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Ethiopia Bags $20B in Funding From IMF and World Bank

Ethiopia’s decision this week to float its currency unlocked more than $20 billion in financing from the World Bank and…

Whelan, Gershkovich, Kurmasheva Released in Russian Prisoner Swap

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and other Americans were freed in the…

Combative China Commentator Hu Xijin Goes Silent on Social Media

Bloomberg has learned that Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times, has been banned from posting on…

Prominent China Economist Issues Rare Critique of Beijing’s Policies

An adviser to China’s central bank has issued a rare criticism of the country’s economic policies for being overly conservative….

The Migrant Accused of Mafia Crimes in Italy

"It is just racism." Here’s the story of Douglas Okundaye, a migrant who spent years in an Italian prison as…

Apple Revenue Tops Estimates Beats Amid Sluggishness China Sales

Apple marked a return to revenue growth last quarter even as sales remained sluggish in China. Mark Gurman reports on…

Paul Beckett on Americans Released in Prisoner Exchange

Paul Beckett, Wall Street Journal Assistant Editor, discusses the release of Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich in the major prisoner…

Rep Stevens on Major Prisoner Exchange

Democratic Representative of Michigan, Haley Stevens, states that Russia wants to use Americans as political pawns, as Russia releases US…

Stocks Sink as Tech Hits in Late Hours | Bloomberg: The Close 8/01/2024

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after…

Focus on Signal, Not Noise: Rep. Hinson on Trump, Harris

Republican Representative of Iowa, Ashley Hinson, states she’s focused on the signal and not the noise when discussing her reaction…