Business and Economy

Oil price shoots up as stocks tread water

AFP - 10m ago

Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

AFP - 5h ago

Rheinmetall sales keep surging despite cancelled naval frigate project

AFP - 6h ago

Stocks tread water with earnings, tech in focus

AFP - 2h ago

French winemakers dread 'smoky taste' after wildfires

AFP - 7h ago

UK clears Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

AFP - 8h ago

Stocks diverge with earnings, tech in focus

AFP - 2h ago

Stocks mixed with tech firms back under pressure

AFP - 3h ago

'Stretch our money': Romanians face highest EU inflation

AFP - 15h ago

Asian stocks mostly down with tech firms back under pressure

AFP - 4h ago

Istanbul cymbals: From Ottoman war tool to pulse of global music

AFP - 19h ago

Google-parent Alphabet shakes up AI division

Aug 05 2026

Dow edges to record as markets parse prospects for Hormuz deal

Aug 05 2026

Disney profits top estimates on strength in theme park business

Aug 05 2026

Stocks stall tracking earnings, oil dips on Iran-Oman Hormuz move

Aug 05 2026

South Korea police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' fiasco

Aug 05 2026

Stocks mostly rise tracking earnings, US-Iran hopes

Aug 05 2026

Cathay Pacific's profit soars 71% despite Iran war driving up fuel costs

Aug 05 2026

Tech back in fashion as Asian markets extend rebound

Aug 05 2026

Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reports

Aug 05 2026

Factories shed workers in Bangladesh garment sector

Aug 05 2026

High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge

Aug 05 2026

Trump's sale of access to Truth Social raises eyebrows

Aug 05 2026

Paramount CEO says politics fueling Warner Bros. merger battle

Aug 04 2026

SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report, but shares slide

Aug 04 2026

SpaceX revenue jumps 92% in first earnings report

Aug 04 2026

Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening

Aug 04 2026

McDonald's reports slower US sales in 2nd quarter

Aug 04 2026

Oil drops, stocks gain on hopes of Hormuz opening

Aug 04 2026

Oil turns lower, stocks gain on hopes of Hormuz opening

Aug 04 2026

BP profit soars as Mideast war roils energy prices

Aug 04 2026

Oil edges higher, stocks gain as investors eye political risks

Aug 04 2026

Most stock markets gain, while oil prices edge up after plunge

Aug 04 2026

Most stock markets gain, while oil prices edge up after latest plunge

Aug 04 2026

Weak yen helps auto giant Toyota raise forecasts

Aug 04 2026

Britain's Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste

Aug 04 2026

Rockets, Starlink, AI: SpaceX faces its first Wall Street grilling

Aug 04 2026

Frustration builds as Cuba scrambles to restore power

Aug 04 2026

Stocks mixed as Seoul stabilises, oil prices rise with eyes on Mideast

Aug 04 2026

Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Gulf ordeal

Aug 04 2026

Weather disrupts Cuba's power restoration after latest nationwide blackout

Aug 04 2026

US regulators grant long-awaited Boeing 737 MAX 7 certificate

Aug 04 2026

Democratic-led US states sue in latest challenge to Trump's tariffs

Aug 03 2026

Dow hits fresh record as oil prices tumble

Aug 03 2026

'Spider-Man' breaks record for domestic box office debut

Aug 03 2026

Key dates for the Boeing 737 MAX

Aug 03 2026

Cuba slowly regains power after latest nationwide blackout

Aug 03 2026

Oil slides, stocks rise on hopes of deal to end Mideast war

Aug 03 2026

Sandoz strikes US settlements to resolve generic drug price dispute

Aug 03 2026

Oil prices slide on hopes of deal to end Mideast war

Aug 03 2026

Four Al-Fayed survivors told they were trafficking victims

Aug 03 2026

Oil prices sink on Iran hopes, yen gains after joint intervention

Aug 03 2026

US, Japan join forces to boost yen

Aug 03 2026

Cuba state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout

Aug 03 2026

Oil prices sink on Middle East hopes, yen extends gains after joint intervention

Aug 03 2026

US, Japan support yen with first joint intervention since 2011

Aug 03 2026

Trump says US support for Japanese yen a 'signal of friendship'

Aug 02 2026

Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack

Aug 02 2026

Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan

Aug 02 2026

OPEC+ boosts September production by 188,000 barrels/day

Aug 02 2026

When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?

Aug 02 2026

Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes

Aug 02 2026

Baltics transform from Soviet stagnation to startup hubs

Aug 02 2026

AI keeps consumer prices high in 'RAMaggedon' chip crunch

Aug 02 2026

OPEC+ tipped to raise production again but new quotas loom

Aug 02 2026

Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike

Aug 01 2026

US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation

Jul 31 2026

Amazon surges as US stocks shrug off bond yield worries

Jul 31 2026

Oil giants report blowout profits on war, warn high gas prices could persist

Jul 31 2026

Tech-fuelled rally fizzles as oil prices rise

Jul 31 2026

French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest

Jul 31 2026

Stock markets rally on tech rebound

Jul 31 2026

New York sues online prediction markets giant Kalshi

Jul 31 2026

Commerzbank agrees to talks with UniCredit after two-year standoff

Jul 31 2026

Profits surge at US oil giant amid Iran war supply shock

Jul 31 2026

Wildberries: 'Russia's Amazon' targeted by Ukraine

Jul 31 2026

BP seeks to sell North Sea business as UK faces drilling dilemma

Jul 31 2026

Tech rebound fuels record-breaking rally in South Korean stocks

Jul 31 2026

British oil giant BP aims to sell North Sea business

Jul 31 2026

Chipmaker Kioxia reports AI-driven 45-fold surge in quarterly net profit

Jul 31 2026

Sony hikes profit outlook on strong gaming earnings

Jul 31 2026

FIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal

Jul 31 2026

US eyes European gas dominance through Balkans

Jul 31 2026

Greek visa scheme gives Turks easier entry to islands in EU

Jul 31 2026

China factory activity slides as leaders seek spending boost

Jul 31 2026

Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

Jul 31 2026

Oil industry sees war windfall but girds for political blowback

Jul 31 2026

Amazon beats expectations with cloud and AI growth

Jul 30 2026

Apple tops estimates in CEO Cook's final quarter, but shares fall

Jul 30 2026

Blowout Microsoft results lift US stocks as oil retreats

Jul 30 2026

UEFA says will boycott World Cup if FIFA pushes private investor proposal

Jul 30 2026

Stocks climb on earnings and rates, oil retreats

Jul 30 2026

Prada profits pinched as growth hard to chase

Jul 30 2026

US economic growth slows in second quarter, missing expectations

Jul 30 2026

Musk plans major Republican midterm spending push: report

Jul 30 2026

Russia adds Telegram founder Durov to 'terrorist' blacklist

Jul 30 2026

Stocks diverge on earnings, as oil steadies

Jul 30 2026

AI data centre supplier Zhongji InnoLight slips on Hong Kong debut

Jul 30 2026

Eurozone economy grows despite Middle East war

Jul 30 2026

BMW profit down a third as carmaker plans job cuts

Jul 30 2026

Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices

Jul 30 2026

Seoul extends losses as most Asian markets drop, oil rises again

Jul 30 2026

Car maker Stellantis says back in profit in second quarter

Jul 30 2026

Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows

Jul 30 2026

Nolan's 'Odyssey' boosts sales of mythology tales in UK

Jul 30 2026

AI data centre supplier Zhongji InnoLight tumbles on Hong Kong debut

Jul 30 2026

Samsung quarterly operating profit up 1,800% on AI boom

Jul 30 2026