European Union countries are continuing deliberations on a proposed deal what would lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman but
September 22, 2026A Venezuelan delegation led by interim President Delcy Rodriguez that is taking part in the United Nations General Assembly this week began
September 21, 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
September 22, 2026A top Federal Reserve official says that stubbornly high inflation and the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August were key reasons she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year
September 21, 2026Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week
September 21, 2026A business advocacy group representing government-backed community lenders sued the U.S.
September 22, 2026Adoption of artificial intelligence could leave economic output in Latin America and the Caribbean 5.1% higher after a decade, while its effect on wages
September 22, 2026At the start of lambing season, Fiona Ramsden's farm near the New Zealand village of Pongaroa is a picture of rural life: newborn lambs trailing their
September 22, 2026Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI called on Monday for the United States to lead an international effort to develop global technical
September 21, 2026President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington is working on a deal to purchase potash from Belarus for less than what the US currently pays to Canada.
September 22, 2026Saudi startup Ceer made public its first two fully electric vehicle models on Monday and said it will launch five more models by
September 22, 2026Paramount Skydance on Tuesday closed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, forming an entertainment giant named Skydance and putting CEO David Ellison in charge of
June 09, 2025State attorneys general agree to settle Paramount merger lawsuit
September 21, 2026CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access
September 21, 2026Oil prices eased on Monday to their lowest level in 12 days, as investors hoped for diplomatic progress on the Iran war due to this
September 21, 2026The World Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Monday that both their executive boards had approved proposed reforms of their joint framework
September 21, 2026Germany's leading economic institutes have raised their forecasts for economic growth in Europe's largest economy for this year and next, Handelsblatt reported on Monday
September 21, 2026The US and UK central
September 21, 2026Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?
September 21, 2026More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged President Donald Trump to keep in place a ban on Chinese automakers out of the US market, ahead of
September 21, 2026The Inter-American Development Bank is drawing up a two-year engagement plan for Venezuela focused partly on electricity and social protection, IDB
September 21, 2026World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change
September 21, 2026A Moscow oil refinery in the southeast of the capital is in flames after a Ukrainian strike early Sunday, video from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's social media shows.
September 20, 2026One of the largest U.S. franchisees for Wendy’s has filed for bankruptcy protection after the restaurant chain tried to terminate its franchise agreement
September 21, 2026Qatar's sovereign wealth fund QIA and JP Morgan Asset Management plan to launch a $20 billion strategic partnership across public and private markets in
September 21, 2026Mexico is planning to buy more goods from the United States and reduce imports from other nations as part of the review of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement
September 21, 2026The Japanese yen retreated on Monday and was set for its fifth decline in six sessions as investors were attuned to any signs of a possible currency
September 21, 2026Diesel prices have rallied in Europe and the United States to record highs as wars in Iran and Ukraine sharply cut exports from some of the
September 21, 2026New US tariffs could slash Canada's fourth quarter growth to below 1%, reflecting a new wave of uncertainty that threatens to hit
September 21, 2026The Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while falling oil prices and long-
September 21, 2026The far-left leader pushing to take over as mayor of Berlin promised on Monday to tackle unaffordable rents in the German capital, but faced early
September 21, 2026Paramount Skydance has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, Bloomberg News reported on Monday,
September 21, 2026Germany's far right and far left both made big gains in Sunday's state elections, exposing yet again the erosion of the political centre in Europe's
September 21, 2026Oura kicked off the roadshow for its US initial public offering on Monday, targeting a fully-diluted valuation of $15.62 billion as the smart ring maker tests
September 21, 2026Gains in AI stocks boosted the main US stock indexes on Monday, as Treasury yields retreated and crude prices tumbled more than 2% to hit an 11-day low on indications of progress
September 21, 2026Advanced Micro Devices soared past $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time on Monday, joining a small group of chipmakers to
September 21, 2026FBI says 35 potential new victims step forward in 'fake 49er' case
September 21, 2026Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.
September 21, 2026Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data
September 21, 2026Rare earth shortages are pushing some suppliers of aerospace companies to revisit decades-old turbine coating formulas once considered
September 21, 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham will argue on Tuesday for Britain to play a leadership role on AI, in a speech capping his first foray into global
September 21, 2026US inflation may have moved beyond the tariff and energy prices shocks of the last 18 months and is now being driven by strong demand as well,
September 21, 2026Swiss business groups have weighed into the debate on tougher capital rules for UBS, writing to lawmakers to lobby against what they say risks being "excessive" regulation
September 21, 2026Víctor Rodríguez, a 72-year-old retiree, rose before dawn to nab his spot in line at a bank in Havana several kilometers from his home.
September 21, 2026Private-sector economists polled weekly by Brazil's central bank lowered their estimate for the country's benchmark interest rate at the end of 2026, now expecting one
September 21, 2026China has expelled two top military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military, an official announcement showed on Monday, citing
September 21, 2026ADARx Pharmaceuticals, which develops RNA-based drugs for rare diseases, said on Monday that it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.74 billion, as it joins a
September 21, 2026Chancellor Friedrich Merz was clinging to power on Monday after his conservative party tumbled to its worst regional election defeat
September 21, 2026Novo Nordisk said on Monday its next-generation experimental drug, CagriSema, delivered an estimated average weight loss of 12.4% in a late-stage trial in patients with diabetes,
September 21, 2026What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy
September 21, 2026In Nevada's most competitive congressional district, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is fending off a challenge from Republican candidate Marty O'Donnell, who has focused his campaign on the popular “no tax on tips” policy
September 21, 2026The housing market is shifting toward buyers. They’re still not feeling it
September 21, 2026A global diesel shortage fueled by wars in Iran and Ukraine is unlikely to ease before next year, according to storage market
September 21, 2026Inflation in Germany is set to remain elevated for some time due to higher energy costs linked to the Iran conflict and healthcare reforms due next year, the Bundesbank
September 21, 2026China's Politburo held a meeting on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, with President Xi Jinping chairing discussions on internal party governance and
September 21, 2026LNG buyers are looking to diversify sourcing as the US-Israeli war against Iran cuts Gulf shipments, with importers seeking
September 21, 2026Volkswagen will ramp up its restructuring programme, the head of its core brand said on Monday as German auto workers staged
September 21, 2026Meta's plan to build a C$13 billion ($9 billion) data center in Alberta has boosted the Canadian province's appeal for hyperscalers, who see it as a
September 21, 2026After a turbulent week of central bank tightening, markets now turn to diplomacy - or at least top-level summits - as world leaders gather at the United Nations
September 21, 2026Central banks need to understand who benefits from artificial intelligence-driven gains, as their distribution will help shape aggregate demand and inflation, European
September 21, 2026Porsche CEO Michael Leiters told staff there were no plans to cut an additional 4,000 jobs at the Volkswagen sports car subsidiary, according to an internal memo seen by
September 21, 2026A South Korean opposition lawmaker called on Monday for parliamentary scrutiny of Seoul's planned US investment package, warning that negotiations over energy
September 21, 2026US spirits maker Sazerac on Monday launched a takeover offer for all shares of beverage firm Berentzen for €5.55 ($6.37) apiece, which is supported by Berentzen's supervisory and
September 21, 2026Australia forecast on Monday that deaths would exceed births for the first time in the 2060s, a demographic shift with far-reaching implications for an economy grappling
September 21, 2026Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring
September 21, 2026New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters warned on Monday of a more troubled and unsettled world, calling for the United States to be engaged in the
September 21, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 21, 2026Elections in two German states on Sunday resulted in severe losses for the country's leading Christian Democrats, whose Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing
September 21, 2026Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours
September 21, 2026Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for talks aimed at keeping a fragile trade truce that is due to expire in
September 21, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving to reduce his country's dependence on the United States as President Donald Trump applies tariffs and other economic pressure to the U.S. longtime ally
September 21, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng concluded talks in New York on Sunday with the US side
September 20, 2026President Donald Trump says that communism is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced
September 21, 2026Iran and Trump exchange fresh warnings as Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates ahead of key UN gathering. Here’s what to know
September 21, 2026Europe faces a fourth-quarter jet fuel deficit, even as it turns to far-flung suppliers including South Korea, which is set to boost its jet
September 21, 2026Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are being extradited to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country
September 20, 2026President Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to
September 21, 2026(This Sept 20 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
September 21, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party
September 20, 2026PGA Tour gig helps laundry business pay bills and rebuild momentum
September 21, 2026Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Sunday that inflation is too high across all sectors of the US economy, not just in rising oil prices.
September 20, 2026A delivery company founded by Arabs takes on its competition in Israel
September 20, 2026Violence flared in the occupied West Bank on Sunday when a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man, police said, and Israeli soldiers killed
September 20, 2026President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say
September 20, 2026No state may be a more natural fit for a tax on billionaires than California.
September 20, 2026Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families
September 20, 2026Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Sunday, a day after Yemen's Houthis said they struck "sensitive" targets in Riyadh with missiles and drones, with the subdued
September 20, 2026The largest Ukrainian drone attack reported so far on the Moscow region killed three people and damaged part of an oil refinery in the capital, authorities said on Sunday,
September 20, 2026South Korea’s military says North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
September 20, 2026Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposed
September 20, 2026Germany's economy is set to grow by nearly 1.2% in 2026, helped by stronger exports and government spending in the first half, according to new forecats
September 20, 2026Malaysia's jailed former prime minister, Najib Razak, is working to fulfil the conditions to leave jail and begin his house arrest, including paying a 50-million-ringgit
September 20, 2026When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy
September 20, 2026Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
September 19, 2026Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Saturday that its board approved the company's participation in a new government subsidy program for diesel oil producers,
September 20, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York to discuss AI security, trade and other economic
September 20, 2026The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year
September 18, 2026France's debt is expected to reach a record high of 119.3% of output in 2026, with a projected debt-to-GDP ratio of 121.7% in 2027, the finance ministry said on Saturday, in
September 19, 2026Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with an unemployment update
September 16, 2026A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway region of Georgia, in a vote Moscow hailed on
September 19, 2026The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could
September 19, 2026Volkswagen's sweeping turnaround plan foresees more than 4,000 further job cuts at Porsche, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Saturday, following a profit
September 19, 2026Canada is optimistic about concluding negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India by year-end, the country's minister for
September 19, 2026Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks
September 19, 2026Warren Buffett found the most boring way to bet on AI
September 19, 2026This nuclear plant was meant to free Cuba from dependence on oil. Now, it’s a symbol of its shattered dreams
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war
September 19, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and economic issues when he meets with Chinese Vice
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a fee of $100,000 for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, the White
September 19, 2026The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a
September 19, 2026The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump
September 19, 2026Bolivia’s conservative government has won congressional backing for an international loan and moved to end diesel subsidies, risking political backlash
September 19, 2026Trump says his son paid back Russian billionaire who funded parts of wedding celebration
September 19, 2026About $18 billion in loans tied to an Oracle-leased data center in New Mexico has come under pressure, with loans quoted at 89 to 91 cents on the dollar by syndicate banks
September 19, 2026US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic
September 19, 2026Withdrawal requests at a Morgan Stanley private credit fund remained elevated in the third-quarter repurchase offer, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, as the investment
September 19, 2026US President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, at the airport of the military base just outside Washington, DC, on his
September 19, 2026US President Donald Trump will have a meeting with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez in New York on Tuesday, a senior US
September 19, 2026Cuba’s power grid has collapsed, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy
September 19, 2026Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine, including gang rape and electric shocks to the
September 18, 2026Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up
September 19, 2026The Russia sanctions bill signed into law by US President Donald Trump on Friday gives him new powers to impose tariffs that could last well beyond his
September 19, 2026Nscale, a British cloud provider backed by chip giant Nvidia, said on Friday its revenue surged 1,252% in the first half of 2026, as it looks to tap investor
September 19, 2026The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs
September 19, 2026Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung
September 18, 2026Law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is considering options for its future, including a potential merger with a competitor, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with
September 18, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Friday that all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will participate in his most-favored-nation
September 18, 2026A group representing major US airlines said on Friday it opposes Air China's bid to schedule additional flights from Beijing to New York and
September 19, 2026Bolivian lawmakers approved an agreement on Friday that will allow the South American country to access $1.9 billion in financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
September 19, 2026Polish parcel locker operator InPost said on Friday that 89.81% of its shares had been tendered in the offer from a consortium made up of FedEx, Advent International and other
September 19, 2026Wall Street closed a volatile week on a muted note on Friday as benchmark US Treasury yields topped 5%, while crude prices reversed
September 18, 2026A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans
September 19, 2026Volkswagen on Friday flagged €10 billion ($11.5 billion) in one-off costs, mostly at struggling sports car brand Porsche ,
September 18, 2026NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, took part in a virtual briefing on Friday for Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on potential approaches
September 18, 2026Berkshire Hathaway has been synonymous with Warren Buffett.
September 19, 2026Debt-riddled Australian developer Bathla Group received a one-year extension on Friday to complete unfinished projects that were left in limbo when it entered
September 18, 2026The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the server warehouses and the
September 18, 2026Berkshire Hathaway said Howard Buffett would become the chairman of the $1.1 trillion conglomerate, succeeding legendary investor Warren Buffett, who would become chairman emeritus
September 18, 2026The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to develop a standardized case definition for measles deaths,
September 18, 2026An index of global equity markets edged higher on Friday, as losses in Europe were partly offset by late gains on Wall Street,
September 18, 2026A "culture of risk aversion" among examiners contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rather than relaxed oversight, a top Federal Reserve
September 18, 2026Report faults Fed staff for epic failure of Silicon Valley Bank
September 18, 2026‘World’s best airline’ for 2026 is named
September 18, 2026US factory production unexpectedly fell in August and higher oil prices and rising interest rates could offset some of the support from an artificial
September 18, 2026The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq indexes opened slightly higher on Friday, while the Dow was flat as investors digested conflicting signals from lower oil prices and
September 18, 2026European banks need greater scale and deeper capital markets if they are to compete with US rivals, senior European
September 18, 2026The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official said on Friday the US central bank will soon finalize an overhaul of its "stress test" of big banks to
September 18, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday her government is doing everything in its power to reach a trade deal with
September 18, 2026Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades
September 18, 2026Tell us: Have you changed jobs recently? Did you have to take a pay cut?
September 18, 2026World markets have another high-stakes week in store, with a summit between the US and Chinese presidents in Washington and the United Nations General Assembly taking place against
September 18, 2026US stock investors will focus next week on the trajectory of interest rates, tensions in the Middle East and fresh calls to slow AI advancement as they
September 18, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy launched on Friday a new regional grouping of eight countries from the Carpathian region of central and eastern Europe, at a summit in Ukraine
September 18, 2026The prospect of a new global interest rate-tightening cycle is coming into view as some of the world's top central banks raise rates and signal more
September 18, 2026The cost of servicing Italy's public debt is rising at "an alarming rate" in the wake of geopolitical tensions, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on
September 18, 2026Authorities imposed an overnight curfew in Nigeria's central city of Minna on Friday after security forces opened fire as hundreds of people took to the streets to
September 18, 2026In northeast Missouri, Addie Yoder, a corn, soybean and cattle farmer, runs two combines, three semi-trucks and
September 18, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and Germany's far-right AfD leadership have begun preparations to meet next year to discuss
September 18, 2026Europe's leading AI company Mistral and others have accused US rivals of using safety concerns to entrench
September 18, 2026Warren Buffett stepped down on Friday as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, ending more than six decades building the conglomerate and making
September 18, 2026At least 119 countries have asked for aid from the fund set by major greenhouse gas emitting nations four years before the deadly Nepal flood. It has paid zero claims.
