Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices
October 24, 2026Eighty-year-old Rick Russman of New Hampshire spent five decades as a Republican.
October 24, 2026How do you help a spouse who’s buried in debt? An expert weighs in
October 24, 2026Couple weighed down by debt gets a small inheritance. An expert gives advice on how to manage it
October 24, 2026Reliably Democratic Colorado and Washington have ballot measures that would bar transgender girls from some sports competitions
October 24, 2026This was a cost-saving way to travel the world. Then Covid changed everything
October 24, 2026Foreign policy is rarely the deciding factor in US midterm elections, when economic considerations usually drive voters’ choices.
October 24, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sparred over the cost of living and traded personal attacks on Friday in the
October 24, 2026British finance minister John Healey is expected to announce £20.4 billion ($27.3 billion) of additional support to the state's business lender and infrastructure bank in his budget
October 23, 2026Boeing's dispute with a small Florida-based supplier has halted production of its 777 freighter for nearly two months and disrupted output of the 767,
October 23, 2026A senior creditors group for JetBlue Airways is working with restructuring adviser PJT Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
October 23, 2026Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on Friday that Amazon Web
October 23, 2026The discovery of two serious flaws in PHP this week set off a global scramble to keep websites safe from hackers, showing just how critical the three-
October 23, 2026With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight reelection battle, President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday to remove
October 23, 2026President Donald Trump says U.S. warships returning from Iran could stop in Cuba
October 23, 2026Costa Rica will deepen cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to target what the nation's newly re-elected attorney general calls "
October 23, 2026President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer
October 23, 2026More than $1.4 billion has been traded on prediction markets for the 2026 midterms
October 23, 2026Stocks fell on Wall Street as the market came under increasing pressure from rising oil prices
October 23, 2026Big AI stocks were mixed on Friday, a day after the biggest decline in the Nasdaq Composite Index in four months, giving investors a welcome
October 23, 2026Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest
October 23, 2026Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday even as technology shares steadied somewhat to end a turbulent week for
October 23, 2026A US appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is not required under the US Constitution to give detained immigrants a chance to
October 23, 2026The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned
October 23, 2026The US Transportation Department said Friday it was fining Air France and KLM a total of $425,000 for operating dozens of flights in Iraqi airspace
October 23, 2026Smith & Nephew held talks to merge with Johnson & Johnson's orthopaedics division but the discussions collapsed over who would run the enlarged group, a
October 23, 2026Oil prices settled more than $3 higher on Friday, their highest in nearly six months after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over further
October 23, 2026Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices
October 23, 2026Global data center spending is expected to hit $1 trillion in 2026 and more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA Global Research
October 23, 2026Six more companies, including Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings and Intuit, will not allow their shares to be tokenized on a joint trading platform backed by
October 23, 2026The Bank of Canada will raise its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.50% on October 28 and follow with one more hike by the end of March to pre-empt any
October 23, 2026First Quantum Minerals plans to apply before year-end for Argentina's large-investment incentive regime for its Taca Taca copper project, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on
October 23, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Canada is working hard to make a trade deal with the United States.
October 23, 2026Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has agreed to pay $100 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission over delivery
October 23, 2026The cost of building out the infrastructure needed to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence is changing the way major companies allocate resources
October 23, 2026US business activity slowed modestly in October, though robust demand allowed companies to raise prices for goods and services, a sign that inflation
October 23, 2026Canadian retail sales rose 1.2% in August from July to C$74.57 billion ($53.2 billion), slightly less than expected, and were led by higher sales at
October 23, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday as caution prevailed after a sharp selloff in AI-linked stocks, while telecom stocks tumbled on fears that intensified competition
October 23, 2026China should offer more support to families to stabilise the number of new births, the cabinet said on Friday, as policymakers seek to address the country's population
October 23, 2026US consumer sentiment edged down to near a record low in October as rising prices because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy on the
October 23, 2026Fuel cells are gaining traction among US hyperscalers racing to build data centers for the AI boom but struggling with grid constraints to
October 23, 2026The European Union should focus on dialogue with Beijing to curb imports of products such as chemicals and machinery to rein in a
October 23, 2026The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that the use of artificial intelligence, private assets and tokenized securities would be among key areas of focus
October 23, 2026American Express profits have risen sharply in the third quarter as it transitions most members to a higher-fee Platinum Card
October 23, 2026The elite Central Committee of China's ruling Communist Party holds a closed-door meeting in Beijing from Monday to Thursday that will set the political tone ahead of late 2027's
October 23, 2026With the November midterm elections fast approaching, President Donald Trump is throwing an array of costly and politically fraught solutions at
October 23, 2026Global equity funds attracted inflows for a fifth consecutive week in the week through October 21, as easing Treasury yields and strong early corporate earnings lifted investor
October 23, 2026Canadian jet maker Bombardier plans to invest $270 million in the United States and add 300 jobs, the company said on Friday, days after President Donald Trump dropped
October 23, 2026US equity funds attracted inflows for a second consecutive week in the seven days to October 21, as easing Treasury yields and strong corporate earnings so far bolstered investor
October 23, 2026Volvo Cars shares plunged 24% on Friday after the Swedish carmaker posted a far bigger-than-expected third-quarter operating loss, doubled its cash burn
October 23, 2026The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking
October 23, 2026American Express raised its 2026 profit forecast above Wall Street expectations on Friday and announced plans to eliminate 5% of its global
October 23, 2026Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index rose 0.32% in the month to mid-October, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, down from 0.70% in the previous month and
October 23, 2026Airfares are way up compared to last year. Don’t expect it to change this holiday season
October 23, 2026The combined China-India-Brazil market for weight-loss drugs could grow to $22 billion by 2035 from $6.6 billion currently, J.P.
