Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received u...
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Severe floods in China's northern province killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses
Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at leas...
Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don't want to play
Saudi Arabia aims to become the “ultimate global hub” of the $180 billion-a-year video game industry
Biden is set to announce how billions of dollars for expanding broadband access will be distributed
President Joe Biden will announce how much money each state is set to receive from the largest-ever federal investment i...
Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek big-business investment at London conference
Ukraine’s allies have pledged several billion dollars in non-military aid to rebuild the country’s war-ravaged infrastru...
TikTok planning to fuel e-commerce business in Southeast Asia with billions in investments
TikTok is planning to pour “billions of dollars” in Southeast Asia over the next few years, aiming to drive growth in on...
Oregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in 202...
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding;...
Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses
A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the st...
States and companies compete for billions to make hydrogen
As fossil fuel emissions continue warming Earth’s atmosphere, the Biden administration is turning to hydrogen as an ener...
