Bank of Canada holds rates, says the economy is growing again
The Bank of Canada left its benchmark overnight rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday as widely expected and said growth would
July 15, 2026The Bank of Canada left its benchmark overnight rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday as widely expected and said growth would
July 15, 2026
By Milana Vinn July 14 - Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings Inc for $60.50 per share, in a deal that would value the payments
July 15, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to judge his government on its merits ahead of an election in
July 15, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the Fed will continue to set interest rates without considering politics during his first congressional testimony on Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York asked the new Fed leader if he works for Trump, to which he responded: “We’re an independent central bank.” He reiterated that view in an exchange with Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, who pressed Warsh on how he would respond if Trump “publicly pressures you to pursue a different course” than that warranted by economic data.
July 15, 2026
Keir Starmer has answered questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons for the last time before leaving the British prime minister's office next week
July 15, 2026
U.S. wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook
July 15, 2026
Standard Nuclear slashed the size of its proposed U.S. initial public offering by more than 50% on Wednesday, joining a string of companies that have scaled back their valuation
July 15, 2026
BNY raised its 2026 revenue forecast above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday after trouncing estimates for second-quarter results,
July 15, 2026
Electra said on Wednesday it has signed a production agreement with France's Safran Helicopter Engines for turbogenerators, as the hybrid-electric aircraft
July 15, 2026
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
By Max A.
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
Takeaways from Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first congressional testimony
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
Thomson Reuters said it would sell a 51% stake in its Global Print business to KKR for about $500 million and form a venture with the private equity firm that would hold exclusive
July 14, 2026
Sudan risks sliding backwards into deeper hunger as conflict, aid funding cuts and rising agricultural costs driven by disruption linked to the Iran
July 14, 2026
Data center operator Switch has hired investment banks for an initial public offering that could raise up to $10 billion as soon as the fourth quarter,
July 14, 2026
The dollar weakened against major currency peers on Tuesday after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation in June tempered expectations for U.S.
July 14, 2026
Wells Fargo beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, boosted by strong investment banking fees and as it doled out more loans after
July 14, 2026
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 64 jetliners in June, compared to 60 the previous month and in June 2025.
July 14, 2026
The way the Federal Reserve has conducted U.S. interest rate policy for almost two decades is up for review by one of the task forces
July 14, 2026
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday that the timetable for his departure as CEO remained unchanged, in response to an analyst's question about the
July 14, 2026
IBM said it had "faltered" in keeping pace with a shift in corporate spending from software to data-center infrastructure and would take
July 14, 2026
Twenty-six employees of Meta Platforms have filed a novel lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people
July 14, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced on Tuesday as solid big bank results and a cooler-than-expected inflation report boosted risk appetite
July 14, 2026
Ukraine's parliament accepted the resignation on Tuesday of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after just a year in office, despite complaints from lawmakers that
July 14, 2026
The price of Brent crude oil futures for prompt delivery rose on Tuesday to a one-month high over the price for oil six months later as traders priced in
July 14, 2026
Goldman Sachs exceeded second-quarter profit expectations as dealmaking picked up and market volatility amid the U.S.-Iran war boosted
July 14, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters ahead of a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi that the United States would be doing a lot of deals with
July 14, 2026
Delivery Hero confirmed on Tuesday that advanced negotiations were taking place with Uber Technologies on a takeover of the German food delivery company.
July 14, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Tuesday said he is just as committed to the Fed's employment mandate as he is to the inflation mandate that he has repeatedly emphasized
July 14, 2026
Five of the biggest U.S. banks reported record profits on Tuesday, boosted by their trading desks and a remarkably resilient American consumer amid persistent global economic uncertainty
July 14, 2026
JPMorgan Chase reported a record profit for the second quarter on Tuesday, the highest ever posted by a U.S. bank in a quarter, according to LSEG
July 14, 2026
A key cooperating witness in the U.S. government's criminal investigation into Turkish state-run lender Halkbank's alleged role in helping Iran evade
July 14, 2026
U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also slowed more than expected
July 14, 2026
Delivery Hero said on Tuesday it was in advanced negotiations with Uber Technologies regarding a potential takeover offer, confirming earlier media reports that the U.S. ride-
July 14, 2026
U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June as energy prices retreated, but the moderation was insufficient to convince financial
July 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not think anybody should be able to charge a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
July 14, 2026
UK banks' inability to access Anthropic's powerful AI model Mythos emphasises the urgent need for Britain to build its own AI capabilities and adopt a more
July 14, 2026
Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
July 14, 2026
U.S. bank regulators should not set capital requirements in an artificially high way, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday, intensifying his
July 14, 2026
Citigroup beat Wall Street estimates as it reported surging trading revenues but its stock slid as investors worried about potentially worse
July 14, 2026
Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races
July 15, 2026
Trump administration ends attempt to freeze $10B in federal funds for blue states
July 15, 2026
Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in
July 14, 2026
New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities
July 14, 2026
Wall Street bank earnings powered ahead in the second quarter with a strong lift from fees for advising on mergers and
July 14, 2026
U.S.
July 14, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 2% to a one-month high on Tuesday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran, which will reduce oil flows from the region through
July 14, 2026
CVS Health's Caremark has finalized a settlement with the U.S.
July 15, 2026
Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts
June 18, 2026
New York is blocking new large data centers that fuel artificial intelligence for up to a year to protect the environment and energy grid
July 14, 2026
The head of baseball's players' union criticized management for its salary cap campaign
July 14, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged to make high inflation “a thing of the past” in his first congressional testimony Tuesday, yet provided no signal about the central bank’s next steps
July 14, 2026
Trump task force uncovers more than $1 billion in trade fraud
July 14, 2026
Warren Buffett drops Gates Foundation from his annual donations
July 14, 2026
Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict
March 09, 2026
IBM is on pace for its worst day ever
July 14, 2026
A lunar base could allow for research, economic activities and lunar mining. Such an operation has potential benefits, but lots of challenges await NASA.
July 14, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Asian markets are crumbling and Brent Crude is bubbling around $85 per barrel as U.S.
July 14, 2026
No bank card? No address? No problem.
July 14, 2026
Global investor sentiment has climbed to its strongest level since February, with fund managers growing more optimistic on the economic outlook, artificial intelligence-
July 14, 2026
Chinese regulators have issued guidance to some banks barring them from conducting bill re-discount operations at rates below 0.5%, sources said on Tuesday, as regulators move to
July 14, 2026
Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron ore operations are set to down tools on Thursday after workers and their elected representatives did not reach agreement
July 14, 2026
Luxury retailer Watches of Switzerland said on Tuesday that strong U.S. demand had carried into its new financial year, while the UK market showed encouraging signs of improvement,
July 14, 2026
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz,
July 14, 2026
German retailers are facing worsening business conditions as rising energy, labour and purchasing costs squeeze profits while sales remain weak, the
July 14, 2026
European shares ended higher on Tuesday, as a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading tempered some bets on a U.S.
July 14, 2026
Samsung Electronics denied on Tuesday a report that it was in the early stages of exploring a potential U.S. offering of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
July 14, 2026
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate
July 13, 2026
Nvidia has more than halved the number of Asian customers authorised to buy its AI chips after introducing a "white list" of companies that passed tougher compliance checks to
July 14, 2026
U.S. consumer inflation likely slowed in June, but that would probably offer little comfort to households or rule out an interest rate increase from
July 14, 2026
The most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year forced more than 260,000 people to evacuate their homes in northeastern Liaoning province, as Typhoon Bavi
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S.
July 14, 2026
The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded a $10 billion freeze on child care subsidies and social services
July 14, 2026
South Korea pledged on Tuesday to swiftly advance artificial intelligence investments to bolster economic performance, as it raised its 2026 growth forecast to
July 14, 2026
TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, will likely notch a fifth consecutive quarter of record earnings, driven by
July 14, 2026
When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung set a 5,000-point target for the KOSPI last year, it looked wildly ambitious
July 14, 2026
The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion each year by 2040, and any talk of a bubble forming around the technology is "absurd", SoftBank
July 14, 2026
China's smartphone shipments fell 4.3% to 66 million units in the second quarter from a year earlier, as many manufacturers hiked prices to
July 14, 2026
ASML, the biggest supplier of equipment used to manufacture AI chips, reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday looking to justify its
July 14, 2026
China's exports surged in June, buoyed by orders for chips to fuel the global AI boom and automobiles, deepening producers' reliance on
July 14, 2026
BMW is betting on its long-awaited Neue Klasse electric cars to revive its fortunes in China after two years of declining sales.
July 14, 2026
Japan's government will insert a footnote in its economic blueprint referring to a clause in law stipulating the need to protect the central bank's independence in setting
July 14, 2026
Australian business conditions were steady in June as cost pressures eased following a U.S.-Iran peace deal to end their conflict, a survey showed on Tuesday, although
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on
July 13, 2026
China has reported its export picked up pace in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks to strong demand from the boom in artificial intelligence
July 14, 2026
The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
July 13, 2026
A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that for decades was a relatively safe transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies
July 14, 2026
Johnson gambles on ambitious summer agenda as GOP anxiety rises ahead of midterms
July 14, 2026
4 people have been killed this year in shootings by federal agents linked to Trump’s immigration crackdown
July 14, 2026
Genesis Minerals has agreed to acquire smaller peer Vault Minerals in a deal that would create Australia's third-largest gold producer with a market capitalisation of around A$12.6
July 14, 2026
Four in five Americans expect the U.S. war with Iran to drag on for an extended period, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as fighting escalated and
July 14, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Women's Caucus on Monday urged the U.S.
July 14, 2026
Argentinian power company YPF Electric Energy disclosed a 45.8% jump in quarterly revenue in its filing for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, joining
July 14, 2026
California said on Monday it has hired law firm Milbank to help with its lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros, gaining access
July 14, 2026
Major League Baseball is facing a potential work stoppage over management's proposed salary cap
July 14, 2026
BlackRock, one of the world's largest asset managers, was sued on Monday by investors who said it stuck them with higher management fees and tax bills
July 14, 2026
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, on Monday said she had tapped the nation's envoy to the U.S. for a new post dealing with foreign relations and trade abroad.
July 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that Washington would continue to hit the country hard.
July 14, 2026
California and 11 states sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
July 13, 2026
The U.S.
July 14, 2026
Brown-Forman CEO and President Lawson Whiting has decided to retire, the company said on Monday, but did not provide a timeline for his departure.
July 14, 2026
Twelve states are suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros
July 13, 2026
The U.N.'s shipping agency said on Monday that it opposes fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but would await more details after U.S.
July 13, 2026
Growing refunds from President Donald Trump's tariffs, after they were ruled illegal, pushed the June federal budget deficit to $120 billion, the U.S.
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monday.
July 14, 2026
Canada's federal banking regulator warned the country's
July 14, 2026
A U.S. judge on Monday found that President Donald Trump
July 13, 2026
Ukraine and key Western allies on Monday announced an air-defence coalition that would include jointly developing a new anti-ballistic
July 13, 2026
Thomson Reuters on Monday said it is cutting "a small number of roles" in engineering, as the Canadian content and technology company aggressively deploys artificial intelligence
July 14, 2026
Oil prices jumped following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while slumping AI stocks weighed on stock markets
July 13, 2026
Trump backs Russia sanctions package spearheaded by Graham
July 14, 2026
Trump offers US protection in the Strait of Hormuz for a 20% fee. How would that work?
July 14, 2026
The scale of Venezuela's debt burden - and the mix of creditors holding it - will help determine the losses investors face in
July 13, 2026
Multilateral development banks committed a record $162.5 billion in climate financing last year, a report by the EU's lending arm showed on
July 13, 2026
The U.S.
July 13, 2026
Oil prices settled up more than 9% on Monday at a one-month high after news that a United States' naval blockade due to begin on Tuesday will cover
July 13, 2026
The U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates "in the near term" if coming data show inflation continuing well above the 2% target, Federal Reserve
July 13, 2026
Saudi startup Riyadh Air is studying the purchase of between 25 and 30 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners by exercising most of its contractual options with the U.S.
July 14, 2026
Tech shares pulled U.S. stocks lower on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he would reinstate a blockade on Iranian
July 13, 2026
Hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy
July 13, 2026
Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties
July 13, 2026
German auto component and chip maker Bosch is beginning sample production at its first U.S. semiconductor factory, the company said Monday, finalizing a $
July 13, 2026
The dollar clung to modest gains on Monday, underpinned by escalating hostilities in the Gulf and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve governor ahead
July 13, 2026
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has received a letter from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren about whether he lobbied the UK government against a tax on bankers'
July 13, 2026
Oil futures surged nearly 9% on Monday and equities fell as conflict between the United States and Iran re-ignited over the weekend, once again
July 13, 2026
Republican South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday appointed the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham to fill his vacant
July 13, 2026
California and 11 states are suing to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
July 13, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Monday, as a fresh escalation between the U.S. and Iran in the Gulf pushed oil prices higher and unsettled investors, while chip stocks
July 13, 2026