September 18, 2026Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds
September 18, 2026Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence
September 18, 2026Kremlin seizes Nestlé’s assets in Russia as crackdown on private business grows
September 18, 2026Investors poured money into US stocks at the fastest pace in three months and yanked cash from corporate bonds in the latest week, according to a Bank of America Global
September 18, 2026Alice de Queiros was earning little more than Brazil's minimum wage of around $300 when Nubank, Latin America's largest
September 18, 2026The US is working on rules for pharmaceutical companies investing in China that would likely preserve their ability to strike most licensing deals for
September 18, 2026Nestle said on Friday it was weighing all options to protect its rights after the Kremlin's decision to take control of the Swiss food maker's Russian
September 18, 2026Warnings of machine-driven human extinction kicked off the week, but the market's attention quickly turned to more prosaic matters, namely Middle East energy
September 18, 2026Three years on from China curbing exports of two niche metals vital to the chipmaking, clean energy and defence sectors, the West is still feeling the price
September 18, 2026Thailand will extend its consumer subsidy programme using 40 billion baht ($1.20 billion) remaining from the first phase, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday
September 18, 2026US President Donald Trump's goal of building a large aluminum smelter in Oklahoma passed a major hurdle in late August when Republican voters nominated a
September 18, 2026US equity funds recorded outflows for a fourth consecutive week in the week to September 18, as rising crude oil prices heightened inflation concerns and expectations of a Federal
September 18, 2026Nearly 2 years after Helene, some bridges still await repairs in western North Carolina
September 18, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union
September 18, 2026Chipmaker SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory chip factory in the US, with
September 18, 2026Euro zone consumers nudged up their inflation expectations last month, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday, likely reflecting a new spike in fuel prices
September 18, 2026State-owned China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, said two sources with knowledge of the matter, a move that would consolidate Beijing's control over the
September 18, 2026Toyota Motor estimates it could cost 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) annually from 2028 to modernise its factories as the world's biggest carmaker accelerates automation and
September 18, 2026China's fiscal revenue rose 5.7% in the first eight months of 2026 from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed Friday, slightly down from a 5.8% growth in the
September 18, 2026Soaring fuel and borrowing costs have overtaken aircraft shortages as the biggest concern for jet financiers, delegates at a major industry meeting said
September 18, 2026Australia’s new visa rules will force backpackers to join a lottery to stay longer
September 18, 2026China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates steady for a 16th consecutive month in September, a Reuters survey showed, as policymakers remain cautious about
September 18, 2026Berliners cycle, picnic and fly kites on the city's vast former Tempelhof airfield that opened as a park in 2010, yet developers are circling and whether
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting
September 18, 2026Barclays and UBS Global Research expect the Bank of England to hike interest rates as soon as November, saying rising inflation risks point to a quicker resumption of
September 18, 2026The surge in energy and global borrowing costs as a result of
September 17, 2026Volkswagen is recalling 208,724 vehicles in the US due to a faulty steering rack bolt that could break and cause a loss of steering control, the US National Highway Traffic Safety
September 18, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured this week an offer to become the European Union's first associate member, a mostly symbolic victory in his
September 18, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country
September 18, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan raised interest rates, as expected, though it knocked the yen by sounding a fraction less hawkish than its
September 18, 2026A crackdown on immigration could cause labour shortages across the agricultural sector and threaten the upcoming wheat harvest, Australian farm groups
September 18, 2026Chinese chipmaker CXMT is preparing to enter the booming flash memory chip market dominated by Samsung Electronics and other foreign rivals, three people with knowledge of the
September 18, 2026Apple is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said
September 18, 2026Market bets on further European Central Bank rate hikes are being driven largely by higher energy prices but policymakers will look at a much wider
September 18, 2026US officials make rare trip to Myanmar to free former marine as isolated regime seeks greater recognition
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a widely expected move to forestall risks of inflation overshooting its 2% inflation target.
September 18, 2026Trade in agriculture, energy and rare earths has become major bargaining chips in the trade war between the United States and China and are likely to
September 18, 2026Hyundai Motor CEO Jose Munoz warned on Thursday that the US could face a similar wave of Chinese auto imports that has
September 18, 2026Credit ratings agency Moody's on Friday raised India's real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6% for the current fiscal, citing its resilience amid the Middle East conflict.
September 18, 2026Indonesia is welcoming its first aircraft carrier, the former Italian Navy vessel ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, marking a major step in President Prabowo Subianto’s military modernization drive
September 18, 2026When Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama called Scott Bessent for help to support the cratering
September 18, 2026New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand
September 18, 2026Australia's top central banker said on Friday some of the upside risks to inflation flagged by policymakers appeared to be
September 18, 2026The U.S. confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a horse in New Mexico on Thursday, as the federal government prepared to resume imports of Mexican
September 18, 2026A Chinese woman crossed the border for a concert. It could cost her family their welfare
September 18, 2026European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen made a significant invitation on Wednesday, saying she was taking the steps to welcome Canada as the EU’s first ever associate member. As relations between both the EU and Canada have come under strain during the Trump presidency, European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have been taking steps to deepen the friendship between Canada and the EU.
September 15, 2026Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or sex-based quotas or preferences in hiring
September 18, 2026GE Aerospace does not see broad vertical integration as the answer to aerospace supply-chain constraints, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on Thursday, after the
September 18, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the European Union will disburse €3.3 billion to Ukraine on Friday to procure missiles and drones.
September 18, 2026JP Morgan said on Thursday that it does not have a clear baseline view for oil markets for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
September 18, 2026Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to
September 17, 2026World stocks paused their recent slide and rebounded strongly on Thursday, and the global bond rout also took a breather, as investors digested
September 18, 2026Exxon Mobil said floodwater overwhelmed a pump at its 275,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois, according to a filing on Thursday.
September 18, 2026The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after oil prices fell and pressure from the bond market eased
September 17, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program
September 18, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the country's budget deficit was projected to be around 2% of gross domestic product in 2027.
September 17, 2026Wall Street bounced back on Thursday as easing oil prices, dropping US Treasury yields and solid labor data helped markets move
September 17, 2026The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on 11 Cuban entities related to nickel reserves and military enterprises that it said were part of a system that enriched the elite,
September 18, 2026Brazil's leftist government on Thursday announced a 15% increase in benefits under the country's flagship welfare program, which
September 17, 2026Global shares rose and Treasury yields fell on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate increase and what is expected to be a similar
September 17, 2026Multilevel marketing company Amway Corp and two of its affiliates will pay the Federal Trade Commission and Washington State $225 million to resolve allegations it
September 18, 2026AI infrastructure provider Crusoe said on Thursday it has raised $3.9 billion at a post-money valuation of $30.9 billion, as demand for computing capacity to power AI workloads
September 18, 2026The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level session in New York despite the two countries being at war
September 18, 2026Trump’s transactional presidency takes a more brazen turn
September 18, 2026About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged
September 18, 2026Dartmouth Health eliminates 124 positions, cancels 303 open jobs
September 18, 2026A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody has appeared at a hearing to review his detention
September 18, 2026Budget cuts hit police and fire departments as candidates clash over public safety
September 18, 2026New Hampshire to receive $10 million to combat veteran homelessness
September 18, 2026General Motors is sticking with a diesel engine to maximize fuel efficiency as it rolls out a next-generation pickup truck, diverging from rivals’ hybrid offerings.
September 17, 2026Cloud provider Nebius said on Thursday it will raise pay-as-you-go prices for leasing selected Nvidia chips from October 1, marking the company's second price hike in three months.
September 17, 2026Oil prices settled about 1% lower on Thursday, but stayed above $100 a barrel, as investors weighed the disruption from strikes by Saudi Arabia and
September 17, 2026France's government plans to include a €54 billion savings drive in its 2027 budget to stop the fiscal deficit spiralling out of control,
September 17, 2026A Latina Republican lawmaker facing a competitive reelection race in Florida warned US President Donald Trump on Thursday that his signature
September 17, 2026Two US senators have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon and Walmart, claiming that their AI shopping chatbots may suppress "made in the
September 17, 2026Hundreds of Missourians rally for pause of data center development, man arrested
September 18, 2026California first responders urge Newsom to sign bill lowering retirement age, boosting pensions
September 18, 2026Airlines are cutting cheaper flights amid latest jet fuel spike
September 17, 2026Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office
September 17, 2026Police investigating a money laundering case in Norway have recovered thousands of U.S. silver coins
September 17, 2026Major central banks are on a tightening path, with the Federal Reserve recalibrating its policy to a more restrictive stance on Wednesday,
September 17, 2026Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in August, but the gain is likely to be temporary as elevated mortgage rates continue to sideline
September 17, 2026High gas prices and the rising cost of living had already made affordability a defining issue in this year’s midterm elections.
September 17, 2026Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries "should prepare well for the next stage of high-
September 17, 2026The Bank of England paused sales of British government bonds for the next six months and halted sales of long-dated gilts entirely as it
September 17, 2026A U.S.
September 17, 2026The US dollar eased against the euro on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months against the common currency after the Federal
September 17, 2026Finnish authorities boarded and searched a target vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in a live drill that officials said shows how
September 17, 2026Romania's President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday he will nominate Liberal European lawmaker Siegfried Muresan as prime minister, despite a lack of a clear parliamentary
September 17, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, though the decline was likely exaggerated by the
September 17, 2026Most Latin American currencies traded lower on Thursday against the U.S. dollar near multi-week highs, while stocks were mostly higher, with domestic political
September 17, 2026The Thai central bank's monetary policy is "very, very accommodative" right now to support a weak economy, with growth
September 17, 2026Estonian car-sharing platform Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles in Europe with US-based electric vehicle maker Lucid, the companies
September 17, 2026In Silicon Valley's biggest city, residents and environmental groups are organizing against a wave of proposed data
September 17, 2026Bolivia's Assembly extended a state of emergency for 90 days on Thursday, citing persistent risks that demonstrators protesting the government's policies could mount new
September 17, 2026The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a 6-3 vote among the members of its Monetary Policy Committee.
September 17, 2026Shipowners have already ordered more than twice as many supertankers this year as in all of 2025, a buying spree worth over $20 billion that is the biggest
September 17, 2026Pakistan announced on Thursday a cut in fuel for official vehicles, bans on vehicle purchases by the state, foreign visits by officials, and official dinners, as part of a slew of
September 17, 2026US single-family homebuilding increased in August, but a drop in permits for future construction suggested the improvement was likely temporary as rising inflation
September 17, 2026The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday but warned they might have to go up if the Iran war drags on, while predicting
September 17, 2026China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz
September 17, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday the outlook was too unpredictable when asked whether markets were right to price in almost four interest rate hikes
September 17, 2026The major US stock indexes opened higher on Thursday as retreating oil prices boosted sentiment, with the Federal Reserve's first rate hike under Chair Kevin Warsh reassuring
September 17, 2026Nvidia-backed CoreWeave said on Thursday it plans to raise $3 billion through a convertible debt offering, highlighting the massive funding needs to support the AI infrastructure
September 17, 2026Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng plans to offer its technology to foreign automakers beyond partner Volkswagen as it seeks new revenue streams, according to two people
September 17, 2026Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran
September 17, 2026A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
September 17, 2026The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security
September 17, 2026Because Trump picked this fight due to his concerns about Brazilian politics, that country’s presidential elections might quell it soon.
September 17, 2026Applied Materials will invest $5 billion in India over the next decade to expand its presence in the country, the US semiconductor equipment maker
September 17, 2026The Kremlin said on Thursday that further U.S. sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the U.S.
September 17, 2026Chile, one of Latin America's largest oil importers, has started to consider adopting ethanol-blended gasoline as spiking oil prices this year have strained the
September 17, 2026Huawei's Eric Xu said Chinese AI developers may not yet be advanced enough to experience the safety risks reported by
September 17, 2026Nike's grip on its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is looking increasingly tenuous as the struggling sportswear giant braces
September 17, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to fast-track policies to boost growth after retaining her key ministers in a cabinet
September 17, 2026In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Parvin Akter times her cooking to the neighborhood's availability of piped gas.
September 17, 2026The World Bank on Thursday said it attracted $112 billion in private capital in the year ended June versus $69 billion a year earlier, and more than
September 17, 2026Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, where 21
September 17, 2026Argentina's government has presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, potentially escalating tensions with the United Kingdom over the territory
September 17, 2026Nigeria and South Africa tried to ease tensions after violent anti-migrant protests. But the rift is back
September 17, 2026As Chinese automakers search Europe for production sites ahead of expected EU local content rules, BYD's European adviser says he's always running into rivals' executives in
September 17, 2026Apollo Global Management is exploring strategic options for Energos Infrastructure, in a deal that could value the floating liquefied natural gas infrastructure provider
September 17, 2026The Bank of England is keeping the U.K.’s main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% even though inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high as the fallout from the Iran war continues to ratchet up fuel prices
September 17, 2026Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac's latest snapshot of mortgage rates is due out later Thursday and expected to show that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose again this week, moving closer to 7%
September 17, 2026Why is China less worried about an AI dystopia than the US?
September 17, 2026Volvo Cars said on Thursday it will launch 13 new models between now and 2030 to double its market share as the Sweden-based automaker grapples with the
September 17, 2026Pakistan will seek an expansion of its 30 billion yuan swap line with China when the facility expires in 2027, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said,
September 17, 2026Europe's delay in restocking natural gas storage reserves, combined with near-record prices for diesel and other refined oil products, has added to the
September 17, 2026The main UK indexes rose to their highest in over a week on Thursday after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged as expected, and said it would halt sales of long-dated
September 17, 2026Indonesia's parliament discussed potential changes to the country's fiscal deficit limit on Thursday, with several lawmakers
September 17, 2026Investors are gaining more confidence in the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting backbone, but uncertainty
September 17, 2026Beretta Holding, the owner of historic Italian gunmaker Beretta, has launched an offer to more than double its stake in U.S. sporting firearm manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co.
September 17, 2026Sun Guangqing's prefabricated homes factory in China opened in 2022 just as the property sector entered a prolonged crisis
September 17, 2026Bearish sentiment towards most emerging Asian currencies deepened, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as investors contended with the twin headwinds of escalating
September 17, 2026South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the third quarter, a survey showed on Thursday, although consumer spending is expected to remain subdued in the coming months due to
September 17, 2026Germany's IMK economic institute on Thursday more than doubled its growth forecast for this year, citing stronger-than-expected exports in the first half
September 17, 2026The European Union has asked China to voluntarily restrict exports of hybrid cars as part of efforts to prevent a trade war, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
September 17, 2026Japan will continue to strive towards maintaining orderly yen moves through close communication with the United States, its top government spokesperson said on Thursday in
September 17, 2026President Xi Jinping has called for China to make its advanced manufacturing sector "bigger and stronger" and strengthen control over key industrial supply chains,
September 17, 2026The economy of the former East Germany has transformed since the defunct communist state reunited with the vastly wealthier West Germany in 1990, but more
September 17, 2026Japan and the United States are in talks to build a semiconductor factory as part of their $550 billion investment agreement, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
September 17, 2026Goldman Sachs expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in October after policymakers signaled they may need to tighten further to
September 17, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Turns out the guy Trump hired to cut interest rates just raised them instead.
