Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2021 shows the container terminal of the Lianyungang Port in Lia...

New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns New Zealand is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to welfare concerns By NICK PERRY Associated Press April 14, 2021, 3:31 AM • 3 min read The Associated Press FIL...

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) agreed with a Chinese shipbuilder to build five tugboats and the contract will be signed very soon, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie told Xinhua. Without mentioning the name of the Chinese company, Rabie noted that each of the...

Nielsen, networks clash on stats showing fewer viewers It's a reliable sign of spring: television networks are grumbling that the Nielsen company is not accurately measuring how many people are watching their programs By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Apr...

IRS chief expects new child payments to start this summer The IRS says it expects to meet the July 1 deadline under the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer...

The Associated Press FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, traffic passes the Boeing airplane production plant, in Everett, Wash. U.S. manufacturers expanded in March 2021 at the fastest pace in 37 years, a sign of strengthening demand as the pandemic...

Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem Top Federal Reserve policymakers underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives that economists can...

Bally's to pay $308M for Tropicana hotel on Las Vegas Strip The Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is being sold to Bally’s Corp. The company announced Tuesday it will acquire the iconic Las Vegas Strip property from Gaming and Leisure Properties In...

Televisa, Univision merge to form Spanish language TV giant Grupo Televisa, Mexico's largest television network, has announced it is merging with U_S_ Spanish language broadcaster Univision to form what they call the “definitive global leader in Spani...

Toshiba board meets amid reports of president's resignation The board of Toshiba is meeting amid reports the president is stepping down as the technology conglomerate studies an acquisition proposal from a global fund where Nobuaki Kurumatani previously...