Economy & Business

In this illustration photo taken May 08, 2020, a COVID-19 Unemployment Assistance Updates logo is displayed on a smartphone against the backdrop of an application for unemployment benefits, in Arlington, Virginia.
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The number of claims remains well above the pre-pandemic level
Ken Bredemeier
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:57 AM
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 04, 2021, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at British Columbia…
US wants her extradited to face fraud charges
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Wed, 08/11/2021 - 10:38 PM
Travis Sheetz, a worker with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District, installs fiber optic cable on a utility pole,…
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Measure would pay for improving roads and bridges and access to broadband internet
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Tue, 08/10/2021 - 01:55 AM
Handout picture released by Argentina's Navy press office showing the ARA “Bouchard” Ocean Patrol escorting a Chinese flag…
Concern that inexpensive imported Chinese fish were undercutting the Kenyan fish industry was first raised in 2018
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Sat, 08/07/2021 - 08:26 PM
FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop
First US airline to establish the requirement for its workers
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Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:32 PM
A shopper passes a hiring sign while entering a retail store in Morton Grove, Ill., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Despite an uptick…
Vaccine rollouts led to US businesses reopening after pandemic forced closures
Ken Bredemeier
Fri, 08/06/2021 - 09:54 AM
Older farmers hold the fort at the protest site as younger farmers go back to villages in the sowing season. (Anjana Pasricha/VOA)
Fearful new market-friendly laws pose a threat to their land, farmers say there is no question of stepping back
Anjana Pasricha
Fri, 08/06/2021 - 07:48 AM
Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not shown, holds a…
Despite the bilateral tensions, China remains Australia's largest trading partner
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Fri, 08/06/2021 - 04:01 AM
A laborer receives a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a vaccination program at a factory…
Low COVID-19 vaccination rates and host of other factors are battering China and its neighbors 
Rob Garver is a freelance journalist from Alexandria, Virginia.
Fri, 08/06/2021 - 02:25 AM
Cattle occupy a feedlot in Columbus, Neb., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Meat production has rebounded from its low point during…
The move follows a July executive order from President Joe Biden that calls for the federal government to promote competition in the US economy
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Thu, 08/05/2021 - 07:44 PM
President Joe Biden gets out of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xE on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug…
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Biden seeks to reverse direction set by Trump on fuel economy and vehicle emissions
Steve Herman
Thu, 08/05/2021 - 05:58 PM
Daniele de Fatima, stands at her house in Cidade de Deus slum, as she receives food and bread from members of the Institute doAcao, which was produced at the Santuario de Nossa Senhora de Fatima, amid COVID-19 outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, June 24, 2021.
Joint report says people fleeing persecution and violence are faced with increased food prices, job losses, lack of health care, and school closures during COVID-19 crisis
Lisa Schlein
Thu, 08/05/2021 - 12:19 PM
A "Now Hiring" sign sits outside a business in Prince William County in Virginia, June 20, 2021. (Photo: Diaa Bekheet)
The number of claims, a proxy for job layoffs, remains well above the pre-pandemic level
Ken Bredemeier
Thu, 08/05/2021 - 10:31 AM
FILE - Tesla cars are loaded onto carriers at the Tesla electric car plant in Fremont, California, May 13, 2020. The Biden adminstration has made short-term emission reductions a top priority.
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US leader wants half of new cars sold to be electric by 2030
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Thu, 08/05/2021 - 07:48 AM
In Spain's Sweet Strawberries, A Story of Toil and Sacrifice
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For many Moroccan women, Spain's strawberry fields represent opportunity and dreams of prosperity, but overcrowding and tough working conditions are a harsh reality
Alfonso Beato
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 10:50 AM