September 17, 2026Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working holiday visa rules, a senior
September 17, 2026Indonesian rescuers plan to try to right a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea last weekend as persistent strong currents and big waves prevent them from making
September 17, 2026Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and
September 17, 2026President Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina on Wednesday for a Republican Senate candidate who is trailing his Democratic
September 16, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet
September 17, 2026The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Australia's central bank may need to raise interest rates further, with inflation expected to remain elevated
September 17, 2026President Donald Trump has tested his midterm campaign appeal in North Carolina as he tries to help his handpicked Republican Senate hopeful and former national party chairman
September 16, 2026An Argentine judge has ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the British-controlled Falkland Islands
September 17, 2026Trump says Canada becoming ‘associate member’ of EU could be a ‘hostile act’
September 15, 2026The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.
September 17, 2026The U.S.
September 17, 2026New Zealand's economy grew more slowly in the second quarter as the crisis in the Middle East weighed on the economy.
September 17, 2026The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday but investors are watching for any hint that surging energy prices could
September 17, 2026Malaysia's government has asked Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air whether they could absorb AirAsia's domestic market share,
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 17, 2026The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs
September 17, 2026President Donald Trump is blasting Federal Reserve governors after the board raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 17, 2026Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested on Wednesday that among the forces pushing up bond yields, a loss in confidence in the central bank's inflation fight
September 17, 2026Some Republicans privately fear Russia sanctions bill will give Trump too much power on tariffs
September 17, 2026A US appeals court cleared the way on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's administration to reshape a $4 billion homelessness program by shifting funding
September 17, 2026Lennar on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit that more than halved as persistently high mortgage rates weighed on demand for new homes.
September 17, 2026Brazil's central bank on Wednesday cut interest rates by 25 basis points for a fifth straight meeting amid firmer signs of an economic slowdown while
September 17, 2026US President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled his most pointed — though still indirect — criticism yet at his hand-picked Federal Reserve chief, fuming
September 17, 2026What Kevin Warsh said about the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023
September 16, 2026The U.S. Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the first rate hike in more than three years.
September 17, 2026Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that the U.S. economy has strengthened since Fed policymakers last met in June, with a labor market essentially running at
September 17, 2026The chief of Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday he expects the bank's fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business to be
September 17, 2026Democratic and Republican U.S. senators asked President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to declassify and release all information about a proposed agreement
September 16, 2026Top U.S. banks raised their prime lending rate on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark interest rate, a move that would increase borrowing costs for consumers
September 17, 2026Chilean state-owned copper giant Codelco's restructuring plan may not be ready until the end of 2026, the company told Reuters on Wednesday, signalling
September 17, 2026The Fed just raised rates. Here’s what it means for borrowers and savers
September 17, 2026The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and flagged more hikes in the coming months, with new U.S. central bank chief Kevin Warsh
September 17, 2026Online behemoth Amazon said it’s increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the holiday shopping season
September 16, 2026Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Wednesday it is taking "longer than expected" to stabilize the 737 MAX production rate at its target
September 17, 2026Global stocks fell on Wednesday, reversing gains from early trade, while U.S. government bond yields rose after the U.S.
September 16, 2026US stocks whipsawed lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate for the first time in over three
September 16, 2026U.S. states are facing delays in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for children through a federal immunization program, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar
September 17, 2026The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”
September 17, 2026U.S. stocks slipped after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more increases may be ahead as it tries to get the nation’s high inflation under control
September 16, 2026The Federal Reserve’s rate hike comes as the US economy is increasingly moving at two very different speeds.
September 17, 2026By Michael S.
September 17, 2026American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines are scaling back planned flight schedules following a recent surge in
September 16, 2026Venezuelan authorities signed deals on Wednesday granting New York-headquartered investment firm Heeney Capital operational and
September 16, 2026The Federal Reserve's predominant focus will remain on controlling inflation, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday after the U.S. central bank raised rates.
September 17, 2026The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months, with new US central bank chief Kevin Warsh
September 17, 2026Dove hunting season brings thousands of visitors, boosts Arizona economy
September 17, 2026The House has approved a resolution holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
September 17, 2026The Federal Reserve just raised the cost of borrowing money — bad news for borrowers, good news for savers
September 17, 2026Big money groups aligned with President Donald Trump are pouring huge sums of cash into midterm races in the final sprint toward Election Day
September 17, 2026U.S.
September 16, 2026Calls to slow down the development of AI serve the interests of U.S. leaders in the sector, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Wednesday, adding that France and
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to extend targeted support for sectors hit hard by surging fuel prices stemming from the Iran war until the end
September 16, 2026Union Pacific on Wednesday said soaring diesel prices were prompting some shippers to move freight from trucks to rail, boosting demand for the railroad as customers seek lower
September 16, 2026A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children
September 16, 2026A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children
September 16, 2026U.S. business inventories increased more than expected in July as retailers and wholesalers restocked to meet robust demand, suggesting that inventories could add to
September 16, 2026Euro zone inflation is not broadening as widely as in past episodes but policymakers are keeping a close eye on developments, especially in light of the
September 16, 2026Italy said on Wednesday it would scrap road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles from next year, in a move expected to cost the
September 16, 2026U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in August as households boosted purchases of a range of goods while also spending more at restaurants and bars,
September 16, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "
September 16, 2026An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services
September 16, 2026Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot
September 16, 2026An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term
September 16, 2026U.S. import prices surged in August amid solid increases in the costs of capital and consumer goods, suggesting inflation could rise further in the coming months.
September 16, 2026US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the
September 16, 2026Belgium's top administrative court ruled that the country's treasury department lacked the proper legal authority to refuse the release of
September 16, 2026Ukraine is proposing record defence spending for 2027 as the cost of the war with Russia, now in its fifth year, rises and the country needs more financial
September 16, 2026Hedge funds increased bets against consumer-focused companies in August and cut some of their bets against AI-related stocks, but turned more bearish towards Alphabet,
September 16, 2026U.S. homebuilder sentiment dropped to a one-year low in September as rising mortgage rates dampen demand for housing, a survey showed on Wednesday.
September 16, 2026Amazon.com is raising the minimum hourly pay for its eligible full-time U.S. operations workers by $1 to $20, the e-commerce and cloud giant said on Wednesday.
September 16, 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he would invite Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in return for
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026Gaza building collapse kills more than 20, dozens remain trapped under rubble
September 16, 2026Diesel at some Bay Area stations nearing $9 a gallon as CA prices hit record highs
September 16, 2026Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of ‘red line’ attack on Mecca as rebels face outrage from Muslim world
September 16, 2026Minnesota farmers grapple with rising fuel costs ahead of fall harvest
September 16, 2026Two German regional elections this weekend are expected to bring more gains for a far-right party and could determine whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz can hold on to power and push ahead with economic reforms
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026A majority of younger U.S. healthcare workers plan to explore new jobs within the next year, even as many want long-term stability with a single employer, a survey released on
September 16, 2026Campaign spending is confusing, but there are basic rules to help you understand information about money in elections. They can help you determine what is corruption and what is just regular politics.
September 16, 2026Gaza rescuers on Wednesday searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing
September 16, 2026Canada's Dollarama raised annual comparable sales growth forecast on Wednesday, as shoppers opt for its cheaper everyday products while contending with higher
September 16, 2026Economic activity in Brazil fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in July from the previous month, a central bank index showed on Wednesday, compared with expectations for
September 16, 2026British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is ready to take the difficult decisions required to ensure the UK economy remains on track, after data on Wednesday showed a
September 16, 2026The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to hike interest rates for the first time since 2023, a decision driven by stubbornly high inflation
September 16, 2026Eight state premiers from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats backed the embattled leader in a joint statement on Wednesday.
September 16, 2026Labour representatives at auto supplier Bosch demanded on Wednesday political action at EU level to stem job losses in the industry by drawing up regulations to promote
September 16, 2026An unsettled few days set the scene for the week's main event: the Federal Reserve's policy decision.
September 16, 2026By Michael S.
September 16, 2026The 2027 Honda HR-V and 2027 Kia Seltos are two small SUVs that are easy to live with, offer enough room for everyday duties, keep fuel costs in check, and are versatile enough to be useful for a range of needs
September 16, 2026Charlie Kirk’s family is blaming Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist’s assassination at a state university
September 16, 2026European shares edged up from the previous session's three-month low on Wednesday as a pause in the oil price rally lifted risk appetite ahead
September 16, 2026A new poll of over 35,000 people worldwide shows continued support for global cooperation and rising trust in international institutions, but less
September 16, 2026The European Union will use every possible means to reduce its "unsustainable" trade deficit trade with China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on
September 16, 2026Australia's Reliance Worldwide will back an almost $2.9 billion buyout from global investment firm Brookfield, it said on Wednesday, as the plumbing supplies company
September 16, 2026Shares of Paytm, One Mobikwik, Yes Bank advanced on Wednesday after India's payments authority introduced a 0.4% fee on select person-to-merchant transactions above 2,000 rupees (
September 16, 2026Euro zone wage growth continued to slow last quarter even as inflation picked up, and negotiated wage contracts point to only a mild pickup next year, offering European
September 16, 2026South African inflation expectations stabilised in the third quarter, a survey showed on Wednesday, after a steep rise in the previous quarter because of the oil
September 16, 2026Global brokerages expect the benchmark S&P 500 index to extend its rally in 2026, betting on AI momentum and strong corporate earnings, while the war in Iran continues to weigh on
December 16, 2025Average private rent prices in Britain rose in August in annual terms at the fastest rate this year, according to official data on Wednesday that also showed a cooling in house
September 16, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is likely to come out of Wednesday's policy decision bruised one way or another.
September 16, 2026Independent phone and laptop makers are redesigning products, testing incoming chips for fakes and passing on costs as a memory shortage they
September 16, 2026A string of agreements is expected to be announced next week by U.S. and Vietnamese corporations involving energy, tech, aviation
September 16, 2026A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved Latvian carrier airBaltic's request to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and begin restructuring its debt, Prime
September 16, 2026Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto sacked Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa after he clashed with a top ministry official who served on
September 16, 2026China's slower loan growth is becoming the new normal as shrinking property and local government sectors sap credit demand faster than emerging industries can fill the gap
September 16, 2026Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled the city's first five-year plan on Wednesday, aiming to boost residents' livelihoods and cement its
September 16, 2026The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signal readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major
September 16, 2026Australian companies have attracted a wave of takeover interest from private equity firms and overseas investors so far in 2026, although only a limited number of those approaches
September 16, 2026Leading voices in AI, including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, agree that AI development needs to slow down
September 16, 2026Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that
September 16, 2026The Australian state of New South Wales, home to one of the world's most expensive housing markets in Sydney, saw tax revenue from home sales dive more than
September 16, 2026Apollo Global Management has extended $585 million in financing to office space provider The Executive Centre (TEC), the U.S.-based asset manager said on Tuesday.
September 16, 2026Small business owners in the United States and Canada say a trade war between their countries is hurting sales while they are also dealing with rising expenses from higher fuel costs
September 16, 2026Chinese investors are piling into foreign assets, especially U.S. stock funds, after regulators lifted outbound quotas, unlocking pent-up demand as domestic yields are at
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking backing from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
September 16, 2026For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran
September 16, 2026Japan’s trade deficit totaled $7 billion last month, as surging oil prices sent the cost of imports soaring
September 16, 2026Korean Air has finalized an order for 103 Boeing aircraft worth $36.2 billion at list prices, including wide-body passenger jets, freighters and single-aisle planes, the airline
September 16, 2026Vance tells House Republicans to ‘just talk about Abdul El-Sayed’ if their own opponents aren’t ‘that crazy’
September 16, 2026The U.S.
September 16, 2026Not every winner in the AI race makes chips. Some sell cowboy boots.
September 16, 2026Japan posted its largest increase in imports in nearly four years in August as higher oil prices lifted energy costs, while exports rose for a 12th month
September 16, 2026New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to implement a free trade agreement with India, under which tariffs on about 95% of New Zealand exports to India would be
September 16, 2026Investors must have had a strong sense of deja vu on Tuesday, as global bond yields hit fresh multi-year highs and supply fears yanked oil
September 16, 2026Norfolk Southern expects higher fuel prices to creating a significant headwind in the third quarter, even as the railroad operator continues to gain freight share from trucks,
September 16, 2026Victims of sexual abuse with NDAs would be able to speak freely under new bill from GOP committee leader
September 16, 2026Federal authorities have charged a dozen people for fraudulently collecting over $10 million in childcare payments without having actual attendees at their facilities
September 15, 2026Progressive U.S.
September 15, 202610-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 ahead of Fed rate decision
September 15, 2026Bitcoin and crypto-related stocks remained lower on Tuesday after the U.S.
September 16, 2026Argentina's government presented its 2027 budget proposal to Congress on Tuesday, laying out President Javier Milei's economic projections and spending priorities
September 16, 2026JPMorgan Chase expects investment banking fees and trading revenue growth to be strong in the third quarter, co-President Doug Petno said at
September 16, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026The U.S. stock market slipped as oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street
September 15, 2026Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency
September 15, 2026France would back Dutchman Klaas Knot to succeed Christine Lagarde as head of the European Central Bank provided the powerful
September 15, 2026Canadian gold miner Agnico Eagle is not interested in participating in Barrick Mining's proposed North American initial public offering, Agnico CEO
September 15, 2026President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of
September 16, 2026The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan
September 16, 2026Wall Street extended its selloff on Tuesday, as rising U.S.
September 15, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026Truist Financial said on Tuesday it has struck a deal to sell $5.5 billion of auto loans, as CEO Mike Lyons pushes to overhaul the U.S. bank and exit less profitable, non-core
September 16, 2026The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games could generate as much as $40.6 billion in economic output and support up to 224,000 jobs across the Greater Los
September 16, 2026Iran war expected to cause a spike in US inflation, according to budget watchdog
September 16, 2026The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more
September 16, 2026The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said the first phase of an ambitious plan to modernize air traffic control will cost billions of
September 15, 2026France could back former Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot to succeed Christine Lagarde as head of the European Central Bank as part of a bargain in which a French
September 15, 2026Hitachi Energy plans to build a $528 million factory in Mississippi to produce electrical transformers, marking the single-biggest
September 15, 2026Crude oil should be flowing through Saudi Arabia's vital East-West Pipeline within days, U.S.
September 15, 2026France faces sluggish growth this year as consumers rein in spending and businesses hold back investment over uncertainty about energy prices, public finances and
September 15, 2026U.S. household income finally topped pre-pandemic levels last year, a stark sign of how the past five years of rising prices have limited Americans’ earnings and purchasing power
September 15, 2026German wholesale prices rose at their fastest rate in more than three years in August, as the conflict in Iran and the Middle East drives up costs for energy products and
September 15, 2026For the first time, Japan has more than 100,000 centenarians
September 15, 2026Japanese land prices rose 1.5% in the year to July 1, marking a fifth straight year of gains and maintaining the strongest pace of growth since the aftermath of the
September 15, 2026Taiwan's MediaTek unveiled on Tuesday a new smartphone chip made using TSMC's most advanced manufacturing technology, as it targets the premium handset
September 15, 2026Government borrowing costs hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, with 10-year U.S.
September 15, 2026Morgan Stanley has joined other major Wall Street banks in adopting a more hawkish outlook on interest rates, forecasting U.S.
September 15, 2026European shares fell to three-month lows on Tuesday as rising oil prices and bond yields continued to dampen investors' risk appetite ahead of the U.S.
