Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the
July 09, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher at the open on Thursday, as gains in chip stocks helped offset renewed geopolitical jitters after fresh exchange of attacks threatened to
July 09, 2026
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it looks forward to engaging with the U.S.
July 09, 2026
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A group of newspapers including the New York Times and New York Daily News asked a federal court in Manhattan on Thursday to sanction OpenAI in their high-stakes
July 09, 2026
U.S. equity funding markets remain stretched in the wake of last month's spike in short-term borrowing costs, as near-record stock prices and a
July 09, 2026
The dollar dipped for a second straight session on Thursday as the U.S. and Iran carried out renewed attacks, while a stable reading on the labor
July 09, 2026
Madrid said on Thursday U.S.
July 09, 2026
Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say authorities have used the facility to quarantine a suspected Ebola patient
July 09, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems
July 09, 2026
Aspen Acres Fire evacuees lose home, face uncertain future as thousands of Coloradans remain displaced
July 09, 2026
German fashion brand Hugo Boss on Thursday urged shareholders not to accept a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) takeover offer from Britain's Frasers Group, saying it was "
July 09, 2026
Sweden's Polestar reported a 4% fall in quarterly sales volumes on Thursday, weeks after a ban that effectively pushes the EV maker out of the U.S. market
July 09, 2026
Kenya's economy is expected to expand 4.3% this year and 4.4% in 2027, the World Bank said on Thursday, with this year's forecast being 0.6 percentage
July 09, 2026
Coinbase has restored prediction markets trading on its platform after users were unable to place trades, the company said in a status message on Thursday.
July 09, 2026
Micron Technology said on Thursday it plans to invest more than $250 billion in the U.S. through 2035, driven by surging demand for memory chips in the AI era and President Donald
July 09, 2026
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges
July 09, 2026
PepsiCo on Thursday warned of higher commodity costs in the second half of the year, at a time when the snack and beverage giant is
July 09, 2026
Some hedge fund managers have in recent weeks posted their worst trading results in almost a year, as many got caught in crowded trades
July 09, 2026
U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fell in June as house prices hit a record high and mortgage rates remained elevated, pushing potential buyers to the sidelines.
July 09, 2026
Japan's government plans to add an explicit reference to Bank of Japan independence in its economic blueprint after concerns over
July 09, 2026
Nominations have opened in a Labour Party election to replace Keir Starmer as Britain's prime minister
July 09, 2026
Trump surprises Zelensky with public promise on Patriots – but the missiles may not come soon enough
July 09, 2026
Russia bans diesel exports after Ukrainian attacks, straining tense global market
July 09, 2026
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain historically low
July 09, 2026
The French competition authority said on Thursday its probe into chipmaker Nvidia Corp is coming to an end.
July 09, 2026
U.S. supplier Honeywell Aerospace is looking to add more products designed without restricted U.S. technologies as mounting European defense spending drives
July 09, 2026
Foreign Ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will hold an informal meeting with their Myanmar counterpart in Bangkok on July 12, Thailand and Vietnam said on Thursday.
July 09, 2026
The United States is relying more than ever on international flows into its companies' shares than investments in its debt to fund itself, a shift that
July 09, 2026
Citigroup said it completed its first instant international payment in dollars with a partner bank, Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank.
July 09, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters
July 09, 2026
Australia and India reached a deal on Thursday to export Australian uranium to India for use in the nuclear energy
July 09, 2026
Mexico's annual inflation rate fell in June for the third consecutive month, to its lowest level since December 2020,
July 09, 2026
U.S. tech firm Palantir is challenging a decision to block a contract with London police, arguing on Thursday that London mayor Sadiq Khan's office wrongly took into account
July 09, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers gathering last month were presented with projections showing inflation staying above target into next year despite nearly three ECB
July 09, 2026
PepsiCo reported stronger than expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America, where it said consumers tightened their budgets due to economic concerns
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's cancellation last year of a government food security survey could make it difficult to assess whether his cuts to the food stamp
July 09, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters, with Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil
July 09, 2026
Zambia is gearing up for an August election in which President Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to win a second term but may face a strong challenge from
July 09, 2026
Rising optimism over corporate earnings has driven the U.S. stock market to new heights in 2026.
July 09, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit a dozen more Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov overnight, Ukraine's military said on Thursday, the latest in a campaign aimed at disrupting fuel supplies to
July 09, 2026
Skyrocketing demand from artificial intelligence data centers is exacerbating shortages of critical grid equipment like transformers across the U.S., driving up
July 09, 2026
Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over
July 09, 2026
Democratic socialists have recently won elections in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver
July 09, 2026
China has reported its exports of passenger cars surged 80% in June from a year earlier, while domestic sales sank 26%, according to an industry group
July 09, 2026
The year’s hottest rally is losing steam. Investors are asking what comes next
July 09, 2026
The Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday on strong global sales but warned about the impact of the weak yen at
July 09, 2026
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July 09, 2026
German exports rose unexpectedly in May, driven by a sharp increase in exports to the United States, data showed on Thursday.
