President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped through the
July 13, 2026
London-listed Watches of Switzerland Group has held talks in recent months over potential offers to take the luxury watch retailer
July 13, 2026
Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they’re hit again and again.
July 13, 2026
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
July 13, 2026
Research shows that losing coverage, even temporarily, tends to make people less healthy, and it exposes them to financial losses.
July 13, 2026
Trump wants new coal plants built in the US. The price tag could be astronomical
July 13, 2026
August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment
July 13, 2026
ASEAN's re-engagement with Myanmar runs the risk of providing legitimacy to the military-led government and undermining the regional group's own plan to end violence in the war-
July 13, 2026
The European Commission and more than a dozen countries launched an initiative on Monday to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid projects to help Gaza recover from
July 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Crude oil prices rose on Monday morning after military
July 13, 2026
Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer has cancer and will undergo treatment for the next three months while remaining in office and continuing to work, he said in a
July 13, 2026
China will aim for annual retail sales of around 60 trillion yuan ($9 trillion) by 2030 under its first five-year plan focusing on consumption, implying a slowdown in
July 13, 2026
President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures show that even as he and his two eldest sons were encouraging investors to plow their money into crypto projects —
July 13, 2026
El Niño could cut Brazil's expected record harvest by up to a fifth, according to the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (Abic), as excessive heat
July 13, 2026
More than 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, have called for governments and technology leaders to
July 13, 2026
Most nights, Frank Alfonso sleeps on the roof to escape the suffocating heat during Havana's increasingly frequent blackouts.
July 13, 2026
India's retail inflation accelerated to 4.38% in June, government data showed on Monday, breaching the central bank's 4% target for the first time in 17 months and setting the
July 13, 2026
India and the U.S. did not reach a consensus on a trade agreement in recent talks, with New Delhi
July 13, 2026
American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache
July 13, 2026
Fifty years ago, farmers in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region used to open the windows in their barns at night during the
July 13, 2026
Major banks are ramping up how they incorporate digital assistants in their daily operations, determining how such agents interact with
July 13, 2026
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix may have had a rousing $26.5 billion U.S. share sale and market debut last week, but that owed
July 13, 2026
A solid U.S. dollar rally in 2026, driven by a hawkish Federal Reserve, has found support as global pension funds reverse hedges
July 13, 2026
European shares were subdued on Monday as investors largely stuck to the sidelines after renewed tensions in the Middle East, while counting
July 13, 2026
Trend-following hedge funds edged only slightly into negative territory in June, as trades in gold and silver mostly offset losses in crude oil, coffee
July 13, 2026
The rough start for U.S. chip stocks in July likely points to further volatility as investors wrestle with high valuations and questions about the longevity of the AI capex boom.
July 13, 2026
A move by Michael Saylor's bitcoin stockpiling company Strategy to authorize more bitcoin sales has once again shone a spotlight on a clutch of public
July 13, 2026
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday, as signs of an easing underlying price pressures give
July 13, 2026
AI demand is jacking up prices for iPads, Nintendo Switches and other gadgets. What experts say you should do
July 13, 2026
A pivot in Japan's massive retirement assets would likely manifest as a slow redirection of maturing debt rather than a fire sale
July 13, 2026
Stellantis said on Monday preliminary second-quarter vehicle shipments rose 10% from a year earlier to nearly 1.6 million units, driven by strong growth in North America,
July 13, 2026
China's economy likely slowed in the second quarter after a solid start to the year, as weak domestic demand offset the boost from resilient exports during a
July 13, 2026
Korean Air Lines reported a 34% drop in second-quarter operating profit on Monday, as surging fuel costs weighed on earnings despite the carrier posting record revenue
July 13, 2026
EU countries have yet to reach agreement on a broad 21st package of sanctions against Russia, but may decide on Monday to add 250 individuals and entities to their Russia sanctions
July 13, 2026
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, reported on Monday second-quarter revenue that rose 36% from a year earlier to a record high on surging interest in artificial
July 13, 2026
The federal watchdog for the U.S. health department generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred
July 13, 2026
Japan has no immediate plans to change target asset allocations of its state pension funds but could work within existing allowable ranges to direct more
July 13, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
July 13, 2026
U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S.
July 12, 2026
China's exports likely grew at a slightly slower but still-solid pace in June, as firms accelerated shipments to the U.S. ahead of possible new tariffs, rode the AI boom,
July 13, 2026
For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification
July 13, 2026
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra on Monday trimmed the top end of its milk price forecast for the 2026/27 season as softer-than-expected demand and robust global supply drag down
July 13, 2026
A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022
July 13, 2026
After a year of tariffs, automakers are still resistant to moving production to the US
July 12, 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he planned to replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after only a year in office, triggering the
July 12, 2026
It was supposed to be Trump’s big legislative achievement. It could be a weapon for Democrats to win in the midterms
July 12, 2026
The legislation is the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
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Iraq's prime minister will visit Washington on Monday to deepen strategic ties with the United States, with oil and gas deals expected to be signed as part of a broader
July 12, 2026
Egypt's current account deficit more than doubled to $5.1 billion in the January-March quarter from $2.3 billion a year earlier, central bank data showed on Sunday.
July 12, 2026
Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18
July 12, 2026
Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday
July 12, 2026
Volkswagen’s CEO has indicated that he’s trying to avoid closing plants as he seeks to turn around the automaker’s performance
July 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
Japan aims to raise the ratio of unlisted shares, real estate and other alternative investments in the portfolio of the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's
July 12, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's coalition suffered a crushing defeat to a key partner in a regional poll on Saturday, raising questions
July 12, 2026
The Khosla family ownership group, including Vinod Khosla, has entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks
July 12, 2026
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will raise the price of stamps for mailing a first-class letter to 82 cents from 78 cents, effective Sunday.
July 12, 2026
This summer ski destination in the Andes isn’t getting enough snow
July 12, 2026
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez told reporters on Saturday,
July 11, 2026
The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee is 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 11, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Omani counterpart on Saturday discussed arrangements for the safe passage of
July 11, 2026
Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian port of Tartous,
July 09, 2026
Major German carmakers are experiencing sharp quarterly sales declines in China, the world's biggest auto market
July 11, 2026
Michigan Democrats are angry at their party. Abdul El-Sayed thinks he knows why
July 11, 2026
Renewable energy allies are trying to ensure that massive data centers will be powered by climate-friendly sources
July 11, 2026
The view from Tehran: Anger and vengeance in the air as Iran buries its longest-serving leader
July 11, 2026
Did Cristiano Ronaldo cry? The hotly debated answer cost millions of dollars
July 11, 2026
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July 11, 2026
A new $4.7-billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block, is set to open
July 11, 2026
Sweeping housing affordability bill becomes law, despite Trump’s delay. Here’s what it actually means for the housing market
July 11, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon upgraded their nations' diplomatic ties on Saturday, as Modi seeks to bolster New
July 11, 2026
Activist investors in the U.S. must disclose the identities of their clients in regulatory filings, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in
July 11, 2026
The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be
July 11, 2026
Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday in the second nationwide outage this week and the fourth this year
July 11, 2026
The Trump administration finalized a major change on Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions, removing regulatory language aimed at preventing damage to
July 11, 2026
Victor Wembanyama has signed what will be the richest contract in San Antonio Spurs history, a five-year extension that could exceed $250 million if the player option in the final season is picked up, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday
July 11, 2026
Voters in Malaysia's southern state of Johor will cast their ballots on Saturday in a regional election that could test the unity of Prime Minister
July 11, 2026
Shale producer Occidental Petroleum said in a filing on Friday its worldwide average realized oil prices rose 38.4% in the second quarter compared with the previous three months,
July 11, 2026
The U.S. issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting a key financier for Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other
July 11, 2026
The New York Times in a court filing on Friday accused the U.S.
July 11, 2026
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday said California cannot seek damages from the company formerly known as 23andMe arising from a 2023 data breach that exposed
July 11, 2026
U.S.
July 11, 2026
Energy company Holtec Nuclear Corporation filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. on Friday, seeking to capitalize on investor enthusiasm for nuclear power businesses amid
July 11, 2026
Apple accuses OpenAI of using stolen trade secrets to create its upcoming AI gadgets in new lawsuit
July 11, 2026
Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since 2020
July 11, 2026
Fashion retailer Tailored Brands on Friday reported a rise in quarterly revenue in its U.S. initial public offering filing.
July 11, 2026
Ukraine is setting up a "long-range impact" command within its armed forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Kyiv's campaign against Russian energy and
July 10, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite a recent escalation
July 10, 2026
A federal judge on Friday paused a union lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from shutting down the top U.S. watchdog for consumer financial protection,
July 11, 2026
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Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions
July 11, 2026
U.S. stocks ticked higher after Wall Street showed its appetite is still big for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom
July 10, 2026
The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million extension with rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt
July 11, 2026
Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose nearly 13% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a time when demand for chips is surging thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence
July 10, 2026
A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after a dispute delayed its debut
July 11, 2026
European shares ended a four-week winning streak on Friday, buffeted by an unwind in tech stocks and resurgent tensions in the Middle East
July 10, 2026
The U.S. loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export Nvidia AI chips, military equipment, commercial satellites and
July 10, 2026
Oil prices settled lower on Friday after the latest round of U.S.-Iran fighting as traders grew hopeful that shipping would eventually resume in the Strait
July 10, 2026
Stocks climbed and oil prices slipped somewhat as investors retained AI-related enthusiasm and shrugged off the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and
July 10, 2026
SK Hynix Chief Executive Kwak Noh-jung said the global memory industry is heading for its worst-ever supply shortage in 2027,
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The S&P 500 rose to end just short of a record high on Friday, as a blockbuster Nasdaq debut of South Korea's SK Hynix fueled optimism about
July 10, 2026
China could play a decisive role in pressuring Russia towards peace talks, helping end its war in Ukraine, U.S.
July 11, 2026
AT&T agreed to pay $184.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the telecommunications company of shortchanging about 300,000 current and former employees out of pension payments,
July 11, 2026
The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a home for years in squalid conditions is straining their rural Ohio county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and address the needs of so many children at once
July 11, 2026
Fast-fashion retailer Shein won approval for its long-awaited Hong Kong IPO on Friday, a notice posted on the China Securities
July 10, 2026
SK Hynix's U.S.-listed shares jumped 14% in their Nasdaq debut following its $26.5 billion
July 10, 2026
Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated
July 10, 2026
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is nearing a deal to acquire specialty pharmacy company PANTHERx Rare for more than $7 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported
July 10, 2026
At a moment of political polarization and a White House distancing itself from "globalization," Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's choice of
July 10, 2026
Shein's high-profile stock market listing may force its secretive founder and CEO, Sky Xu, to finally come out of the shadows
July 10, 2026
China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during
July 10, 2026
The yen strengthened on Friday and was poised for its biggest daily percentage gain in more than a week after Japan said it plans to encourage
July 10, 2026
U.S. oilfield services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O secured EU antitrust approval on Friday for its $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries GTLS.N after
July 10, 2026
German carmakers' sales collapsed further in China during the second quarter, as a protracted slowdown in the world's biggest auto market cranked up the
July 10, 2026
U.S. inflation "stepped up further this spring" as the evolving impact of tariffs, a war-related rise in energy costs, and the
July 10, 2026
President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass
July 10, 2026
Trump admin strikes $26 million settlement deal with Keystone Pipeline operator for 2022 oil spill
July 10, 2026
Arizona seniors among highest risk for heat-related death, groups trying to change that
July 10, 2026
Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of Volkswagen, does not expect any direct impact from the parent company's overhaul plan to cut capacity and model lines, the company said on
July 10, 2026
Countries should reject efforts by Iran to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's "unilateral decision" to create a body to control
July 10, 2026
Ukraine's central bank announced plans on Friday to release a new 2,000-hryvnia bill, which will be its largest denomination, in a bid to ease cash
July 10, 2026
Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as pub fire death toll rises to 30
China tells some banks not to re-discount bills at rates below 0.5%, sources say
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Peace in Ukraine unlikely to be reached soon, Polish PM says
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