Irish Examiner Billions are drinking water contaminated with plastic — and US has it the worst, study findsSacramento BeeIf you drink tap water, you're probably also ingesting potentially dangerous microscopic plastic fibers. And you're not alone: That's likely the case for billions of people across the world, according to a new study from Orb Media. […]
USA TODAY Cruise lines cancel more sailings as Irma approaches FloridaUSA TODAYCruise giant Carnival and Disney Cruise Line late Tuesday joined Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line in cancelling upcoming sailings out of Florida as Hurricane Irma bears down on the state. Carnival scrubbed Thursday's departure of the …Latest Update on 10 Carnival Cruise Ships and […]
Bloomberg Australia's Central Bank Holds Key Interest Rate SteadyBloombergAustralia's central bank held interest rates, remaining on the sidelines as lending curbs take steam out of east-coast housing markets and as prospects for a pickup in business investment emerge.RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at a record lowMarketWatchAustralian Dollar Gains As Export Data Raise GDP HopeDailyFXNo change […]
Bloomberg Chill, Bitcoin's Still Cool. What's That Burning?BloombergBitcoin took a hit over the last few days because of China. That has cryptocurrency markets in a panic. But if we channel the deeper sentiment of the true believers, even a massive crackdown on initial coin offerings won't be enough to upset a …China's virtual coin fundraising […]
Bloomberg United Technologies' Aerospace Megadeal Means Heavy LiftingBloombergUnited Technologies Corp. and Rockwell Collins Inc. sure know how to put the "Labor" in Labor Day Weekend. But the hardest work is yet to come. Company executives and bankers seemingly spent the unofficial-end-of-summer holiday in conference rooms …What United Technologies gains in its $30B deal for Rockwell CollinsUSA […]
Reuters Asian stocks on defensive after selloff on North Korea fearsReutersEmployees of a foreign exchange trading company work near monitors showing TV news on North Korea's nuclear test (R) and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the Euro and the U.S. dollar (L) in Tokyo, Japan September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Issei …Asian markets falter in the wake […]
New York Times The Daily News, a Distinctive Voice in New York, Is SoldNew York TimesThe New York Daily News sharing space with The New York Post, magazines, gum and candy at a news stand at the Times Square subway station. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times. Tronc, the publisher of The Los […]
The Mercury News Labor Day: Union rallies demand raises, decry employersThe Mercury NewsPanda Express employee Yasmin Fernandez, center, speaks to workers during the SEIU rally and protest for higher wages at McDonald's in San Jose, California, on Monday, September 4, 2017. Bay Area workers are joining the national 'Fight for $15' protest …Las Vegas workers march […]
Washington Post Richard Cordray dodges questions — again — about his political ambitionsWashington PostCINCINNATI — The annual AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic is a staple for up-and-coming Democrats in Ohio. Surrounded by welders, electricians and their families eating hot dogs, Richard Cordray, the state's former attorney general, joined their ranks Monday.US consumer watchdog chief Cordray tests […]
Reuters WTO reverses Boeing 777X tax credit ruling in blow to EUReutersFILE PHOTO – A 777X banner is pictured above the 777 Wing Horizontal Build Line at Boeing's production facility in Everett, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2017. Picture taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond. PARIS/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World …Boeing Boosted by Ruling Throwing Out EU […]