Economy

Asian markets battle to match Wall Street rally ahead of US inflation
Asian markets battle to match Wall Street rally ahead of US inflation

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street as traders try to assess the outlook for US interest rates following last week's disappointing jobs report, with focus on the release of key inflation data. All three main indexes on Wall Street rose more than one percent Monday after Friday's steep, tech-led retreat.

How a taxi driver in El Salvador boosted his earnings with Bitcoin
How a taxi driver in El Salvador boosted his earnings with Bitcoin

Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador. Osorio credited the US founder of the NGO My First Bitcoin, John Dennehy, with encouraging him to accept payment in the cryptocurrency.

Apple unveils new iPhone built for AI
Apple unveils new iPhone built for AI

Apple on Monday announced a new iPhone built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales and show it is keeping up in the technology race.

Air Canada readies shutdown as pilot union talks appear deadlocked
Air Canada readies shutdown as pilot union talks appear deadlocked

Air Canada is preparing to suspend most of its flights starting next Sunday as it faces a likely impasse in talks with its pilots over wage demands, the company said. The airline's pilots, who voted in August to strike if talks fail, are pushing to close a pay gap with their American counterparts, but Air Canada says their demands "far exceed average Canadian wage increases."