Business and Economy

Tech firms take fresh hit as earnings misses fan AI fears

AFP - 3m ago

Crypto platform Binance confirms $6.3 bn hack

AFP - 52m ago

Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

AFP - 59m ago

From minerals to AI, EU and Canada to forge new alliance

AFP - 1h ago

Dodging fuel price hikes, Damascus drivers turn to electric cars

AFP - 5h ago

Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5bn frozen

AFP - 3h ago

Nvidia's web of AI bets: smart strategy or bubble risk?

AFP - 5h ago

Google drags down US stocks as Lagarde signals early ECB exit

Oct 29 2026

Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi

Oct 29 2026

Bugatti CEO to stop leaving keys inside cars after Chiron theft

Oct 29 2026

US economy posts strong growth, inflation stubbornly high in challenge to Trump

Oct 29 2026

French court rules Meta must negotiate over rights payments

Oct 29 2026

Google drags down Wall Street stocks

Oct 29 2026

ECB says has tools to calm markets as French debt worries rise

Oct 29 2026

IMF says engaging with Iraq on preparing new bailout program

Oct 29 2026

ECB chief Lagarde to step down early, triggering succession race

Oct 29 2026

Tech jitters pull down Wall Street stocks

Oct 29 2026

ECB holds rates steady after Lagarde says to quit early

Oct 29 2026

Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban govt ban: UN

Oct 29 2026

VW says 'no time to lose' to slash costs after 5.8 billion euro loss

Oct 29 2026

Stock markets diverge on corporate earnings, tech jitters

Oct 29 2026

Oil majors reap bumper profits as Mideast war drives prices

Oct 29 2026

Christine Lagarde: unifying ECB chief in turbulent times

Oct 29 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027

Oct 29 2026

Asian stock markets fluctuate after mixed tech results

Oct 29 2026

TotalEnergies profit hits record on high oil prices

Oct 29 2026

Samsung logs record quarterly profits despite investor AI jitters

Oct 29 2026

Putin hails Elon Musk as 'truly a genius'

Oct 29 2026

Microsoft beats expectations fueled by Azure cloud business

Oct 28 2026

Shares in Google owner Alphabet plummet on profit miss, ad slowdown

Oct 28 2026

Shares in Google owner Alphabet sink on profit miss, ad slowdown

Oct 28 2026

US stocks eye big tech earnings as Fed holds rates steady

Oct 28 2026

US Fed holds interest rates steady despite 'too high' inflation

Oct 28 2026

Airbus aims for record deliveries despite disappointing quarter

Oct 28 2026

US Fed holds interest rates steady despite surging inflation

Oct 28 2026

UK budget lifts bank tax to offset surging energy bills

Oct 28 2026

Investors turn cautious ahead of tech results, Fed update on rates

Oct 28 2026

'Cruise for life' strands passengers in Cambodia as operator goes bust

Oct 28 2026

French firm Safran helps build aircraft wings of the future in UK factory

Oct 28 2026

Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war

Oct 28 2026

World Bank warns of worsening food insecurity as commodity prices soar

Oct 28 2026

Tech optimism lifts stocks ahead of Fed update on rates

Oct 28 2026

US Fed expected to hold rates steady ahead of key midterm elections

Oct 28 2026

Denmark mulls banning turbo chickens

Oct 28 2026

Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe comments

Oct 28 2026

Billionaire Ambani's Jio soars in market debut after India's biggest IPO

Oct 28 2026

'Eat the rich': Indonesians protest against graft, wildfires

Oct 28 2026

China says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark

Oct 28 2026

Tech stocks soar as SK hynix adds to rising AI confidence

Oct 28 2026

AI chip giant SK hynix posts seven-fold surge in quarterly operating profit

Oct 28 2026

Two hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia

Oct 28 2026

S.African activists push back on data centre rush

Oct 28 2026

Mbappe furore rages on in China, but Mao comments censored

Oct 28 2026

Billionaire Ambani's Jio jumps 21% in market debut after record India IPO

Oct 28 2026

Anthropic's record IPO faces some big questions

Oct 28 2026

Billionaire Ambani's Jio to debut after record India IPO

Oct 28 2026

UK set for cautious budget as borrowing costs climb

Oct 28 2026

Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms

Oct 28 2026

Tuvalu has 'limited' power to halt its fossil fuel investments: NZ govt papers seen by AFP