September 15, 2026A potential tie-up between Toyota's two main Chinese partners could be a sign the long-standing foreign joint-venture model in China is entering a new phase as a
September 15, 2026Add the summer bond-market rout to the list of market upheavals that U.S. stocks have largely shrugged off.
September 15, 2026The World Trade Organization on Tuesday urged its members to reform global trade rules or risk a slide into fragmentation that could significantly
September 15, 2026A South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, while questioning the country's finance minister nominee, that U.S.
September 15, 2026German investor morale stabilised in September, while the assessment of the current economic situation improved significantly.
September 15, 2026As a bustling tourist hub on the Volga River whose town centre and roads are being rebuilt with state funding, the picturesque medieval city of
September 15, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary
September 15, 2026Goldman Sachs' asset management said on Tuesday its alternatives unit has raised $11.7 billion across its latest private equity funds and related vehicles.
September 15, 2026South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as their leaders met on Tuesday and pledged to work
September 15, 2026The nervous start to the week for world markets has seen 10-year U.S.
September 15, 2026Trump has approached governing through the same framework as his former business portfolio, where he casts the US as a flagship holding whose value he was elected to increase.
September 15, 2026Nearly 2 years after Helene, recovery varies across western North Carolina
September 15, 2026Record-high diesel prices add pressure for Missouri farmers
September 15, 2026Sept 15 - Otis Worldwide CEO Judy Marks, who helped navigate the elevator maker's transition to a stand-alone company after its 2020 spin-off from United Technologies, is set to retire, the company
September 15, 2026The major U.S. stock indexes were subdued at open on Tuesday as higher crude prices, elevated Treasury yields and an uncertain outlook for AI demand kept investors at bay.
September 15, 2026Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has bought millions of barrels of discounted crude from Iraq's state oil firm, three people
September 15, 2026Delos Data, a startup founded by veterans of Intel Corp, on Tuesday said it has raised $100 million to develop chips and software that can move
September 15, 2026Democratic Republic of Congo has approved a task force to speed up implementation of its strategic minerals partnership with the United States, according
September 15, 2026Wells Fargo lowered its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 7,700 from 7,950, as limited catalysts for further gains, and rising political and sector-specific risks cloud the
September 15, 2026Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch
September 15, 2026Linvilla Orchards adapts after spring freeze wipes out 90% of apple crop
September 15, 2026Cosmetics group L'Oreal became France's most valuable listed company on Tuesday, surpassing Louis Vuitton owner LVMH as high-end
September 15, 2026Coca-Cola on Tuesday said it plans to invest $10 billion in infrastructure in the U.S., one of its biggest markets, from 2026 through 2030.
September 15, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026Honeywell Aerospace’s CEO called GE Aerospace’s planned $12 billion acquisition of a castings maker “positive for the industry overall” and
September 15, 2026The U.S. poverty rate edged down to the lowest on record in 2025, while median household income hit a record high, the Census
September 15, 2026Wells Fargo expects loan growth in 2026 to be better than its previous forecast and signaled healthy spending and credit trends in the U.S., CFO Mike
September 15, 2026After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the
September 15, 2026A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has pleaded guilty to bribing officials to secure contracts for importing food during Venezuela's crisis
September 15, 2026Saudi Arabia has shut a critical oil pipeline. Here’s why it matters for the global oil market
September 14, 2026Some Sol Blume festival ticket holders still without refunds 2 years later
September 15, 2026The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation
September 15, 2026Britain's jobs market stayed weak with pay growth near a six-year low, the fewest vacancies since 2021 and hiring down, according to data that
September 15, 2026Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop targeting energy sites, but Kyiv calls it a ‘proposal for a mutual halt’
September 13, 2026China's industrial sector showed renewed strength in August as the AI-driven tech boom fuelled factory output, though sluggish consumption and
September 15, 2026Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities
September 15, 2026Missile shortages, damage to US facilities: Pentagon watchdog issues first review of Iran war
September 15, 202610-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets
September 14, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting some of the world’s biggest investors as he tries to reduce Canada’s economic dependence on the United States
September 14, 2026Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving
September 15, 2026AI stocks slid worldwide after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity
September 14, 2026Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants
September 15, 2026Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission has launched an investigation into potential monopolistic practices in domestic soccer
September 15, 2026States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards
September 14, 2026Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case
September 14, 2026Costco has raised the price of motor oil sold under its exclusive private-label brand as well as limited how much of it customers can buy weekly as oil prices climb yet again
September 14, 2026'A slap and a blow to the gut': Drivers struggle as metro Detroit gas prices continue to rise
September 14, 2026A selloff in U.S. government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs, which could squeeze households, companies, financial markets and the federal budget
August 19, 2026Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is opening a portion of his refinery to public ownership in Africa's biggest initial public offering
September 14, 2026Some cars trapped in Empire Towers garage since July 9 could be removed this month
September 14, 2026Women enter skilled trades as metro Atlanta faces growing demand for workers
September 14, 2026Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.
September 14, 2026Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.
September 14, 2026European leaders are highlighting growing competition in the Arctic as global warming opens new shipping routes
September 14, 2026Get ready for a 30% jump in heating oil costs this winter as Iran war drives up prices
September 14, 2026A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections
September 14, 2026Top tennis players who have been protesting for a larger share of revenues from the biggest tournaments in the sport say they will no longer go public with their demands now that a Grand Slam Player Advisory Council has been formed
September 14, 2026State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded
September 13, 2026House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election
September 14, 2026The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government
September 13, 2026President Donald Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey
September 13, 2026President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland has attracted protests, but in one corner of the country there is strong support
September 13, 2026Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices
September 13, 2026Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House
September 13, 2026Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections
September 13, 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide
September 13, 2026The fabrics made by Fatoumata Dosso carry the tag “Made in Benin.”
September 13, 2026Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal
September 13, 2026Iraq says an attack on a key Saudi oil pipeline was launched from its territory, and U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran is “probably” behind it
September 12, 2026Michigan landscaping company demanding answers after 6 workers stopped by ICE agents
September 13, 2026Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials
September 12, 2026Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack that shut vital Saudi oil pipeline
September 12, 2026Can the oil market survive a forever war with Iran?
September 12, 2026Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, received $97 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires this weekend
September 12, 2026Leaders of the BRICS nations have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned sanctions not authorized by the U.N. The leaders met in New Delhi on Saturday to strengthen their global position
September 12, 2026Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war
September 12, 2026Saudi oil pipeline shut down after attack triggers fires
September 11, 2026The Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy will be the main focus for Wall Street this week
September 11, 2026The McClatchy newspaper chain has made significant layoffs at The Miami Herald and other papers, cutting over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications
September 12, 2026Ford to invest $1 billion in Kentucky truck plant, building new paint shop
September 12, 2026U.S. stocks rebounded and clawed back much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt
September 11, 2026Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war are keeping costs elevated
September 10, 2026The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate
September 12, 2026President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November
September 11, 2026The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to briefly extend the current arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country
September 12, 2026The price of diesel is hitting record highs just as many U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn
September 11, 2026The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy
September 11, 2026A Cuban man is fighting for a new life on his troubled island after the U.S. government expelled him as part of an immigration crackdown
September 11, 2026Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii’s most picturesque islands during recovery from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state
September 11, 2026U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near
September 11, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have held talks before a BRICS summit in New Delhi
September 11, 2026Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know
September 10, 2026The Justice Department says an Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported
September 11, 2026Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you
September 11, 2026The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, with 54 still missing
September 11, 2026Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel
September 11, 2026Inflation heated up last month, boosting the case for a Fed rate hike
September 11, 2026Nigeria's parliament is suspending official visits to South Africa indefinitely over anti-immigrant protests targeting Africans
September 11, 2026A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
September 11, 2026A century ago, Americans barely ate soy. Now it’s everywhere in people’s diets, even in places they don’t look or expect.
September 11, 2026A senior British defense official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022
September 11, 2026CEO who sued ex-girlfriend over lavish gifts loses case
September 11, 2026BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's unity
September 11, 2026Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
September 11, 2026As India’s capital prepares to host a summit of the BRICS grouping of countries this weekend, parts of one of the world’s busiest urban centers have been turned into tightly controlled security zones
September 11, 2026Republicans have gathered in Dallas for the closing day of their party’s midterm convention
September 10, 2026The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha
September 10, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled that Canada may hold off on further retaliation against President Donald Trump’s latest trade measures, calling them “relatively modest” compared to earlier U.S. actions
September 10, 2026Trump officials scramble to manage fallout after his $5K check pledge to all Americans
September 11, 2026Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court
September 11, 2026Donald Trump’s pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending
September 10, 2026U.S. stocks sank after oil prices jumped to their highest levels since May
September 10, 2026Global oil hits $108 per barrel while bond yields surge
September 10, 2026The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states
September 10, 2026The European Central Bank is raising interest rates to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war
September 10, 2026Ryanair's CEO disputes claims that a passenger was partly sucked out of a window during a July flight
September 10, 2026CNN's Pete Muntean has the latest on the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash. The chair of the NTSB gives new details about the dead and injured, and the ongoing investigation.
September 09, 2026Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices
September 10, 2026The European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday for the second time this year to quell an energy-driven inflation rise
September 10, 2026Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign launched by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, pledged $100 million Thursday to make childbirth safer in the U.S. The five-year plan aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in half by 2031
September 10, 2026The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs
September 10, 2026Wholesale inflation picked up in August, as energy costs kept rising
September 10, 2026Rescuers are struggling to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing
September 10, 2026El Niño can affect agriculture, marine life and economies in profound ways, including slowing commerce at the Panama Canal. This El Niño is likely to be the strongest in over a century.
September 10, 2026Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water
September 10, 2026Why there will be a new moment of silence at this year’s Ground Zero ceremony
September 10, 2026Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still rare
September 10, 2026Know your bonds: A quick guide to Treasuries
September 10, 2026Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment in this midterm election
September 10, 2026President Donald Trump says he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections
September 10, 2026From pony fur to bamboo furniture, Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting even weirder
September 10, 2026California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too
September 10, 2026European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were "
September 08, 2026Malaysia's data centres are consuming more power as temperatures rise, leaving a 9 gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the government to fill by 2032,
September 08, 2026Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, confirmed a senior minister, as part of the UK's efforts
September 08, 2026The Indonesian agency responsible for the country's free meals programme has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register for hygiene checks, its chief
September 08, 2026The last time Japan's central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was said to be
September 08, 2026China's car exports stayed robust in August as BYD and other automakers shipped a record number of vehicles overseas, in sharp contrast to a sluggish domestic market where
September 08, 2026Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world's highest, will go up from October 15, boosting the prime minister's annual
September 08, 2026Operations at some energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, were halted on Tuesday following attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that wounded 73
September 08, 2026Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially
September 08, 2026Talks between BHP and unions representing workers at the mining giant's Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia ended without a deal, with further
September 08, 2026Asian shares and U.S. futures have fallen as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher
September 08, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Summer's officially over. Buckle up!
September 08, 2026Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his
September 08, 2026The Japanese yen climbed to a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a
September 08, 2026China's export growth quickened last month, buoyed by strong overseas appetite for high-tech and AI-related products, providing vital support for
September 08, 2026Oil prices extended gains to multi-week highs on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to
September 08, 2026Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities in U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70
September 08, 2026The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce — and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food
September 08, 2026China has reported that its exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods
September 08, 2026The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements in Nepal, damaged hydropower projects and left thousands of homes in need of rebuilding
September 08, 2026Russia's defence ministry wants to claim back part of a one-off payout from contract service personnel found guilty of criminal offences at home, a document showed, amid increasing
September 08, 2026Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that Tokyo and Washington remain aligned in their approach to currency markets and will continue close
September 08, 2026A surge in the yen and mixed economic data sent Asian stocks lower on Tuesday, while fresh Iranian threats in the Gulf drove commodity prices and
September 08, 2026Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new U.S. attacks.
September 08, 2026A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell sharply in September, a survey showed on Tuesday, as fears of higher interest rates and a rebound in fuel prices pressured
September 08, 2026Japan's economy grew faster than initially estimated in the April-June quarter from the previous three months, supported by business spending that was
September 08, 2026Japan's real wages rose 2.4% in July from a year earlier, marking the biggest increase since May 2021 and the seventh consecutive month of gains,
September 08, 2026Colombia's consumer prices rose 0.39% in August, the country's DANE statistics agency said on Monday, taking annual price growth to 6.24%.
September 08, 2026Florida-based EverBank Financial has agreed to acquire WaFd, a smaller bank in the Pacific Northwest, in a $3.9 billion reverse merger transaction, the companies said on Monday.
September 08, 2026Iran state media says a ballistic missile with improved capabilities demonstrates Tehran's shifting stance toward taking preemptive action against threats
September 08, 2026Airbus jet deliveries rose 9% in the first eight months of 2026, leaving the European planemaker broadly on track to meet its target for the year, but with some catching-up
September 07, 2026Proxy adviser ISS has urged Conagra Brands' shareholders to vote against proposed changes to the U.S. packaged food maker's executive compensation programme.
September 07, 2026Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as Iran vowed to strike energy infrastructure across the Middle East in response to further U.S. attacks on its
September 07, 2026Volkswagen on Monday struck a preliminary deal that will see one of its German sites switch to defence production under
September 07, 2026Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg
September 07, 2026Highway 1 reopens near Big Sur as businesses hope for Labor Day boost after Timber Fire closures
September 07, 2026Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally to reduce costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers
September 07, 2026'We just need a little help': Strand Center looking to raise $50K to keep doors open
September 07, 2026Video: Police shoot at armed 71-year-old woman at least a dozen times outside Port Orange station
September 07, 2026Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby
September 07, 2026Kenya's government offered a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals after hundreds of Burundians flocked to their country's embassy in Nairobi on Monday
September 07, 2026Brazil's opposition took to the streets on Independence Day on Monday as right-wing presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro sought to capitalize
September 07, 2026Hockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs
September 07, 2026Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's
September 07, 2026Rising oil prices, conflict in the Middle East and political uncertainty in Europe kept investors on edge on Monday, leaving stocks to drift lower ahead of
September 07, 2026Britain's Jaguar Land Rover said on Monday it would cut nearly 10% of its workforce through voluntary redundancies over the next two years, as the car
September 07, 2026Premium German car brand Audi on Monday introduced a new compact electric vehicle to boost its presence at the smaller end of the European market, where
September 07, 2026The United Arab Emirates is building alternative routes for its energy exports and trade to ensure they are not "held hostage" by the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran,
September 07, 2026Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, warning that energy infrastructure across the Gulf,
September 07, 2026The yen surged to a seven-month high on Monday as traders reassessed the battered currency's outlook, driven by expectations of faster
September 07, 2026The poorest people in the U.S. face the most acute shortage of affordable homes
September 07, 2026China's private soybean processors face a costly fourth-quarter supply squeeze as inventories tighten in
September 07, 2026Britain's finance minister, John Healey, used his first major speech since taking office seven weeks ago to try to set out a brighter vision for the
September 07, 2026'People's lives are more important than money': Food truck businesses on Kauai prepare for Hurricane Lowell
September 07, 2026UBS expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points each in September and December, after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforced views of a
September 07, 2026European shares closed flat on Monday as rising oil prices following renewed U.S.-Iran tensions fuelled inflation worries, offsetting stronger-than-
September 07, 2026Indonesia is maintaining closures at several airports and shifting schools to remote learning though the eruption of Anak Krakatau is easing
September 07, 2026Global shares are mixed, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers
September 07, 2026German industrial production fell unexpectedly in July, dragged down by a sharp drop in car manufacturing, and economists do not expect the recent pickup in
September 07, 2026British finance minister John Healey faces pressure to raise billions of pounds in tax at his first budget to offset higher borrowing costs and fund Prime
September 07, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a patchy start to the week with tech leading Asian shares higher, while European and Wall Street futures barely budge.
