US looks to roll back shipping rules designed to protect vanishing right whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed…
World shares mixed after Wall Street losses on AI worries
HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday, following sharp Wall Street losses on a sell-off…
Paris prosecutors say nine people have been arrested in Louvre ticket fraud investigation
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutors office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part…
‘Is it silly?’ I have $108K in my 401(k) and I want to move it and retire at the end of this year. Now what?
Question: “I’m planning on retiring at the end of this year. I have about $108,000 in my 401(k),…
Nevada hit with $447K fine for continued delays in mental health care for defendants
Nevada will pay $447,000 in court-ordered fines for continued delays in providing mental health care to criminal defendants…
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies,…
Countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe’s most powerful rocket
VERNON, France — In a tightly controlled manufacturing hangar west of Paris, workers put the finishing touches on…
The first five years of retirement are crucial. Watch out for the ‘thieves’ of retirement wealth.
Jessica Hall is a retirement reporter for MarketWatch. She was an Age Boom Academy Fellow with Columbia University…
In the Arctic, the black carbon threat is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean,…
Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry
KAMPALA, Uganda — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with…
Australia’s central bank raises interest rate to 3.85% after 3 cuts
MELBOURNE, Australia — MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank lifted its benchmark interest rate Tuesday by a…
Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say…