Target said on Thursday that it was not using customer data to raise prices based on shoppers' identities or locations, joining rival Walmart in trying to address growing concerns
October 15, 2026CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed cloud company that provides high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has secured tens of billions of dollars in contracts
October 15, 2026High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now
October 15, 2026Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years
October 15, 2026Don’t underestimate U.S. shoppers when it comes to shelling out money for the winter holidays
October 15, 2026US producer prices increased by the most in 4-1/2 years in September amid rising costs for goods and services, the latest indication of inflation
October 15, 2026The US government has delayed by 90 days implementation of new customs requirements for small international mail shipments, a move that should forestall higher
October 15, 2026A rotten smell hanging over a town in Mexico's southern Chiapas state drove residents into the streets on Thursday
October 15, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he will send Congress a constitutional amendment guaranteeing free weekend public transport nationwide, the
October 15, 2026Global demand for electric vehicles fell 2% in September, ending six consecutive months of growth, as record sales in Europe were not enough to offset sharp declines
October 15, 2026The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.
October 15, 2026Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of
October 15, 2026Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Thursday the state had secured more than $4 billion in life sciences and private-sector investment commitments over the past week.
October 15, 2026American Airlines is making another round of management changes, its second in the latter half of the year, as it tries to boost its profits,
October 15, 2026Brent crude was little changed on Thursday as investors weighed possible US steps to ease restrictions on the world’s "shadow fleet" of tankers, while
October 15, 2026High mortgage rates are deepening a ‘K-shaped’ housing market
October 15, 2026Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections
October 15, 2026The Nasdaq fell to near one-month lows on Thursday as fears of a hit to artificial-intelligence investments from higher interest rates deepened a rout in AI-linked stocks, while
October 15, 2026Germany's nascent economic recovery could curb the polarization seen in recent state elections, the president of the country's savings banks association
October 15, 2026The dollar retreated from an 18-month peak on Thursday as investors looked past strong US inflation and spending data to focus on a shakeout in the
October 15, 2026A selloff in US technology stocks and their bonds intensified on Thursday as high borrowing costs put the financing behind AI’s massive infrastructure buildout under growing
October 15, 2026US holiday sales growth is expected to accelerate to 4.2% this year, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, betting that consumers would remain resilient even as major
October 15, 2026No commercial goods are entering the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities said, attributing the suspension to local vendors they said are fed up with Hamas raising taxes on them
October 15, 2026Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms
October 15, 2026Democrats got the candidate they wanted for governor in Wisconsin
October 15, 2026Deal reached to end horse carriage industry, New York City official says
October 15, 2026Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7
October 15, 2026Shoppers showed their willingness to spend in September even after a better-than-expected splurge in August
October 15, 2026The cost of insuring against the risk of potential US tech defaults has hit record levels, in the latest sign of credit stress building in the so-called AI
October 15, 2026Global brokerages largely expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at least once more this year after data on Wednesday showed consumer prices accelerated in September,
October 15, 2026British finance minister John Healey should rebuild his depleted headroom against the fiscal rules to about £15-16 billion ($20-21 billion) at this month's budget to
October 15, 2026Microsoft President Brad Smith warned the Trump administration's move to restrict green-card access for skilled foreign workers could hurt US technological competitiveness and drive
October 15, 2026British finance minister John Healey said banks were central to the country's economic future on Thursday when pressed by reporters about the likelihood
October 15, 2026The United States wants its global partners to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," convinced that the new moniker better reflects the
October 15, 2026US retail sales increased more than expected in September, boosted by higher gasoline prices, but spending elsewhere was moderate, which could temper economists'
October 15, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week amid low layoffs that are keeping the labor market stable.
October 15, 2026Ukraine's parliament passed a package of legislation on Thursday to advance the implementation of key demands from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to
October 15, 2026Luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier, is in talks to join a consortium bidding for diamond miner De Beers, which
October 15, 2026U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security
October 15, 2026If the US imposed a ban on its diesel exports, as some lawmakers are calling for, it would roil the global market.
October 15, 2026The head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department says African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war
October 15, 2026The Bank of England will raise Bank Rate for the first time in more than three years to 4.0% in November, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters who have reversed
October 15, 2026When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2
October 15, 2026Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s call for a “quieter” central bank is facing pushback from colleagues who see
October 15, 2026Cash-strapped US consumers are facing a squeeze in their shopping budgets this holiday season, hit by the double whammy of tariffs and high energy costs.
October 15, 2026Quarterly results from Wall Street's big banks this week showed that even the largest and most robust players of the industry can be vulnerable to the ebb and flow of
October 15, 2026The Bank of England is working with banks on deep cyber-recovery options, its deputy governor Sarah Breeden said on Thursday, arguing
October 15, 2026(Corrected the capitalization in the company name CoreWeave.)
October 15, 2026Italy plans to raise an additional €10.7 billion ($12.00 billion) from the financial sector to help fund its budget over the 2027-2029 period, a government
October 15, 2026The United States views Senegal's request for debt restructuring as a "great example" of progress on the Group of 20 Common Framework, and wants to see
October 15, 2026The levels the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield has touched this year are not unprecedented, the CEO of the oldest US bank
October 15, 2026The cost of insuring against tech defaults struck record highs on Thursday, as investors rushed to hedge against the risk of
October 15, 2026Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future of his pontificate
October 15, 2026Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring potential investments in Texas to expand chip production in the U.S. The company says it is open to collaborating with Elon Musk’s planned “Terafab” chip manufacturing complex in Texas
October 15, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds that a strong majority of voters believe President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections
October 15, 2026Japanese Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said monetary policy should be left to the Bank of Japan, reiterating the government's stance on
October 15, 2026China's economic growth likely accelerated modestly in the third quarter from a more than three-year low, supported by fresh policy easing, though the pickup
October 15, 2026UBS Global Wealth Management expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for a third time in March 2027, extending its tightening cycle into next year after stronger-than-
October 15, 2026Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will have a lasting impact on world trade flows as companies hedge their bets against future shocks, Ngozi
October 15, 2026Germany warned on Thursday against efforts to bring Russia back on to the international stage, while Britain called for tighter
October 15, 2026The record 20 Chinese brands vying for attention at this week's Paris car show reflect a stark reality: as a slowdown at home pushes China's overcrowded auto
October 15, 2026Billions of euros' worth of Russian assets frozen in Europe after the invasion of Ukraine should stay under the region's control, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on
October 15, 2026Sub-Saharan Africa's inflation outlook has worsened since April even as growth held up better than expected, the IMF said, warning that the region's
October 15, 2026Norway should allow its $2.3 trillion wealth fund to invest in major Western defence groups that are currently banned from its portfolio due to their
October 15, 2026PepsiCo told an Indian court on Thursday that a continued ban on the "energy drink" label could drive its top-selling products out of stock nationwide
October 15, 2026TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 69% jump in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating market forecasts and hitting a record, thanks to soaring
October 15, 2026Telecom gear maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter core profit as efficiency measures helped offset higher component costs,
October 15, 2026Governments and state entities
October 15, 2026South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index closed at a six-month low on Thursday, as a heavy selloff in chipmakers triggered a
October 15, 2026In 1899, the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania produced some 9,500 metric tons of copper.
October 15, 2026Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on Thursday for US memory chipmaker Micron Technology and its workers to negotiate "sincerely"
October 15, 2026TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced chips, struck a note of caution for 2027 on Thursday due to macroeconomic uncertainties,
October 15, 2026A rude awakening over the debt-fuelled AI binge has sent investors rushing out of stocks and into government bonds, which now seem to
October 15, 2026Romania's leftist Social Democrats said they will join the government of Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu while other parties pledged their votes, edging the
October 15, 2026Consumer prices in France rose 3.4% year-on-year in September on an EU-harmonised basis, statistics office INSEE said on Thursday, in line with a preliminary reading from late
October 15, 2026(This story has been refiled to correct the type of duck subject to European anti-dumping probe in paragraph 6.)
October 15, 2026New North Korea-China bridge finally opens. But will it help Pyongyang evade sanctions?
October 15, 2026Prolonged war in the Middle East and further disruptions to energy production, shipping routes or critical infrastructure pose the biggest risk to
October 15, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The bruising AI selloff extended after the bell, hard into Asia and even lent a bid to beaten-down bond markets.
October 15, 2026Figma's CFO said on Thursday it was uncertain if the design software firm would return to peak gross margin levels as it ramps up
October 15, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a long list of demands for the World Bank in line with Trump administration interests, including ending the bank's prohibition on
October 15, 2026The Bank of Japan should not become overly cautious about raising interest rates, given considerable upside risks to inflation, Junko Koeda, a
October 15, 2026China must deliver bigger fiscal stimulus as its economy teeters on deflation, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
October 15, 2026Some of Japan's largest asset managers are expected to unveil plans to buy more domestic bonds with markets focusing on whether they would step up divestments of overseas
October 15, 2026The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia's economic growth would moderate next year and warned of heightening risks from the Iran war-
October 15, 2026Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the country's workweek from six days to five, providing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a
October 15, 2026China’s newly opened joint military airfield in Laos is Beijing’s first overseas facility focused on air power
October 15, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without cutting salaries
October 15, 2026Anthropic told prospective investors on Wednesday that revenue in the third quarter surged 45% from the prior quarter, two
October 15, 2026The British government said on Thursday it will provide £17 million ($22.45 million) in funding for repairs to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine damaged by a
October 15, 2026The Federal Reserve will probably need to increase short-term interest rates further to rein in too-high inflation, San Francisco Federal Reserve
October 15, 2026The US dollar hit an 18-month high on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US inflation data briefly revived expectations for a Federal Reserve interest
October 14, 2026US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq clocking its biggest fall in three months, on surprisingly strong inflation data and
October 15, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on
October 15, 2026The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-
October 14, 2026Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break
October 14, 2026Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Iran said it was deploying new tactics to target ships and keep oil
October 14, 2026Hotter-than-expected inflation data sent the Nasdaq to a sharply lower close on Wednesday, with worries about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve
October 14, 2026A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House
October 14, 2026The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States and other wealthy nations must urgently tackle mounting global debt, which is weighing most heavily on low-income countries
October 14, 2026U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July
October 14, 2026Republicans are playing defense — and it’s costing them
October 14, 2026Dozens of Washington, D.C., residents have rallied outside a courthouse holding a hearing on President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to oppose the continuing presence of the military in the city
October 14, 2026There are no signs of a new euro zone sovereign debt crisis, but governments need to be prudent as debt costs rise on higher sovereign and corporate borrowing and inflation
October 14, 2026A decade after Republican Donald Trump peeled away working-class and union voters who had long been a cornerstone of Democratic support in Ohio,
October 14, 2026Venezuela is hoping to publish a debt sustainability analysis "very soon", but the
October 14, 2026Betting on US midterm elections has surged this year on Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets that rose to prominence in 2024 when
October 14, 2026UK stocks ended higher on Wednesday, supported by a rise in healthcare and consumer staples sectors, which gained on a weaker sterling after data showed US inflation came in hotter
October 14, 2026Oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge
October 14, 2026BlackRock surpassed Wall Street profit expectations and attracted $205 billion in total inflows in the third quarter, sending the world's largest
October 14, 2026New bank lending in China rose more than expected in September, rebounding sharply from a weak August as policymakers stepped up targeted monetary
October 14, 2026Bank of America missed third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday due to weakness in its trading business and disclosed a $1.2 billion charge
October 14, 2026U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections
October 14, 2026Bank of America fined $1.2 billion by Treasury Department for violating money laundering and sanctions laws
October 14, 2026Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?
October 14, 2026Space startups attracted a record $20.8 billion in funding in the third quarter, as investors poured money into launch providers, manufacturing and other
October 14, 2026Indian importers continue to lock in future dollar purchase rates to protect against the rupee weakening, despite the banks charging more per month for such
October 14, 2026Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald
October 14, 2026The chief financial officer of top computer chip equipment manufacturer ASML said on Wednesday the company opposes a proposal by US Congress to limit the
October 14, 2026Germany's economy ministry said on Wednesday that growth momentum likely slowed temporarily in the third quarter.
October 14, 2026New ASX CEO Anthony Attia said he wants to expedite the transition to one-day cash equity trading settlement, bringing Australia in line
October 14, 2026Taiwan said on Wednesday it was making progress in talks to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska LNG and
October 14, 2026Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical
October 14, 2026Spain's inflation rose in September at its fastest pace since February 2023, mostly due to an increase in the price of fuel and air travel, the National Statistics Institute (INE)
October 14, 2026The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday released a framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud, as the Thai government underlined the mounting cost of
October 14, 2026Italy's economy will grow by 1% this year, the country's main business lobby Confindustria forecast on Wednesday, hiking a previous 0.5% estimate made in March but warning
October 14, 2026FIFA will propose to its members a $6.35 billion fund for soccer development between 2027 and 2030, including a boosted amount of $25 million for each national association, two people with knowledge of the plan and a letter reviewed by The Associated Press confirmed on Tuesday
October 14, 2026Haidar Abu Middain, 60, lifts a desiccated bough of a fallen olive tree and tosses it aside in the barren dirt of what was once one
October 14, 2026Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it
October 14, 2026UK finance minister John Healey is expected to pay for new initiatives in this month’s budget, including a cost-of-living package, with
October 14, 2026European leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday to weigh up the future of trading ties with China, whose surging exports of cars and other
October 14, 2026IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday warned that current economic developments and the rapid advance of AI threaten to deepen the
October 14, 2026Swiss skincare firm Galderma has agreed to acquire US company ZO Skin Health for an enterprise value of $1.5 billion, it said on Wednesday, confirming a report published by
October 14, 2026A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open Thursday after more than a decade of delay
October 14, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift With US Federal Reserve officials singing a less hawkish tune overnight, Singapore kept the dovish trend rolling with a surprise
October 14, 2026US consumer prices likely surged in September, driven by rising gasoline and food costs, and adding to a string of unfavorable developments for President Donald Trump
October 14, 2026Vietnam and the US have nearly completed negotiations covering a trade deal, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said on
October 14, 2026Former US Vice President Kamala Harris urged governments and technology companies on Wednesday to urgently put safeguards in place for artificial
October 14, 2026ECB President Christine Lagarde signals no intervention in France’s fiscal crisis
October 14, 2026China’s trade surplus reached $938 billion for the first nine months, with expectations growing that it could surpass last year’s full-year $1.2 trillion record
October 14, 2026China's exports of rare earths in September rose 6.7% from the prior year, customs data showed on Wednesday, as overseas buying improved after a summer lull.
October 14, 2026Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda if they win the House majority in the midterm elections
October 14, 2026Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics
October 14, 2026Asian countries must remind themselves about what happened during the region's financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such
October 14, 2026The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday issued an urgent call for advanced economies and others to reduce government spending, cut deficits and lower
October 14, 2026Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil
October 14, 2026Singapore's central bank kept its monetary settings unchanged on Wednesday, surprising analysts who expected a tightening, with the economy projected to
October 03, 2023Tonight’s Maine Senate debate turned immediately to the Iran war when GOP Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson were asked how to help lower heating costs in Maine.
October 14, 2026Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting Jeffrey Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.
October 14, 2026The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels
October 13, 2026The Trump administration will use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand the processing capacity of a refinery in Texas owned by Delek US Holdings, Vice
October 14, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian
October 13, 2026Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings have agreed to buy AT&T's Mexican unit for $2 billion in cash, setting up a showdown with telecoms giant America
October 14, 2026Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other
October 14, 2026The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws
October 14, 2026By Michael S.
October 14, 2026Some advocates for older Americans want the government to change the index used for this adjustment to one more tailored to their spending patterns.
October 14, 2026The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out
October 13, 2026The increased use of AI by euro zone companies could curb workers' ability to demand higher wages while heavy investment into the new technology may be materially
October 14, 2026Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined
October 13, 2026World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 2026The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique
October 13, 2026Grocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations
October 13, 2026The chair of English soccer’s regulatory body has said he would resign if there were any political interference over potential sanctions for Manchester City
October 13, 2026A selloff in AI supplier shares on Tuesday is the strongest sign to date that the mood on the trade of the decade is shifting, with growing worries that
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promised
October 11, 2026President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm
October 13, 2026Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could
October 13, 2026The deal that President Donald Trump reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel is drawing concern from Congress
October 13, 2026Citigroup beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by stronger investment banking revenue and transactions
October 13, 2026Europe's STOXX 600 ended marginally lower on Tuesday, retreating from a one-week high, after a sharp selloff in chip stocks overshadowed optimism from
October 13, 2026Wall Street’s biggest banks have reported another strong quarter as U.S. consumers continue to pay bills and businesses invest in AI
October 13, 2026CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
October 13, 2026As Europe debates new local-content rules aimed at boosting
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