Italy's economy will grow by 1% this year, the country's main business lobby Confindustria forecast on Wednesday, hiking a previous 0.5% estimate made in March but warning
October 14, 2026FIFA will propose to its members a $6.35 billion fund for soccer development between 2027 and 2030, including a boosted amount of $25 million for each national association, two people with knowledge of the plan and a letter reviewed by The Associated Press confirmed on Tuesday
October 14, 2026Haidar Abu Middain, 60, lifts a desiccated bough of a fallen olive tree and tosses it aside in the barren dirt of what was once one
October 14, 2026Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it
October 14, 2026UK finance minister John Healey is expected to pay for new initiatives in this month’s budget, including a cost-of-living package, with
October 14, 2026European leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday to weigh up the future of trading ties with China, whose surging exports of cars and other
October 14, 2026IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday warned that current economic developments and the rapid advance of AI threaten to deepen the
October 14, 2026Swiss skincare firm Galderma has agreed to acquire US company ZO Skin Health for an enterprise value of $1.5 billion, it said on Wednesday, confirming a report published by
October 14, 2026A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open Thursday after more than a decade of delay
October 14, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift With US Federal Reserve officials singing a less hawkish tune overnight, Singapore kept the dovish trend rolling with a surprise
October 14, 2026US consumer prices likely surged in September, driven by rising gasoline and food costs, and adding to a string of unfavorable developments for President Donald Trump
October 14, 2026Vietnam and the US have nearly completed negotiations covering a trade deal, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said on
October 14, 2026Former US Vice President Kamala Harris urged governments and technology companies on Wednesday to urgently put safeguards in place for artificial
October 14, 2026ECB President Christine Lagarde signals no intervention in France’s fiscal crisis
October 14, 2026China’s trade surplus reached $938 billion for the first nine months, with expectations growing that it could surpass last year’s full-year $1.2 trillion record
October 14, 2026China's exports of rare earths in September rose 6.7% from the prior year, customs data showed on Wednesday, as overseas buying improved after a summer lull.
October 14, 2026Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda if they win the House majority in the midterm elections
October 14, 2026Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics
October 14, 2026Asian countries must remind themselves about what happened during the region's financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such
October 14, 2026The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday issued an urgent call for advanced economies and others to reduce government spending, cut deficits and lower
October 14, 2026Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil
October 14, 2026Singapore's central bank kept its monetary settings unchanged on Wednesday, surprising analysts who expected a tightening, with the economy projected to
October 03, 2023Tonight’s Maine Senate debate turned immediately to the Iran war when GOP Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson were asked how to help lower heating costs in Maine.
October 14, 2026Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting Jeffrey Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.
October 14, 2026The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels
October 13, 2026The Trump administration will use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand the processing capacity of a refinery in Texas owned by Delek US Holdings, Vice
October 14, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian
October 13, 2026Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings have agreed to buy AT&T's Mexican unit for $2 billion in cash, setting up a showdown with telecoms giant America
October 14, 2026Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other
October 14, 2026The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws
October 14, 2026By Michael S.
October 14, 2026Some advocates for older Americans want the government to change the index used for this adjustment to one more tailored to their spending patterns.
October 14, 2026The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out
October 13, 2026The increased use of AI by euro zone companies could curb workers' ability to demand higher wages while heavy investment into the new technology may be materially
October 14, 2026Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined
October 13, 2026World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 2026The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique
October 13, 2026Grocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations
October 13, 2026The chair of English soccer’s regulatory body has said he would resign if there were any political interference over potential sanctions for Manchester City
October 13, 2026A selloff in AI supplier shares on Tuesday is the strongest sign to date that the mood on the trade of the decade is shifting, with growing worries that
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promised
October 11, 2026President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm
October 13, 2026Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could
October 13, 2026The deal that President Donald Trump reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel is drawing concern from Congress
October 13, 2026Citigroup beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by stronger investment banking revenue and transactions
October 13, 2026Europe's STOXX 600 ended marginally lower on Tuesday, retreating from a one-week high, after a sharp selloff in chip stocks overshadowed optimism from
October 13, 2026Wall Street’s biggest banks have reported another strong quarter as U.S. consumers continue to pay bills and businesses invest in AI
October 13, 2026CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
October 13, 2026As Europe debates new local-content rules aimed at boosting
October 13, 2026Fact check: Breaking down Trump’s rosy comparison to gas prices under Biden
October 13, 2026Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial
October 13, 2026Rising government bond yields are making it much harder for major developed economies to stabilise debt burdens, with countries including France, the US and Britain facing
October 13, 2026Walmart on Tuesday introduced a plan to offer employees more than 250 medications, including GLP-1s, insulin and inhalers at no cost, as the retailer expands healthcare benefits for
October 13, 2026The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US
October 13, 2026Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
October 13, 2026US existing home sales unexpectedly increased in September, but the trend stayed subdued against the backdrop of rising mortgage rates and still higher
October 13, 2026The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday as chip stocks came under selling pressure again, while investors assessed a mixed set of quarterly results, including reports
October 13, 2026US investors are favourably reassessing the traditional 60% stock, 40% bond portfolio strategy as a selloff in government debt lifts yields to levels
October 13, 2026Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,
October 13, 2026Goldman Sachs on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit estimates as dealmaking remained steady and volatile markets tied to the Middle East conflict
October 13, 2026Albertsons withdrew its fiscal 2026 forecasts on Tuesday and launched a review of its business aimed at cutting costs, lowering prices and reversing sluggish
October 13, 2026European luxury firms have seen some $350 billion in value knocked off their combined market capitalizations this
October 13, 2026Domino's Pizza on Tuesday scaled back its full-year sales outlook, warning that US and international comparable sales growth would remain muted, sending shares down about 3% in
October 13, 2026The London Stock Exchange Group confirmed on Tuesday it is in talks with private equity firm Permira to acquire financial data group Octus for about $3.5
October 13, 2026Quality, rather than discounts or environmental benefits, is what’s needed to encourage shoppers to consider odd-shaped produce.
October 13, 2026By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Oct 13 - Oil producer group OPEC+ posted a sharp gain in production in September, OPEC said on Tuesday, driven by an increase from Saudi Arabia despite
October 13, 2026European automakers urged policymakers on Tuesday to do more to help them cope with Chinese competition and the shift to electric
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US
October 13, 2026Political tensions are rising over the European Union's next long-term budget
October 13, 2026Chinese automakers are expanding in Europe, betting on their competitive pricing and advanced technology to break into a market traditionally dominated by European and American
June 02, 2026Airlines are cancelling flights to Saudi Arabia following the deadly weekend attacks on Riyadh airport by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, extending disruption to air travel across the
October 12, 2026‘I’m strapped every month.’ Seniors struggle as inflation continues to outpace Social Security benefits
October 13, 2026BMW reported on Tuesday a year-on-year 6.3% decline in global vehicle deliveries in the third quarter, as sales in China fell by a quarter.
October 13, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he was ready to sacrifice his popularity in opinion polls to push through long-overdue welfare system reforms that
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