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French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron
PARIS -- A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as…
Asian shares up after First Republic aid spurs Wall St rally
BANGKOK -- Shares advanced Friday in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the lender investors…
Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor
KYIV, Ukraine -- An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing…
Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium
Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her careerGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour…
‘Uncharted territory’: How would a TikTok ban in the US work?
Awkward dads and their eager children may not dance together on TikTok for much longer -- at least not in the U.S.The prospect of a nationwide TikTok ban has…
Japan, German leaders agree to strengthen ties, supply chain
TOKYO -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday held the first round of government consultations in Tokyo and agreed to…
China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
BEIJING -- China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s…
Here’s who made money amid the Silicon Valley Bank turmoil
A string of bank collapses in recent days sent panic rippling through the financial sector, prompting an extraordinary U.S. government intervention to save…
SVB execs sold millions of their company stock in lead up to collapse, federal disclosures…
Less than two weeks before Silicon Valley Bank became the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, top executives at the company sold stock totaling…
Class action suit filed against Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company, executives
SVB Financial Group and top executives have been named in a federal lawsuit amid the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest bank failure since the 2008…