July 09, 2026
European shares gained for the first time this week on Thursday, as a rebound in technology stocks tempered lingering
July 09, 2026
Asian policymakers, investors and business leaders are increasingly portraying themselves as active participants in navigating a more fragmented global
July 09, 2026
Asian investors struck a cautious tone on artificial intelligence as they increasingly wager on businesses that can withstand the AI-led disruption and look for firms
July 09, 2026
HSBC cut its average gold price forecasts for 2026 and 2027 on Thursday, citing a hawkish shift in U.S. monetary policy expectations and a stronger dollar.
July 09, 2026
Venezuela is seeking to push through in record time one of the most complex debt restructurings ever attempted, with claims approaching
July 08, 2026
Kalshi, a prediction markets platform that allows people to bet on events such as sports, election outcomes and weather, aims to expand into never-expiring
July 09, 2026
Fishermen sheltered in harbours, residents queued for sandbags and farmers raced to bring in crops on
July 09, 2026
The Bank of Japan said on Thursday the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is likely to prod more firms to raise prices later this year, signalling caution over mounting
July 09, 2026
The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?
July 09, 2026
Australia has agreed to sell uranium to India for peaceful purposes
July 09, 2026
Corporate buyout and private equity activity in Japan is in the "early innings" and the country's stock market is well placed for
July 09, 2026
India's consumer inflation likely breached the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in June for the first time in 16 months, according to a Reuters
July 09, 2026
New Zealand will consider joining a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji that both countries entered earlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on
July 09, 2026
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, July 9 - Companies in the Gulf, some of the most directly affected by the Iran war, will provide one of the clearest insights so far of its regional
July 09, 2026
China's producer price inflation surged to its highest level in four years in June, piling pressure on manufacturers' profit margins as weak domestic demand limits their
July 09, 2026
Back-to-school spending among U.S. households with school-age children is expected to decline about 6% this year on an inflation-adjusted basis, as consumer sentiment weakens amid
July 09, 2026
The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield hit a 30-year high on Thursday, driven by concerns over inflation from renewed tensions in the Middle
July 09, 2026
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping,
July 08, 2026
Australia's Steadfast said on Thursday that Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment had reaffirmed their takeover proposal valuing the insurance broker at A$7.7 billion ($5.34 billion
July 09, 2026
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,811, according to figures released by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday.
July 09, 2026
Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with U.S. planemaker Boeing to explore opportunities in developing a
July 09, 2026
"Like a war scene:" Dozens injured in multi-vehicle crash involving MTA bus in Baltimore
July 09, 2026
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July 09, 2026
Russia denounced NATO's decisions at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying they could have catastrophic consequences, after the alliance announced military aid to Ukraine and
July 09, 2026
U.S. states concerned that Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
July 09, 2026
Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel in post-settlement trade on Wednesday after the U.S. military began launching fresh strikes on Iran.
July 09, 2026
The downturn in Britain's housing market abated slightly last month, although sentiment remains fragile and prone to uncertainty, a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered
July 09, 2026
New Zealand's manufacturing activity rose sharply in June as businesses reported a renewed sense of confidence amid stronger sales and fuller order books despite the
July 09, 2026
Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for a month and his team won’t say why. Here’s what we know
July 07, 2026
John Deere owners should soon feel free to fix their own machines
July 09, 2026
The U.S.
July 09, 2026
The U.S. military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran, the U.S.
July 09, 2026
Automation firm Honeywell Technologies on Wednesday raised its second-half and full-year profit targets for 2026 after completing a one-for-two reverse stock split.
July 09, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Dow followed their global counterparts lower on Wednesday, and crude prices surged as U.S.
July 09, 2026
Levi Strauss on Wednesday raised its annual net sales forecast, betting that its premium denim products would appeal to higher-income shoppers
July 09, 2026
Big Tech has joined the party at the Calgary Stampede, a sign of growing interest in Canada from U.S.-based hyperscalers as the province of Alberta
July 08, 2026
The U.S. coffee industry asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public
July 09, 2026
Tech giant Meta announced Wednesday it will build a massive data center in central Alberta, the company's first in Canada, as it rapidly builds out
July 09, 2026
Paramount has said it will not close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros before July 22, the Oregon attorney general's office said, pushing out the timeline
July 09, 2026
Michael Burry, the investor famed for predicting and profiting from the 2008 U.S. housing market collapse, has bought shares of sports-betting platforms Flutter Entertainment and
July 09, 2026
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than 13 billion Canadian dollars ($9.1 billion) to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States
July 09, 2026
Visualizing the buckling at an NYC high-rise and how teams are working to stabilize
July 09, 2026
New World screwworm cases in dogs in Texas and New Mexico are prompting warnings from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals
July 09, 2026
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Argentina at the end of July, IMF spokesman Pierre Mejlak said on Wednesday.
