Tag: Government business and finance
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...
States drawing up big wish lists for the COVID relief money
State governments will get a big influx of federal money from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that could suddenly enable them to undertake...
Mexican court blocks law favoring state electricity plants
MEXICO CITY — Even sooner than critics had expected, a court in Mexico issued an injunction Thursday to block a new law that favors...
Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second
BALTIMORE — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest...
Honda of America plans to sell 2 fully electric SUVs in 2024
DETROIT — Honda has plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the U.S. for the 2024 model year, and it soon will offer hybrid...
What’s inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress
WASHINGTON — The sweeping pandemic relief package awaiting President Joe Biden's signature aims to help the U.S. defeat the virus and nurse the economy...
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON — A Congress riven along party lines has approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed...
Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by...
Poland, Hungary file complaint at EU court over budget rule
WARSAW, Poland — The right-wing governments of Poland and Hungary filed a complaint with the European Union's supreme court on Thursday challenging a new...
Airline stocks cleared for takeoff, but turbulence ahead
Investors have seemingly cleared airline stocks for takeoff, but the industry still faces a long and bumpy climb.
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