 Despite the intrigue, criticisms, and rumors of what is in it and not in it, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA) that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 is beneficial to...

Barbados off EU list on August 5

Barbados will be officially removed from the European Union’s (EU) money laundering blacklist on August 5. Attorney General Dale Marshall has welcomed this development. He said the return of stability and predictability in the ability to do...

Washington state unemployment rate remains at 4.5%

Washington’s economy increased by an estimated 10,900 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in June 2025, and the monthly unemployment rate held steady at 4.5%. “Job growth in June was the strongest we’ve seen since January 2025,” said Anneliese...

ASEAN’s first driverless bus service debuts in Singapore

Chinese autonomous driving technology company WeRide has launched Southeast Asia’s first fully driverless public bus service at Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). The service, which operates without an onboard safety driver, received...

‘Economy expanded in Q2’

MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Ralph Recto expressed optimism that the Philippine economy performed better in the second quarter compared to the first, but said full-year growth may still settle below six percent. Recto told reporters...

Washington University scrubs webpages of DEI content. ‘If you fight, you will be punished.’

An aerial view of Washington University in St. Louis as seen on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson ST. LOUIS — Washington University has quietly removed many references to the university’s...