A global hunger monitoring group reported that over 40% of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity through May
May 14, 2026
President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering
May 14, 2026
Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furniture
May 14, 2026
Uber driver rejects more trips as gas tops $4 per gallon
May 14, 2026
Honda just lost money for the first time in 70 years
May 14, 2026
When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.
May 14, 2026
Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.
May 14, 2026
El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong
May 14, 2026
Most Trump supporters remain in his camp, but some independents, young people and Black Americans who voted for the president in 2024 would not do so again in an election do-over.
May 14, 2026
Americans are shelling out for higher gas prices while cutting back on some goods
May 14, 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week but remains historically low despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war in Iran
May 14, 2026
OnlyFans is the star of TV’s hottest shows thanks to a messy economy
May 14, 2026
Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people
May 14, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations on Thursday to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States
May 14, 2026
China’s new yuan loans contracted in April for the first time in nine months, sharply undershooting forecasts as seasonal factors and weak household
May 14, 2026
When Pattern Group co-founders David Wright and Melanie Alder needed $10 million for their startup in
May 14, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a "new positioning" of ties with the United States that envisages cooperation with
May 14, 2026
Investors are bracing for U.S.
May 14, 2026
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported on Thursday a 19% rise in first-quarter profit versus
May 14, 2026
Thailand's economic growth likely slowed in the first quarter of 2026 and was barely positive on a quarterly basis, according to a Reuters poll of
May 14, 2026
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that "safe, unimpeded maritime flows" through international waters, including the Strait of Hormuz and
May 14, 2026
Taiwan's government said on Thursday it was considering resubmitting to parliament a request for items cut by lawmakers from a special defence budget given how crucial they
May 14, 2026
India's wholesale price inflation rose unexpectedly to 8.3% in April, the fastest pace in three-and-a-half years, government
May 14, 2026
Chinese customs appeared to have halted export clearances for hundreds of U.S. beef plants on Thursday, hours after Reuters
May 14, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The record-setting AI-led rally appears to be chugging along just fine as investors shrug off the prospect of interest rates
May 14, 2026
SK Hynix is on the verge of topping a $1 trillion market value, just weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the milestone, as
May 14, 2026
Honda says it racked up a full-year loss for the first time ever, losing $2.7 billion in the last fiscal year due to a costly electric-vehicle strategy
May 14, 2026
BRICS foreign ministers have started a two-day meeting in New Delhi
May 14, 2026
Honda Motor posted its first annual loss in nearly 70 years as a listed company on Thursday, hit by more than $9 billion in costs to restructure its
May 14, 2026
Samsung Electronics on Thursday proposed that its South Korean labour union resume pay talks after government-mediated negotiations fell apart, a union leader said, citing a
May 14, 2026
China's yuan edged up to a three-year high against the dollar on Thursday, while key stock indexes pulled away from recent peaks, as investors awaited more news from a
May 14, 2026
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates as soon as possible if there are no clear signs of an economic slowdown, board member Kazuyuki Masu said in
May 14, 2026
Asia Pacific banks may have to raise their loan loss provisions further in the near-term as the Iran conflict
May 14, 2026
The U.S. has cleared around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the
May 14, 2026
BlackRock's GIP has partnered with Singapore's Temasek and Abu Dhabi's
May 14, 2026
Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in March to cap another strong first quarter, suggesting it was in better shape as the Iran war escalated
May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a test next week when lawmakers decide whether to approve his former chief of staff to run the
May 14, 2026
Leaders of three of the biggest U.S. public pension systems said they have major concerns over SpaceX's "extreme" ownership and control set-up in its upcoming
May 14, 2026
Japan's government is looking at compiling a supplementary budget to reduce the burden on households from rising fuel
May 14, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday that he hoped U.S.
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S.
May 14, 2026
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, expects the global semiconductor market to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, topping its previous forecast
May 14, 2026
An Australian court on Thursday found that Coles, the country's No. 2 supermarket chain, had misled shoppers by hiking prices on hundreds of goods and then
May 14, 2026
Air India's thousands of flight cuts due to the Iran war and Pakistan's airspace ban have become a boon for foreign carriers, with Lufthansa Group
May 14, 2026
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
May 14, 2026
Hedge fund Citadel has moved some of its core researchers out of Hong Kong, telling members of its global quantitative strategies team in recent months that they had to either
May 14, 2026
EagleRock, a land and resource management company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, has raised $320.1
May 14, 2026
A threatened strike by Samsung Electronics' union would be a significant risk to South Korea's economic growth, exports and markets, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on
May 14, 2026
Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws
May 13, 2026
A newly formed Blackstone data center real estate investment trust has raised $1.75 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, it said on Wednesday.