Oct 28 2026

Trump drastically loosens oil and gas methane rules

Oct 28 2026

AI chip giant SK hynix says quarterly operating profit soars 630%

Oct 28 2026

'Faerie' nights: 'ACOTAR' fans finally get their book

Oct 27 2026

Boeing shares tumble after it releases cautious growth forecast

Oct 27 2026

Tech firms gain ahead of Fed decision, results from AI giants

Oct 27 2026

Trump set to drastically loosen oil and gas sector's methane rules

Oct 27 2026

Storied Paris department store seeks bankruptcy protection

Oct 27 2026

Mercedes-Benz cuts 2026 profit outlook on tough China market

Oct 27 2026

Lula's re-election revives Brazil-US tensions

Oct 27 2026

Tech firms gain on Anthropic IPO optimism; HSBC slumps in London

Oct 27 2026

Boeing releases cautious growth plan as shares fall sharply

Oct 27 2026

Boeing reports smaller loss as it aims for stable output growth

Oct 27 2026

Dangote, Nigeria's oil tycoon rewriting Africa's story

Oct 27 2026

Tech firms track Wall St rally on mixed day for stock markets

Oct 27 2026

Norway media take legal action to block Meta from using content

Oct 27 2026

HSBC profit jumps on higher rates, lower costs

Oct 27 2026

Germany, EU, stable investment stops despite upheaval: Merz

Oct 27 2026

Tech firms track Wall St rally on mixed day for Asian markets

Oct 27 2026

South Korea's chip boom fuels forecast-beating third-quarter growth

Oct 27 2026

NBA inks deal with Kalshi and Polymarket, citing safeguards

Oct 27 2026

South Korea economy grows three times faster than expected in Q3

Oct 27 2026

Lula win rattles Brazil markets over spending spree fears

Oct 26 2026

Brazil markets battered after Lula win, AI in focus elsewhere

Oct 26 2026

Anthropic points to AI dangers, soaring sales in IPO filing

Oct 26 2026

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Oct 26 2026

Brazil markets battered, tech in focus elsewhere

Oct 26 2026

German union slams Audi boss's appearance at Trump rally

Oct 26 2026

Part of London's Oxford Street pedestrianised 'forever'

Oct 26 2026

Anthropic unveils IPO filing, showing soaring sales and AI risks

Oct 26 2026

New levy on non-EU parcels kicks in Sunday

Oct 26 2026

Stocks climb ahead of tech earnings, central bank calls

Oct 26 2026

Stocks mostly rise before tech earnings, central bank calls

Oct 26 2026

UK set for 'limited' budget giveaways as borrowing costs surge

Oct 26 2026

Stock markets mixed ahead of tech earnings, central bank decisions

Oct 26 2026

Stocks sink as traders brace for tech earnings, central bank decisions

Oct 26 2026

Canada-EU summit seeks deepened alliance as US ties fray

Oct 26 2026

New levy on non-EU parcels kicks in November 1

Oct 26 2026

Trump says Canada trade deal coming 'soon'

Oct 26 2026

France's debt woes in focus as ECB meets

Oct 26 2026

First international flight takes off from new Sydney airport

Oct 26 2026

Maine logging, cross-border ties whipsawed by US-Canada tariff war

Oct 26 2026

From Carnegie to Claude: AI wealth could reshape philanthropy

Oct 26 2026

Sri Lanka seeks faster green energy shift after oil shocks

Oct 25 2026

Sri Lankan turbine project fuels anger as fish hauls plunge

Oct 25 2026

'Tech debt coming due': AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead

Oct 25 2026

Fed expected to hold rates steady days ahead of US midterms

Oct 25 2026

Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms

Oct 24 2026

Oil tops $116 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI

Oct 23 2026