October 23, 2026Turkey's tight monetary stance and shift away from unorthodox economic policies underpin its sovereign rating, but slower disinflation and the run-up to
October 23, 2026China's securities regulator said on Friday it has approved a plan by Citi to establish a fully owned securities unit in the country, allowing the
October 23, 2026Volkswagen workers on Friday threatened strikes from January unless Europe's top automaker reverses a recent cancellation of wage deals by the end of
October 23, 2026US airlines are increasingly willing to fly with empty seats rather than slash fares simply to fill them, betting that disciplined pricing and flight
October 23, 2026Shares in Gucci owner Kering tumbled 16% on Friday, set for their worst day ever after the group reported further sales declines but said it would stick with
October 23, 2026Chinese electric carmaker BYD is seeking permits to double annual production capacity at its Brazilian plant to 600,000 vehicles, as it nears
October 23, 2026In a windy, remote oilfield in Argentina, Chevron is bringing in US workers, equipment and expertise, betting it can recreate the Permian Basin
October 23, 2026Markets are battening down the hatches.
October 23, 2026An eye-catching week is in store as rate-setters at the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan announce policy decisions, while investors will gauge whether
October 23, 2026Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest
October 23, 2026Top Trump political advisers donate fee for work on behalf of pro-Russian government after he floated firing them
October 23, 2026The Bank of Japan warned on Friday of rising risks caused by AI, including growing cybersecurity threats and potential market shocks, that
October 23, 2026China's fiscal revenue increased 5.1% in the first nine months of 2026 from a year earlier, following a gain of 5.7% in the January-August period, the finance ministry said
October 23, 2026British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a survey published on Friday.
October 23, 2026Growth across the euro zone's private sector slowed to its weakest pace in four months in October, hurt by an energy-driven rise in costs and a renewed
October 23, 2026Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in technology systems as organisations scramble to curtail risks from
October 23, 2026Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war
October 23, 2026European stocks suffered their steepest weekly loss since early September, as tensions in France and higher oil prices dampened the optimism sparked
October 23, 2026China is combining militia vessels with coast guard ships to expand "battlefield preparation" around Taiwan and into the western Pacific,
October 23, 2026Bank Indonesia on Friday pushed back against criticism by some in the market that its latest policy package was confusing, saying the measures were aimed at improving how
October 23, 2026Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six
October 23, 2026French business activity unexpectedly contracted in October, marking a quick reversal from September's growth, a survey by S&P Global showed on Friday.
October 23, 2026AI developer MiniMax said on Friday it had completed the technology export registration with China's commerce ministry for open-source release and overseas licensing of "
October 23, 2026British consumers reined in their shopping in September as a warm start to the autumn hurt clothing sales and higher fuel prices ate into household
October 23, 2026Germany's private sector growth softened in October as inflows of new work rose only modestly, a preliminary business survey showed on Friday.
October 23, 2026(Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 5) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 23, 2026Ukraine is in talks with EU member states Poland and Slovakia about moving customs checks on lorries carrying grain exports from the border to inside those countries, to halt
October 23, 2026South Korea's economy grew slightly faster in the third quarter than in April to June, as booming semiconductor exports and AI-related investment helped
October 23, 2026SK Hynix on Friday put on hold a planned US listing for its Solidigm chip unit due to market volatility — a move which also comes
October 22, 2026Nepal will receive $20 million in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in
October 23, 2026Trump keeps hinting he’ll resume the Iran war after the midterms. These Iowa GOP voters sound wary
October 22, 2026The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has granted a waiver to Intel from its ban on some foreign-made advanced robotics to allow
October 22, 2026Japan's manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in October as output and new order growth eased, a business survey showed on Friday.
