Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Thursday said the extreme uncertainty over U.S. trade policy has him "nervous" about big layoffs, though so far he has only heard
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Malaysia is open to negotiate with the United States on non-tariff barriers and reducing its trade deficit and will explore a bilateral trade agreement, its trade ministry said
April 25, 2025
A Sino-U.S. trade war that threatens Intel's revenue from its biggest market, China, has become an unlikely driver of demand for the embattled chipmaker's older generation
April 24, 2025
Air India is in talks with U.S. planemaker Boeing to acquire around 10 737 MAX jets after Chinese customers started rejecting
April 24, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday said the government has compiled an emergency economic package to alleviate
April 24, 2025
Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster
April 25, 2025
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California overtakes Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy
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Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade
April 25, 2025
Booths of big Chinese, German and Japanese automakers are bustling at Shanghai's auto show as the industry keeps its sights on the wider global market not subject to steep U.S. tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts
April 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform
April 24, 2025
Republicans in the U.S.
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British consumer confidence slid this month to its lowest level since November 2023 as people became much gloomier about the outlook for the economy, with rising bills and the
April 24, 2025
Britain could gain 400 billion pounds ($533 billion) from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said, after a pilot scheme in the UK showed workers
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The costs of operating and modernizing America's nuclear forces through 2034 are projected to soar to $946 billion, 25% higher than a 2023 estimate, a report
April 24, 2025
The Trump administration said on Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had made more than $2.2 billion in payments to a group of states over the past three
April 24, 2025
Britain made more vehicles in March as demand increased for British-built cars overseas and for commercial vehicles at home, but it was not enough to prevent a quarterly decline in output,
April 24, 2025
Vietnam has increased government bond sales by nearly 30% so far this year, data shows, as it bids to boost public spending to spur growth and
April 24, 2025
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated to a two-year high in April on surging food costs, making the central bank's quest to fully exit ultra easy policy a
April 24, 2025
South Korea and the United States agreed to craft a trade package aimed at removing new U.S. tariffs before the pause on
April 24, 2025
China warned a G20 meeting that world economic growth was "insufficient" as tariff and trade wars exacerbated economic and financial instability and sapped growth
April 24, 2025
Two people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer
April 24, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it’s crucial for China to change its economic structure. His comments come one day after he said he expects de-escalation with regard to the trade war with China.
April 23, 2025
Google parent Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday,
April 24, 2025
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Ethiopia's inflation is expected to decline to 10% in the coming financial year, the country's central bank chief Mamo Mihretu said on Thursday, the lowest level in a
April 24, 2025
Skechers on Thursday withdrew its annual results forecast as the Trump administration's erratic trade policies fuel economic uncertainty, sending the footwear maker's
April 24, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges toward its 2%
April 24, 2025
Hartford Insurance Group reported a 16% fall in first-quarter profit on Thursday, as catastrophe losses from the California fires piled up even though they were partially offset by a rise
April 24, 2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S.
April 24, 2025
The Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles predicted Thursday that arrivals at his port would drop by more than a third in the coming weeks.
April 24, 2025
The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization’s finances
April 24, 2025
Four Republican states have asked the U.S.
April 24, 2025
Harvard University's endowment is in advanced talks to sell private equity fund interests totaling about $1 billion, a person familiar with the matter
April 24, 2025
Brazil's central bank has left the size of its upcoming interest rate hike in May open and remains unable to gauge it, citing a still-uncertain economic outlook and
April 24, 2025
Gilead Sciences on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit, but revenue was flat, as higher sales of drugs for HIV and liver disease, along with expense tightening, offset
April 24, 2025
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U.S. banking regulators announced on Thursday they were pulling back several documents that urge banks to show caution when dabbling in cryptocurrency and
April 24, 2025
The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place
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Google’s profits surged 50% in this year’s opening quarter, overcoming the competitive and legal threats that its internet empire is facing amid an economy roiled by a global trade war
April 24, 2025
US allies express alarm at Trump’s plan to let Russia keep most of the land it seized from Ukraine
April 24, 2025
The International Monetary Fund's managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that Argentina should not "derail the will for change"
April 24, 2025
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Maritime consultancy Drewry said on Thursday it expects global container port volume to fall 1% as a direct result of U.S. trade policies.
April 24, 2025
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday he agreed with U.S.
April 24, 2025
Major stock indexes rose on Thursday, with technology shares leading Wall Street higher as investors awaited further developments in the U.S.-China trade
April 24, 2025
Germany's Merck KGaA said on Thursday it is in late-stage talks to acquire U.S.-based SpringWorks Therapeutics for about $3.5 billion, a deal that could give it access to a
April 24, 2025
BlackRock has been acquiring billions of pounds of UK assets it considers "undervalued," The Times newspaper reported on Thursday, quoting the U.S. asset manager's CEO Larry Fink.