July 09, 2026
The U.S.
July 09, 2026
U.S.-based LNG producer Venture Global said on Wednesday average liquefaction fees jumped 69% in the second quarter from the previous three months, benefiting from higher global LNG
July 09, 2026
The global economy has been broadly resilient to the shock from the war in the Middle East, the heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund,
July 09, 2026
U.S. diesel futures were set for their biggest daily gains in four years on Wednesday after Russia announced a ban on exports of the industrial fuel,
July 09, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday approved the U.S.
July 09, 2026
Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran
July 08, 2026
Fact check: Trump’s false claims at his NATO press conference
July 09, 2026
New York officials said they are “confident” that installation of temporary shoring on a high-rise in Midtown Manhattan has stabilized the building after officials warned of a partial collapse Tuesday when structural columns buckled.
July 08, 2026
Russia introduced a ban on diesel exports on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to support the domestic fuel market after systematic Ukrainian drone attacks on oil
July 08, 2026
One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its
July 08, 2026
Seated in his office alongside sketches of elegant dresses, fashion designer Efrain Mogollon starts the workday in Venezuela like any
July 08, 2026
Global investors have had a stark reminder of how quickly the oil market can reignite concern about inflation and volatility, after U.S.
July 08, 2026
A senior Swiss trade official said on Wednesday she saw a good chance that Switzerland could maintain a U.S. tariff rate set by an initial deal with Washington in November.
July 09, 2026
OpenAI on Wednesday launched GPT-Live, a new family of voice models capable of listening and speaking simultaneously in real time.
July 08, 2026
Concern about high inflation mounted at the U.S. central bank's meeting last month, as officials followed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's lead
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration sought on Wednesday to rally Latin American nations behind a revamped Monroe Doctrine, the 19th-century policy asserting U.S.
July 09, 2026
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is nearing a deal to order 10 Boeing 787 wide-body jets, with an announcement expected as early as this
July 08, 2026
The S&P 500 ended lower on Wednesday after U.S.
July 08, 2026
President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that he had decided to remove
July 08, 2026
Ninety percent of Tulsans will be able to order deliveries by autonomous drone within the next year, operator Manna said on Wednesday after beginning a push into the
July 09, 2026
Deere agreed on Wednesday to settle a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and five U.S. states accusing the farm equipment maker of illegally requiring
July 08, 2026
The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee agreed to keep its key rate unchanged at its meeting last month, though most officials were split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday
July 09, 2026
The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States has renewed anxiety over fuel prices
July 09, 2026
Another ‘Super El Niño’ is brewing. Scientists are looking at a controversial solution to squash them
July 09, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the message from a summit in Ankara, Turkey, is that “NATO delivers.”
July 09, 2026
Monterey County farmers battle pests, rising costs and changing wine demand in crop report
July 09, 2026
'My son's more than a data point': Concerns over state assessment tool deciding vulnerable Nebraskans funding for care
July 09, 2026
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot humanitarian zone for Gazans as a way to kickstart the U.S. president's stalled peace plan, regardless of whether a deal is reached
July 08, 2026
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July 08, 2026
Airbus delivered 351 airplanes in the first half of the year, up around 15% from 306 in the same period of 2025, after handing over 89 jets in June, the European planemaker said on
July 08, 2026
The Asian Development Bank sees a slight improvement in the growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific this year, though still below earlier projections due to the
July 08, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 8 - Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the United States, and
July 08, 2026
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July 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not think a full-fledged conflict with Iran would erupt in the wake of military strikes from both sides.
July 08, 2026
Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat weighing a 2028 U.S. presidential run, said on Wednesday that Israel risks jeopardizing its alliance with Washington unless it
July 08, 2026
Bank of America has extended a $520 million credit line to OpenAI, its first loan to the AI company that is preparing for an initial public offering, a person familiar with the
July 08, 2026
After devastating diagnosis, insurance company wouldn’t cover New Hampshire child’s wheelchair
July 09, 2026
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war
July 08, 2026
OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6, its most advanced AI model, on Thursday after a delay prompted by U.S. government concerns over the potential national security risks posed by
July 08, 2026
JPMorgan Chase has hired veteran banker Michael Flynn to lead a newly created banking business, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
July 08, 2026
Oil surged and stocks and bonds dropped on Wednesday, after U.S.
July 08, 2026
Stocks were mostly lower and oil prices rose on Wednesday after U.S.
July 08, 2026
The U.S. dollar dipped after reaching its highest level in about a week on Wednesday after U.S.
July 08, 2026
The International Monetary Fund hopes to engage with central banks in coming months on changes in their use of forward guidance on monetary policy, a
July 08, 2026
U.S. traffic deaths fell to the lowest rate since 2014 in the first three months of the year after a sharp rise in road fatalities during the COVID
July 08, 2026
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July 08, 2026
Mexico Finance Minister Edgar Amador said on Wednesday that he expects the economy to perform better than the latest projections by the International Monetary Fund.