September 07, 2026The European Central Bank is widely expected to hike interest rates on Thursday, erring on the side of caution as the U.S.-Iran war
September 07, 2026In a tense meeting on Wednesday afternoon at Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg, three of the firm's biggest power
September 04, 2026Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon
September 07, 2026Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI
September 07, 2026Australia's hard-right One Nation party, which has surged in recent polls, on Monday proposed redirecting a portion of people's future pension contributions to
September 07, 2026Ko Myeong-hyo loved the vibrant colour and thriving life of South Korea's soft corals when she first began diving off the coast of Jeju island six
September 07, 2026The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in September and keep hiking at a pace of once every quarter until January next year, Takuji Aida, an economic adviser to
September 07, 2026Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by U.S. sanctions that are crippling its economy, while a senior Iranian official warned of a "painful response"
September 06, 2026Japan's foreign reserves posted their biggest-ever drop in August, government data showed on Monday, after Tokyo launched another round of record dollar-
September 07, 2026A shortage of fuel oil used in ships and power plants looms in the third quarter as refiners increasingly squeezed by wars that have
September 07, 2026Chinese officials said on Sunday that workers had recovered 12 more bodies as the search continued for hundreds still missing after a
September 06, 2026Britain's jobs market showed signs of recovery in August as permanent staff placements rose for the first time since September 2022, according to a survey published on
September 07, 2026Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and stranding about 170,000 passengers in the region
September 06, 2026A senior Iranian official says Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway
September 06, 2026Colorado's "birthday rule" creates coverage headaches for family of twins
September 07, 2026America’s love affair with the pumpkin spice latte may be coming to an end
September 06, 2026Six months after a conflict that rattled markets and pushed the Gulf to the brink of a wider war, the tide may be turning against Iran as Washington
September 06, 2026The political landscape in the U.S. is volatile as the final midterm of President Donald Trump's presidency approaches
September 06, 2026A building has collapsed in New Delhi, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others
September 06, 2026Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out snap elections on Sunday a day after announcing a string of tax cuts and wage hikes, as he seeks to
September 06, 2026An acrimonious trade war between the United States and Canada is threatening to reinforce the resolve of Canadians who stopped visiting the U.S. last year
September 06, 2026The world is about to meet Apple’s new CEO. Here are his biggest challenges
September 06, 2026His shop straddles the US-Canada border. A historic friendship is crumbling on both sides.
September 06, 2026OPEC+ kept its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, it said in a statement, as the producer group
September 06, 2026An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused eight airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday,
September 06, 2026A mudslide in eastern China has killed two people and left 10 missing
September 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of "highly useful" talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to
September 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin
September 05, 2026The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
September 05, 2026Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised more than 2 billion euros or $2.3 billion in tax cuts, salary increases and other support measures before Greece’s general election next year
September 06, 2026Argentines have broadly backed President Javier Milei’s forceful push against oil drilling near the Falkland Islands, underscoring the enduring
September 06, 2026Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday unveiled a four-year economic plan that includes tax breaks and wage hikes for pensioners and employees, as he seeks to
September 06, 2026The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships
September 05, 2026Italy's rising far-right politician Roberto Vannacci told a high profile business forum on Saturday that the
September 05, 2026President Donald Trump has been promising an economic boom, but Friday's positive jobs report left him frustrated
September 05, 2026Cubans are coming up with creative ways to generate power when their island has almost none left
September 05, 2026Missouri asked the U.S.
September 05, 2026The billionaire who helped broker
September 05, 2026When sheriff's deputies intercepted a trailer carrying six horses near the border town of Redford, Texas, they uncovered more than a livestock
September 05, 2026With the war in the Middle East still raising energy costs, Americans face record-high gasoline prices for Labor Day
September 05, 2026A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall
September 05, 2026Foxconn's third-quarter performance is expected to outperform market expectations given strong AI-related demand, the Taiwanese contract electronics maker said on Saturday,
September 05, 2026Wall Street will get several important updates about inflation this week
September 04, 2026South Korea's exports have reached $709.4 billion so far this year, surpassing last year's annual record, the customs office said on Saturday, as the economy rides high on
September 05, 2026The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three
September 05, 2026Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week, according to a government statement read on TV on Friday.
September 05, 2026The U.S. government structured its 35% position in a Venezuelan oil venture as warrants that protect Washington's stake from being weakened by fresh raises
September 05, 2026Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice
September 04, 2026The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the Turkish bank Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi
September 04, 2026Britain's Treasury said on Friday that it would lower a key rate used to evaluate the long-term benefits of investment in public infrastructure projects as part of plans to boost
September 05, 2026Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, while relatives of some crew members said the
September 05, 2026The U.S.
September 05, 2026Italian oil company Eni has improved its chances of recovering more than $2.3 billion owed by Venezuela with the signing this week of a new oil project
September 05, 2026President Donald Trump describes the conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" and says he agrees with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are no longer a “war.”
September 05, 2026Stocks fell on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after a surprisingly strong report on the job market appeared to increase chances that the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates later this month
September 04, 2026Trump promised ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran. So far, actions have come in drips
September 05, 2026Cloud infrastructure provider Nscale is in talks with potential investors to raise about $3.5 billion in pre-IPO funding, a source familiar
September 05, 2026Wall Street dipped on Friday as a robust jobs report raised the probability that the U.S.
September 04, 2026A federal appeals court on Friday declined to enforce most of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Starbucks illegally threatened employees with reprisals for trying to
September 05, 2026A pulp mill in Longview, Washington, where 11 workers died after a chemical tank collapsed in May had a history of safety complaints, poor maintenance and discharges of toxic chemicals
September 05, 2026Citigroup on Friday pushed back its forecast for the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate cut to June 2027 after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforced views that the
September 04, 2026Between a strong jobs report Friday that adds to the case for U.S. interest-rate hikes and a novel threat from President Donald Trump to stop
September 04, 2026The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs
September 04, 2026Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic
September 04, 2026The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government
September 04, 2026Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon,
September 04, 2026A Tennessee factory that Washington had hoped to protect as part of a push to safeguard the U.S. semiconductor supply chain is at
September 04, 2026Trump says he will cease trading with top partners unless Fed lowers rates
September 04, 2026Diesel has hit a record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time
September 04, 2026The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double expectations
September 04, 2026U.S. equity funds recorded outflows for a second consecutive week, as rising bond yields and oil prices amid renewed Middle East tensions weighed on sentiment, though strong results
September 04, 2026World food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of
September 04, 2026Wall Street's main indexes were muted at the open on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs reading prompted investors to amplify bets the Federal Reserve could hike interest
September 04, 2026Canadian economic activity expanded at a faster pace in August as prices, inventories and employment rose, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Friday.
September 04, 2026Automaker Stellantis is in talks with China's Huawei and JAC Group for long term industrial cooperation on its struggling luxury brand Maserati, two sources told Reuters.
September 04, 2026U.S.
September 04, 2026U.S. private-credit portfolio values moved further below reported cost in the first half of 2026 as market spreads widened and stress emerged among some borrowers, particularly in
September 04, 2026Lululemon Athletica shares tumbled 18% to an eight-year low on Friday as the sportswear maker's latest annual forecast cut fanned worries of a
September 04, 2026The dollar jumped on Friday after data showed that U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, well above the 56,000 additions expected by economists,
September 04, 2026Treasury yields and the dollar rose, while stocks fell on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth data boosted bets on a September
September 04, 2026U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, pointing to a stable labor market and keeping an interest rate hike from
September 04, 2026Volkswagen’s sweeping restructuring underlines the force of the China shock hitting Germany’s economy as the world’s biggest car market, short years ago a major profit center, rapidly becomes a major competitive challenge
September 04, 2026A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather
September 04, 2026Canada's economy lost 41,700 jobs in August, data showed on Friday, slowing sharply from unusually strong summer hiring, while the unemployment rate held
September 04, 2026Futures tracking the benchmark S&P 500 index turned negative on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy added more-than-expected jobs in August.
September 04, 2026The manager of Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has proposed significantly cutting its exposure to U.S.
September 04, 2026U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, suggesting an improvement in the labor market after
September 04, 2026Research has repeatedly found that stadiums generate little economic benefit, while subsidy referendums often fail when put before voters. Yet team owners continue to receive billions in tax dollars.
September 04, 2026The U.S.
September 04, 2026From the Editor Are the vigilantes back?
September 04, 2026Investors will zero in on inflation data next week that they say could determine whether the U.S.
September 04, 2026Citadel has held talks to buy U.S. oil production assets, as the hedge fund and commodities trader considers expanding further into owning physical assets,
September 04, 2026Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip stocks were subdued on Friday, as investors refrained from placing large bets ahead of crucial U.S. and Canadian jobs reports that could
September 04, 2026Global money market funds attracted significant inflows in the week through September 2, as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and a selloff in global bonds prompted investors to
September 04, 2026Labor Day gas has never been this expensive. Trump is scrambling for answers
September 04, 2026U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by U.S.
September 04, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that weak productivity and shocks such as COVID-19 were behind a climb in public debt across advanced economies, which
September 04, 2026U.S.
September 04, 2026Companies worldwide are grappling with a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and ransomware that steal sensitive data and disrupt operations.
July 17, 2026When traffic authorities confiscate a delivery rider's motorcycle in Buenos Aires, getting back to work can depend on taking out costly digital loans,
September 04, 2026The devastating flood in Nepal last week could result in commercial insurance losses exceeding 20 billion Nepali rupees ($132.3 million), with
September 04, 2026What the bond rout means for your finances (Hint: It’s a mixed bag)
September 04, 2026Six weeks after hitting a four-decade low against the dollar, the tide appears to be turning for the battered
September 04, 2026France on Friday announced more than €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in aid for farmers after this summer's record heatwaves and droughts devastated crops, pastures and water
September 04, 2026Volkswagen shares hit an 11-week high after the supervisory board of Europe's largest automaker late on Thursday struck an
September 04, 2026European shares ended the week lower on Friday, though a rally in Volkswagen helped steady the market after the automaker agreed on a major
September 04, 2026Chinese banks have been buying U.S.
September 04, 2026Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing visits Vietnam on Friday with meetings that include top telecommunications, defence and auto companies as the two countries seek to boost
September 04, 2026This city is one of the world’s most important AI hubs. It’s not where you’d expect
September 04, 2026Igor Sechin, chief of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft, said on Thursday that China, not OPEC, has stabilized global oil markets by reducing crude imports by 5.5
September 04, 2026Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of
September 04, 2026British businesses expect to increase their prices slightly less quickly in the year ahead, according to a survey published by the Bank of England on Friday.
September 04, 2026Britain's construction sector marked its 20th month of contraction in August, dragged down by a severe downturn in the housebuilding sector, a survey showed on Friday.
September 04, 2026Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce more than €2 billion ($2.33 billion) in tax breaks, pay rises and other handouts on Saturday, officials said, as he
September 04, 2026India's markets regulator has started hearing representations as it seeks to recover gains from trades it suspects benefited from prior knowledge of
September 04, 2026Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping up the
September 04, 2026Citigroup expects to get regulatory approval for its wholly-owned China brokerage business as soon as this month and plans to add several dozen staff at the
September 04, 2026J.P.
September 04, 2026Indonesia's top human rights body urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto's
September 04, 2026Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a
September 04, 2026KATHMANDU, Sept 4 - Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees ($2.56 billion) was lost in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, the country's disaster
September 04, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu U.S.
September 04, 2026South Korea and the United States are discussing semiconductor investments in the U.S. as part of broader bilateral talks, a Seoul official told
September 04, 2026U.S. payrolls growth likely rebounded in August as the drag from local government education reversed, but the anticipated recovery could be limited by
September 04, 2026A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult
September 03, 2026Japan's budget requests for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime Minister Sanae
September 04, 2026Tesla said on Thursday it was offering rides in "limited areas of Austin, Texas" in its two-seater Cybercab, a
September 03, 2026Miner Vale SA is shelving plans for an IPO of its critical minerals unit amid political pushback in Brazil over the country potentially losing control over strategic mining assets,
September 04, 2026Japanese household spending fell in July at the fastest annual pace in 2-1/2 years, government data showed on Friday, highlighting lacklustre private
September 04, 2026An EU ban on animal products from Brazil that took effect on Thursday affects Brazilian exports worth about $1.84 billion annually, mainly beef and poultry, as the bloc seeks
September 04, 2026Some survivors in Nepal's relief camps after deadly floods are struggling to obtain essential medicine and cash
September 03, 2026Volkswagen to slash half its vehicle lineup and 50,000 jobs in cost-cutting effort
September 04, 2026US oil deal promises a flood of investment in Venezuela. When will its people feel the benefits?
September 04, 2026The U
September 04, 2026Wall Street's top regulator on Thursday proposed doing away with "pay-to-play" regulations intended to prevent investment advisers from winning business from public pension funds by
September 04, 2026The United States and China are set to make some announcements on agriculture and non-tariff barriers during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington this month, U.S.
September 04, 2026Brazil's Congress voted on Thursday to uphold an executive order by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that scrapped federal import taxes on foreign purchases worth up to
September 04, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that an investigation would determine what caused a dispute between two of Ukraine's security agencies to escalate into a shootout in
September 04, 2026T-Mobile said on Thursday that Peter Osvaldik will step down as chief financial officer in February 2027, and named Jessica Uhl his successor.
September 04, 2026Average U.S. diesel prices jumped to record highs on Thursday, as a global supply crunch intensified after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and
September 04, 2026Remarks from Fed Governor Christopher Waller that he is inclined to hold interest rates steady later this month sparked a strong stock market
September 04, 2026A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring scores of new officers without basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct
September 04, 2026Lululemon Athletica on Thursday slashed its full-year forecasts again, underscoring that incoming CEO Heidi O'Neill has her work cut out —
September 04, 2026A federal appeals court said a council created by Congress to help the U.S. commerce secretary manage the nation's fisheries exercised unconstitutional powers,
September 03, 2026Adobe named Anil Chakravarthy as successor to long-time CEO Shantanu Narayen on Thursday, charging the insider with taking on a wave of new AI rivals threatening its design software
September 04, 2026Volkswagen AG's supervisory board agreed to a comprehensive restructuring plan dubbed "Future Plan 2030" which it said was essential to restore competitiveness and secure
September 04, 2026Volkswagen's supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation plan that will include
September 04, 2026Stock markets rallied while bond yields fell on Thursday as comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller
September 03, 2026FIFA has accused European soccer body UEFA of a “smear campaign” in a court filing
September 04, 2026The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward
September 04, 2026Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end
September 04, 2026Fact check: Vance repeats Trump’s fictional ‘$19 trillion’ investment figure
September 04, 2026Volkswagen’s board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to counter low-cost competition in China and U.S. tariffs
September 04, 2026Stocks rose on Wall Street as bond yields eased further and a rally in big technology companies helped the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week
September 03, 2026Oura, the maker of smart wearable Oura Ring, filed the paperwork for its U.S. initial public offering on Thursday, revealing a revenue surge and adding to a growing list of consumer
September 04, 2026President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Wednesday that U.S. banks are not allowed to do business in Canada
September 04, 2026Michigan health officials reported 14,718 cases linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis on Thursday, an increase of 208 cases since its last update a week earlier.