April 24, 2025
U.S. stocks rallied further as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up, though CEOs say they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s trade war
April 24, 2025
The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan has accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan
April 24, 2025
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts says spending cuts are needed even as he defends new spending initiatives and a major tax cut being pushed by President Donald Trump
April 24, 2025
New smartphones aren’t cheap and prices could get even higher amid global trade tensions
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British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday she shared some of U.S.
April 24, 2025
Pampers maker Procter & Gamble said on Thursday it would raise prices on some products to cover the impact on input costs from the trade war and
April 24, 2025
Investors withdrew a record $8.6 billion from global sustainable funds in the first quarter, researcher Morningstar said on Thursday, attributing the outflows largely to the
April 24, 2025
Former Tesla officials who oversaw the automaker’s diversity, equity and inclusion office say they regret not standing up to billionaire CEO Elon Musk.
April 24, 2025
JPMorgan Chase has promoted 227 employees in its commercial and investment bank (CIB) division to the coveted role of managing director, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
April 24, 2025
U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, rallying for a third straight day with a solid boost from technology shares as investors parsed a mixed bag of corporate
April 24, 2025
The Trump administration is replacing lawyers in the U.S.
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President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that trade talks between the U.S. and China are underway, pushing back against Chinese claims that
April 24, 2025
Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday its first-quarter sales rose a forecast-beating 7% driven by breast cancer drug Phesgo, eye drug Vabysmo and allergy treatment Xolair.
April 24, 2025
Finland's government announced tax breaks for companies and employees in an attempt to boost the country's ailing economy in a mid-term budget review it completed late on Wednesday
April 24, 2025
Spanish industrial prices fell in March on a monthly basis thanks to cheaper energy as well as lower vegetable oil prices, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Thursday.
April 24, 2025
Sweden's Husqvarna reported first-quarter operating profit below expectations on Thursday, hit by soft demand in North America, currency headwinds and lower prices, while
April 24, 2025
Household goods and packaged food makers are easing U.S. price increases to avoid losing American shoppers to retailers' less expensive private-label brands as a
April 24, 2025
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Eno Qian, who runs a clothing factory in eastern China, says she makes a 20 yuan ($2.74) profit for every item she sells abroad
April 24, 2025
The decision by India's central bank to cut rates and flood the banking system with cash will do little to immediately boost demand in Asia's third-
April 24, 2025
Hyundai Motor said on Thursday it has launched a task force to respond to U.S. tariffs, adding that production of some Tucson crossovers
April 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr will meet Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto in Budapest on Friday, Hungary's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
April 24, 2025
LG Electronics is considering price increases for some products in response to U.S. tariffs and is also reviewing its options for shifting production of home appliances to the United
April 24, 2025
France and other European countries will push for measures to protect the European steel industry against Chinese imports, French government spokesperson Sophie Primas said on
April 24, 2025
The dollar, battered and bruised by U.S. tariff uncertainty and recession fears, has much further to fall, Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius says.
April 24, 2025
German business morale unexpectedly rose in April, a survey showed on Thursday, though expectations were gloomier as companies remain uncertain
April 24, 2025
Kentucky farmer Drew Langley got an early start planting soybeans this spring, hoping to boost yields to help soothe the sting of
April 24, 2025
The downturn in British factory orders eased only slightly in April, with new export business sliding sharply amid a global trade war, the Confederation of British Industry said on
April 24, 2025
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has pledged to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he says President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and world
April 23, 2025
Revolut's pretax profit surged 149% last year to 1.1 billion pounds ($1.46 billion) as the financial technology firm rode a wave in
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A Republican lawmaker tasked with scrutinizing Federal Reserve monetary policy wants the U.S.
April 24, 2025
Merck on Thursday said its first-quarter adjusted profit rose 7% as lower costs helped offset a 2% decline in sales, reflecting a January decision to pause shipments of its
April 24, 2025
China called for all "unilateral" U.S. tariffs to be cancelled on Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump administration may de-escalate
April 24, 2025
Coinbase, the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange, is waiving fees on transactions connected to PayPal's stablecoin and allowing its users to redeem the token
April 24, 2025
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia is not holding talks with Europe or the United States about Russian gas supplies via Ukraine.
April 24, 2025
Tesla peppered its latest earnings call with pledges to launch commercial robotaxi operations soon, with CEO Elon Musk promising that autonomous vehicles will "move the
April 24, 2025
The German government cut its economic growth forecast on Thursday and now sees stagnation in 2025 instead of a 0.3% expansion as uncertainty from global trade disputes is set to
April 24, 2025
CenterPoint Energy reported a fall in first-quarter profit on Thursday, but the U.S. utility raised its capital expenditure plan to meet expected demand from data centers used for
April 24, 2025
Russia on Thursday accused Japan of treachery and complicity in theft after Tokyo last week signed an agreement to lend Ukraine over $3 billion for reconstruction, backed by the
April 24, 2025
Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which has invested over half its money in the United States, does not see a credible risk that its U.S. assets could be
April 24, 2025
The European Central Bank may need to lower interest rates further and shouldn't exclude a larger reduction, Governing Council member Olli Rehn told Bloomberg News in an interview.
