Wow. We are collectively in debt to the tune of $230 trillion. Not you or me specifically - nor New Zealanders or millennials or baby boomers. That's the total of how much debt we, humans of Earth, have racked up, according to... Source: NZ Herald Business News
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A panel of senior Greek government and military officials has approved a 1.2-billion-euro ($1.45 billion) deal to upgrade more than half of the country's American-made F-16 fighter planes.Officials say the... Source: NZ Herald Business News
RENO, Nev. (AP) — It was an uncharacteristically urgent demand at a U.S. Superfund site where the cleanup of an abandoned World War II-era mine has dragged on for two decades and progress is measured, at best, in years.Atlantic... Source: NZ Herald Business News
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A high-rise building in Azerbaijan's capital that once was intended to be a Trump-branded hotel caught fire Saturday, but the flames were put out and no injuries were reported.The 33-story building had few... Source: NZ Herald Business News
LONDON (AP) — Sainsbury's, the U.K.'s second-biggest grocery chain, said Saturday it is in advanced discussions about a merger with Walmart Inc.'s British unit, Asda, as retailers adjust to swiftly changing shopping habits.The combination... Source: NZ Herald Business News
WASHINGTON (AP) — First came Kuwait. Then Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Now it's the Philippines' turn.It is the latest foreign government to book rooms or host events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., riling critics... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators hunting for the so-called Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in 2017 but misidentified an Oregon man as a potential suspect. A year later, after using a similar technique,... Source: NZ Herald Business News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is opening internal investigations into Scott Pruitt's $50-a-night condo deal with a lobbyist and other recent allegations, adding to about a dozen federal probes involving the... Source: NZ Herald Business News
Facebook told British lawmakers on Thursday that it never read the terms and conditions for an app that ultimately allowed Cambridge Analytica to access 87 million users' names, "likes" and other personal information.The admission... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SINGAPORE (AP) — Southeast Asian countries will work more closely with new powers China and India to counter the pressure of protectionism and ensure continued growth, Singapore prime minister said Saturday.Addressing the summit... Source: NZ Herald Business News