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[ad_1] Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission ByMICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding…
[ad_1] Inflation in European countries using the euro currency drops again to 6.9% in March but still causes pain for consumers BRUSSELS — Inflation in European countries using the euro currency drops again to 6.9% in March but still causes pain for consumers. [ad_2]
[ad_1] BEIJING — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Friday ahead of a United States inflation update traders hope might prompt the Federal Reserve to ease plans for more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices declined. Wall Street rose Thursday as worries about the global financial system eased following…
[ad_1] MIAMI — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims. An unlikely coalition involving…
[ad_1] Several large, urban counties across the United States gained residents or stemmed population declines in the year ending last July after losing residents in the previous 12-month period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates released Thursday. Population change is driven by migration, both within the U.S. as people…
[ad_1] A lawyer for onetime cryptocurrency darling Sam Bankman-Fried is signaling that he’s challenging the validity of new charges contained in rewritten indictments released in recent weeks after his client was brought to the United States from the Bahamas … ByLARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK — A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried signaled Thursday that…
[ad_1] Top UN court rejects Tehran’s bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen in the United States THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Top UN court rejects Tehran’s bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen in the United States. [ad_2]
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6% annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. But consumer spending, which drives most of the economy’s growth, was revised sharply down. The government had previously estimated that…
[ad_1] NEW YORK — CNN’s leadership is preaching patience even though thousands of viewers are abandoning the network during its attempted turnaround, with no indication yet whether it will be rewarded. Cable news ratings are down across the board compared to 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was fresh in the news. CNN’s dip is…
[ad_1] Well, it was nice while it lasted. For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless. From an eye-watering peak of $31,400 in April of last year, the average…