April 24, 2025
Volkswagen will supply thousands of electric vans in a collaboration agreement with Uber Technologies as the partners seek to offer rides in fully autonomous vehicles in the United States
April 24, 2025
Keurig Dr Pepper reported first-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its
April 24, 2025
India said it would immediately suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan as part of measures to downgrade diplomatic ties
April 24, 2025
Cessna business jet maker Textron beat first-quarter profit and revenue estimates on Thursday, driven by sustained strength in its Bell segment as well as robust demand for aftermarket
April 24, 2025
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged many prospective home shoppers
April 24, 2025
U.S. truckers are moving record volumes of auto parts, appliances and sneakers after their customers stocked up ahead of President Donald Trump's tariffs, but
April 24, 2025
Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods surged in March on strong demand for commercial aircraft, but activity elsewhere was muted, likely as businesses exercised caution
April 24, 2025
Cryptocurrency campaigners have stepped up calls for the Swiss National Bank to buy bitcoin, saying the global economic turmoil triggered by U.S.
April 24, 2025
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast's losses widened in the fourth quarter, it said on Thursday, due to rising costs linked to its overseas expansion
April 24, 2025
Swiss drugmaker Roche is petitioning the U.S. government in direct talks for import tariff exemptions, arguing the products it ships into the United States are offset by
April 24, 2025
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that for China to shift its economy towards consumption, it will need to end a property crisis
April 24, 2025
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PepsiCo on Thursday cut its annual profit forecast as the soda and snacks giant signaled higher production costs and subdued consumer spending due to the uncertainty
April 24, 2025
Chile's competition regulator approved a deal between Codelco, the state-run copper giant, and SQM to form a joint venture to expand lithium production in the Atacama salt flats,
April 24, 2025
Hasbro's quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, helped by strength in the company's gaming segment, sending the toymaker's shares up about 12%.
April 24, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Shares of International Business Machines fell nearly 7% in morning trading on Thursday after the company said some of its federal contracts were suspended, while an uncertain economy poses
April 24, 2025
The International Monetary Fund plans to work with Syria to help it reintegrate into the global economy, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, citing a meeting on the
April 24, 2025
U.S. existing home sales fell more than expected in March, weighed down by higher borrowing costs, and further weakness is likely as growing concerns of an economic slowdown
April 24, 2025
European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn on Thursday played up the chance of an interest rate cut in June as the ECB's new forecasts "may well" point to inflation falling too
April 24, 2025
U.S. spirits exports rose 10% in 2024 to $2.4 billion, according to a report by Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), driven by a surge in supply
April 24, 2025
China has denied any suggestion it's in active negotiations with the administration of U_S_ President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying any notion of progress in the matter is as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”
April 24, 2025
The Trump administration said on Thursday states could lose transportation funding over a failure to cooperate on federal immigration enforcement efforts or
April 24, 2025
Leveraged equity exchange-traded funds have seen a surge in inflows this month as some investors seek to position for amplified gains when
April 24, 2025
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is exploring the sale of its majority stake in Brazos Midstream II, with a deal expected to value its holding at more than $2 billion
April 24, 2025
Chemicals firm Dow Inc said on Thursday that it expects extended pressure on earnings as uncertainty from U.S.
April 24, 2025
For years proponents of green energy have argued that the slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States significantly hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity
April 24, 2025
At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the
April 24, 2025
Major drugmakers were a standout on a tumultuous day of corporate earnings on Thursday, beating expectations even as they grapple with
April 24, 2025
The dollar staged a broad retreat on Thursday, as investor gloom over the lack of progress toward defusing the U.S.-China trade war reasserted itself following an
April 23, 2025
Valero Energy reported a first-quarter loss compared with a year-ago profit on Thursday, weighed down by lower refining margins and around $1 billion in impairment charges related to its
April 24, 2025
Ukraine and the United States still have issues to resolve before signing a critical minerals agreement, but Kyiv officials are working to seal a deal "as fast
April 24, 2025
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called for European countries and Canada to make a "quantum leap" in boosting their contribution to the alliance.
April 24, 2025
CME Group will launch futures contracts tied to the XRP cryptocurrency next month, the derivatives exchange said on Thursday, aiming to tap into the growing interest in
April 24, 2025
China needs to do more to address its property-sector problems and has scope to provide more stimulus to boost consumption, Krishna Srinivasan, director of the
April 24, 2025
Parcel giant UPS said on Thursday it would buy Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group in an all-cash deal valued at $1.6 billion, boosting its healthcare
April 24, 2025
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, suggesting the labor market remained resilient
April 24, 2025
Optimism in the U.S. market for commercial real estate financing witnessed its second largest drop ever in the first quarter, triggered by President Donald Trump's
April 24, 2025
Tyre maker Michelin reported a slightly smaller than expected drop in first-quarter sales as its core automotive, scooters and motorcycles division outperformed.