July 08, 2026
U.S. wholesale inventories rose far less than initially thought in May, which could temper expectations that restocking would provide a significant lift to economic
July 08, 2026
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, warns that Israel is becoming isolated due to its leadership
July 08, 2026
Farage and Le Pen make the same defiant pitch: Only the people can judge us
July 08, 2026
Weekend storms impact commuters at Cromwell Light Rail station amid continued power outages
July 08, 2026
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday inched its 2026 global growth forecast lower again to 3.0%, warning of ongoing risks posed by the war in
July 08, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said an interim deal aimed at ending the war with Iran was "over," sending oil prices higher and
July 08, 2026
A critical readout on Wednesday of the first Federal Reserve policy meeting overseen by Chairman Kevin Warsh may offer greater insight into the "family fight" the new central bank
July 08, 2026
Venezuela’s acting president is facing her worst crisis yet. Could it help her stay in power?
July 08, 2026
Florida’s population boom has fizzled to just 0.9% growth as domestic migration slows to a trickle.
July 08, 2026
Rather than chasing dollars, gig workers are micro-entrepreneurs who perform a strict ‘mental audit’ of every single task to see if it’s worth their time.
July 08, 2026
By interfering with how communities collect data and how researchers access it, the CDC risks undermining the hard-won trust needed for effective public health.
July 08, 2026
European shares posted their steepest one-day drop since mid-March on Wednesday after U.S.
July 08, 2026
The floodwaters that ravaged southern China this week look set to expand to other provinces with the imminent arrival of
July 08, 2026
Apple plans to spend more than $30 billion under a multi-year chip supply deal with Broadcom, bolstering its U.S. sourcing as President Donald
July 08, 2026
U.S.
July 08, 2026
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is looking to tap outside investors for the first time, aiming to raise $10 billion in a funding round that would value the rocket maker at $130 billion
July 08, 2026
Airbus on Wednesday revised down its 20-year industry-wide forecast for passenger aircraft demand by 1% after the Iran war and trade
July 08, 2026
Climate change could significantly weaken Italy's long-term economic growth and make its already heavy public debt burden harder to sustain, with output
July 08, 2026
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July 08, 2026
China's central bank said on Wednesday it would maintain an appropriately loose monetary policy and ramp up financial support to revive domestic consumption, adding that
July 08, 2026
HSBC closed its "overweight" stance on emerging markets equities on Wednesday, citing increased volatility in Asia and warning that renewed concerns over weaker AI spending could
July 08, 2026
Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before synthetic fertilizer was invented.
July 08, 2026
Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura on Wednesday reported preliminary second-quarter consolidated net revenue between 5.1 billion reais and 5.2 billion reais ($1.01 billion)
July 08, 2026
Chevron will allow rival oil producers to buy a chemical technology it developed to boost production from shale wells, the company said on Wednesday, as part
July 08, 2026
Apple says it will spend $30 billion to design US-made Broadcom chips
July 08, 2026
After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public
July 08, 2026
U.S. container imports surged 8.2% in June from the year earlier, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Wednesday, after
July 08, 2026
Sitting on roughly $3.5 million in SpaceX shares, Chip, a former data scientist at Elon Musk's aerospace behemoth, has recently
July 08, 2026
The cryptocurrency industry is starting to prepare for the threat of quantum computing as recent advances fuel concerns that the technology could soon be
July 08, 2026
AI chip startup SambaNova said on Wednesday it has raised $1 billion in a late-stage funding round led by General Atlantic at an $11 billion post-money valuation.
July 08, 2026
A rush by foreign investors to unwind bets on interest rate hikes in India has pushed turnover in the country's five-year overnight index
July 08, 2026
Companies offering Obamacare health insurance plans next year are requesting payment rates representing a 14% median increase to premiums over 2026 rates,
July 08, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran
July 08, 2026
While prices remain higher than they were a few years ago, used-car shoppers with a budget of $15,000 can still find sedans that offer a compelling combination of comfort, efficiency, and modern technology
July 08, 2026
Walmart is hosting VIP tours for World Cup visitors
July 08, 2026
Why does Trump keep talking about ‘communism’?
July 08, 2026
New York hopes converted offices can ease a housing crisis. A structural emergency at a high-rise tower shows the challenges
July 08, 2026
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.
July 01, 2026
OpenAI will publicly launch GPT-5.6, its most advanced AI model, on Thursday following a delay last month prompted by U.S. government
July 08, 2026
The new attacks by the U.S. on Iran were "absolutely necessary," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
July 08, 2026
Daimler Truck, one of the world's biggest truckmakers, on Wednesday reported an 8% increase in second-quarter group vehicle sales, driven by demand recovery in its North American
July 08, 2026
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday sales in its core car business continued to fall in the second quarter, declining 8% year-on-year due to intense competition in China
July 08, 2026
Japan's ruling party plans to propose stronger enforcement against suspected violations of shareholder disclosure rules by activist
July 08, 2026
At least four oil and gas tankers have turned back from attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data showed, as renewed
July 08, 2026
China's gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until it is
July 08, 2026
Democrats tend to give less than Republicans when it comes to earmarked funding for universities – but they give more to minority-serving institutions.