May 14, 2026
Buyers in Britain's housing market stayed downbeat last month as the economic fallout from the Iran war and rising mortgage rates weighed on sentiment, a survey from the Royal
May 14, 2026
A lawyer for Meta Platforms on Wednesday argued that New Mexico's $3.7 billion proposal to address teen mental health harms goes too far, saying it would force
May 14, 2026
Air New Zealand on Thursday forecast its largest pre-tax annual loss in four years, as sky-high fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict
May 14, 2026
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U.S. civil rights group NAACP said on Wednesday the new congressional map approved last week by Tennessee Republicans intentionally discriminated on
May 14, 2026
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told eBay's board on Wednesday that they should not reject his $56 billion takeover proposal and the
May 14, 2026
Allegiant Air says it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, bringing together two low-cost carriers and creating a larger budget airline for travelers
May 14, 2026
Taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving lawmakers exceeded $550,000, newly released documents show
May 14, 2026
Investors shrugged off a sharp rise in U.S. producer inflation and spike in bond yields on Wednesday to push the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new highs,
May 14, 2026
New Zealand home prices slipped in April as high living costs dampened buyer sentiment, though most regions were steady and overall market conditions were largely unchanged,
May 14, 2026
Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that she expects inflation pressures from the Iran war to eventually subside and that the
May 14, 2026
Cerebras Systems priced its U.S. initial public offering at $185 per share on Wednesday, above the top end of its indicated price range, the company said,
May 14, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran loomed over U.S.
May 13, 2026
Brazilian financial markets reeled on Wednesday as traders pointed to a report alleging ties between Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and a scandal-plagued banker, with some
May 14, 2026
U.S. refiner HF Sinclair's CFO Atanas Atanasov, who has been on leave of absence since late February amid concerns raised by its audit committee, has been terminated, the company
May 14, 2026
Venezuela on Wednesday launched a restructuring of its sovereign debt and that of state oil firm PDVSA, lifting bond prices, as it seeks relief from what it called unsustainable
May 14, 2026
He fought Trump’s tariffs through the Supreme Court all the way to a refund
May 14, 2026
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit, like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023
May 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence
May 13, 2026
King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power
May 13, 2026
Trump administration defers $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California amid fraud investigation
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
May 13, 2026
The Canadian dollar edged lower for a sixth straight day against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as the greenback posted broad-based gains and minutes
May 14, 2026
Northern California gas prices top $6 as food truck owners feel the squeeze
May 14, 2026
Intern teacher overcomes financial struggles to stay in the classroom
May 14, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares, which helped markets
May 13, 2026
Cisco said on Wednesday it would cut nearly 4,000 jobs, as part of a restructuring aimed at shifting investment toward artificial intelligence and related growth areas,
May 14, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will spend $16.5 million to install transponders on its airport vehicles after a fatal
May 14, 2026
Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future
May 14, 2026
Investor support for Ford Motor's energy storage business sent its stock soaring 13% Wednesday, the biggest single-day increase in about six years, following
May 14, 2026
Justice Department considers settling Trump’s $10 billion IRS leak lawsuit
May 14, 2026
What to know about incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, in one resume
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A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation
May 13, 2026
Denver International Airport looks to create "better evacuation" process after Frontier incident
May 14, 2026
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BP will meet with union leaders on Monday to resume contract negotiations for workers at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery, the company and United Steelworkers union said
May 14, 2026
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Emergency medical services heavyweight GMR Solutions was valued at $3.01 billion after its shares fell 10% in its New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, adding to a string of
May 13, 2026
Broadcom is suing EU antitrust regulators over their requests for documents containing legal advice from its U.S. lawyers in a case related to VMware,
May 13, 2026
Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services have recommended that Exxon Mobil and Chevron investors vote against some of the
May 14, 2026
Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday as investors worried about possible U.S. interest rate hikes and awaited updates on a high-stakes summit in
May 13, 2026
Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector jumped to $38 billion in the first quarter of this year, marking the highest quarterly total in two
May 14, 2026
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman holds more than $2 billion in companies that have done business with the artificial intelligence company, a
May 14, 2026
Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell
May 14, 2026
Kevin O'Leary accuses data center opponents of being funded by China
May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia
May 14, 2026
The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve
May 13, 2026
On the road to Tehran, Iranians on edge as threat of resumption of war looms
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 13, 2026
Russia has launched a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones across 20 regions of the country
May 13, 2026
'It does give you choices': Man working to teach people about EVs through non-profit organization
May 14, 2026
Christie's says a 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist has sold for more than 13.5 million Swiss francs or $17.3 million
May 14, 2026
Elementary students open savings accounts after completing financial literacy program
May 14, 2026
LinkedIn planned to inform staff of layoffs on Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a widening of
May 13, 2026
The Department of Justice has issued a formal legal justification for the federal government's demands that states share their unredacted voter rolls, even though half
