Business and Economy

Tech bounce lifts Asia stocks, oil extends gains on US-Iran fears

Jul 23 2026

Tesla shares fall as Musk touts ambitious -- and costly -- plans

Jul 23 2026

US teen withdraws lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction

Jul 23 2026

June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn: study

Jul 23 2026

Tesla shares dip after profit misses expectations

AFP - 3h ago

Oil prices jump on Mideast war, stock markets diverge

AFP - 48m ago

White House accuses China's Moonshot of stealing Anthropic AI

AFP - 10h ago

German FM, on Africa tour, eyes business ties amid US, China pressure

AFP - 11h ago

South African tycoon Motsepe rules out presidential bid

AFP - 11h ago

Leonardo chief sees potential for Germany to join GCAP fighter jet project

AFP - 15h ago

Oil prices surge on Mideast war, stock markets diverge

AFP - 2h ago

Cooler inflation hands new UK PM Burnham an early boost

AFP - 6h ago

Mideast conflict lifts Brent back above $94, stocks give up gains

AFP - 2h ago

OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents

AFP - 20h ago

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

AFP - 4h ago

India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom

AFP - 20h ago

US tariffs on Brazil take effect as Trump readies fresh flurry

AFP - 20h ago

Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above $92

AFP - 6h ago

A once wary Hollywood slowly warms to AI

AFP - 18h ago

France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

AFP - 16h ago

US readies new tariffs as Trump's 10% global levy to expire

AFP - 15h ago

Stocks rise despite climbing oil prices

Jul 21 2026

French parliament backs social media ban for under-15s in EU first

Jul 21 2026

Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides

Jul 21 2026

Liverpool in talks with Bhatia consortium over minority investment

Jul 21 2026

French senators back social media ban for under-15s

Jul 21 2026

Pharma heavyweights clash over anti-obesity drug ads

Jul 21 2026

Microsoft strikes deal for Mistral's AI computing power

Jul 21 2026

General Motors lifts 2026 outlook despite hit from electric retreat

Jul 21 2026

Airbus pushes ahead with future single-aisle jet, hydrogen plane

Jul 21 2026

French lawmakers set to ban social media for under-15s in European first

Jul 21 2026

UK PM Burnham unveils energy tax cut, tells ministers to cut living costs

Jul 21 2026

Stock markets, oil prices climb

Jul 21 2026

UK PM Burnham's new cabinet to meet as he announces tax cut

Jul 21 2026

Asia stocks up as chip stocks recover, oil eases

Jul 21 2026

New UK govt tackles cost of living with energy tax cut

Jul 21 2026

Novartis says buoyed by new treatments in second quarter

Jul 21 2026

Panama, China renew maritime port agreement

Jul 21 2026

South Korea president urges regulator action on leveraged stock funds

Jul 21 2026

New strikes as Trump warns Iran will pay for US troop deaths

Jul 21 2026

Inside Indonesia's slave island: 'I want my children to be free'

Jul 21 2026

Trump orders new 50% tariff on many Canadian goods

Jul 21 2026

US judge suspends Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.

Jul 21 2026

US stocks drop on latest Middle East fighting, tech earnings caution

Jul 20 2026

Iran says fighting 'full-scale war' with US

Jul 20 2026

Leasing firm SMBC orders 200 planes from Airbus and Boeing

Jul 20 2026

Oil price gains ease after Iran points to mediation

Jul 20 2026

EU fines AliExpress 550 mn euros over illegal products

Jul 20 2026

US gasoline costs back at $4 a gallon as Mideast war reignites

Jul 20 2026

Ryanair quarterly profit slides on Mideast war impact

Jul 20 2026

Boeing gets order for 100 737 MAX jets from leasing company SMBC

Jul 20 2026

Oil eases after Iran says US contacts continue through mediators

Jul 20 2026

Oil hits one-month high as Mideast war keeps investors on edge

Jul 20 2026

New Mideast fighting keeps eurozone rate-setters on edge

Jul 20 2026

Ivory Coast eyes 'national champion' firms to lead economy

Jul 20 2026

Starbucks Korea staff form union after 'Tank Day' campaign fiasco

Jul 19 2026

Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show

Jul 19 2026

Egypt's 'Garbage City' recyclers reap gains from Iran war plastic squeeze

Jul 18 2026

No fuel, no patience: Russians endure fuel shortages

Jul 18 2026

Horror film 'Obsession' is exploding cinema profit records

Jul 17 2026

Tech share selloff rolls on, oil prices jump on Mideast clashes

Jul 17 2026

China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry

Jul 17 2026

Tech share selloff rolls on, oil prices climb on Mideast clashes

Jul 17 2026

Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging Shell's divestment

Jul 17 2026

Brazil toughens rules on gambling ads as bets explode

Jul 17 2026

'Overpriced Dubai skyscraper': Slovaks outraged by ministry's $61-mn HQ

Jul 17 2026

France, Germany plan 'roadmap' to tackle China trade imbalances

Jul 17 2026

France blocks access to Polymarket

Jul 17 2026

Stocks slide, oil prices jump as tech, Mideast war in focus

Jul 17 2026

Italian authorities dole out fines for Olympic ambush marketing

Jul 17 2026

EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry

Jul 17 2026

Tokyo, Taipei lead losses as Asian markets suffer fresh tech rout

Jul 17 2026

Volvo Cars sees declining sales in 'challenging' environment

Jul 17 2026

With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market

Jul 17 2026

From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion

Jul 17 2026

Startups bet on AI -- and a leaner future

Jul 17 2026

SpaceX abruptly scrubs Starship test flight

Jul 17 2026

Tokyo, Taipei lead heavy losses as Asian markets suffer fresh tech rout

Jul 17 2026

India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch

Jul 17 2026

Taiwan lawmakers to remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operate

Jul 17 2026

India's private space industry shoots for the stars

Jul 17 2026

Tokyo, Taipei lead tech losses as Asian markets suffer again

Jul 17 2026

Stocks drop on tech sell-off, oil yo-yos on Mideast

Jul 16 2026

New science report could boost climate suits against oil giants

Jul 16 2026

Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing's comeback

Jul 16 2026

US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke

Jul 16 2026

Germany and France seek 'new dynamic' on defence after fighter jet failure

Jul 16 2026

Germany and France seek to 'bounce back' from fighter jet failure

Jul 16 2026

Italy court finds 32 people guilty over deadly Genoa bridge collapse

Jul 16 2026

US retail sales lose steam in June as consumers spend less on gasoline

Jul 16 2026

Stocks drop on tech sell-off, oil rises on Mideast unrest

Jul 16 2026

US unveils new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil

Jul 16 2026

'No rest': Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels

Jul 16 2026

Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack

Jul 16 2026

EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals

Jul 16 2026

Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal

Jul 16 2026

US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data

Jul 16 2026

UK nationalises struggling British Steel

Jul 16 2026

Stocks drop, oil steadies tracking tech sell-off, Mideast unrest

Jul 16 2026

Ukraine state energy boss Koretsky becomes new PM

Jul 16 2026

Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech

Jul 16 2026

Germany's Delivery Hero agrees 12.7-bn-euro takeover by Uber

Jul 16 2026

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC to invest another US$100 bn in Arizona fabs

Jul 16 2026

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC to invest another $100bn in Arizona fabs

Jul 16 2026

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reports record quarterly profit

Jul 16 2026

Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms

Jul 16 2026

US stocks gain after reassuring inflation data, tech giants advance

Jul 15 2026