EU opens Temu probe over illegal goods and addictive design
Brussels says the Chinese shopping platform may be doing too little to stop illegal products and to curb manipulative features.
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U.K. Sets June 2025 Ban for Single-Use Vapes in England and Wales
Ministers say the ban is meant to protect children’s health and reduce waste, while industry warns it could drive illegal sales.
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Google Signs Nuclear Power Deal With Kairos as AI Data Centers Drive New Energy Demand
Google says small modular-style reactors from Kairos Power could begin supplying electricity this decade as big technology companies seek cleaner round-the-clock energy for AI infrastructure.
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U.S. fines Lufthansa $4 million over treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers
The Transportation Department said the airline’s handling of a 2022 flight amounted to a record civil-rights penalty, later reduced by compensation credit.
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Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson share 2024 economics prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured research explaining how political and economic institutions shape long-term prosperity.
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Belgian and Dutch kings open Terneuzen’s new sea lock after years of delay
The Nieuwe Sluis is now open in Terneuzen, a massive lock built to improve access to the Port of Ghent and ease traffic on a key waterway.
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Dockworkers strike at 36 U.S. ports as wage and automation talks stall
More than 45,000 longshore workers walked out at ports from Maine to Texas after contract talks failed, threatening delays and shortages.
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Britain’s last coal-fired power station shuts down for good
Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s closure ends 142 years of coal-fired electricity in the UK and leaves decommissioning work ahead.
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IMF approves $7 billion Pakistan loan package with $1 billion immediate disbursement
The executive board signed off on a new program to support Pakistan’s economy, with the money to be released in stages over 37 months.
Read report »Boeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after rejecting contract
On the 2024-09-13 event date, more than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a new labor contract.
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Microsoft Gaming cuts about 650 jobs in fresh post-Activision layoffs
On the 2024-09-12 event date, Microsoft Gaming said it would lay off about 650 employees, or 3% of its global workforce, in another round of cuts after the Activision Blizzard deal.
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Nairobi airport workers strike over Adani lease plan
Hundreds of workers halted operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as they protested a proposed 30-year deal involving India’s Adani Group.
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Draghi warns Europe needs an 800 billion euro investment push to reverse decline
On the 2024-09-09 event date, Mario Draghi published a long-awaited report arguing that Europe must invest far more quickly to avoid trading off welfare, the environment or freedom.
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UK watchdog opens Ticketmaster investigation over Oasis dynamic pricing
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority launched a probe into Ticketmaster’s sale of more than one million Oasis reunion tickets, focusing on dynamic pricing.
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Canada moves to shield its EV market with steep new tariffs on Chinese imports
Ottawa is matching Washington on electric vehicles and adding fresh pressure on Chinese steel and aluminum with a tariff package that also opens the door to more restrictions.
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