May 13, 2026
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the
May 13, 2026
Refinery attacks tied to the wars in Iran and Ukraine have knocked out nearly 9% of global oil refining capacity in recent months,
May 13, 2026
Ambreen Fatima protested in Karachi with her children on Wednesday for the release of her husband, one of ten Pakistani crew aboard an oil tanker seized by
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration will block new home healthcare and hospice providers from enrolling in Medicare for at least the next six months, according
May 13, 2026
The Bank of England will hold borrowing costs at 3.75% this year, a Reuters poll of economists found, though over a third
May 13, 2026
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A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison after convicting him of laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.71 million), the
May 13, 2026
U.S. health insurers' strong first-quarter results signaled more stable medical costs after prolonged pressure, but Wall Street analysts want to see another similar
May 13, 2026
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.
May 13, 2026
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Wednesday that the U.S. labor market looks "a bit better" than it did earlier this year, while the Iran war has worsened
May 13, 2026
Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran
May 13, 2026
The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”
May 13, 2026
Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war
May 14, 2026
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month
May 13, 2026
Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why
May 13, 2026
Scientists find clues that a new tectonic plate boundary is forming
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup
May 13, 2026
FedEx said on Wednesday it would allot its shareholders one share of the trucking unit it is hiving off for every two shares they hold in the parcel delivery firm.
May 13, 2026
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months as peace talks have failed to make progress.
May 13, 2026
The Bank of England should be alert to the risk that future interest rate hikes could roil Britain's government bond market because of the growing role of hedge funds and
May 13, 2026
France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Internet giant Amazon over minimum delivery fees on books, as the country
May 13, 2026
Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates if inflation pressures do not abate.
May 13, 2026
Shutterstock will pay $35 million to settle U.S.
May 13, 2026
Businesses raise funds for family after two girls drown in creek
May 13, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron jogged with Kenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge, spoke with local university students and announced $27 billion in new
May 13, 2026
The dollar gained on Wednesday after hitting a two-week high following the latest stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation reading, with talks set to
May 13, 2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday defeated an appeal by a Puerto Rican lender whose access to the U.S. central banking system was cut
May 13, 2026
U.S. producer prices posted their biggest increase in four years in April, boosted by soaring costs for goods and services, the latest sign of
May 13, 2026
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults last year continued to rate their personal finances as being in reasonable shape, although they remained concerned about inflation
May 13, 2026
MSCI's global equities gauge advanced with the dollar on Wednesday as investors assessed hotter-than- expected inflation data
May 13, 2026
Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy said on Tuesday it has raised $1.89 billion in its upsized U.S. initial public offering, highlighting robust investor appetite for the
May 13, 2026
LONDON, May 13 - The war that began on February 28 with a massive Israeli-U.S. bombing campaign against Iran has rocked the entire Middle East, wreaking damage to infrastructure and economies and
May 13, 2026
Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump’s summit in China, with $14 billion in US arms sales up in the air
May 13, 2026
Malaysia’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters
May 13, 2026
New community solar garden in Owatonna breaks ground with goal of reducing homeowner energy bills
May 13, 2026
Spirits company Sazerac has agreed to invest in canned cocktail brand SIPMARGS, which counts social media influencer Alix Earle as an investor, as
May 13, 2026
Nebius Group reported a nearly eightfold rise in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, benefiting from increasing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud services,
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 was subdued at the open on Wednesday, as hotter-than-anticipated producer prices reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve would keep monetary policy restrictive all
May 13, 2026
The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of
May 13, 2026
Brazil's retail sales volumes beat expectations and reached a record high in March, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Wednesday, though high borrowing costs
May 13, 2026
Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning
May 13, 2026
Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his
May 13, 2026
JPMorgan is open to engaging with France's far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of next year's presidential election, a senior regional executive at the
May 13, 2026
U.S. cattle producers are making "spotty" efforts to rebuild the nation's diminished herd and supplies will remain tight, Tyson Foods Chief Financial
May 13, 2026
Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish
May 13, 2026
China's Alibaba said it would exceed its planned AI investment of up to 380 billion yuan ($55.96 billion) over the next three years, as early
May 13, 2026
Birkenstock shares slumped 13% on Wednesday after the sandal maker warned of rising second-half cost pressures from U.S. tariffs and the Middle East conflict, with
May 13, 2026
Turkey's attempt to finish its decades-old conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group has stalled, with both sides waiting for the other to act in a
May 13, 2026
U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in April, posting their biggest gain since early 2022, the latest indication that inflation was accelerating amid the
May 13, 2026
GoFundMe raises more than $40K for 70-year-old veteran after viral TikTok
May 13, 2026
Brazil may be politically divided but people across the spectrum all love the country's instant payment system
May 13, 2026
China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before
May 13, 2026
Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.