April 24, 2025
The International Monetary Fund will stay "laser focused" on preventing balance of payments crises and incorporate the Trump administration's
April 24, 2025
Businesses across multiple industries are hiking prices, backing away from previous financial guidance and warning of
April 24, 2025
Ireland will contribute about 141.4 million euros ($161 million)to the World Bank's latest replenishment of its fund for the poorest countries, a 33.5%
April 24, 2025
Ukraine on Thursday said talks with holders of its $3.2 billion worth of GDP-linked debt had concluded without an agreement.
April 24, 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb reported higher-than-expected first-quarter revenue on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast due to growth from its portfolio of drugs that spur a
April 24, 2025
Emerging economies will have to grapple with tighter global financing conditions for longer while the future of risk-free assets is very much
April 24, 2025
The European Central Bank is set to consider changing its monetary-policy strategy to enable more nimble responses to price shocks as the global environment becomes increasingly volatile,
April 24, 2025
Mobileye Global forecast surprise second-quarter revenue growth on Thursday and said the company would not face a direct impact from U.S.
April 24, 2025
Britain is edging towards a new defence agreement with the European Union that officials on both sides hope will
April 24, 2025
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Railroad operator Union Pacific missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, hurt by weak automotive shipments and lower fuel
April 24, 2025
Nissan Motor sees a record net loss of 700 billion yen to 750 billion yen ($4.91 billion-$5.26 billion) for the financial year that ended in March, it said on Thursday, due to
April 24, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his economic officials on Thursday to take advantage of opportunities arising in the global economy from market turbulence and
April 24, 2025
Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday dismissed Donald Trump's remarks about not wanting Canadian cars, reiterating that the U.S.
April 24, 2025
Many Asian central banks have room to ease monetary policy to cushion the blow to their economies from U.S. tariffs, a senior International Monetary Fund official
April 24, 2025
For the first time in about 50 years, Jersey Mike’s has a new CEO
April 24, 2025
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday he was focused on an expected shock to economic growth from U.S.
April 24, 2025
Chinese insurance broker Yuanbao said on Thursday that it was targeting a valuation of up to $676.3 million in its U.S. initial public offering, amid economic uncertainty and a slowdown in
April 24, 2025
British financial services firm NewDay Group has attracted takeover interest for parts or all of its business, including a bid from a Bain Capital-led consortium, Sky News reported on
April 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025
Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours
April 24, 2025
Procter & Gamble is betting consumers will shell out for $380 electric toothbrushes, spruced-up Pampers diapers and pocket-sized Always pads,
April 24, 2025
Oil prices edged up on Thursday as investors weighed a weaker U.S. dollar, potential OPEC+ output increase, mixed economic news, conflicting U.S. tariff signals
April 24, 2025
Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless
April 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025
Tariff worries continue hanging over companies as they report their latest financial results and try to provide guidance on their path ahead
April 24, 2025
US spirits exports hit a record high in 2024. Tariffs could destroy that
April 24, 2025
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll suggests Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering
April 24, 2025
Alaska produces a lot of crude oil, but many of the state’s utilities, businesses and homes run on natural gas, which is in dwindling supply near population centers.
April 24, 2025
Nissan says it expects to rack up a loss totaling 700 billion yen ($4.9 billion) to 750 billion yen ($5.3 billion) for the fiscal year through March because of declining sales and the losing value of its assets
April 24, 2025
Investors got hosed when Trump’s tariffs tanked markets. Some of America’s billionaires managed to sell before the plunge
April 23, 2025
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth
April 24, 2025
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week as business continue to retain workers despite fears of a possible economic downturn
April 24, 2025
Jack in the Box to close up to 200 ‘underperforming’ locations
April 24, 2025
The German government is forecasting the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will stagnate this year as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade threats weigh on its performance
April 24, 2025
One of Trump’s billionaire supporters has harsh words for the president about his trade war
April 24, 2025
PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings expectations Thursday, citing increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer spending
April 24, 2025
Britain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security
April 24, 2025
Trump’s trade war olive branch met with derision and mistrust inside China
April 24, 2025
The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after a pushback from various political parties
April 24, 2025
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan met on Wednesday with U.S.
April 24, 2025
Australia will hold an election on May 3, and energy security has become a key issue as voters face rising power bills and the prospect of gas shortages.
