Saudi oil giant Aramco announces first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from a year earlier
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco posted first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from the prior year.
Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway Tuesday in the South of France.
Customers trade in family heirlooms for cash as gold prices soar
As gold prices soar to record highs resulting from global economic jitters, hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars’ worth of gold are circulating through the doors of the St.
Tariff troubles: A rubber duck museum is migrating to Canada to stay afloat
Upset by tariffs and President Trump's insistence on making them the 51st state, Canadians are boycotting the U.S. Without them, the Rubber Duck Museum can't stay afloat. So, it's moving…
Hollywood is facing an ‘existential moment’ as production levels plummet
President Trump's idea to impose a tariff on films made outside the U.S. has been a hot topic all week in Hollywood. It's also put a spotlight on efforts to…
U.S. and China begin talks amid tensions over Trump’s tariff war
The meetings between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets.
Fire at chemical plant in northeastern Spain keeps thousands indoors
Authorities in northeastern Spain say a fire at a chemical factory has forced emergency services to issue health warnings to 150,000 local residents and stay-indoors orders for five nearby towns.
Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era
The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump administration.
Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom
Saudi Arabia wants U.S. help developing its own civil nuclear program, and the Trump administration says it’s “very excited” at the prospect. U.S.
Foreign cricketers head home as India-Pakistan tension disrupts world’s biggest T20 league
The military tension between India and Pakistan has put the biggest Twenty20 cricket league in the world on hold while another one has been suspended for indefinite period.