Australia's Perpetual said on Wednesday it received a sweetened A$2.5 billion ($1.75 billion) takeover proposal from Sweden's EQT AB, less
July 15, 2026
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday called on states, businesses and parties linked to Sudan's globally-relevant gum arabic industry
July 15, 2026
While inflation is "unquestionably too high," there are reasons to believe it may have crested and should soon start subsiding, and U.S. monetary policy is
July 15, 2026
Jamie Dimon's two decades at the helm of JPMorgan Chase have rewritten industry record books and the Wall Street giant is now within striking
July 15, 2026
Wholesale inflation improved as energy prices fell last month — but relief may be temporary
July 15, 2026
Car buyers looking to save money in 2026 can stretch their budgets by shopping strategically
July 15, 2026
SpaceX's slip below its initial public offering price risks turning a marquee stock-market debut into a confidence test, potentially unsettling retail
July 15, 2026
BlackRock's second-quarter profit outpaced Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as a stock market rally lifted the value of client assets
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump urged top defense executives on Wednesday to accelerate weapons production and expand
July 15, 2026
Top computer chip equipment maker ASML said its capacity expansion plans in 2027 and 2028 unveiled on Wednesday along with second-quarter earnings take into account
July 15, 2026
Brazil is bracing for the United States to impose a new 25% tariff on thousands of its imports after months of intensive but largely unproductive
July 15, 2026
European shares ended Wednesday with slim gains as a strong rebound in luxury stocks countered weakness in telecom and
July 15, 2026
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning to launch a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) ahead of a potential mainland
July 15, 2026
The U.S.
July 15, 2026
JPMorgan has launched an expansion of its corporate banking business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as it seeks to grow income and claim market
July 15, 2026
Netflix is under pressure to reassure investors about its growth strategy when it reports second-quarter results on Thursday, as its user engagement has
July 15, 2026
In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir.
July 15, 2026
Whoever wins the election in Israel later this year must rein in defence-led state spending that has grown in recent years and invest more in education,
July 15, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A torrent of new information hit markets on Tuesday, with a mostly
July 15, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-up to October's presidential election, a Quaest
July 15, 2026
M&T Bank posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by higher interest income and trust income.
July 15, 2026
U.S. bank PNC Financial reported record quarterly revenue on Wednesday, boosted by robust capital markets activity and its acquisition of regional lender FirstBank.
July 15, 2026
Britain must maintain its budget discipline, tackle high pension spending and address soaring energy prices to speed up its economy, the OECD said on
July 15, 2026
Canadian home sales posted a modest increase in June following a robust jump the previous month, and prices remained unchanged, data from the Canadian
July 15, 2026
Chinese investors seeking shares in CXMT's $8.6 billion IPO are betting the Chinese chipmaker's valuation will soar as much as 10-fold
July 15, 2026
Peru's Congress approved late Tuesday a $2.8 billion budget expansion to fund infrastructure projects, essential services and other purposes, offering
July 15, 2026
India and Britain's trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for
July 15, 2026
Cartier brand owner Richemont gave a boost to the broader luxury sector on Wednesday after the Swiss-based group comfortably beat sales forecasts for its
July 15, 2026
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 3.6% in June, unchanged from the period through May, final data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE
July 15, 2026
When Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food movement in Rome in 1986 to protest the arrival of Italy's first McDonald's, Edward Mukiibi was not yet born.
July 15, 2026
ASML, the world's dominant supplier of equipment needed to make high-tech computer chips, raised its 2026 sales forecasts on
July 15, 2026
British bootmaker Dr Martens stuck to its fiscal 2027 outlook on Wednesday, citing encouraging wholesale demand in its largest market, the United States.
July 15, 2026
China's economy expanded at its slowest pace in more than three years in the second quarter, missing forecasts, with
July 15, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday said she saw no link between her government's draft economic blueprint and a recent market rout that has driven Japanese
July 15, 2026
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July 15, 2026
The European Central Bank currently sees no second-round effects from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, but is paying close attention to indirect price effects from the
July 15, 2026
China has an increasingly important buffer against oil price shocks: electric taxis.
July 15, 2026
A gambling empire controlled by a powerful Cambodian tycoon was the landlord of a compound that was used for
July 15, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe's most valuable company and the top supplier of chip-making equipment reports on Wednesday with the AI rally getting
July 15, 2026
China misses growth target for first time since Covid as Iran turmoil roils global trade
July 15, 2026
China's new home prices contracted at a slower pace in June, but the modest improvement is unlikely to result in a broad
July 15, 2026
China's annual economic growth slowed sharply to 4.3% in the second quarter, official data showed on Wednesday, missing analysts' expectations as weak domestic demand and the oil
July 15, 2026
The U.S.