April 24, 2025
The U.S. and South Korea had a "very successful" meeting on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as the two countries opened
April 24, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Europe's souring business sentiment looks likely to put stocks on the defensive on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's erratic
April 24, 2025
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday urged G20 counterparts to cooperate in stabilising markets, warning that U.S. tariffs and countermeasures
April 24, 2025
Toyota Motor said on Thursday that its overseas sales in March touched a record high for the month, fuelled by a surge in North American purchases ahead of U.S. import tariffs that
April 24, 2025
China-based robotaxi developer Pony.ai Inc said on Thursday that U.S.
April 24, 2025
The Philippines stands to benefit from a sweeping U.S. tariff overhaul that has disrupted global trade flows, a new study showed, as the country emerges among the least exposed
April 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025
Taiwan's premier on Thursday proposed another $10 billion in spending as a special budget to help the economy deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs.
April 24, 2025
Since launching its wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in 2021, Novo Nordisk has raised its annual sales guidance several times a year.
April 24, 2025
French carmaker Renault reported a small rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday as popular new models including the electric Renault 5 and Duster SUV helped to
April 24, 2025
China will firmly support free trade rules and the multilateral trading system, the country's central bank governor said on Wednesday in Washington D.C., state broadcaster CCTV
April 24, 2025
Tesla's new car sales in Europe dropped 28.2% in March from a year earlier, even as overall battery electric vehicle sales rose 23.6% in the
April 24, 2025
Germany still hopes the European Union can find agreement with the United States to bring about a reduction in import tariffs but supports counter-measures if this fails, the
April 24, 2025
Nestle on Thursday said the indirect impact of U.S. tariffs was "unclear" and posted better-than-expected first-quarter organic sales growth, as the world's biggest
April 24, 2025
Nokia reported first-quarter profit well below market expectations on Thursday and flagged a short-term disruption from U.S. tariffs with an
April 24, 2025
Japanese investors were net buyers of overseas bonds in the week through April 19, as U.S. bond markets recovered somewhat after a heavy selloff earlier this month.
April 24, 2025
Global credit ratings agency Fitch said it was "quite closely" watching how South Korea manages geopolitical challenges amid a global trade war between
April 24, 2025
Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to
April 24, 2025
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS - BNP Paribas's CEO said on Thursday the French lender was preparing to capitalise on opportunities thrown up by a trade war-induced economic slowdown, striking an upbeat
April 24, 2025
Sweden-based Volvo Cars has appointed Fredrik Hansson as its new chief financial officer (CFO) effective immediately, it said on Thursday in the latest change to the auto maker's
April 24, 2025
China has been flexing its control over the mining and refining of minerals by adding metals essential for clean energy, chipmaking and defence to its export control list,
April 24, 2025
Southeast Asia's Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and Asia Pulp & Paper Co (APP), as well as Brazil's Suzano SA are the final
April 24, 2025
China and Kenya announced they had upgraded ties to a "new level" on Thursday during a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto in
April 24, 2025
Unilever beat estimates for first-quarter underlying sales growth on Thursday, helped by price increases and strong demand for its premium products, and said it
April 24, 2025
Foreign automakers in China face an increasingly urgent challenge at this year's Shanghai auto show - winning back Chinese
April 24, 2025
STMicroelectronics said U.S. tariffs had so far not changed its conversations with customers, after the chipmaker forecast rising second-quarter sales from the yearly low
April 24, 2025
British construction and infrastructure group Balfour Beatty said on Thursday it had secured a contract worth $889 million from the Texas Department of Transportation to reconstruct part of
April 24, 2025
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War. The issue led to another clash between U.S.
March 18, 2025
European shares ended higher on Thursday, boosted by automakers and materials stocks, as investors digested a mixed set of corporate
April 24, 2025
Kenyan President William Ruto pledged to build closer ties with China on Thursday, a day after saying a global trade war triggered by Washington could deal a “death blow” to the current world order
April 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats have upended Canada’s election and dramatically improved the fortunes of the Liberal Party, which could win a fourth consecutive term in power next week
April 24, 2025
State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year
April 24, 2025
China's state regulator and planning council published a new version of its "negative list" that relaxes barriers to entering the world's second-largest economy, reducing the
April 24, 2025
Bridgewater Associates' three Co-Chief Investment Officers said they see "exceptional risks" to U.S. assets under the Trump administration's rapid shift to modern
April 24, 2025
SK Hynix, a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory processors to Nvidia, said quarterly profit more than doubled and demand for AI chips was so robust
April 23, 2025
When a South Korean delegation meets U.S. counterparts in Washington on Thursday for trade talks, they face a wide range of potential agenda items. U.S.
April 24, 2025
Thailand's export growth in March reached the highest level in three years and shipments should continue to grow in the current quarter, although steep U.S. tariffs remain a
April 24, 2025
Indonesia's economic growth this year will likely stay around 5% despite trade tensions, its finance minister said on Thursday, stressing a
April 24, 2025
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would implement an emergency permitting process for energy and mining projects on federal lands, slashing approval times that typically take
April 24, 2025
Foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation to shut down as part of DOGE efforts
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Global aid funding cuts, led by the United States, are disrupting efforts to vaccinate children
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South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of the ruling coalition
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In Maoming, a southern Chinese city where a giant tilapia statue watches over traffic at an intersection, the fish isn't just a budget
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Malaysia will need to mark down its growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% for the year due to trade and tariff uncertainties, its central bank governor said.
April 24, 2025
President Donald Trump's meme coin surged more than 60% on Wednesday after a post announcing "the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the world" promised the top 220
April 24, 2025
British shoppers took fright at the global financial market turmoil unleashed by U.S.
April 23, 2025
Australia's ruling centre-left Labor government on Thursday pledged an initial investment of A$1.2 billion ($763 million) to set up a strategic reserve of critical
April 23, 2025
South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter as exports and consumption stalled amid fears over the impact of Washington's aggressive tariffs,
April 23, 2025
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ending the work of a U.S. aid agency launched by Republican former President George W.
April 23, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to push back the timing of further interest rate hikes as uncertainty triggered by U.S. tariffs has heightened downside risks to
April 23, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, riding high in polls, looked for support on Wednesday in British Columbia, one of a few
April 23, 2025
Trump starts the clock for new tariffs to take effect
April 23, 2025
Elon Musk is going back to Tesla. But is the damage already done?
April 23, 2025
Trump goes after Federal Reserve’s Powell again
April 23, 2025
A federal judge has found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline
April 23, 2025
President Donald Trump says Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States
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Cantor Fitzgerald is launching a crypto venture with Tether and Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group to buy bitcoin, wagering that
April 23, 2025
Consumer confidence in New Zealand rose in April, shoring up the rising trend that was starting to look wobbly, ANZ-Roy Morgan data showed on Thursday.
April 23, 2025
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a 25 percent tariff imposed on cars imported from Canada to the United States could go up.
April 23, 2025
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Turkey's deputy central bank governor, Hatice Karahan, said on Wednesday that monetary policy tightness will be the main risk management tool to overcome the
April 23, 2025
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FEMA losing roughly 20% of permanent staff, including longtime leaders, ahead of hurricane season
April 23, 2025
US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects a “de-escalation” in what he called an unsustainable tariffs showdown against China
April 23, 2025
Trump’s trade deals vexed by cautious countries, legal challenges and haphazard strategy
April 23, 2025
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands surpassed analysts' expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as strong demand from its Singapore business offsets stalling market growth in Macao
April 23, 2025
Texas Instruments forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting on robust demand for its analog chips even as the threat of U.S.
April 23, 2025
President Donald Trump signed on Wednesday an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tariffs in his
April 23, 2025
Argentina's Deputy Central Bank Governor Vladimir Werning said on Wednesday he expected the peso currency to hit the lower end of its recently implemented
April 23, 2025
Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it’s unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big problem of his own making: damage to its brand
April 23, 2025
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International Business Machines said 15 of its government contracts were shelved under a cost-cutting drive by the Trump administration, a setback that eclipsed
April 23, 2025
Southwest Airlines pulled its profit outlook for 2025 and 2026 on Wednesday, citing the current macroeconomic uncertainty.
April 23, 2025
Alaska Air Group on Wednesday withdrew its full-year financial forecast, citing the prevailing macroeconomic uncertainty.
April 23, 2025
Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet will likely move to limit the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees and
April 23, 2025
The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple and Meta Platforms by the European Union were a "novel form of economic extortion" that
April 23, 2025
The German economy could suffer "a slight recession" in 2025, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel told Reuters on Wednesday, contracting for a third consecutive year
April 23, 2025
Brazil's central bank said on Wednesday it would hold auctions starting on April 28 to roll over $18.4 billion in traditional currency swaps expiring on June 2.
April 23, 2025
Twelve states sue the Trump administration over ‘tax hikes’ through tariffs
April 23, 2025
U.S. stocks rose as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street
April 23, 2025
The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won't have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents
April 23, 2025
More work is needed to improve the sovereign debt restructuring process and help countries facing mounting debt service challenges, the chairs of a global debt
April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed state officials to step up efforts to guarantee reliable fuel supplies for the nation's biggest auto market, prompting oil companies to blame
April 23, 2025
Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday tempered its annual comparable sales growth forecast as sticky inflation and economic uncertainty force consumers to dine out less, sending the burrito
April 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to spare carmakers from some tariffs, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
April 23, 2025
The recent shifts in asset portfolio allocations away from the dollar may represent a move from overweighting dollar assets to a more natural weighting between dollars and other
April 23, 2025
General Motors is increasing production of transmissions at its Toledo, Ohio facility, shifting away from EV drive unit manufacturing toward parts for
April 23, 2025
The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day “fast” against Target stores is now calling for a “full Target boycott.”