May 13, 2026
Cutting the state gas tax, as some have suggested, could lead to budget shortfalls down the line.
May 13, 2026
America is in for yet another long spell of price pain
May 13, 2026
Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.
May 13, 2026
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
May 13, 2026
The world's largest film market opened in Cannes this week and attracted a record number of attendees vying to buy the mostly smaller productions
May 13, 2026
New focus on Greenland since Donald Trump declared his aim to seize it could help boost investment there, with Arctic tourism likely to pay off faster
May 13, 2026
Russia is interested in joint economic projects with the United States if Washington stops linking trade ties with a peace deal on Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
Indonesian prosecutors said on Wednesday that they were seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Nadiem Makarim, a former Indonesian education minister and co-founder of ride
May 13, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of this year's presidential election, a
May 13, 2026
Current European Union rules such as an outright ban on internal combustion car engines in 2035 have not spurred the intended shift to electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz
May 13, 2026
Britain will introduce legislation to strengthen its ties with the European Union, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prioritises mending economic relations
May 13, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to scrap a contentious heating law and pass measures to boost long-term
May 13, 2026
A Pemex worker injured in an explosion at Oaxaca refinery in the Port of Salina Cruz died on Tuesday evening while receiving treatment en route to the hospital, Pemex said in a
May 13, 2026
The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30
May 13, 2026
Tower Semiconductor on Wednesday forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates and said it landed $1.3 billion in deals for 2027 to supply chips that use light to move data at
May 13, 2026
A unit of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Wednesday that one of its tankers struck by Iranian drones last week has leaked a small amount of fuel off the
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump landed in Beijing accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk
May 13, 2026
JPMorgan Chase is overhauling its investment bank leadership as part of a wider reorganization, the largest U.S. lender said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
S&P 500 futures turned negative on Wednesday after data showed producer prices rose more than expected in April, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest
May 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley raised its annual target for the benchmark S&P 500 index on Wednesday, saying U.S. stocks have enough room to rally as companies continue to post strong earnings.
May 13, 2026
A surge in jet fuel prices from $85-$90 to $150-$200 per barrel amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has blindsided the aviation industry, where fuel accounts for up to a quarter
March 10, 2026
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
May 13, 2026
As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
May 13, 2026
A sustained spike in energy prices triggered by the Iran war has clouded India's macroeconomic outlook, spurring crisis-era measures from
May 13, 2026
Intense pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer is driving up British government borrowing costs - but the political uncertainty is by no
May 12, 2026
Blackstone has walked away from a proposed $4 billion tie-up with Hong Kong's New World Development after the indebted property developer refused to cede control, Bloomberg News
May 13, 2026
Sweden's Volvo Cars is open to cooperation with other companies in the United States as the auto maker seeks to better utilise the existing production capacity at its South
May 13, 2026
Nissan forecast more than $1 billion in profit for its fiscal year on Wednesday, predicting a relatively modest hit from the Iran war and an increasing impact from
May 13, 2026
Individual investors who can't seem to get enough of the red-hot market for semiconductor stocks have made a five-week-old exchange-traded
May 13, 2026
Samsung Electronics and its union failed to reach a pay deal on Wednesday, heightening the risk of a long strike that threatens not only chip
May 13, 2026
The future of Pemex CEO Victor Rodríguez is increasingly uncertain as the longtime ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum
May 13, 2026
A stunning run-up in shares of semiconductor companies has helped drive the U.S. stock rally, but the eye-popping gains are sparking concerns about an
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices remain elevated, inflation is climbing and bond markets
May 13, 2026
The European Central Bank will hike its deposit rate next month and at least once more this year to try to stop the energy price shock from the Middle
May 13, 2026
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the
May 13, 2026
China is pushing back against proposed U.S. legislation that would curb its chipmakers in the global AI race, making early moves that underscore Beijing's concerns
May 13, 2026
Hungary's new government, under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, was sworn in earlier this week, replacing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's administration after 16 years.
