A selloff in U.S. government bonds picked up pace on Tuesday, sending the 30-year Treasury yield to a near two-decade high as fears of an
August 18, 2026
Oil prices traded slightly higher for a third session on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal to end the Middle East war, with Iran saying it would adopt
August 18, 2026
Britain will support Ukraine "100%" against Russia and remain at its side "in its hour of need", Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday after Moscow warned London of "
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‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
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Sweden's centre-left opposition holds a 10
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British grocery price inflation eased to its lowest level since October 2024 in August, market researcher Worldpanel by Numerator said on Tuesday, offering
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday, hit by a rise in crude oil prices as hopes of a durable U.S.-Iran peace deal faded, with surging euro zone bond yields
August 18, 2026
U.S. 30-year Treasury yields rose to their highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as stalled talks to end the U.S.-Iran war and worries of an imminent
August 18, 2026
U.S.
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Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over
August 18, 2026
Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe's increasingly volatile weather, and with the
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U.S.
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Global shares are mostly lower, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation weigh on investor sentiment
August 18, 2026
Fast-growing nicotine pouches have emerged as one of Big Tobacco's most important bets on a future beyond cigarettes, offering rapid growth,
August 18, 2026
Britain's labour market cooled further in the second quarter, marked by slowing earnings growth in the private sector and the smallest
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The Combined BHP Ports Unions said on Tuesday that it had failed to reach an agreement with BHP on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, with
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea from August 19 to 20, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, marking his first official trip to the country
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World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China
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The U.S. dollar rose slightly on Tuesday but remained near multi-month lows against its peers as traders reduced their bets
August 18, 2026
China consigned the body of former Premier Zhu Rongji to the flames on Tuesday and lowered the national flag to mourn the no-nonsense reformer who died last week aged 97,
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Government borrowing costs are rising to levels not seen in decades as the conflict in the Middle East worsens and
August 18, 2026
Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, has appointed Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China, effective September 1, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday, despite rising slightly from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data on Tuesday
August 18, 2026
Global investment firm Brookfield is taking a fourth shot at buying Reliance Worldwide with an A$4.1 billion ($2.91 billion) bid, despite a profit slump and
August 18, 2026
As the primary season nears its end, attention turns to key states like Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska
August 18, 2026
In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain
August 18, 2026
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration plan to relocate the new FBI headquarters to Washington, D.C., rather than in nearby Maryland, which had
August 18, 2026
After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says there is more work to be done in his second and wants to double the size of
August 18, 2026
Citadel Securities, the market-making firm founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, on Monday urged the U.S.
August 18, 2026
A measure of Australian consumer sentiment brightened for a second month in August as mortgage holders became less concerned about the risk of further increases in interest
August 18, 2026
The economic losses from a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia last week are expected to reach 30 trillion pesos ($9.58
August 18, 2026
Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to a three-decade high on Tuesday as a stalemate in the Middle East conflict stoked inflation worries and reinforced
August 18, 2026
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a U.S. judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88
August 18, 2026
Cargill plans to resume beef production at a plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado, in September after unionized workers voted to end a labor dispute that halted
August 18, 2026
The board that oversees Washington Dulles airport will vote on Wednesday on a $19.9 billion overhaul plan that includes $3.75 billion to build new
August 18, 2026
A Georgia man has been deported from Fiji to face charges in his home state accusing him of defrauding more than 6,000 investors and causing more than $165
August 18, 2026
Anthropic's annual revenue run rate topped $65 billion by the end of July, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, underscoring the Claude creator's rapid growth ahead of
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U.S.
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U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators were haggling over a potential reduction in President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian vehicles
August 18, 2026
Alphabet's Google is acquiring internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million, saying it plans to use the data for product
August 18, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries slid in June, data from the Treasury Department showed on Monday, led by declines in holdings from Japan, the UK and China.
August 18, 2026
Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades.
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would not make the deal he thinks is needed to end a war with the U.S. and
August 17, 2026
Even as Iran projects resilience in the war with the United States, its leaders are worried that a threat of more economic punishment by Donald Trump could
August 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally
August 18, 2026
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war
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Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong
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Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is legally contesting her siblings’ plan to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the team to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press
August 18, 2026
Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC
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