September 04, 2026Many Venezuelans see the deal giving the United States control of roughly one-fifth of their country's oil reserves as a surrender
September 03, 2026The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Thursday on five Cuban companies and the grandson of 95-year-old revolutionary leader Raul Castro, as the Trump administration
September 03, 2026The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump
September 04, 2026Confronted by an intransigent Iranian government that has refused to back down in the face of a massive military campaign, President Donald Trump appears to have settled on a dual-prong approach
September 03, 2026Maryland launches family and medical leave insurance program with payments of up to $1,000 a week
September 04, 2026Edouard’s flood threat finally wanes after dumping 20+ inches on east Texas
August 31, 2026A group representing major automakers on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation permanently barring Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market before
September 03, 2026The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose this week to its highest in more than a year, a fresh pain point for households already dealing
September 03, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government was ready to sign a trade deal with the U.S. that benefits both countries, adding any agreement would
September 03, 2026Only a "serious, democratic government" can provide the stability needed by investors in Venezuela's oil sector, opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner
September 03, 2026The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week amid low layoffs, pointing to stable labor market conditions
September 03, 2026There is no more premium for safe, liquid U.S. government debt, pushing the neutral level of interest rates higher, Federal Reserve
September 03, 2026British fintech Revolut said on Thursday it has received conditional approval from the U.S.
September 03, 2026Oil prices were mixed on Thursday, supported after U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran revived concerns about disruption to
September 03, 2026Out-of-state drivers owe Maryland nearly $1 billion in unpaid tolls
September 04, 2026Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller says that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not
September 03, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
September 03, 2026Tesla keeps hyping robotaxis as its future. But it’s trailing rival Waymo in a field yet to prove profitable
September 03, 2026Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year
September 03, 2026Tyson Foods cut its annual profit forecast for a second time within a month on Thursday as tight U.S. cattle supplies, volatile prices and
September 03, 2026U.S. services sector activity picked up in August as strong demand lifted new orders to a 3-1/2-year high and drove input prices higher, suggesting inflation could
September 03, 2026Mortgage rates hit a new high for 2026, marching closer to 7%
September 03, 2026Canada's trade
September 03, 2026By Michael S.
September 03, 2026Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said that raising interest rates now would help reduce the chance that the central bank has to be more aggressive in future to tame
September 03, 2026A Lebanese man held in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago
September 03, 2026Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $13 billion
September 03, 2026High heat adds another obstacle to Indy flood recovery efforts
September 03, 2026The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores
September 03, 2026The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in July as strong domestic demand boosted imports, positioning trade to exert another drag on economic growth in the third quarter
September 03, 2026Opposition to Bolivia's $1.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program is gaining traction as civic groups, unions and business leaders increasingly link fuel
September 03, 2026Canada's services economy contracted at its steepest pace in six months in August as rising trade tensions and geopolitical instability weighed on new
September 03, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he was open to leaving interest rates unchanged this month if data
September 03, 2026China Development Bank has disbursed 460 million yuan ($68.47 million) under the first tranche of China's 2026 policy-based financing tool, state media reported on Thursday
September 03, 2026Sensodyne toothpaste maker Haleon has quietly negotiated better spots on shelves at U.S. retailers including Walmart and Target, to gain more visibility at a
September 03, 2026Campbell's said on Thursday it has closed plants, cut jobs and planned more price increases on select products as the soup-and-snacks maker seeks to
September 03, 2026Blackstone is continuing to cap withdrawals at its flagship private credit fund as requests to pull money remained elevated in the third quarter, according to
September 03, 2026Snowflake shares surged nearly 25% on Thursday after the company raised its annual product revenue forecast, strengthening investor confidence that AI-related
September 03, 2026Billionaire investor Leon Black sues and declines to testify in House committee’s Epstein investigation
September 03, 2026What to expect from Friday’s jobs report – and AI in the future
September 03, 2026U.S. worker productivity growth picked up in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, helping to keep labor costs in check.
September 03, 2026Aircraft lessor Azorra sees signs that Pratt & Whitney's engine troubles are easing and expects strong demand for smaller, fuel-
September 03, 2026Airbus has been forced to slow deliveries of its A330neo jet after a stray tool was discovered in the tail section of an aircraft in production, a person
September 03, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was a chance of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Ukrainian
September 03, 2026Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants
September 03, 2026Shoppers are increasingly hunting for value, which puts the onus on businesses to tread carefully when justifying price hikes.
September 03, 2026More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels
September 03, 2026Some calm has returned to world markets over the past 24 hours as oil prices steadied and the angry bond market cooled down a bit.
September 03, 2026EV maker Polestar on Thursday cut its full-year delivery forecast, hurt by Washington's crackdown on Chinese-linked vehicles that forced it out of the United States, sending its
September 03, 2026The European Central Bank will raise interest rates on September 10 for the second and final time in what would be its shortest hiking campaign in 15
September 03, 2026Canada's dollar will edge lower in coming months before notching moderate gains in a year if a resolution is reached in the trade conflict with the United
September 03, 2026European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel is in talks with the International Monetary Fund to take a senior role and may leave the bank before her term in Frankfurt
September 03, 2026Generous credit ratings are baking risks into China's booming bond market as Beijing attracts foreign issuers, S&P Global Ratings' Asia-Pacific ratings chief said on
September 03, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the size of the budget deficit, which grew by 40% from January to July this year to
September 03, 2026India's unexpectedly strong economic growth has sparked a debate after an ex-bureaucrat questioned whether the expansion was overstated and a former
September 03, 2026With Japan tightening rules for foreign residents, some wonder if it’s time to say ‘sayonara’
September 03, 2026Growth in the euro zone's dominant services industry slipped to a two-month low in August though solid and broad-based demand kept overall private sector activity on an even
September 03, 2026Activity in Britain's dominant services sector grew for the second month in a row in August and confidence rose, according to a survey on Thursday that also showed more
September 03, 2026France's services sector contracted more than expected in August, as weaker demand and extreme heat weighed on sales and inflationary pressure crept back up, a business
September 03, 2026Germany's services sector contracted marginally in August as tougher financial conditions, high costs and customer caution weighed on activity, a business survey showed on
September 03, 2026The Swiss economy grew by 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, the government said on Thursday, its fastest growth rate in nearly five years.
September 03, 2026Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday proposed an additional T$145.7 billion ($4.59 billion) in defence spending for this year for systems including drones and anti-ballistic
September 03, 2026Kenya's private sector activity contracted for the first time in three months in August, as supply constraints and cost pressures led companies to reduce output and
September 03, 2026Oil prices hit fresh six-week highs on Thursday after new U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran heightened concerns about
September 03, 2026European stocks rose on Thursday after three straight sessions of losses, as a global bond selloff eased and investors looked
September 03, 2026Russians have experienced a summer of turmoil because of the war in Ukraine
September 03, 2026Premier Giorgia Meloni’s conservative administration became Italy’s longest-serving uninterrupted government since World War II at 1,413 days on Thursday
September 03, 2026South African private sector activity expanded slightly in August as higher new orders supported output and purchasing, a business survey showed on Thursday.
September 03, 2026China's meal-delivery subsidy war may have ebbed but its biggest legacy could be a shift in consumer expectations, as electronics,
September 03, 2026Beijing has accused Palau of "hype" over its Pacific missile test, after the host of the regional Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday urged the group to
September 03, 2026Vietnamese electric taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), a partner of VinFast, the country's largest carmaker, plans to
September 03, 2026India's dominant services sector accelerated slightly in August but persistently subdued new business kept overall activity near its weakest in more than four years, a
September 03, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Battered bond markets licked their wounds on Thursday, with yields in the U.S. and Japan edging lower, but little has changed to
September 03, 2026Childcare costs are straining families
September 03, 2026U.S.
September 03, 2026China's services activity expanded at a faster pace in August, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday, with stronger domestic demand helping firms add staff for a
September 03, 2026China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang told Russian President Vladimir Putin that prospects were "broad and promising" to strengthen cooperation on development in the far east,
September 03, 2026China’s President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade
September 02, 2026President Donald Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to run on his White House record despite his sagging popularity
September 03, 2026Ballooning debt and rising bond yields in advanced economies are threatening to undo developing and low-income countries' progress in
September 03, 2026Australia's prudential regulator said on Thursday that it set license conditions for ING's local unit, requiring the bank to hold more liquidity and capital after it overstated its
September 03, 2026Intan Permatasari's mother simply couldn't refuse her daughter's pleas for food.
September 03, 2026Japan's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in five months in August, as stronger domestic demand lifted business activity and new work, a private survey showed on
September 03, 2026The U.S.
September 03, 2026Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, seeking to tap into the investor demand for companies serving the
September 03, 202660 targets struck, 18M barrels of oil protected: The US military’s record day in the Strait of Hormuz
September 03, 2026Golden Pet Brands, which owns Dr.
September 03, 2026Snowflake on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly results and raised its full-year product revenue forecast as demand rises for its cloud data platform
September 03, 2026Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in Deutsche Telekom, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
September 03, 2026Hewlett Packard Enterprise raised its annual forecasts on Wednesday after reporting quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations, as surging AI-related demand
September 03, 2026Hershey on Wednesday named insider and industry veteran Dave Hulays as its finance chief, as the Reese's chocolates maker navigates a tough macroeconomic environment while
September 03, 2026Oil giant Chevron is expanding its operations in Venezuela as some details emerge about President Donald Trump's separate deal for a U.S.-controlled joint venture to develop more of the nation's proven reserves
September 02, 2026Leaders of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black child in June have unanimously voted to fire its police chief amid a new controversy
September 02, 2026Stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped boost the market after a downbeat start to the week
September 02, 2026Former Baltimore County soccer coach indicted on more counts of child sexual abuse
September 03, 2026Alphabet's Waymo is in the final stages of talks to raise debt for the first time, seeking more than $3 billion from lenders including Pacific Investment Management and Blackstone,
September 03, 2026Carlyle and Bain are among private equity funds preparing to bid for a minority stake in a company holding the international media rights of Serie A, three
September 03, 2026U.S. economic activity increased modestly, employment rose slightly and prices increased moderately in recent weeks, according to a mixed report published on Wednesday
September 03, 2026Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.
September 03, 2026Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage
September 02, 2026Wall Street advanced on Wednesday, notching a partial rebound from a three-day losing streak as investors searched for deals among stocks
September 02, 2026Boeing paid a $3.1 million fine to the U.S.
September 03, 2026The German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin, sharply raised its growth forecasts for Europe's largest economy on Wednesday,
September 02, 2026The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles
September 03, 2026American Airlines is adding more premium seats to its Boeing 777-300ER planes used on long-haul routes as U.S. carriers increasingly chase higher-
September 02, 2026A Democratic U.S. senator has pressed Capital One Financial for details about an internal anti-money-laundering review that the bank said last month led it
September 02, 202617,000 SF residents facing SNAP cuts: Here's how city's new job program could save their benefits
September 03, 2026New Jersey authorities on Wednesday asked the U.S.
September 02, 2026India's statistics secretary defended the country's latest 7.8% growth estimate and large revisions to recent GDP data, saying the changes reflected the
September 02, 2026The Japanese yen gained sharply against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after having retraced approximately half of the increases made following a rare joint
September 02, 2026Stock indexes mostly rose on Wednesday after three days of declines as investors watched for new developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict, while the
September 02, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed further ahead of October's election, a Quaest poll
September 02, 2026New orders for U.S. factory goods increased more than expected in July amid a rebound in demand for aircraft.
September 02, 2026Ethiopian Airlines is nearing a deal to buy up to 10 long-haul Boeing freighters as plans edge forward for a
September 02, 2026By Michael S.
September 02, 2026U.S. private-credit portfolio values showed signs of stabilising in the second quarter after a broad deterioration early in the year,
September 02, 2026The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow indexes opened marginally higher on Wednesday, as investors weighed renewed U.S.-Iran clashes against signs of strength in the AI trade.
September 02, 2026U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in August as strength in the education and health services sector was offset by job losses in manufacturing and a few
September 02, 2026Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard met U.S.
September 02, 2026Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman said on Wednesday alcohol demand, especially in developed markets, is likely to remain under pressure this year, while renewed
September 02, 2026Uber Technologies will lay off about 3,300 employees, or 10% of staff, in its largest cuts since the COVID-19 pandemic, to better navigate the rise of robotaxis
September 02, 2026The Bank of Canada kept its key policy rate on hold at 2.25% on Wednesday, as widely expected, but Governor Tiff Macklem said
September 02, 2026US 10-year yield touches highest level since 2023
September 02, 2026The Dutch central bank has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves from North America to London
September 02, 2026California utility PG&E said on Wednesday it will defer about $2 billion in spending for next year and launched a strategic review, after an
September 02, 2026Investment firm KKR & Co has agreed to buy residential garage door repair and replacement company A1 Garage Door Service for around $2 billion,
September 02, 2026China never deliberately pursues a trade surplus and insists on expanding domestic demand and maintaining a high level of opening up to the world, its central bank governor
September 02, 2026The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity
September 02, 2026U.S. stock investors are warily watching the rise in Treasury yields as a stumbling block for Wall Street's record-setting rally, with particular
September 02, 2026Everyone knows Wall Street calls a 20% drop in a major index a bear market.
September 02, 2026Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tyres to try to fend off growing Russian and Ukrainian
September 02, 2026For more than 20 years, Diane Hosker has lived on Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s leafy west end, a neighborhood with New York-themed street names including Central
September 02, 2026Chevron pledges to double its Venezuelan oil production
September 02, 2026Here’s another place the AI frenzy is making itself felt: the market for luxury homes
September 02, 2026If you’re looking to reduce your gas bills but buying an electric vehicle just isn’t for you, the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid or 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid might be a smart solution
September 02, 2026Hegseth’s culture war fixation disrupting Army progress, sources say
September 02, 2026Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales slowed to a gain of 3.6% year-on-year in August, down sharply from the prior month, as divergent trends persisted across the U.S.
September 02, 2026Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to get the United States' financial house in order by slashing the scope of the federal government,
September 02, 2026After opening the door to higher interest rates last week, U.S.
September 02, 2026Female Kurdish fighters who became global symbols of the fight against Islamic State are negotiating with Syria's new authorities to retain a
September 02, 2026Bond prices continued to slide in Asia and Europe on Wednesday, pushing borrowing costs to multi-
September 02, 2026Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said on Wednesday he sees significant opportunities for the conglomerate from the buildout of AI data centers, after
September 02, 2026Georgia college graduate's degree withheld by New York university over health insurance charge
September 02, 2026The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia
September 02, 2026The attempted attack in Leipzig had all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism, the European Union's foreign policy chief
September 02, 2026Germany's cabinet approved tax cuts worth about €10 billion ($11.6 billion) on Wednesday aimed at boosting disposable income for low- and middle-income
September 02, 2026With benchmark Japanese bond yields breaking through a three-decade-old barrier, higher returns are starting to tease capital home,
September 02, 2026Video shows heavy rain and gusty winds in southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard swept through the area. Edouard has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Louisiana.
August 31, 2026South Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about $20 billion in U.S. dollars that SK Hynix sold after its $26.5 billion American depositary receipt
September 02, 2026The Indian government is facing fierce opposition on proposed food warning labels from both health experts and food giants - activists say many items will
September 02, 2026Hong Kong's High Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the lawyer for the founder of embattled Chinese property company Evergrande to use funds controlled by
September 02, 2026The United States launched a new wave of attacks on Iran late on Tuesday six months into a deadlocked conflict, prompting Iranian missile fire at what it called U.S. assets
August 24, 2026The dollar hit a two-week high on Wednesday as investors turned to the U.S. currency amid growing concerns about the economic impact of the energy shock and
September 02, 2026U.S. tech giants are flooding the euro zone bond market to fund huge AI investments, potentially crowding out other borrowers, pushing up financing costs even for
September 02, 2026Shares of online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell more than 5% on Wednesday, a day after a lacklustre debut session following a long-awaited initial public offering.
September 02, 2026European shares edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by elevated bond yields as escalating tensions in the Middle East stoked
September 02, 2026German police were on Wednesday investigating a second sabotage attempt on the electricity grid within 24 hours, a day after Berlin blamed Russia for an attempted drone
September 02, 2026Taiwanese companies are planning another $20 billion of investments in the U.S. driven by demand for AI applications, the island's economy minister said on Wednesday without
September 02, 2026Fishermen in Italy have shifted from incinerating invasive Atlantic blue crabs to commercializing them
September 02, 2026Shares of Shein slipped more than 3% on Wednesday, a day after a lacklustre debut session following a
September 02, 2026More than 500 students in Indonesia's East Java were hospitalised with food poisoning suspected to have been caused by free meals provided by the government, and an
September 02, 2026Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan are at or near multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about
September 01, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Bond yields are hitting new milestones as fighting resumes between the U.S. and Iran and oil prices surge, sending
September 02, 2026Dialogue between Russia and the U.S. should continue to find common ground in economics, which should make it easier to discuss political issues, Russian Finance Minister Anton
September 02, 2026British banks are increasingly pledging higher-risk assets such as loans linked to high-interest store cards and vehicle
September 02, 2026Australia and the United States on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for the Pacific Islands as they
September 02, 2026Taiwan's plan for defence spending next year to exceed T$1 trillion ($31.47 billion) for the first time shows the international community the island's determination to
September 02, 2026Japan's Honda aims to cut more than $9 billion in costs over the next four years and has instructed suppliers to drastically reduce their prices, according to
September 02, 2026The Bank of Japan should conduct interest rate hikes nimbly to counter intensifying inflationary pressures, rather than adhere
September 02, 2026The story of the U.S. is intertwined with its military history, from its creation in 1776 to the expansion of its physical borders to its role in the global political and economic order
September 02, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Trump administration needs to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough.”
September 01, 2026The Bank of Japan will debate raising interest rates including in September with a focus on whether inflationary risks were heightening,
September 02, 2026The Panama Canal Authority expects to generate $5.56 billion in revenue and contribute $3.61 billion directly to the national treasury for fiscal year 2027, according to a budget
September 02, 2026While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data centre construction
September 02, 2026Tourists are scrambling to find lodging elsewhere after deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon
September 02, 2026U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods has disputed a claim by U.S.
September 02, 2026South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in August due to low-base effects from the previous comparable period a year ago, data showed on Wednesday, but was lower than
September 02, 2026Democrats shocked after 2 members cross aisle to help Republicans
September 02, 2026The U.S. pressed G20 members on Tuesday to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for
September 02, 2026The U.S. launched a barrage of airstrikes against Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliation, in the most serious
September 01, 2026Brazil's Congress on Tuesday approved a bill exempting data-center-related equipment from federal taxes, part of the government's plan to lure such projects to the country
September 02, 2026Venezuela’s main airport has partially resumed operations nearly 10 weeks after two devastating earthquakes
September 02, 2026Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said
September 01, 2026The California Assembly has opted not to vote on legislation meant to help wildfire victims
September 01, 2026A Honduran court has dropped charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernandez over fraud and money laundering, judiciary
September 02, 2026Britain's economy is set to grow a bit faster than previously expected in 2026 after withstanding the initial impact of the Iran war but firms remain wary about investment,
September 02, 2026The licensing practices of U.S. cloud computing company Oracle are on the radar of EU antitrust regulators, a person familiar with the matter said, in a case similar to
September 02, 2026Market participants raised concerns over the U.S.
September 02, 2026Venezuela's ruling party-dominated National Assembly backed the country's oil deal with the Trump administration in a vote on Tuesday, ahead of a visit to Caracas by the
September 02, 2026A Group of 20 joint statement reflecting U.S. priorities on reducing global imbalances and sovereign debt restructurings may not be
September 02, 2026Dell Technologies on Tuesday boosted its annual revenue forecast by $25 billion while also raising its profit outlook for the second time this year, driven by
September 02, 2026Turkey's economy expanded 2.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, official data showed on Monday, less than forecast, with growth slowing for the fourth consecutive quarter
August 31, 2026Barclays expects the U.S.
August 31, 2026China is slowing down a long rally in the yuan and is likely to keep further currency gains to a minimum this year, market participants say, as authorities step in to support
August 31, 2026India's fiscal deficit in the months of April-July stood at 4.55 trillion rupees ($47.81 billion), or 26.8% of the target for the financial year ending March 31,
August 31, 2026Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle
September 02, 2026When Brazilian customs agents opened jars of dulce de leche aboard a tourist bus arriving from Paraguay in April, they discovered hundreds of vials
August 31, 2026After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S.
August 31, 2026Flight delays at Kenya's main international airport on Monday affected thousands of travellers as airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, with
August 31, 2026Adobe said on Monday it has expanded its tie-up with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Saudi government-backed AI firm Humain to provide
August 31, 2026The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas
September 02, 2026The U.S.
September 02, 2026Mercado Pago, the fintech arm of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, said it remains comfortable expanding its credit card business despite the
September 02, 2026The U.S.
September 02, 2026Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation
September 01, 2026Cuba has reopened most of its schools despite a shortage of transportation, uniforms and teachers as the island's crises deepen
September 01, 2026The Trump administration won backing from all G20 financial leaders except China's on Tuesday to act against "non-
September 01, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to the world's largest economies
September 02, 2026U.S. stocks extended their slide on Tuesday, as the global bond selloff deepened and crude prices spiked amid fading hopes for a near-
September 01, 2026The House has passed a short-term measure to fund the federal government into early December
September 02, 2026Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first visit to the Arab world's most populous nation in a decade, as countries across the Middle East reassess
September 01, 2026U.S.
September 01, 2026USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public
September 01, 2026Global bonds sell off as Middle East conflict escalates, further stoking inflation fears
September 01, 2026A selloff in global bond markets deepened on Tuesday, reflecting investor angst over
September 01, 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago
September 01, 2026CSX Corp has named veteran executive Steve Angel its CEO, replacing Joe Hinrichs, as the U.S. railroad operator fends off pressure from an activist investor against the
September 29, 2025Global bond yields rose on Tuesday, extending a broad-market selloff in government debt fed by inflation fears, while
September 01, 2026A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter
September 01, 2026The U.S. needs to start being serious and stop trying to be tough before talks on a possible trade deal with Canada can restart, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on
September 01, 2026Alligator on Central Florida highway causes chain-reaction crash, leaving woman dead
September 01, 2026Bank of England interest rate setter Catherine Mann said Britain's economy had shown signs of stronger growth since the central bank's last monetary policy meeting when she
September 01, 2026Tesla's supervised self-driving technology recorded 4.1 times fewer collisions than manually driven Tesla cars in the five European countries where it is permitted, the
September 01, 2026Train blockages in Calera fuel frustration as city leaders push for $32 million bridge project
September 01, 2026Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high on Tuesday as a resumption in fighting between the U.S. and Iran renewed fears of supply disruptions from
September 01, 2026U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, hitting the lowest level in nearly three years as higher mortgage rates weighed on single-family homebuilding.
September 01, 2026A selloff in U.S. government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs, which could squeeze households, companies, financial markets and the federal budget
September 01, 2026A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S.
September 01, 2026The dollar strengthened on Tuesday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities sent oil prices higher, fuelling inflation worries and sparking a global bond
September 01, 2026Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but as the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs that are squeezing household budgets
September 01, 2026U.S. job openings increased in July amid a surge in manufacturing vacancies, but weak hiring suggested the labor market remained in a holding pattern.
September 01, 2026Volkswagen's management board plans to propose ending production at four German plants between 2031 and 2034, German business outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported on Tuesday.
September 01, 2026U.S. manufacturing activity eased in August amid a slowdown in new orders and some manufacturers worried that higher prices because of the Middle East
September 01, 2026Brazil's economic growth slowed in the second quarter as elevated borrowing costs continued to weigh on activity and household consumption shrank, with
September 01, 2026U.S.
April 03, 2026Canada's manufacturing sector expanded for a fifth straight month in August as output and employment rose but the recent increase in trade tensions between
September 01, 2026For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait
September 01, 2026Keurig Dr Pepper said on Tuesday it
September 01, 2026Ukraine's parliament failed on Tuesday to pass a law to introduce taxes for foreign parcels that is required to unlock IMF and EU funds, dismissing government
September 01, 2026Israeli special forces captured a Hamas militant leader in a raid in Gaza City on Tuesday while Israeli air strikes meant to protect those troops killed
September 01, 2026Tesla's August registrations across several European markets painted a mixed picture on Tuesday, with strong gains in France and Denmark contrasted by declines in
September 01, 2026A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus
September 01, 2026A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
September 01, 2026Deadly floods that wiped out a tenth of Nepal's electricity generation capacity last week have cast doubt on the
September 01, 2026Inexpensive new cars are becoming tougher and tougher to find
September 01, 2026India's economy is showing early signs that a long-awaited private investment revival is taking hold, broadening the growth engines and
September 01, 2026When Randy Carr opened a factory in central Mexico in 2005, he was drawn by the country’s low wages and free-trade agreement with the
September 01, 2026When Tim Cook took over as Apple's CEO, he did not try to fill the big shoes of its legendary founder and product visionary Steve Jobs.
September 01, 2026Apple’s new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure that saw the company’s value skyrocket to $4.6 trillion thanks to the iPhone’s enormous popularity
September 01, 2026What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets World markets enter September with another government bond storm
September 01, 2026They were building infrastructure in Nepal. Their families in China want to know what happened to them
September 01, 2026Data centers have requested roughly as much electricity across the middle swath of the United States as it takes to power every home in the country, but much of that demand may be
September 01, 2026An unprecedented deal for the U.S. to gain access to a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves - and the central role a Venezuelan businessman
September 01, 2026China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit
September 01, 2026Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD reported rising global sales for the fourth straight month, as robust exports continued to cushion the impact of sluggish domestic demand
September 01, 2026Russia said on Tuesday it would announce a new ambassador to Britain in due course, weeks after its previous envoy left London at a dire point in bilateral ties
September 01, 2026Euro zone inflation rose back above 3% in August on higher energy costs, cementing an already solid case for another European Central Bank interest rate
September 01, 2026South Africa's manufacturing sentiment deteriorated further in August as business activity slumped, a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed on Tuesday,
September 01, 2026The spike in euro zone inflation since the start of the war in Iran has almost entirely been driven by higher energy prices, justifying the European Central Bank's small
September 01, 2026Activity growth in Britain's manufacturing sector slowed slightly in August to its weakest since March but factories hired workers at the fastest pace in more than two years
September 01, 2026Growth in the euro zone's manufacturing sector hit its fastest pace in more than four years in August, driven by the strongest rise in new orders since early 2022 and output
September 01, 2026Ford Motor is recalling 148,663 vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of driver power and loss of headlight function or windshield washing system function, which can reduce visibility,
September 01, 2026Germany's manufacturing sector accelerated in August, as a jump in new orders drove the strongest production growth since January 2022, a business survey showed on Tuesday.
September 01, 2026France's manufacturing sector grew in August, albeit slightly less than initially forecast, a survey by S&P Global showed on Tuesday.
September 01, 2026British finance minister John Healey told The Times newspaper he would set out a "clear path" to higher defence spending at the government's spring spending review, amid
September 01, 2026Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite U.S. sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after U.S.
September 01, 2026Japan's benchmark 10-year bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, pushed higher by investor concerns about
September 01, 2026Shares in fast-fashion giant Shein fell in their Hong Kong market debut on Tuesday, hurt by numerous setbacks that delayed its listing and undermined the foundations of its
May 28, 2025Thailand's coastal city of Pattaya is preparing for a visit by the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the aircraft carrier makes its way back to the U.S. following a grueling deployment in the Middle East
September 01, 2026Japan's benchmark bond yield hit the 3% level for the first time since 1996 on Tuesday amid a broad-based global bond selloff, underscoring how inflation, fiscal concerns
September 01, 2026France started imposing fees on the extreme end of fast fashion on Tuesday to try to curb a surge in sales of cheap clothing sold by e-
September 01, 2026Japan and the United States agreed to continue coordinating to achieve "orderly" yen moves, which were crucial for global market stability
September 01, 2026By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 - OpenAI denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former
September 01, 2026Shares in fast-fashion online retail giant Shein have begun trading on Hong Kong’s stock exchange after a long delay
September 01, 2026As Poland builds Europe's biggest army, it is pivoting toward domestic and other central European defence
September 01, 2026Global factory activity was humming last month as surging demand for AI hardware kept Asian factories busy while new orders in
September 01, 2026India's manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in five years in August as demand remained soft, leading to job losses for the first time in more than two years
September 01, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe enters autumn with benchmark gas prices at 3-1/2-year highs and stocks at their lowest ever for the time of year on
September 01, 2026WPP is cutting up to 1,000 more jobs by year-end as Britain's biggest advertising group accelerates a restructuring programme under new chief Cindy Rose, the Financial Times
September 01, 2026When the U.S. joined Japan's efforts to shore up the yen, it wasn't for nothing. This week, U.S.
September 01, 2026South Korea on Tuesday unveiled its most aggressive fiscal spending plan on record, setting total government expenditure for 2027 at
September 01, 2026China on Tuesday objected to Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum saying the democratically ruled island was not
September 01, 2026China's manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace in August as output, new orders and exports all accelerated, a private-sector survey
September 01, 2026New Zealand and the U.S. will jointly fund a major upgrade of a World War Two port on a Cook Islands atoll, the three governments said on Tuesday, in a
September 01, 2026Shares in fast fashion giant Shein were set open flat in their Hong Kong market debut on Tuesday, hurt by numerous setbacks that have long delayed its listing and
September 01, 2026Japanese companies increased their pace of spending on plant and equipment in April-June, a sign of business confidence that could prompt an upgrade to
September 01, 2026Freedom Fuel won praise from Trump for selling cheap gas. Now a supplier claims it got gas it didn’t pay for
September 01, 2026Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of meatpacker JBS, met U.S.
September 01, 2026The White House on Monday released terms of the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal with North American Blue Energy Partners.
September 01, 2026Japan's manufacturing sector picked up in August as new business grew at the fastest pace since January 2018 on solid demand for semiconductors and AI-related products, a
September 01, 2026South Korea's factory sector recorded a ninth consecutive month of activity growth in August, underpinned by robust export demand, a survey showed on Tuesday.