April 23, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain its global leadership role while staying true to the Trump administration’s skepticism of multilateral banking organizations
April 23, 2025
Trump was warned of empty shelves and financial turmoil from tariffs and firing Powell. His U-turn pushed stocks higher
April 23, 2025
China and the United States accused each other of unfair trade practices at an informal United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday, seeking to
April 23, 2025
Novavax said on Wednesday U.S. regulators asked the company to produce more data on its COVID-19 vaccine if it gets full approval, sending the drugmaker's shares soaring
April 23, 2025
The Bank of England is taking very seriously the risk to economic growth from the upheaval in global trade, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday, two weeks before the BoE's
April 23, 2025
The United States could dip into recession on the fallout from a global trade war but everyone will suffer, including the euro zone, even if to a lesser effect, French central bank chief
April 23, 2025
Reducing uncertainty is urgent for economies and businesses, German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies said on Wednesday, talking about negotiations on trade tariffs with the United
April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Major stock indexes rose, the dollar gained against the euro and other currencies while safe-haven gold dropped on Wednesday as the Trump administration
April 22, 2025
U.S. energy company EQT, the country's second-biggest natural gas producer, plans to reduce capital spending but produce more energy in 2025, while rival Range Resources
April 23, 2025
The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS
April 23, 2025
The World Bank has long sought to replace it’s annual index that fell to scandal in 2021. But a new replacement repeats some of the flaws.
April 23, 2025
The World Bank on Wednesday added four top executives, including Bayer AG CEO Bill Anderson and Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian, to an initiative working to
April 23, 2025
Britain's government is not in a rush to secure a trade deal with U.S.
April 23, 2025
A Tesla senior executive has cancelled her attendance at a conference in Rome over fears of protests surrounding the carmaker in response to CEO Elon Musk's right-wing activism.
April 23, 2025
New Jersey sued the property management software company RealPage, accusing it and 10 of the state's largest landlords of conspiring to drive up residential rents,
April 23, 2025
Rwanda said on Wednesday it was in talks with the U.S. over a potential minerals deal, a development that follows similar ongoing talks between Washington and Rwanda's neighbour
April 23, 2025
Oil prices slipped 2% on Wednesday as sources said OPEC+ would consider accelerating its oil output increases in June, but losses were curbed following a
April 23, 2025
An application by the United States' National Coffee Association (NCA) to get coffee exempted from tariffs imposed by U.S.
April 23, 2025
The U.S. does not have specific currency targets in mind as part of bilateral trade talks with Japan, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on
April 23, 2025
Prices are rising and economic activity has begun to slow across parts of the nation as businesses and households try to adapt to U.S.
April 23, 2025
Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday on revived hopes for progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute and as President Donald Trump soothed fears the Federal
April 23, 2025
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says he doesn’t expect the U.S. trade war with China to get in the way of its its financial recovery and aircraft delivery targets even though Chinese airlines are refusing to accept the company’s planes
April 23, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks with the Trump administration and head off the threat of armed conflict
April 23, 2025
Fact check: Trump lies about the price of eggs, groceries and gas
April 23, 2025
Inflation in the euro zone may fall faster than anticipated in the near term, dragged down by a stronger euro, cheaper fuel and a hit from the United States' tariffs
April 23, 2025
Medical equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific on Wednesday cut its annual profit forecast, in anticipation of a potential hit from the U.S. and China
April 23, 2025
America’s biggest exporter was already on the ropes. Then came tariffs
April 23, 2025
The benchmark S&P 500 US stock Index rallied to a two-week high on Wednesday on hopes for a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war and as President Donald Trump scaled back his threats
April 23, 2025
The U.S. upstream oil and gas M&A market is bracing for the most challenging conditions since the COVID-19 pandemic as oil prices slump and prime acreage dries
April 23, 2025
Citadel's founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin said on Wednesday that U.S.
April 23, 2025
Global central bankers who have come to view the U.S.
April 23, 2025
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica on Wednesday confirmed its forecasts through 2026 but also said it was implementing measures including U.S. price
April 23, 2025
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday U.S. tariffs could have a disinflationary impact in Europe if there are no European countermeasures but they prompt China
April 23, 2025
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German sportswear and apparel maker Adidas on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales and profit above expectations, citing growth across all its markets and channels.
April 23, 2025
Uncertainty over tariffs and an unpredictable trade war is weighing heavily on companies as they report their latest results and try to give investors financial forecasts
April 23, 2025
European airlines are set to report first-quarter results in the coming weeks, offering outlooks for the lucrative travel season amidst growing worries that
April 23, 2025
Talks continue between the U.S. and China on tackling the fentanyl epidemic amid the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies, four U.S.
April 23, 2025
Philip Morris International hiked its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, delivering early on investor hopes for outlook raises throughout 2025, thanks to the performance of newer products
April 23, 2025
General Dynamics reported a 27% rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by recovery in its aerospace segment as well as sustained strength in
April 23, 2025
Russia needs to boost its fiscal reserves in the face of global turbulence to ensure at least a three-year coverage of budget spending if
April 23, 2025
Global trade tensions sparked by U.S.
April 23, 2025
Brazil's Voepass, a privately held airline, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday according to court documents, citing the actions of Chile-based
April 23, 2025
Vietnam's trade minister spoke to U.S.
April 23, 2025
U.S. business activity slowed to a 16-month low in April while prices charged for goods and services soared amid uncertainty caused by tariffs, reinforcing
April 23, 2025
Rogers Communications posted lower-than-expected quarterly subscriber additions on Wednesday, as the Canadian wireless giant grapples with strict immigration practices.
April 23, 2025
The European Union would prefer to reach a negotiated solution with the United States over trade but will respond with countermeasures if discussions do not lead
April 23, 2025
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in March as buyers rushed to take advantage of a decline in mortgage rates, but a gloomy economic outlook poses
April 23, 2025
Some tankers Chevron had chartered to move crude from Venezuela to the U.S. this month are now being marketed for spot contracts elsewhere, sources said, after
April 23, 2025
U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week as imports jumped, while both gasoline and distillate inventories fell more than expected, the Energy
April 23, 2025
European shares climbed to a near three-week high on Wednesday, boosted by strong earnings from Europe's largest software maker SAP, while
April 23, 2025
Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the
April 23, 2025
China supports Iran holding talks on its nuclear program with the United States and opposes the use of force and "illegal" unilateral sanctions to try to resolve the issue, Chinese
April 23, 2025
NextEra Energy beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on rising electricity demand as the giant U.S. power provider works to maneuver around intensifying
April 23, 2025
By Dan Levine, Chad Terhune -Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.
April 23, 2025
European Union regulators on Wednesday imposed fines on Apple and Meta totalling 700 million euros ($877 million) for violating new antitrust rules, the first sanctions under
April 23, 2025
Boeing's CEO pledged on Wednesday to protect the U.S. planemaker's recovery from the effects of a U.S.-China trade war, after
April 23, 2025
Alphabet's Google and Elon Musk's X may be the next to face fines from European regulators, as they stay tough on Big Tech despite concerns of retaliatory U.S.
April 23, 2025
From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one
April 23, 2025
U.S. oilfield service provider Baker Hughes on Wednesday forecast steeper drops in spending by global oil producers as tariffs dent demand
April 23, 2025
Several OPEC+ members will suggest the group accelerates oil output hikes in June for a second consecutive month, three sources
April 23, 2025
U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern reaffirmed its annual forecast after topping first-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, on the back of increased volume in
April 23, 2025
Lebanon has received preliminary approval to increase the value of a World Bank reconstruction loan to $400 million from $250 million, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber said in a
April 23, 2025
The World Bank on Wednesday cut its 2025 economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.1% from its January forecast of 2.5%, saying regional economies must adapt to
April 23, 2025
Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday that the Andean American country will not respond to global trade tensions with "loud" declarations or retaliation, but rather
April 23, 2025
Sweden will allow its microbreweries, vineyards and distilleries to sell their drinks on-site to visitors, in a relaxation of strict rules on alcohol sales that aim to protect
April 23, 2025
Officials urge patience as storm recovery slows recycling
April 23, 2025
The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on
April 23, 2025
The U.S. should stop making threats and resorting to coercion if it wants to make a deal, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday when asked about U.S.
April 23, 2025
Business activity in Germany's private sector has contracted this month, hurt by service sector woes and trade-related uncertainty, although manufacturers are showing some resilience
April 23, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that tariff and trade wars undermine the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, hurt the multilateral trading system and
April 23, 2025
Singapore's PSA International is exploring the sale of its 20% stake in CK Hutchison's ports business, two people with knowledge of the matter said, joining the
April 23, 2025
British companies buckled in April under the strain of an escalating global trade war that threatens to tip the economy into a new downturn, a survey showed on Wednesday.
April 23, 2025
Chinese sport-utility vehicle maker Jetour plans to launch in some European markets in the third quarter and aims to sell cars across much of the continent by 2027,
April 23, 2025
New U.S. sanctions against Iran's energy sector point to Washington's "lack of goodwill and seriousness" over dialogue with Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on
April 23, 2025
German carmaker Volkswagen will need to go through a 'right-sizing' process in China, its group CEO said on Wednesday, as competition intensifies in the world's biggest auto market
April 23, 2025
Nissan Motor will invest an additional $1.4 billion in China, where it believes it is on track to reverse a punishing slide in sales with the launch of some 10
April 23, 2025
Indonesia's central bank held policy rates steady for a third consecutive review on Wednesday, as expected, aiming to maintain rupiah exchange
April 23, 2025
Norfolk Southern’s first quarter profits got another boost from insurance payments related to its disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio
April 22, 2025
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