October 22, 2026Japan has yet to meet the conditions for officially declaring victory over deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday, exposing a divide with
October 22, 2026HD Hyundai Co said on Friday it has signed a deal with Kiewit Corp to start building an advanced US shipyard next year, with operations expected to begin in 2029 and create
October 22, 2026Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, among the world's top distributors of baked goods, on Thursday raised the lower end of its adjusted EBITDA margin expansion guidance for the year.
October 22, 2026Australia's Whitehaven Coal reported about a 22% rise in first-quarter output on Friday, driven by resilient production in its Queensland operations and volume recovery at its New
October 22, 2026Rio Tinto said on Friday it will invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland, Australia, replacing output from its ageing Andoom mine and lifting
October 22, 2026Newmont beat analysts' third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as elevated gold prices and a recovery in copper production at its Cadia mine
October 22, 2026Grupo Mexico said on Thursday it will push ahead with major investments at its US mining unit Asarco, expanding the Ray and Silver Bell mines in Arizona
October 22, 2026SpaceX is in talks with cellular infrastructure companies to secure access to at least 80,000 sites across the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people
October 22, 2026British consumer confidence has suffered its sharpest month-on-month fall since early in the COVID-19 pandemic as economic worries deepen, according to a survey that
October 22, 2026Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week
October 22, 2026Mark Zuckerberg has made a deal with Meta to help him pay a proposed billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California
October 22, 2026The U_S_ Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern."
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump determined on Thursday that petroleum production, refining, and related activities are essential to national defense, a move that could open up
October 22, 2026SpaceX said on Thursday its potential merger with Tesla will require controlling investor Elon Musk's approval, even though the entrepreneur has recused himself from talks between
October 22, 2026A wave of worry around AI and tech crashed over global markets on Thursday, slamming equities and bond yields as investors sought the refuge of
October 22, 2026Brazilian lender Banco Bradesco on Thursday reported a 14.6% increase in its third-quarter recurring net profit from a year earlier, meeting analysts' expectations
October 22, 2026General Motors, the biggest customer of a US factory making rare earth magnets for electric vehicles, cancelled its long-term supply deal with the
October 22, 2026The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending a tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists
October 22, 2026$500,000 gone in hours: Omaha families seek help as past-due bills pile up
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared imports of wind turbines and their components a threat to national security, but stopped short of imposing new tariffs on
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reducing expenses for homeowners by lowering insurance premiums, refinancing costs and interest rates on
October 22, 2026US stocks tumbled on Thursday and the Nasdaq posted its steepest daily drop since early June as a batch of high-profile earnings
October 22, 2026Authorities have charged more than a dozen people in California with allegedly siphoning nearly $2 billion in fraudulent healthcare costs
October 22, 2026Record fuel prices are pushing freight off US highways and onto trains, helping railroad companies rake in higher revenue and profits as shippers
October 22, 2026Iowa faces shortage of doctors to deliver babies as hospitals cut labor and delivery
October 22, 2026A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote
October 22, 2026Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the
October 22, 2026Aurora firefighters rescue trapped driver after crash
October 22, 2026Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson condemn use of attack ads in Maine's Senate race
October 22, 2026Oil prices climbed about 3% to a five-month high on Thursday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns of further disruption to energy
October 21, 2026Peru on Thursday unveiled a package of economic measures aimed at cushioning a potential slowdown from the El Niño weather phenomenon.
October 22, 2026Nasdaq chief executive said on Thursday that initial public offerings market has softened modestly after a wave of macroeconomic turbulence forced several high-
October 22, 2026Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said.
October 22, 2026Lockheed Martin announced an agreement on Thursday to sell the Pentagon at least 850 stealthy F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next 10
October 22, 2026Gucci sales fell in the third quarter as shoppers stayed away from its stores, its owner Kering said on Thursday, blowing hopes of a
October 22, 2026Venezuelan authorities are considering seeking a bridge loan from Qatar to clear more than $2 billion in arrears to the Inter-
October 22, 2026Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray said on Thursday widening credit spreads on AI-related debt tied to certain assets could be a potential opportunity to lock
October 22, 2026The US Commerce Department said on Thursday it plans to award $389 million in research and development funding to four companies working on power
October 22, 2026Investors betting against US neocloud and data center companies have raked in $6 billion in paper profits so far this month, after fears their debt-fueled AI buildout was becoming
October 22, 2026EBay said on Thursday it will cut about 9% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring plan to move resources to its top strategic priorities, confirming an exclusive Reuters
October 22, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as growth stocks came under renewed pressure after earnings from mega-caps Tesla and Meta did little to dispel doubts about AI
October 22, 2026The premium investors demand to hold French government debt over safe-haven German Bunds widened to its highest in 15 years on Thursday, as concerns over France's
October 22, 2026Spotify forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, banking on its AI-powered features to drive user growth ahead of the crucial
October 22, 2026The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, suggesting a modest pickup
October 22, 2026Comcast on Thursday flagged more than $1 billion in charges for the fourth quarter as it changes its organizational structure, ahead of the planned spinoff of its NBCUniversal
October 22, 2026Procter & Gamble on Thursday warned that rising raw material, energy and freight costs would take a bigger bite out of annual profit, even
October 22, 2026The outlook for European companies has slightly improved, the latest LSEG forecasts showed on Thursday, as energy majors are expected to deliver a big jump in third-quarter profit
October 22, 2026Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 1.1 points in October from the September number, figures released on Thursday showed.