September 01, 2026South Korea's exports surged 68.7% in August from a year earlier, extending their winning streak to a 15th consecutive month and outpacing analysts' forecasts
September 01, 2026The Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its examinations of firms behind so-called special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that claim to offer exposure to private company
September 01, 2026UCLA has fired athletic director Martin Jarmond after six years and is replacing him with former Los Angeles Lakers executive Tim Harris
September 01, 2026U.S. companies Chevron and GE Vernova, India's ONGC, Italy's Eni and Colombia's GeoPark are on track to sign final agreements
August 31, 2026FTC sues Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers
September 01, 2026The United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry says that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the UAE’s territorial waters
August 31, 2026British retailers raised prices by the most in more than two years last month, as higher energy prices pushed up the cost of some processed food and the artificial
September 01, 2026Bond yields rose and stocks fell on Monday as oil prices jumped more than 2%, with a resumption of military clashes
August 31, 2026Negotiators from Boeing and the union representing engineers and technical workers in Washington and other states will resume contract talks on September 8, the union
September 01, 2026Ares Management, a U.S.-based investment firm, said on Tuesday its real estate arm has raised 612 billion yen ($4 billion) for its fifth Japan
September 01, 2026A divided Supreme Court has allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out
August 31, 2026The United States' move to welcome Russia back to a meeting of G20 countries on Monday while denying some
August 31, 2026The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work
September 01, 2026A federal judge ruled on Monday that New York cannot enforce a 2024 state law that sought to force fossil fuel companies to contribute
September 01, 2026The benchmark 10-year U.S.
September 01, 2026JPMorgan Chase has hired investment banker Ward Jones as head of Mid-Cap Basic Materials Investment Banking, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters
September 01, 2026Brazilian and U.S. officials spoke virtually on Monday to discuss tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and agreed to hold further meetings at a later date,
September 01, 2026State Farm was sued on Monday by Los Angeles County, which accused the largest U.S. home insurer of mishandling claims by victims of the January 2025 wildfires
September 01, 2026U.S.
September 01, 2026I feel your pain vs. ‘let Data Reign’: How Trump and his VP are out of step on data centers
September 01, 2026Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks fell after American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first military action in a month
August 31, 2026The U.S.
August 31, 2026U.S. stocks weakened on Monday, with Wall Street turning the page on a volatile month as a war-related jump in crude prices revived
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026Amazon.com illegally raised prices for advertisers by surreptitiously raising the minimum price required to place ads that promote their products, the U.S.
September 01, 2026DEA makes kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis
September 01, 2026The Trump administration will soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force
September 01, 2026‘OH SNAP!’ proposal would let families use benefits toward water bills
September 01, 2026Augusto Cury, a psychiatrist and best-selling author with no previous elected office experience, has emerged as a surprise contender in Brazil's
September 01, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished to change the image with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections
August 31, 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity's sake and that New Delhi would
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026Prediction market company Kalshi said on Monday it imposed a penalty of more than $71,000 on former U.S.
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026A U.S. judge said the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank cannot pursue a $1.71 billion claim against the FDIC stemming from the bank's March 2023 collapse, one
August 31, 2026An L.A. neighborhood was terrorized by a warehouse inferno. The big cleanup is done, but the suffocating stench remains
August 08, 2026Peru has entered the race to lead the International Labour Organization, its website showed on Monday, as the body grapples with a financial shortfall that may
August 31, 2026Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a penalty of $71,356, citing insider trading.
August 31, 2026Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that under their "strategic guidance and joint efforts", the foundations of bilateral ties will
August 31, 2026Aon said on Monday it will buy rival USI Insurance Services in a $17 billion deal from private equity firm KKR, in one of the biggest
August 31, 2026A massive long-term oil deal expected to grant the U.S. access to a fifth of Venezuela's crude reserves has energy experts and lawyers questioning its legality and
August 31, 2026President Donald Trump has accused U.S. oil refiners of gouging Americans, called for a Justice Department investigation and urged companies to use their bumper
August 31, 2026A decade ago, Hallie Shoffner quit a career in non-profits to help her aging parents run the family farm.
August 31, 2026Germany's largest union, IG Metall, on Monday warned of maximum resistance to any efforts by Volkswagen to unwind a previously
August 31, 2026Imagine a world where AI-powered trading is so prevalent, fast and effective that the Federal Reserve must give two news conferences, one for
August 31, 2026Australian home prices fell for a fifth month in August as the housing downturn spread to more cities and regional areas, data showed on Tuesday, with the risk of more
August 31, 2026Meta on Monday removed dozens of advertisements after India flagged a pattern of Facebook and Instagram ads using sexually explicit content to lure
August 31, 2026Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.
August 31, 2026Volkswagen's workers, management and political leaders must work together to minimise the impact of job and capacity cuts at
August 31, 2026Some ground crew at Australia's largest airline, Qantas Airways, on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over pay and job conditions.
August 31, 2026Oil jumped on escalating Iranian tensions, including an AI-generated post by U.S.
March 18, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday after military strikes between the U.S. and Iran drove up oil prices, fanning inflation worries as the interest-rate outlook turns
August 31, 2026Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to calm jittery oil
August 31, 2026German inflation rose in August on higher energy prices due to the Iran conflict, but the increase was less than expected and core inflation stabilised,
August 31, 2026Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said
August 31, 2026Higher food inflation could squeeze spending on non-food discretionary items by absorbing a larger share of household disposable income, the Indian government said in its
August 31, 2026Italy's population will shrink by almost 4 million by 2050, undermining the sustainability of its economy and welfare system as the proportion of elderly people increases,
August 31, 2026A G20 gathering, key U.S. jobs data and central bank meetings in Canada and New Zealand all suggest there's not much downtime for traders catching up on that post-summer
August 28, 2026As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects
August 31, 2026India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir
August 31, 2026Yorkville America, the asset manager behind President Donald Trump's Truth Social exchange-traded funds, is close to completing an
August 31, 2026Advanced AI threatens the world’s financial system, watchdog says
August 31, 2026How Tim Cook made Apple one of the world’s most valuable companies
August 31, 2026Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year
August 31, 2026Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is due to set a record as leading Italy's longest-serving administration on September 4.
August 31, 2026Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government took office in October 2022 and will become the longest-serving administration in the history of the Italian Republic on September 4
August 31, 2026European shares fell on Monday as fresh U.S.-Iran military strikes drove oil prices and bond yields higher, though the benchmark STOXX 600 marked
August 31, 2026Traders will return from their August breaks to a host of risks for markets, including rising concern about high government
August 28, 2026Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the impact of AI on cyber risk was the most immediate concern for the global financial
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training
August 31, 2026Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
August 31, 2026China's factory activity improved in August on stronger demand but remained in contraction, while services activity stayed weak, underscoring
August 31, 2026Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance
August 31, 2026Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S.
August 31, 2026The dollar held steady near a two-week high on Monday as markets ramped up bets on a rate hike after hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh,
August 31, 2026The U.S.
August 31, 2026General Motors workers in Canada on Sunday approved an agreement that would build a new heavy-duty truck in Ontario, part of a pledge by the automaker to invest in a country now
August 31, 2026At least five heads of government were absent from talks at the annual Pacific Island Forum that began on Monday, as China-Taiwan tensions weighed
August 31, 2026Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions
August 31, 2026The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries
August 31, 2026Yemeni coffeehouses have gained culinary prominence in recent years, offering brews of coffee and tea seasoned with cardamom, ginger, cloves and other ingredients.
July 20, 2026Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in US searches
August 31, 2026Aon Plc is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for about $17 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal
August 30, 2026Ukraine's new defence minister said he would outline a "clear vision" for Kyiv's partners of how his country plans to fight Russia, as the government tries to
August 30, 2026Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union
August 30, 2026Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
August 30, 2026Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence
August 30, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind a new global defence bank intended to help allies
August 30, 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday introduced measures to address rising living costs and support businesses, including restoring higher quotas for
August 30, 2026Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their U.S. counterparts far from reassured that
August 30, 2026Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true
August 30, 2026Volunteers rescued a climber who was stranded on a ledge in the Sierra Nevada in an operation that spanned more than 15 hours
August 30, 2026Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday that an energy agreement with the U.S. would remain in force for 25 years, target an increase in crude output
August 30, 2026The U.S. government plans to take a 35% passive stake in Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt’s North American Blue Energy Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on
August 30, 2026In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours
August 28, 2026General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31
August 30, 2026Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots
August 29, 2026Voters in Iceland are deciding whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union
August 29, 2026U.S.
August 29, 2026Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don’t expect cheaper burgers
August 29, 2026A new CNN analysis reveals young people in the U.S. aged 18 to 21 have placed wagers worth $5.4 billion on the Kalshi prediction market so far this year. Marshall Cohen breakdowns the numbers, and the backlash.
August 28, 2026Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next
August 29, 2026Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
August 29, 2026Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh provided his most detailed insights yet on how he views the central bank's fight against inflation in a high-profile speech an at annual economic conference in Jackson Hole Friday
August 29, 2026Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River
August 29, 2026Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing
August 29, 2026One of the main players in a struggle to agree a restructuring plan for Volkswagen AG, Lower Saxony state Premier Olaf Lies, said there was heavy pressure on all sides to
August 29, 2026Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs market
August 27, 2026President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies
August 29, 2026Can Trump actually change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’? Here’s what to know
August 28, 2026President Donald Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost
August 29, 2026Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves
August 29, 2026The Tampa Bay Rays have secured county approval for a financing plan to build a new stadium
August 29, 2026Investors were heartened on Friday by new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's stated resolve to tame high
August 29, 2026(Fixes name of podcast to Rapid Response in paragraph 16) By Michael S.
August 29, 2026Pinterest said on Friday Chief Financial Officer Julia Donnelly will leave on October 30, and the company has launched an external search for
August 29, 2026Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" while its supreme leader
August 28, 2026Hundreds of protesters have rallied on the National Mall for a march in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election
August 28, 2026U.S.
August 28, 2026Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members
August 29, 2026American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East
August 29, 2026California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120
August 29, 2026The bond market swung as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control
August 28, 2026Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms
August 29, 2026E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device
August 29, 2026Argentina's booming beef exports to the United States could face a new test after Washington moved to widen tariff-free access for suppliers, potentially increasing
August 29, 2026Brazil's central bank is studying measures to curb the rising debt burden of the country's consumers but plans first to
August 29, 2026Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Friday, with investors turning cautious after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh
August 28, 2026The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court order requiring it to make payments for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project after losing its
August 28, 2026Brazil's economy created a net 58,568 formal jobs in July, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Friday, below the 112,000 net openings expected by economists in a
August 28, 2026Stablecoins do not credibly function as a means of payment at scale and tokenized deposits offer a more compelling case to harness the benefits of this new
August 28, 2026A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.
August 28, 2026(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.
August 27, 2026The Trump administration is limiting an Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates and accusing the financial institution of supporting Iran's leadership
August 28, 2026Trump says he’ll make it easier for ranchers to process their own food after blowback over his beef policies
August 28, 2026Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook
August 28, 2026Aggressive efforts by the U.S.
August 28, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term
August 28, 2026The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel
August 28, 2026The Federal Reserve will "have work to do" if policymakers are not confident that underlying inflation is returning to its 2% target, Chair Kevin Warsh said on Friday in
August 28, 2026An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the
August 28, 2026Canada recorded a sharply lower C$370 million ($266.57 million) budget deficit for the first three months of the 2026/27 fiscal year as government expenditures grew
August 28, 2026Institutional investors are increasing allocations to private credit in Asia.
August 28, 2026Canada's economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter after six months of virtually no growth, aided by a strong jump in exports and solid domestic
August 28, 2026U.S. employment grew slightly less than previously estimated in the 12 months through March, the government said on Friday, suggesting the modest pace of job creation that has
August 28, 2026Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover.
August 28, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026PayPal shares fell 12% in morning trading on Friday, after reports that a consortium of buyout firm Advent International and
August 28, 2026The U.S. dollar saw strong gains on Friday, putting it on track for its biggest daily climb in 2-1/2 months after U.S.
August 28, 2026MSCI's global equities gauge fell in a choppy session on Friday, while short-dated U.S.
August 28, 2026By Natalia A.
August 28, 2026The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying
August 28, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026Oil prices settled lower on Friday, also down for the week as traders evaluated hints about the U.S.
August 28, 2026Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done
August 28, 2026President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” his latest escalation as he engages in a tense trade war with Canada. During the signing, he said, “We have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean."
August 28, 2026President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark
August 28, 2026Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
August 28, 2026Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh stays quiet on interest rates but calls inflation ‘concerning’
August 28, 2026Japanese authorities spent a record 15.4 trillion yen ($96.5 billion) intervening in foreign exchange markets over the past month to support the local
August 28, 2026The U.N. refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a
August 28, 2026India's industrial output growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year in July, data showed on Friday, as mining activity contracted, with growth in manufacturing
August 28, 2026Global equity funds snapped a 13-week streak of inflows in the week ended August 26, as investors turned cautious ahead of an earnings report from AI heavyweight Nvidia and
August 28, 2026The Bank of Canada will keep its overnight rate at 2.25% on Wednesday and leave it unchanged for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of
August 28, 2026Chip designer Marvell Technology's shares fell more than 8% to $221.6 in early trading on Friday as investors looked beyond the company's solid results in search of
August 28, 2026Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.
August 28, 2026A Chinese court on Friday handed Jiang Chaoliang, former party boss of the central province of Hubei, a suspended death sentence over corruption and said he took in bribes
August 28, 2026U.S. retailers, manufacturers and small businesses are paying hefty fuel surcharges to ship their goods, not only as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
August 28, 2026A federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S.
August 28, 2026(This Aug 27 story has been republished, with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026The Iran war has reached its endgame: a costly stalemate.
August 27, 2026The Federal Reserve is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago, which has prompted calls for a reset in how it answers to Congress and the public.
August 28, 2026Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global expects to invest more than $200 million in Argentina this year to launch new services in smaller cities
August 28, 2026What's in a cheese name?
August 28, 2026Commodity trader Radiant World is under scrutiny as counterparties have stopped doing business with it following news that authorities are investigating a report it provided
August 28, 2026Russian forces have resumed drone attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv region that hit numerous buildings and storage depots
August 28, 2026After King Harald V’s death, what comes next for Norway’s scandal-prone royals?
August 28, 2026A political transition is underway during the late days of summer
August 28, 2026Young adults under 21 traded $5 billion on Kalshi this year, amid prediction market frenzy
August 28, 2026Italian business and consumer confidence rose in August, data showed on Friday, in a positive sign for the prospects of the euro zone's third largest economy.
August 28, 2026Germany's chemical industry saw a sharp improvement in business sentiment in August, with companies turning positive on current conditions for
August 28, 2026In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from
August 28, 2026The rise in French consumer prices accelerated in August, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Friday.
August 28, 2026Sudanese welder Shannan Mohammed has been building furniture for a family in Omdurman little by little as constant blackouts interrupt his work.
August 28, 2026The number of unemployed people in Germany rose slightly less than expected in August, labour office figures showed on Friday.
August 28, 2026Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have risen over a bill that
August 28, 2026(This Aug 28 story has been repeated with no changes to text.)
August 28, 2026French growth flatlined in the second quarter, the national statistics agency said on Friday, revising down a preliminary reading and casting doubt on the outlook for the
August 28, 2026European shares rose on Friday, as French stocks rebounded from the previous session's selloff, while investors assessed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin
August 28, 2026Japan's government aims to keep new government bond issuance to around 40 trillion yen ($251 billion) for the fiscal 2027 budget,
August 28, 2026From the Editor U.S. President Donald Trump originally said the Iran war would last four to five weeks, but we’re now hitting the six-month mark.
August 28, 2026Far-right leader Marine Le Pen sought to woo France's business leaders on
August 27, 2026A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump
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