June 08, 2026
Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia could walk off the job next week, in what would mark the biggest
July 08, 2026
Japan's government is considering revising language on monetary policy in its economic blueprint, a draft obtained by Reuters showed, as
July 08, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee And just like that, we're back to staring at shipping routes across the Strait of Hormuz after a fresh bout of tit-for-tat
July 08, 2026
Germany could benefit from planned U.S. port fees on merchant ships built in China, with its exports to the United States potentially
July 08, 2026
Two top United Nations officials are urging Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding back into instability
July 08, 2026
The U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday it completed a new round of strikes on Iran and that it had struck over 80 targets during its latest attacks.
July 08, 2026
Authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston during an operation after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle
July 08, 2026
Shannon Gooden has voted Republican her entire life, including for Donald Trump three times.
July 07, 2026
Brazilian Senator and presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro on Tuesday argued to the U.S.
July 07, 2026
AI startup Perplexity on Tuesday confirmed it plans to use Nvidia's new central processing units, as the chip giant works to broaden its market and
July 08, 2026
Nine countries have committed to a new global defence bank, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday, in a
July 07, 2026
Bank runs turn into bigger problems when financial institutions' broader underlying health is under challenge, new research from the New York Federal Reserve showed on
July 07, 2026
SpaceX's swift addition to the Nasdaq-100 index on Tuesday is expected to unleash billions in passive buying, as brokerages kicked off
July 07, 2026
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a U.S. government agency Tuesday they are willing to divest ownership stakes in some smaller railroads as
July 08, 2026
The United States on Tuesday re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil, as a U.S. official warned that Iran's attacks on vessels in the
July 08, 2026
The Democratic Socialists of America, a left-wing political group, is now playing an influential role in the U.S. Democratic Party.
July 08, 2026
Shares of South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reversed early gains to fall sharply on Wednesday, amid lingering concerns over slowing
July 08, 2026
Allstate was sued on Tuesday by Oklahoma, which accused the insurer of underpaying or denying claims for damage from wind and hailstorms over several years.
July 08, 2026
A Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi crude tanker was damaged near the Strait of Hormuz on
July 07, 2026
The U.S.
July 08, 2026
Wall Street stocks followed their European counterparts lower amid a chip-driven tech selloff on Tuesday as a flare-up of Middle East tensions sent crude
July 08, 2026
Oil prices settled 3% higher on Tuesday and then extended gains post-settlement, after Iran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the
July 08, 2026
U.S. oil and gas major Exxon Mobil signaled on Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings could see a boost of about $5 billion compared to
July 08, 2026
At the La Esperanza cemetery in western Venezuela, local volunteers have been digging graves for victims
July 07, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it is adding California-based Digitalsystem Technology to a list of companies posing risks to
July 08, 2026
Britain's jobs market downturn eased slightly last month, according to a survey of recruitment companies on Wednesday that showed an upturn in temporary hiring and starting salaries
July 08, 2026
Coty said on Tuesday it had agreed to return the Gucci Beauty license to Kering for about $400 million, ending the agreement about a year early as the U.S. cosmetics group raises
July 08, 2026
Infrastructure engineering and construction firm MasTec said on Tuesday it would acquire electrical contractor Superior Group in a $1.65 billion cash-and-stock deal, expanding its
July 08, 2026
Forget logos, young people in China want ‘spiritual’ luxury
July 08, 2026
Scattered protests broke out across Havana on Tuesday evening, with residents banging pots, honking horns and shouting "turn on the lights
July 07, 2026
Japanese asset managers, including the units of Mizuho and Nomura, are rushing to launch bond funds to meet soaring interest in Japanese debt
July 08, 2026
South Korea's finance minister agreed on Wednesday with other economic policymakers to closely monitor risk factors that could heighten stock market volatility, the ministry
July 08, 2026
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday named Silvana Tenreyro as its next chief economist, replacing Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who has returned to academia,
July 08, 2026
Amazon.com said on Tuesday it is looking to raise $25 billion through a U.S. dollar bond sale, in the company's latest push to fund its hefty
July 07, 2026
The Oregon attorney general will ask a court to pause Paramount's $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros for 60 days, saying on Tuesday the company withheld records
July 08, 2026
In May, General Motors marked a rare milestone for a foreign automaker in China, selling more than 10,000 of its new Buick Electra E7 in the first month.
July 08, 2026
The recent oil shock has led to falls in Australia's consumer and business confidence but so far there are few signs of a marked slowdown in activity, a senior central
July 08, 2026
Several Latin American countries said on Tuesday they are working to prevent the import of goods produced with forced labor, urging the Trump
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U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of manufacturing process control software used by global semiconductor makers,
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Government data released Tuesday shows that U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May
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Venezuelan cemetery expands burials for earthquake victims, many of whom remain unidentified
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US strikes Iran and reimposes oil sanctions as ceasefire faces one of its most significant tests
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Driven in part by the blockbuster SpaceX mega IPO, a surge in sales and trading will power U.S.
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Justice Department reaches another settlement with Trump adviser Michael Flynn
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The outlook for the euro zone economy remains fragile, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said on Tuesday, calling for monetary policy decisions to be
July 07, 2026
China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing
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Canada wants more countries to back its global defence bank initiative before it announces a roster of founding nations, foreign minister Anita Anand said
July 07, 2026
France is at risk of missing its deficit-reduction target this year as the growth outlook deteriorates and may need to take additional savings measures, Finance Minister
July 07, 2026
Fresh food offerings have helped boost demand for Amazon's new 15-minute quick-delivery service in Brazil, prompting the company to increase its range of
July 07, 2026
The roller-coaster ride for AI stocks snapped back down and dragged Wall Street lower
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Britain will need extra tax rises or spending cuts equivalent to the entire education budget early next decade to prevent government debt
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France's rising borrowing costs are fuelling concern among investors and economists that its €3.5 trillion public debt could spiral higher just as political
July 07, 2026
President Maia Sandu on Tuesday named Deputy Prime Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu, a
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Former NATO chief and co-author of Britain's defence plan, George Robertson, criticised the government on Tuesday for not plotting a route to spending 3.5% on core defence
July 07, 2026
Kazakhstan's constitutional court said on Tuesday that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is eligible to seek a new term at the helm of the
July 07, 2026
France and Britain will outline plans for a multinational maritime mission in the Strait of Hormuz at talks between NATO and Gulf Arab foreign
July 07, 2026
Canada's trade surplus widened to a four-year high in May, with exports rising for the fourth consecutive month, as goods shipped to the United States
July 07, 2026
Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in June as measures of employment and prices fell, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on
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The Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday amid declining chip stocks, with investors questioning the momentum of the AI-led rally despite Samsung's strong earnings, while a report on
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Tuesday it signed a deal with retail real estate investment firm Asana Partners for a strategic partnership
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Chinese authorities have held meetings with top tech firms over the past month about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI
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BlackRock said on Tuesday it would launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 index, as it seeks to tap surging investor demand for exposure to the AI-
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the country’s competition regulator to investigate major technology companies over alleged anti-competitive
July 07, 2026
Bank of Japan board member Toichiro Asada said he must see signs of demand-driven inflation before supporting interest rate rises, but
July 07, 2026
Omsk oil refinery, Russia's largest, has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said on Tuesday.
July 07, 2026
Economist Jim O'Neill urged Britain's next leader to be bolder on investment borrowing, saying fiscal credibility cannot be judged by a single rulebook.
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Five NATO members are projected to meet the alliance's goal of spending 3.5% of gross domestic product on core defence already in 2026, according to updated NATO data
July 07, 2026
Global hedge funds delivered their strongest first-half performance since 2013, data from hedge fund data firm PivotalPath showed, as healthcare, tech and
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The weight-loss drug market is booming, with biotech firms racing to capture a slice of a fast-growing sector dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
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Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and
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The world's largest technology companies are tapping debt markets and raising equity to bolster AI infrastructure, marking a shift for Silicon Valley firms that typically relied on
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Standard Nuclear is targeting a valuation of up to $3.55 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as investors increasingly favor energy companies on expectations of rising
July 07, 2026
Countries around the world must take decisive action to close a $4 trillion annual financing gap to ensure that sustainable development targets set just
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The gap between high earners and low-paid workers in Switzerland has increased over the last decade, a trade union study published on Tuesday found.
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Brazilian auto sales this year are expected to reach the highest level since 2014, automakers association Anfavea said on Tuesday, while also increasing production
July 07, 2026
NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday, driving home the message that
July 07, 2026
Fiat launched sales in the United States of Topolino, its two-seat, fully electric compact car, with a price starting from $13,995 and a range of up to 46 miles (74 km), the
July 07, 2026
The leader of a pro-Russian Armenian opposition party was placed in pre-trial detention for two months on Tuesday after being detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud and money
July 07, 2026
Fuel costs for U.S. airlines jumped 85% in May to nearly $6.7 billion as the Middle East conflict drove up prices, the U.S.
July 07, 2026
The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in May as imports of capital goods surged to a record high, suggesting that trade remained a drag on gross
July 07, 2026
Oil prices spiked late on Tuesday on renewed fears that a tenuous peace between the U.S. and Iran was faltering, while U.S. stocks fell, led by
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The founder and chief executive of an AI startup secretly pleaded guilty last year to participating in a vast scheme in which attorneys at major law firms
July 07, 2026
For years, electricity costs for the Belden Brick Company in Sugarcreek, Ohio, had been relatively stable.
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The Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in Micron Technology and other chipmakers due to mounting doubts about the
July 07, 2026
The U.S. men's national soccer team remains stagnant despite growth in American soccer
July 07, 2026
President Donald Trump insists the United States should control Greenland instead of Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe at a NATO summit
July 07, 2026
Wall Street banks have high hopes for SpaceX but at the moment shares of Elon Musk’s rocket market appear to be earthbound
July 07, 2026
America’s biggest airlines are expanding their premium cabins and adding more luxury perks to attract high-paying passengers
July 07, 2026
The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme
July 07, 2026
Homeowner says 'up and up' insurance costs totaling $9K may force her to sell home
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Cuba hit with nationwide blackout as US pressure continues
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A new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for Israel, after decades of bipartisan backing
July 07, 2026
Kazakhstan’s top court has ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another seven years in office after a referendum on the constitution reset term limits for the office
July 07, 2026
Dramatic video shows roof collapse at BJ's Wholesale Club amid heavy rain
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Veteran-owned tree service helps neighbors clean up after severe storms
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Trump promised to cut electric bills in half. His energy policy is doing the opposite, new analysis finds
July 07, 2026
When companies are hit by activists, managers of competitors may fear that their company’s reputation would suffer if their turn comes next.
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Utilities face a dilemma: How to deliver power through dry, windy regions without accidentally starting a catastrophic fire.
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Philadelphia police revoked the carry licenses of five members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, citing ‘good cause.’ Is that constitutional?
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Two tornadoes wrought devastation in central China's Hubei province, killing at least 11 people, as winds of up to 149 kph (93 mph) overturned cars and ripped
July 07, 2026
European shares slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by a global selloff in tech stocks, while investors monitored the NATO
July 07, 2026
German industrial production rose more than expected in May, driven by a strong increase in automotive production.
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Japan's government on Tuesday pushed back against market views it was watering down its commitment to fiscal reform and pressuring the
July 07, 2026
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over
July 07, 2026
The dollar rose modestly on Tuesday following consecutive sessions of slight declines while the yen held near a four-decade low, as investors
July 07, 2026
The world’s most livable city for 2026 has been revealed
July 07, 2026
In Venezuela, a devastating earthquake on June 24 has left about 17,000 people homeless
July 07, 2026
Smartphone sales in China fell 13% year-on-year during the month-long 618 shopping festival, as brands raised prices to offset higher memory
July 07, 2026
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday after reports of attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz revived fears of disruptions to shipping through the
July 07, 2026
Indonesia and India on Tuesday signed a raft of deals on critical minerals, agriculture and defence, including for the BrahMos cruise
July 07, 2026
Australian shares were little changed on Tuesday as losses in gold, mining and consumer stocks countered gains in banks and tech stocks, while software heavyweight WiseTech Global
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Australia's WiseTech Global said on Tuesday that co-founder Richard White would step down as executive chair, effective immediately, while Raelene Murphy had been appointed
July 07, 2026
Investor thinking on Chinese assets is changing, as steady returns through the turbulence of the Iran war and AI frenzy show
July 07, 2026
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have proposed a pipeline to carry western Canadian oil to the country's east as Canada seeks new markets
July 06, 2026
An islandwide blackout has hit Cuba as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble
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A shortage of critical
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The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, authorities said on Monday, while nearly 18,000 people remain homeless more than a week after the
July 07, 2026
Japan's real wages rose 1.4% in May from a year earlier to mark a fifth month of increases, although the growth rate slowed amid re-accelerating consumer inflation,
July 07, 2026
Payments firm Fiserv has held talks with U.S. banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America to sell its payments infrastructure business that handles debit card transactions, a
July 07, 2026
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Trump rings opening bell to mark first day of trading for Trump Accounts
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Bao Zhang began driving for a Chinese ride-hailing app this year after losing his job as a software tester and says the weak job market gives him little hope of returning
July 07, 2026
Walmart said on Monday it would cut prices on many summer barbecue favorites, including meat, chips, and soda, following a Truth Social post from President Donald
July 07, 2026
A group of 22 Democratic state attorneys general on Monday opposed the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59
July 07, 2026
Shares of Rivian slipped 9% in extended trading on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker launched an offer to sell 75 million shares, even as it
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The investment industry is urging Wall Street's top regulator to stick to its current practice of requiring quarterly reporting from publicly traded companies, according
July 07, 2026
A former Democratic commissioner of one of the country’s top civil rights agencies has dropped a lawsuit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump
July 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is claiming credit for Walmart's recent price cuts, though the retailer's statement doesn't mention his administration's involvement
July 07, 2026
U.S. prosecutors are setting the stage for seeking leniency at next week's sentencing for a Turkish-Iranian businessman who provided key testimony at a corruption trial nearly a decade ago related to sanctions against Iran
July 07, 2026
New federal data reveals the first 50-state look at a steep drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment after enhanced subsidies expired in January
July 07, 2026
Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it will build a new $3.6 billion auto plant in Texas and shift some truck production to the United States from
July 07, 2026
A quarter of a century since he spotted the growing clout of emerging-market countries, the economist who coined the BRIC acronym said those countries
July 07, 2026
Wall Street advanced on Monday as a rebound in semiconductors put the Nasdaq on top.