October 22, 2026Rony Amaral, 71, is terrified right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro will slash healthcare and pension spending if he wins
October 22, 2026The cost of insuring Meta Platforms' debt against default touched an all-time high on Thursday, as investors grappled with concerns about its plan to spend more
October 22, 2026Nippon Steel will invest about $3 billion in the U.S.
October 22, 2026NATO allies Canada and Turkey upgraded their relations to a "strategic partnership" during the first bilateral visit by a Canadian prime
October 22, 2026Britain will assess public investment projects in the same area together rather than individually, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday, part of a
October 22, 2026Taco Bell sticks with Pepsi as sister chain switches to Coke
October 22, 2026Major US banks have been blocking third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, two people familiar with the situation said, following a
October 22, 2026Truck drivers' protests that have seriously affected fuel and food supplies in southern Italy eased on Thursday, as Prime Minister
October 22, 2026British pension funds could have greater exposure to AI-related risks than trustees realise, Britain's pensions regulator said on Thursday, and urged them to challenge
October 22, 2026US airlines are entering the final quarter of the year with a central problem: resilient passenger traffic and sharply higher fares have not been enough to fully
October 22, 2026The London Stock Exchange Group will buy credit data firm Octus for $3.54 billion, it said on Thursday, marking its biggest acquisition in seven years as it seeks to bolster
October 22, 2026Dow forecast fourth-quarter adjusted core profit above market expectations, betting that higher polyethylene prices and its cost-cutting measures would offset the
October 22, 2026Cuba's Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila faces daily what appears to be mission impossible: moving millions of people by plane, train and
October 22, 2026Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will warn of softer economic growth and higher unemployment as interest rates remain high and inflation proves stubborn, according to
October 22, 2026Union Pacific beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by core pricing gains, but flagged a hit from higher fuel prices.
October 22, 2026Norfolk Southern beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit on Thursday, as the railroad operator benefited from strong freight demand, despite higher fuel costs
October 22, 2026U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security
October 22, 2026A new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year
October 22, 2026The pound edged up on Thursday, as outflows from euro zone assets saw UK stocks, bonds and the currency outperform other markets in the region.
October 22, 2026Europe's STOXX 600 posted its steepest decline in three weeks on Thursday, dragged lower by weakness in bank shares, while higher oil prices and
October 22, 2026Singapore's domestic and overseas wealth pool has expanded steadily over the past year, with average assets among the country's high-net-worth clients rising 6% to $1.5 million, a
October 22, 2026Prediction market operators Kalshi, Polymarket and their founders have given at least $5 million combined to Republican and Democratic political
October 22, 2026A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry.
October 22, 2026A new survey by healthcare research nonprofit KFF reveals that people relying on employer-sponsored health insurance are paying more for coverage this year
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to expand access to tax-exempt diesel as soaring prices frustrate voters ahead of midterm
October 22, 2026Nestle reported better-than-expected organic sales growth for the third quarter on Thursday, pushing the Swiss packaged food maker's shares around 1.5%
October 22, 2026Output in Britain's manufacturing sector is expected to stabilise in the next three months despite a dip in orders in October, a Confederation of British Industry survey
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump's moves in recent weeks to ease economic pressure on Russia while stepping up criticism of Ukraine have triggered bipartisan
October 22, 2026Lockheed Martin has entered an initial production and sustainment agreement with the Department of Defense for at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next 10 years,
October 22, 2026Barclays said it is cutting around 5,000 jobs or 5% of its workforce this year, as it uses technology such as AI to slash fixed costs and improve returns.
October 22, 2026Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, pressured by banks and mining stocks as investors weighed more corporate results against a backdrop of elevated oil prices and persistent
October 22, 2026Tesla's shares fell 2% on Thursday after the EV maker cut its capital spending forecast, raising concerns among investors counting on heavy investment for Elon Musk's AI and
October 22, 2026Artificial intelligence could boost global growth, but poorer countries, smaller companies and younger workers risk missing out unless access to power, digital
October 22, 2026A possible merger between Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and carmaker Tesla may face bigger obstacles from politics than from regulation,
October 22, 2026Getting health insurance from your job will be extra pricey for 2027
October 22, 2026US orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat
October 21, 2026Barclays said on Thursday it was cutting around 5,000 jobs, or 5% of its workforce, this year, as it uses technology such as AI to reduce fixed costs and improve overall
October 22, 2026Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's big-tent coalition has given him almost unchecked power for two years, but mass food poisoning and graft linked to
October 22, 2026Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it had been "slightly cautious" on the equity markets and some of the larger Big Tech
October 22, 2026The London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday agreed to buy financial data firm Octus for about $3.54 billion, its biggest acquisition since the 2019 deal for Refinitiv as the group
February 11, 2026Essity is seeing greater weakness among the US restaurants it supplies than the European ones, the CEO of the Swedish hygiene products maker said
October 22, 2026Taiwan's TSMC is exploring alternatives to rare-earth components in factory equipment, three people familiar with the matter said,
October 22, 2026The Greek finance ministry said on Thursday it was implementing sanctions in place linked to Iran and that it backed efforts to effectively combat money laundering and the
October 22, 2026Japanese investors sold foreign bonds for a fifth straight week, their longest selling streak in four years, marking the latest sign of a potential shift in allocation strategy as
October 22, 2026Elon Musk’s potential mega-merger of Tesla and SpaceX would likely face a China-shaped hurdle from regulators on both sides of the Pacific over concerns about national security and
October 22, 2026Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday as powerful Typhoon Champi approached, prompting more than 200 flight cancellations in the region and forcing changes to a
October 22, 2026Russia has deepened a crackdown on European companies in response to Europe's support for Ukraine, while largely sparing US firms as Moscow courts business
October 21, 2026Serbian activist Marko Marjanovic was on his way back from the supermarket in Belgrade when masked officers bundled him into a car and took him to a
October 22, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Jiaxing Li. French bonds remain in hot water.
October 22, 2026Beijing-based quant fund Lingjun Investment's offshore arm has attracted at least $300 million from US and Southeast Asian investors, a top
October 22, 2026Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and
October 22, 2026The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday but maintained a hawkish stance by upgrading its economic growth
October 22, 2026All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of
October 21, 2026Santos lowered the upper end of its annual production and sales volume forecasts on Thursday after disruptions at its Pikka oil project in
October 21, 2026Major Japanese banks are seeing increased demand for funds among corporate borrowers compared with three months ago, a central bank survey showed on Thursday,
October 21, 2026Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall says Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — has caused high diesel prices
October 22, 2026Comcast Corp is planning a significant number of job cuts as part of a restructuring of its cable-TV, broadband and wireless businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing
October 21, 2026Australia must pay close attention to tax incentives and business-friendly measures offered by countries such as Canada if it wants to compete more effectively for global investment
October 21, 2026The Australian Securities Exchange's chair said on Thursday the company had reached a turning point in addressing its regulatory troubles, and maintained
October 21, 2026The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an
October 21, 2026Australia's Fortescue warned on Thursday its operations could be hit if talks with China's state-backed buyer did not conclude by year-end, as the world's fourth-largest
October 21, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to protect Canada’s manufacturing heartland
October 21, 2026There were only a few flights by Saudi carriers from the Saudi capital's airport on Wednesday, even as Saudi authorities declared it's open for business
October 21, 2026US pipeline operator Kinder Morgan said on Wednesday it has approved a total of $4.7 billion as its share of investments in two major natural gas pipeline joint
October 21, 2026New Zealand's annual inflation slowed in the third quarter, coming in below analysts' forecasts at 3.7%, but remained above the top end of the central
October 21, 2026The shock of oil prices at a five-month high of $110 a barrel and gas prices in Asia and Europe hitting their highest levels since
October 21, 2026Tesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX
October 21, 2026Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply
October 21, 2026Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico case over Cambridge Analytica scandal
October 21, 2026California state workers began a one-day strike Wednesday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration to agree to a new contract that increases workers’ pay, ensures affordable healthcare access and allows more flexibility for remote work
October 21, 2026Mattel said on Wednesday it has added a top executive of its largest shareholder, EdgePoint Investment Group, to its board of directors as the toymaker grapples with weak
October 21, 2026Bank of America announced two new board members on Wednesday, appointing Jim Fitterling, 65, and Bill Thomas, 58, effective immediately.
October 21, 2026Buoyant AI sentiment on the back of quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, as relatively calm
October 21, 2026Southwest Airlines sharply cut its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, as surging fuel costs overshadowed gains from higher
October 21, 2026The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm
October 21, 2026Walmart on Wednesday intrduced new tools that will allow artificial intelligence agents to shop and complete transactions for customers, as the retailer seeks
October 21, 2026Meta introduced new non-voting shares on Wednesday to help fund the social media giant's costly AI expansion, as executives laid out their vision
October 21, 2026U.S. stocks climbed following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies
October 21, 2026Dan Gilbert, co-founder of Rocket Mortgage, says he will contribute $1 billion to redevelop Detroit's Renaissance Center
October 21, 2026Stocks of Elon Musk's two biggest companies are rising Wednesday after he suggested a combination was in the works to form a trillion dollar colossus in possibly the biggest deal ever
October 21, 2026Chevron is exploring the sale of some of its older oil and gas assets in the US Gulf, the company confirmed to Reuters, part of an
October 21, 2026The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street to a higher close on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved investor
October 21, 2026For right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, his biggest strength is also his greatest weakness: the Bolsonaro family name.
October 21, 2026A Tunisian military court sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the
October 21, 2026President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days,
October 21, 2026Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged six people with participating in a long-running scheme to allegedly arrange hundreds of sham marriages in
October 21, 2026European leaders will seek to agree on how to finance Ukraine's €70 billion unmet needs in 2027 at a special summit on November 26 and 27 where they will also discuss the
October 21, 2026Kentucky program moves 100 people from homelessness into permanent housing
October 21, 2026A protest by Italian truck drivers over fuel prices and the cost of living is causing food shortages in shops, with deliveries disrupted and fresh produce rotting, retailers
October 21, 2026The US dollar index dipped on Wednesday as traders weighed renewed oil-driven inflation risks and waited for next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while
October 21, 2026United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday the carrier expects fuel prices to remain elevated throughout 2027.
October 21, 2026Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include
October 21, 2026Colombia's government said on Wednesday it will enact its 2027 budget of 634.9 trillion pesos ($198.83 billion) by decree after a procedural error in Congress derailed final
October 21, 2026Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor
October 21, 2026Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks
October 21, 2026Members of India's rate-setting panel indicated that further rate hikes may be needed to curb inflation but stopped short of endorsing an aggressive tightening cycle over
October 21, 2026Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets across Greece on Wednesday, demanding higher state funding for education, better facilities and less-crowded
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October 21, 2026Philip Morris International flagged growing pressure from conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on Wednesday and said it now expects to land in
October 21, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved appetite for AI stocks, while Netflix slipped after its
October 21, 2026The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged at 3.25% on Wednesday, opting to hold ahead of the country's election next week and amid
October 21, 2026Netflix's cut to its advertising sales forecast is fuelling concerns that its growth engine is losing steam, threatening the edge that made it a
October 21, 2026Nigeria will increasingly turn to private investors at home and abroad to finance its next phase of growth rather than relying on state borrowing, Finance
October 21, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed meeting US President Donald Trump in China as he welcomed Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in St Petersburg on Wednesday
October 21, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin met US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
October 21, 2026Super Micro Computer jumped more than 11% on Wednesday after it forecast quarterly revenue and profit margin comfortably above Wall Street estimates, signaling that AI data center
October 21, 2026It was hard to keep track of global markets from hour to hour on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting fresh five-month highs before plunging, which rippled through tech-
October 21, 2026Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, led by another increase in French borrowing costs to their highest since mid-2002, as widespread
October 21, 2026Dutch beer company Heineken said on Wednesday a Dutch court had awarded Macedonian Thrace Brewery €111 million ($125 million) in damages and interest in a case it brought
October 21, 2026Tucked away in the green foothills of the Austrian Alps, the last fully integrated European penicillin plant faces an
October 21, 2026Russia will dispatch its first tanker with diesel for the United States on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to the Vedomosti news outlet,
October 21, 2026OpenAI will make its frontier artificial intelligence models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday
October 21, 2026Choosing a full-size pickup truck is harder in 2027
October 21, 2026Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll
October 21, 2026Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest rate in almost a year as the Iran war continues to drive up fuel prices
October 21, 2026British annual house prices rose at their weakest annual pace since March in August, according to official data published on Wednesday that also showed growth in average
October 21, 2026France's 10-year government bond yield hit the 5% mark on Wednesday, a new 24-year high, the latest sign of growing concern among investors over France's
October 21, 2026Hungary's government hopes a front-loaded budget adjustment geared towards spending cuts will pave the way for a sustainable reduction in the deficit
October 21, 2026Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US
October 21, 2026The euro zone economy has weathered this year's energy shock better than expected, with lower dependence on fossil fuels, stronger fiscal support and an AI investment
October 21, 2026Adidas shares rose almost 3% on Wednesday after the German sportswear group raised its full-year outlook on the back of unscheduled
October 21, 2026Investors flocked to Jio Platforms’ $3.2 billion IPO on Wednesday, with bids covering the shares on offer in under two
October 20, 2026European shares rose on Wednesday, recouping nearly all of their losses since the weekend turmoil in France as strong earnings encouraged investors to
October 21, 2026Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field
October 21, 2026President Donald Trump's deal with Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets is unlikely to meaningfully lower
October 21, 2026Target on Wednesday announced a holiday strategy centered on affordability as consumers strain under rising cost of living, featuring what it called “luxe for less” items like
October 21, 2026EU tech regulators will investigate whether online hotel reservation website Booking.com is doing enough to weed out fraudulent listings and phishing scams
October 21, 2026As OpenAI executives step up their public calls for federal AI safety rules, a political group the company’s president helped fund is spending millions
October 21, 2026Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses
October 21, 2026Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a
October 21, 2026As anger boiled over in Spain about the death of Maricarmen Abascal two weeks after the 87-year-old pensioner was evicted from her
October 21, 2026Texas Democrats' best chance at a statewide win in more than three decades is facing a wall of Republican money,
October 21, 2026Indonesia's central bank held its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight policy review on Wednesday, but hiked the deposit facility rate, as the country's stock
October 21, 2026Software and digital technology are set to overtake traditional vehicle engineering as the key battleground in the automotive industry by 2035, while China is
October 21, 2026Halfords shares fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after the British bicycle and car parts retailer maintained its full-year outlook despite a strong first half, adding to investor
October 21, 2026A union representing workers at a Micron plant in Taiwan said it would proceed with a planned strike on Thursday, even as the US memory chipmaker reached a
October 21, 2026OPmobility reported higher third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as the French car parts supplier restructures its business amid broader
October 21, 2026British inflation rose by more than expected last month, according to data that is likely to intensify calls for support for households in next week's budget and add to the
October 21, 2026Getty Images filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, formalizing restructuring plans unveiled more than a week ago as part of its move to go private.
October 21, 2026US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday
October 21, 2026The European Central Bank can strengthen the euro's global role and amplify the reach of its monetary policy by providing liquidity safety nets to foreign countries, ECB
October 21, 2026Global warming is now projected to exceed previous estimates, with even the most optimistic scenario seeing average temperatures rise to 1.7-1.8 degrees
October 21, 2026Japan's underlying inflation is quite close to the central bank's 2% target and financial conditions remain loose, Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Ryozo Himino
October 21, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Just days after strapping thrusters onto the new Roadster, Elon Musk may be about to repeat the stunt for real this
October 21, 2026Anthropic's net loss widened sharply to $80.7 billion in the first half of this year, in large part due to a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares of
October 20, 2026Soaring euro zone government borrowing costs are reviving fears of a replay of the debt crisis that 15 years ago rocked the bloc.
October 21, 2026Federal prosecutors say a Guatemalan man who was extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to a smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday
October 20, 2026Japan’s trade deficit has reached 2.81 trillion yen, or $17.8 billion, for the first fiscal half, according to government data, as the war in Iran sent oil import prices soaring
October 21, 2026Australian data centre operator NextDC shed nearly half of its market value on Wednesday after sharply cutting revenue forecasts for
October 21, 2026Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on X, describing the move as part of the country's broader effort to strengthen
October 21, 2026When Vice President JD Vance speaks on the campaign trail about the high costs Americans are facing, he often says he understands that people are hurting
October 21, 2026Japan's economy is seeing price rises driven by higher import costs and on the cusp of shifting to a period of sustained inflation driven by rising wages,
October 20, 2026Japan's exports rose 16.7% in September from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as strong demand for semiconductors and AI
October 20, 2026Japanese exports in September rose 16.7% year-on-year, up for a 13th straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.
October 20, 2026A top Australian central banker on Wednesday said tighter monetary policy was working to slow the economy but the inflation outlook had still
October 20, 2026Voters in Alberta have overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with four-fifths of votes counted showing 75% support for staying
October 20, 2026AI data center construction projects, particularly near Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC, are generating new demand for warehouse space and helped
October 20, 2026President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would reward tipsters who uncover fraud in US government programs, launching the initiative by announcing a
October 20, 2026The US Department of Agriculture plans to resume cattle imports from Mexico at two additional US ports of entry, after halting shipments last year in an
October 20, 2026Netflix, which announced layoff plans last week, posted a third-quarter profit above Wall Street’s expectations
October 20, 2026The U.S. government has certified Boeing’s 737 Max 10 airliner for passenger service after years of delays
October 20, 2026US stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off global weakness earlier in the day as oil prices pulled back sharply from six-month highs, a reversal
October 20, 2026Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas
October 20, 2026Alaska Air Group on Tuesday forecast a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as soaring fuel costs continued to squeeze its profits despite strong travel demand and
October 20, 2026The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates in December to 1.50%, following June and September increases, according to a majority of economists in a
October 20, 2026The US Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday granted final approval to the long-delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10,
October 20, 2026US Health Secretary Robert F.
October 20, 2026Beijing has expressed strong opposition to U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft
October 20, 2026Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Workers union found rare common ground on Tuesday, separately accusing General
October 20, 2026The Dow rose 1% on Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 while the healthcare sector provided Wall Street's biggest boost and
October 20, 2026LATAM Airlines expects capacity growth this year to come in at the lower end of its forecast range after trimming some supply in response to high jet
October 20, 2026Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies
October 20, 2026A New Jersey food importer has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods
October 20, 2026Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
October 20, 2026'Be patient at the pumps': Nebraska drivers face rising gas prices as fuel supply tightens
October 20, 2026Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada
October 20, 2026NATO allies Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas,
October 20, 2026Citigroup's Mexican unit is aiming to expand its business with other banks after its separation from Banamex gave it greater freedom to serve financial
October 20, 2026Instacart parent Maplebear will pay $5 million to settle a federal investigation into claims that the grocery delivery company discriminated against American
October 20, 2026Gold edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed the likelihood of additional US interest rate hikes this year ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy
October 20, 2026Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software
October 20, 2026European shares ended just a touch lower on Tuesday, as violent protests in France kept risk appetite in check and hammered equities in the euro
October 20, 2026AI meeting-transcription company Otter.ai said on Tuesday it had closed $320 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to expand its
October 20, 2026Blackstone Inc and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of IntraFi that could value the financial technology company at more than $10 billion,
October 20, 2026German sportswear maker Adidas on Tuesday raised its full-year profit outlook and reported a 37% increase in third-quarter operating profit, lifted by a US tariff refund
October 20, 2026Prosecutors in Albania have formalised corruption charges against former deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku, whose original indictment a year ago triggered rioting in
October 20, 2026Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening
October 20, 2026US stock indexes ended mostly higher as oil prices and Treasury yields eased on Tuesday, while French stocks fell as worries about
October 20, 2026Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1’s choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent’s sports industry – if it can deliver lasting development
October 20, 2026As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public
October 20, 2026Supermarkets and gas stations in Naples are facing shortages due to weeklong protests by truck drivers against high gasoline costs
October 20, 2026Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said in a post on X on Tuesday that he would restore Perse, a tax break program for the events sector, if he wins Sunday's presidential
October 20, 2026Contracts to purchase previously owned US homes plunged to a record low in September as rising mortgage rates depressed demand for housing.
October 20, 2026President Donald Trump has dropped threats against Canadian jet maker Bombardier to ban it from the US market and
October 20, 2026US single-family homebuilding fell sharply in September and permits for future construction tumbled to a 3-1/2-year low as higher mortgage rates
October 20, 2026US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to encourage India's Reliance Industries to refine more Venezuelan crude at its local refineries and potentially
October 20, 2026An outbreak of Newcastle disease in Brazil is unlikely to cause lasting damage to the country's poultry industry if authorities contain it quickly,
October 20, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that there was not much a Democrat-led House of Representatives could do to stop the Trump administration's agenda.
October 20, 2026The US dollar slipped on Tuesday in line with falling oil prices and longer-dated Treasury yields as traders evaluated the impact of rising tensions in
October 20, 2026Independent Luca Niculescu was confirmed as Romania's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, ending nearly six months of political deadlock that put
October 20, 2026Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday as banks and commodity-linked stocks weighed, while signs of resilience in the labour market kept expectations alive for a Bank of England
October 20, 2026GE Aerospace on Tuesday raised its 2026 profit forecast for the second time this year, as demand for aircraft engine repairs and spare
October 20, 2026French government bond yields remained near 24-year highs on Tuesday after their biggest daily rise in nearly a month, with trading volatility to the fore as
October 20, 2026Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will
October 20, 2026Kroger unveiled a $5 billion investment plan to lower prices and improve the shopping experience, as part of new CEO Greg Foran's first strategy to revive the grocer's core business
October 20, 2026The Federal Reserve will skip raising interest rates this month and deliver a hike in December, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as
October 20, 2026Net profit growth at China's CATL slowed sharply in the third quarter, hit by fierce competition in the electric vehicle battery market as China's auto sales growth cooled.
October 20, 2026Northrop Grumman and RTX raised their annual profit forecasts on Tuesday, helped by robust demand from military programs that
October 20, 2026Amazon said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 300,000 workers for the US holiday season, marking the first increase in recruitment for the period in three years as the online
October 20, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, dragged down by renewed weakness in AI-linked stocks and a rebound in oil prices, while investors braced for major corporate
October 20, 2026Britain says it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis to include “defensive” air patrols by Royal Air Force jets
October 20, 2026Trump administration announces $8 billion farm relief plan as fuel, fertilizer costs bite
October 20, 2026The number of uncertified teachers rose, while enrolled student numbers dropped, following a state takeover of Houston. Data shows other uneven results across districts.
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