July 15, 2026
The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian trade, before a U.S. blockade
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and
July 14, 2026
Shares in SK Hynix jumped nearly 13% in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking gains in U.S. tech stocks after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data, while upbeat
July 15, 2026
The Bank of Japan's shock introduction of negative rates in 2016 drew intense criticism from within the board with some blasting it as half-baked and a risky
July 15, 2026
By Max A.
July 15, 2026
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment remained relatively upbeat in July, supported by solid semiconductor demand, while confidence among non-manufacturers
July 15, 2026
As bewildered Maine Democrats face a deadline to replace Graham Platner after his U.S.
July 15, 2026
The Trump team’s worst predictions about the Iran war
July 15, 2026
A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation
July 15, 2026
Cuba is suffering another nationwide blackout, leaving the entire country without power
July 15, 2026
White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections
July 15, 2026
The Writers Guild of America has become the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros
July 15, 2026
Iran appears to be preparing a major test of America’s blockade
July 15, 2026
Foreign investors bought a net $132 billion of U.S. securities in May, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday in its monthly Treasury International Capital
July 15, 2026
ARC Resources said on Tuesday its shareholders have voted in favor of being acquired by Shell, clearing another step for one of this year's biggest energy sector deals.
July 14, 2026
China's economy likely cooled in the second quarter, with growth drifting toward the lower end of Beijing's annual target as an entrenched demand slump
July 15, 2026
Yum Brands' Taco Bell said on Tuesday it had removed limited items from some restaurants as a precaution but said U.S. health officials have not linked the widening outbreak of
July 15, 2026
The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by nine environmental groups that said its recent decision to rescind a more than 50-year-old definition of "harm"
July 15, 2026
Australia will create an office at the heart of the government to manage the development of artificial intelligence standards and force
July 14, 2026
Top Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday welcomed fresh data showing consumer price inflation cooled last month, but said they would need more such readings to feel
July 15, 2026
Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" franchises, is exploring a sale and has attracted takeover
July 15, 2026
Motorists' misuse of driver-assistance technology and drivers being distracted by in-vehicle features, rather than mechanical problems, are the biggest risks for
July 15, 2026
Americans could soon see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon again as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have pushed energy prices higher by
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump has warmly welcomed new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House
July 14, 2026
There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way
July 15, 2026
House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
July 15, 2026
A growing number of governments, regulators and cities around the world are moving to freeze, restrict or ban new data centre construction, as concerns mount over electricity costs
July 14, 2026
A rush by technology companies to fund AI infrastructure is boosting dealmaking and financing activity for Wall Street,
July 14, 2026
Americans built one of the world's great snacking cultures. Now PepsiCo is discovering just how fast that can shift.
July 14, 2026
Cuba's national power grid collapsed on Tuesday, the energy ministry said, marking the third major blackout in nine days on the island of about 10 million
July 14, 2026
Warren Buffett has stopped donating to the Gates Foundation, ending a two-decade philanthropic partnership following revelations about interactions between
July 14, 2026
Lucid Group on Tuesday denied as "completely false" a blog post saying it was considering a potential take-private transaction or a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, after the electric
July 15, 2026
Roch Cholowsky has agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record-breaking $10.35 million signing bonus after he was the No. 1 overall pick in last weekend’s amateur draft
July 15, 2026
The Department of Justice said on Tuesday it is creating a new global trade enforcement section of its National Fraud Division to investigate and prosecute criminal import
July 15, 2026
Nigeria plans to take on a bigger role in coordinating humanitarian responses inside the country, as it shifts away from a system led largely by international donors and U.N
July 15, 2026
The top U.S. derivatives regulator said on Tuesday it was blocking the prediction market platform Kalshi from cancelling trades in Michigan after a court there ordered
July 15, 2026
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it was launching more strikes against Iran. The strikes began Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, the U.S.
July 15, 2026
The Writers Guild of America sued on Tuesday to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying the deal would
July 15, 2026
U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled an updated version of the Russia sanctions bill, championed by the late Senator Lindsey
July 15, 2026
MSCI's global equities index rose on Tuesday after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data and strong bank earnings, while oil
July 14, 2026
The U.S. will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified
July 15, 2026
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S.
July 15, 2026
Inside the 24-hour sprint to convince Trump to drop his plans to toll Strait of Hormuz
July 15, 2026
Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected
July 14, 2026
Senate Democrats have blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran
July 15, 2026
Several people have died in a fire at a construction site in Brussels on Tuesday, with a search for six missing persons ongoing, local authorities said.
July 14, 2026
Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham
July 15, 2026
Lawmakers in the Senate have unveiled a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency
July 15, 2026
Subaru of America is recalling over 541,000 Crosstrek, Forester and Ascent vehicles in the U.S. due to an inaccurate label
July 15, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver his first congressional testimony since taking over as head of the U.S. central
July 14, 2026
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July 15, 2026
ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar held talks with ethnic minority rebel groups and a government-backed negotiation committee in an effort to tackle a civil war, with both sides
July 14, 2026
South Korea's central bank is expected to raise interest rates on Thursday for the first time in more than three years and deliver another increase by the
July 14, 2026
Thousands of Indonesian free meals kitchens complained on Tuesday they had been left in the lurch by the government's move to scale down President Prabowo Subianto's
July 14, 2026
For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S.
July 14, 2026
U.S. small-business sentiment increased in June, but the share of owners reporting that inflation was their "single most important" problem was the highest in nearly
July 14, 2026
Top U.S. universities and research advocates urged President Donald Trump's administration on Monday to withdraw a proposed rule on federal grants
July 14, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil boils again just as the June inflation report is set for release
July 14, 2026
AI startup Reflection said on Tuesday it has signed a more than $1 billion deal to secure computing capacity from Nebius, including access to Nvidia's latest chips.
July 14, 2026
S&P 500 futures turned positive on Tuesday, as a softer-than-expected inflation reading fueled bets on a less hawkish Federal Reserve.
July 14, 2026
July 14 - U.S. states suing to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery argue that the deal could squeeze local movie theaters, which are still struggling to sell as many tickets as they
July 14, 2026
KPMG's embattled Australia consultancy business is preparing to cut hundreds of jobs and reduce partner pay by as much as a fifth, the Australian Financial Review reported on
July 14, 2026
Flex, an AI startup pitching itself as a one-stop shop for the banking needs of mid-sized business owners, said it raised $70 million in a round led by Halo Fund, a
July 14, 2026
BP expects stronger oil and gas prices, robust oil trading and higher refining margins to lift second-quarter
July 14, 2026
Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of terrorism over its escalating attacks on shipping in the Sea of Azov, a route that handles about a quarter of its grain exports.
July 14, 2026
The chemical tanker Stolt Magnesium caught fire on Tuesday following the "explosion of an unidentified external device" as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast
July 14, 2026
Frontier Airlines said on Tuesday it will launch in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet and start installing it across its fleet in early 2027.
July 14, 2026
Bank of America exceeded Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as global market chaos fueled record trading, while a
July 14, 2026
Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to
July 14, 2026
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since leaving office as he campaigns for the post of U.N.
July 14, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday after softer-than-expected inflation data fueled bets that the Federal Reserve could take a less hawkish stance on interest
July 14, 2026
Federal Reserve policymakers are far more likely to wait to increase interest rates than to do so later this month, traders bet on Tuesday, after a government report
July 14, 2026
U.S.
July 14, 2026
Ukraine will use a European loan facility to buy next-generation Franco-Italian air defence systems and French Rafale fighter jets for the first time, while also securing
July 14, 2026
U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June, easing anxiety in markets that have been edgy about the prospect of price pressures forcing Federal Reserve
July 14, 2026
Uber Technologies is in advanced talks to acquire German food-delivery company Delivery Hero, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
July 14, 2026
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is weighing raising new funds one month after closing its first round and has begun preparations for an initial public offering, according to media
July 14, 2026
A unit of telecoms gear maker ZTE Corp and two other Chinese firms are among the latest entities to receive U.S. approval to purchase advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD,
July 14, 2026
Perpetuals.com, a global fintech company, has discontinued discussions to potentially acquire part of a business closely affiliated with World
July 14, 2026
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday he was concerned about the resumption of hostilities between the United States
July 14, 2026
India's Gen Z 'cockroaches' took protest to the streets. Now they rally around a hunger strike
America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?
Federal panel reviews park fencing plan and visitor screening center to improve White House security
Trump expected to make election conspiracies a focus of Thursday's national address
US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, targets included Bandar Abbas
Asian shares slump on chipmaker drag, bonds cheer cooler inflation
After six years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House
New Zealand, Fiji renew five-year partnership
US says it is blocking Americans in DR Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola