Kolhapuri vs couture: How Prada’s sandal sparked a cultural row in India
A quiet town in Maharashtra found itself in an international spotlight this week. Kolhapur, famed for its traditional leather chappals called the…
Asian stocks end mostly higher on Thursday: Nikkei up 0.60%, Kospi up 0.2%
Asian equity markets rose broadly on Thursday as investor sentiment improved following US President Donald Trump’s comments downplaying the likelihood of removing…
PepsiCo shares rise as Q2 revenue beats expectations despite weak US demand, soft volumes
Shares of PepsiCo Inc. climbed in premarket trading on Thursday after the snack and beverage giant reported a better-than-expected rise in second-quarter…
Russia’s bad loan crisis: is bailout inevitable by next year?
Executives at several major Russian banks, designated as systemically important by the Bank of Russia, have been meeting behind closed doors to…
Dow Futures flat amid latest Trump vs Powell fiasco: 5 things to know before Wall Street opens today
Dow Futures barely budged on Thursday as investors kept an eye on the latest tensions between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve…
Big government, big problems: Public corruption highest in places with large bureaucracies, report says
A new think tank analysis finds that public corruption is a significant problem in the U.S., and is most prevalent in state…
These are the Republicans who voted against Trump’s $9 billion clawback of foreign aid, NPR funding
Though Senate Republicans were successful in their mission to pass President Donald Trump’s clawback package, not every member of the conference was…
Trump urged to aid Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as terror group escalates attacks on shipping
The State Department on Sunday blasted Yemen’s Iran-sponsored Houthi terrorist movement for lethal attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and…
Ignore outrageous attacks on Trump’s DOJ champion. He belongs on the bench
In recent weeks, some public commentary has accused the Department of Justice of defying court orders and insinuated that Emil Bove’s confirmation…
Senate Republicans, do the right thing on Trump’s unfit judicial nominee
This week, Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will once again be asked to draw the line between what is permissible…