July 07, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals will buy Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for a total equity value of about $10 billion, the companies said on Monday, adding treatments for rare
July 07, 2026
Cuba began to slowly restore power on Monday after the country's national electric grid collapsed earlier in the day, the latest blow to
July 06, 2026
A rebound for AI stocks lifted the U.S. market
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More than 373,000 homes and businesses were without power as of Monday due to extreme weather conditions across several areas of the United States, according to data from
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Britain, the Netherlands, Finland and Poland are making "significant progress" on the Multilateral Defence Mechanism planned by the four nations and aim to establish it by
July 06, 2026
Central banks in Europe could come under growing pressure from governments facing rising demands for pension spending and industrial support, European Central Bank
July 06, 2026
The euro zone's economy is not back to its state before the Iran war despite a drop in oil prices, as core inflation remains strong and price pressures continue, European
July 06, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Monday, with Broadcom and other chip stocks rallying as investors bought shares in companies
July 06, 2026
The Bank of Israel cut short‑term interest rates for a second straight meeting on
July 06, 2026
The World Economic Forum's founder, Klaus Schwab, has plotted a return to the organisation through an advisory role that would give him a say in appointing its future leadership,
July 06, 2026
Waukesha County residents now eligible for FEMA assistance following April storms, flooding
July 07, 2026
The CEO of Japan's largest banking group warned that sustained inflation driven by a depreciating yen could hit consumer sentiment and the
July 06, 2026
Forward guidance can be a "valuable tool" that speeds the impact of monetary policy under the right circumstances, though it can be a problem when used
July 06, 2026
Leading centrist presidential hopefuls are promising corporate France they can tame the public finances without
July 06, 2026
Iran's theocratic rulers are mobilising mass crowds of the revolutionary faithful on the streets of Tehran, but behind the display of
July 06, 2026
Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target
July 06, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or "finish the job,"
July 06, 2026
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is planning to set up his own political party, a coalition supporting him said, the latest evidence of a durable split with his
July 06, 2026
A federal judge on Monday rejected Elon Musk's bid to void a jury verdict finding that the world's richest person defrauded Twitter investors by trying to drive
July 06, 2026
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday that high inflation is the chief risk facing the Fed given a labor market that remains stable.
July 06, 2026
Wall Street surged on Monday and oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels, as investors eyed new developments in the AI and chipmaker sector ahead
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Thousands still without power after damaging weekend storms hit Oklahoma
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Microsoft has announced it is cutting 4,800 jobs, including many in its Xbox division
July 06, 2026
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Microsoft axes about 4,800 jobs, including major cuts to Xbox
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U.S. services sector activity dipped in June as some of the boost from businesses rushing to place orders amid the Middle East war ebbed, but employment rebounded after
July 06, 2026
Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday the government expects to meet debt payments through 2027 with multilateral loans, privatizations
July 06, 2026
With a nearly empty tank, Daria's car kept stalling as it inched forward in a long line at a filling station in Russia's Leningrad region which surrounds St Petersburg.
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Microsoft said on Monday it is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, as the Windows maker restructures parts of its commercial and Xbox businesses, joining
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President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had deposited the first $1,000 into more than 500,000 "Trump Accounts," a program
July 06, 2026
The Japanese yen struggled near four-decade lows on Monday, raising the risk of official intervention, while the dollar steadied after last week's soft jobs
July 06, 2026
Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, deep in Siberia, on Monday in what would be one of Ukraine's longest-range attacks of the war, Kyiv's military said on
July 06, 2026
Tencent Mobility, a unit of Tencent Holdings, has raised about $1.5 billion by selling shares in Chinese short-video company
July 06, 2026
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Global supply chain pressures eased in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday, as the impact of the Middle East war began to fade.
July 06, 2026
Germany's cabinet approved the first draft of the 2027 budget on Monday, ramping up investment and defence spending to shield its sluggish economy from war
July 06, 2026
Broadcom said on Monday it will expand its partnership with Apple through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips, cementing the chipmaker's role
July 06, 2026
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President Donald Trump has rung the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the Oval Office
July 06, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded that member states present clear plans to meet defense spending targets at their annual summit
July 06, 2026
Goldman Sachs said on Monday that Evan Kotsovinos has joined the banking giant from Google as a partner and head of asset and wealth management engineering.
July 06, 2026
Russia risks an "explosive" banking crisis because lenders are shouldering much of the burden of the country's war economy, a European state intelligence report seen
July 06, 2026
Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials said it will buy peer specialty chemical company Element Solutions in a $14.5 billion deal, as it seeks to capitalize on
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