March 4, 2021

Loyalists pull support for NI peace deal over Brexit rules

LONDON — Outlawed Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland say they are temporarily withdrawing their support for the historic 1998 peace accord because of the […]
March 4, 2021

GM looking to build 2nd US battery factory, Tennessee likely

DETROIT — General Motors says it’s looking for a site to build a second U.S. battery factory with joint venture partner LG Chem of Korea. […]
March 4, 2021

Eden Prairie's iMedia wants to give Christopher & Banks a new life

IMedia Brands, which runs the ShopHQ television shopping network, has struck a deal to operate — and possibly buy — the remnants of the bankrupt […]
March 4, 2021

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways reports $1.7 billion loss in 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi’s national carrier Etihad on Thursday reported core operating losses of $1.7 billion in 2020, reflecting the severe toll […]
March 4, 2021

Hungary tightens pandemic restrictions amid rising deaths

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Authorities in Hungary are tightening pandemic restrictions in an effort to mitigate a rapid rise in deaths and hospitalizations caused by COVID-19. […]
March 4, 2021

EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

MOSCOW — The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, many months after it was first approved for […]
March 4, 2021

Amazon opens first UK checkout-free grocery store in London

LONDON — Amazon has opened a cashier-free supermarket in London, its first bricks and mortar expansion outside the U.S. as the company bets on strong […]
March 4, 2021

Powell: Higher inflation temporary, no rate hikes in sight

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that inflation will pick up in the coming months but that it would likely prove temporary and not […]
March 4, 2021

Asian shares track Wall St decline as bond yields rebound

Asian shares fell Thursday, tracking a decline on Wall Street as another rise in bond yields rattled investors who worry that higher inflation may prompt […]
March 4, 2021

Scotch whisky, English cheese prices could ease as U.S. halts tariffs

Scotch whisky producers are welcoming news of a breakthrough on tariffs, which came as the industry adjusted to both Brexit and then the COVID-19 pandemic. […]