Ebola Outbreak Continues in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, WHO Reports
GENEVA/KIGALI — The World Health Organization reported Friday that an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain continues to spread…
Oil Prices Drop as Markets Anticipate Potential U.S.-Iran Agreement
LONDON/NEW YORK — Global oil prices fell on Friday, May 29, as traders responded to reports of progress in negotiations…
Markets Rally as US and Iran Reportedly Agree to 60-Day Ceasefire Extension
NEW YORK — Wall Street reversed earlier losses on Thursday as reports emerged that the United States and Iran had…
US Economic Growth Revised Downward as Inflation Remains Elevated
WASHINGTON — The United States economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the first quarter, while consumer…
Ebola Outbreak Continues to Spread in Central Africa
KINSHASA — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains at an early stage, but infections and deaths…
Anthropic Raises $65 Billion, Valuation Reaches $965 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding, pushing its valuation to…
Meta Bets Everything on AI — Mass Layoffs, Record Infrastructure Spend, and Unproven Direct AI Revenue
Meta Platforms is executing what may be the most dramatic corporate restructuring in Silicon Valley history: eliminating 8,000 employees, reassigning…
Global Economy: The Great Divergence — US Expansion Meets European Contraction
The latest purchasing managers’ index data has laid bare a fundamental split in the global economy: the United States is…
Middle East: Ceasefire Talks Collide with Escalating Military Operations Across Multiple Fronts
Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Iran conflict are running headlong into a surge of military operations on the ground, creating…
Ebola’s Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Central Africa — No Vaccine, No Treatment, Response Outpaced
A rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain — a virus subtype for which no approved vaccine or…