DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British Airways says it will end its direct flights to Iran’s capital in September as “the operation is currently not commercially viable.” The decision announced Thursday...
Read MoreISTANBUL (AP) — Tourists have returned in droves to Turkey, helped this summer by the sharp fall in the value of the Turkish lira following economic uncertainty and a rift with the United States. The evidence is abundant. A...
Read MoreDECIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Due to this summer’s drought in Central Europe, boulders known as “hunger stones” are reappearing in the Elbe River. The low water levels in the river that begins in the Czech...
Read MoreBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is announcing its first financial support package to help bolster Iran’s flagging economy, part of the bloc’s commitment to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive. The European Commission...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 7:40 a.m. President Donald Trump says he believes the economy would tank if he were to be impeached. Trump was asked in an interview with “Fox &...
Read MoreCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Thursday it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice. Janina von Spalding, spokeswoman for the...
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank policymakers are viewing slower than expected growth as a temporary hiccup and believe that the 19-country eurozone’s upswing remains solid amid strengthening wage growth....
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff policies reflect a serious misunderstanding of the importance of free trade and Japanese companies’ contributions to the U.S. economy, Japan’s trade minister said...
Read MoreCINCINNATI (AP) — The nation’s largest grocery chain will phase out the use of plastic bags in its stores by 2025. Kroger Co. orders about 6 billion bags each year. The company, based in Cincinnati, operates 2,779 stores...
Read MoreOvernight Markets and NewsSep E-mini S&Ps (ESU18 -0.03%) this morning are unchanged and European stocks are up +0.05% at a 1-week high. U.S. stocks were under pressure on escalation of trade tensions as the U.S. and China...
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