May 13, 2026
Japan's recent foreign exchange intervention may have kept the yen from sliding below the 160-per-dollar mark but it is unlikely to have a lasting effect in
May 13, 2026
Kevin Warsh will face a key moment in his first weeks as U.S.
May 13, 2026
Walmart has eliminated 1,000 roles as the world's largest retailer simplifies its operating structure, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
May 13, 2026
European Central Bank board member Frank Elderson on Wednesday urged banks in the euro area to quickly prepare for potential cyberattacks launched with the help of
May 13, 2026
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term
May 13, 2026
Japanese automaker Nissan says it reduced losses for the fiscal year through March
May 13, 2026
Seeking free money advice from AI? Don’t be so quick to upload any financial statements
May 13, 2026
Japanese investors turned net sellers of foreign stocks for the first time in four months in April, as concerns over higher energy costs from the Iran war and the risk of broader
May 13, 2026
German wholesale prices climbed to a three-year high of 6.3% in April as the Iran war pushed up the prices of energy and raw materials,
May 13, 2026
BYD is negotiating with Stellantis and other European car makers to take over underused factories in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing the Chinese company's
May 13, 2026
Technology investor SoftBank Group reported on Wednesday that its net profit more than tripled to 1.83 trillion yen ($11.60 billion) in the January-March
May 13, 2026
South Korea has room to use fiscal policy to mitigate the economic impact of the Middle East conflict, thanks to an artificial intelligence boom, credit ratings
May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
Volkswagen's controlling family shareholders piled pressure on the automaker to overhaul its business model on Wednesday after the German company's ongoing
May 13, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "significantly" cut the size of his motorcade to save fuel, a government source said on Wednesday, days after he urged citizens to
May 13, 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management joined a wave of brokerages in pushing back their U.S. monetary policy easing forecasts, citing persistent inflation and resilience in the labor market
May 13, 2026
Japanese technology investor Softbank Group says profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed by nearly five-fold as its AI investments paid off
May 13, 2026
Defense technology start-up Anduril Industries said on Wednesday that it has raised $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion.
May 13, 2026
Finland's capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.
May 13, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter With the conflict in the Middle East still mired in a stalemate, Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing to see if
May 13, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is set to cast a shadow over a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping that kicks
May 13, 2026
France's unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest since 2021, the INSEE statistics agency reported on Wednesday, though it was still lower
May 13, 2026
EU-harmonised consumer prices in France rose 2.5% year-on-year in April, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, confirming a preliminary reading published late last month and
May 13, 2026
Siemens' orders rose more than expected in the first three months of the year, although its sales and profits slipped behind forecast and the Iran war has
May 13, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that many positive things were being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, but that in reality
May 13, 2026
Thailand's finance minister said on Wednesday that he expects growth to top 3% over the next one to two years, boosted by new investments, with the central bank also
May 13, 2026
Australia's largest lender, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) lost nearly A$30 billion ($21.7 billion) in value as its shares slid on
May 13, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s move to wind back tax breaks for property investors has been
May 13, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will join President Donald Trump during his visit to Beijing, igniting hopes in China that the
May 13, 2026
Japan's three largest banks are expected to gain access to Mythos, the artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic, in about two weeks, a person
May 13, 2026
The number of Hong Kong homes bought by mainland Chinese surged 48% in April from the previous month to a two-year high, data from property agent Midland Realty showed,
May 13, 2026
On a balmy January night, an Argentine coast guard ship’s radio picked up garbled Mandarin broadcast from nearby boats.
May 13, 2026
The dollar held near a one-week high on Wednesday on renewed uncertainty in the Middle East and as traders digested a hotter-than-expected
May 13, 2026
Had the United States kept tariffs on Chinese imports at triple digits for just one more day last year, Huntar Company would have collapsed, said David
May 13, 2026
The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient in colored ink
May 13, 2026
China and the U.S. are considering extending a truce on Chinese rare earth export curbs at a leaders' summit
May 13, 2026
American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China
May 13, 2026
The trading arm of Vietnam's state oil company
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 13, 2026
The Bank of Japan is projected to raise its short-term policy rate to 2% from 0.75% currently by the end of 2027, as robust domestic demand will help the
May 13, 2026
Australian wages rose at a moderate pace in the first quarter as annual growth in the private sector slowed to the lowest in almost four years, data showed on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops under the blue-tiled, triple-eaved roof of Beijing's Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, in sacred rites
May 12, 2026
U.S.
May 13, 2026
Emergency medical services provider GMR Solutions has raised $478.7 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Tuesday, after selling 31.9 million shares at $
May 13, 2026
The Trump Organization said on Wednesday it abandoned a plan to build its first tower in Australia less than three months after signing the deal, citing an Australian
May 13, 2026
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it regretted the collapse of pay deal talks with its South Korean union, flagging concerns that it could heighten anxiety among
May 13, 2026
New Zealand will keep a tight rein on day-to-day spending in this year's budget while increasing capital investment to strengthen
May 13, 2026
Incoming BHP CEO Brandon Craig will focus on securing growth options beyond 2035 by ramping up exploration, partnering with peers and making bolt-on acquisitions where
May 13, 2026
Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country
May 13, 2026
David Venturella to serve as acting ICE director
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes
May 12, 2026
Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a second straight month in April as high petrol prices kept steering buyers away from combustion-
May 13, 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate federal taxes on foreign purchases worth up to $50, reversing course on a
May 13, 2026
A new wave of gang violence in Haiti has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, leaving them scattered along a road near the main airport
May 12, 2026
Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz", the New York Times
May 13, 2026
A General Motors joint-venture battery company is bringing a small number of workers back to an idled electric-vehicle battery factory in Ohio this month, although
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Tuesday, dragged down by a sharp decline in semiconductors, while sentiment was also rattled by rebounding oil
May 13, 2026
Brazil's JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, posted a 56% decline in its first-quarter net profit on Tuesday, missing market
May 13, 2026
European Central Bank interest rate hikes are becoming increasingly likely, unless there is a fundamental change in the inflation outlook, Bundesbank President Joachim
May 13, 2026
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that the federal government plans a $22 billion rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport.
May 13, 2026
Activist investor Ananym Capital Management sees room for BWX Technologies' stock to double in coming years if the defense and energy company
May 13, 2026
Credit ratings agency S&P on Tuesday revised Mexico's outlook to "negative" from "stable", citing the risk of very slow fiscal consolidation largely due to weak economic growth that
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
May 12, 2026
BP has not resumed contract talks with a U.S. steelworkers’ union since locking out more than 800 workers at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in March, the union said on Tuesday,
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping
May 12, 2026
Negotiators for baseball players and owners have begun what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations to replace their labor contract that expires Dec. 1, with management likely to propose a salary cap system the union has vowed never to accept
May 13, 2026
U.S.
May 12, 2026
Brown-Forman has rejected a $32-per-share cash takeover offer from U.S. spirits maker Sazerac, according to a source familiar with the matter, weeks after
May 13, 2026
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman on Tuesday rejected Elon Musk's claim that he betrayed the ChatGPT
May 12, 2026
Leadership at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog plans to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered its
May 13, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker
May 12, 2026
Los Angeles is ready with transportation and food for the World Cup, but the playing surface isn't set yet
May 13, 2026
Residents worry about impacts after Fort Smith chemical spill kills fish downstream
May 13, 2026
A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street's record-setting run
May 12, 2026
Fire reported on natural gas platform off Santa Barbara coast
May 13, 2026
‘Are you completely trustworthy?’: Musk’s attorney presses OpenAI CEO in trial
May 12, 2026
Channel 4 pulls episodes of 'Married at First Sight UK' after sexual misconduct claims
Bodies of Italian divers located in sea cave
WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
Home Depot's first quarter is driven by homeowner spring buying and professionals
Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike