Business and Economy

US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs

Aug 22 2026

Arctic shipping a daunting prospect in hotly contested region

Aug 22 2026

Brazil's Lula urges tariffs resolution in call with Trump

Aug 22 2026

In US, rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater

Aug 22 2026

Canadian negotiator says 'more work to do' on US trade deal

Aug 22 2026

TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case

AFP - 7h ago

Trump announces temporary tariff relief on ground beef imports

AFP - 7h ago

US, Canada work to wrap up trade deal ahead of looming deadline

AFP - 3h ago

US, Canada try to wrap up trade deal before latest Trump deadline

AFP - 2h ago

Stocks tread cautiously as traders weigh US Treasury action

AFP - 2h ago

Asian markets extend rally as traders assess US Treasuries pledge

AFP - 3h ago

Indian captain 'scapegoat' in Britain's Russia shadow fleet case, wife says

AFP - Aug 21 2026

In US mining hub, black lung rates soar

AFP - Aug 21 2026

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought

AFP - Aug 21 2026

US, Canada 'very close' to trade deal, Ottawa says, as details emerge

AFP - 13h ago

Amazon Prime Video to invest $2 bn in Latin America productions

Aug 20 2026

US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran

Aug 20 2026

Walmart reports mixed results as gas prices drag on US sales growth

Aug 20 2026

US bond selloff resumes despite Treasury intervention

Aug 20 2026

US stocks fall as bond yields rebound despite Treasury moves, oil rises

Aug 20 2026

US, Canada resume talks to finalize trade deal as details emerge

Aug 20 2026

US warns allies, China to back economic war on Iran

Aug 20 2026

Stocks retreat as bond yield fears persist, oil rises

Aug 20 2026

As Europe's rivers recede, shippers scramble to limit damage

Aug 20 2026

Evergrande's Xu Jiayin: from real-estate tycoon to life in prison

Aug 20 2026

Oil jumps on Iran war tensions, offsetting bond yield fears

Aug 20 2026

Asian stocks rally as US Treasury steps in to ease bond fears

Aug 20 2026

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

Aug 20 2026

China jails founder, fines disgraced property giant Evergrande

Aug 20 2026

What property giant Evergrande's sentence means for China's economy

Aug 20 2026

North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge

Aug 20 2026

Kyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea market

Aug 20 2026

Trump vows 'tremendous' economic costs on Iran partners

Aug 20 2026

Stocks waver, dollar drops as US Treasury moves to lower bond yields

Aug 19 2026

Many US Fed policymakers back interest rate hikes if inflation stays high

Aug 19 2026

'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

Aug 19 2026

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

Aug 19 2026

Merck and Moderna's tailored cancer drug curbs melanoma recurrence in trial

Aug 19 2026

France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths

Aug 19 2026

UK media skewered for 'hounding' black academic

Aug 19 2026

Oil rises, stocks waver amid tech sell-off

Aug 19 2026

Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties

Aug 19 2026

UK PM launches bid to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

Aug 19 2026

Europe can't afford to miss AI revolution: ECB chief

Aug 19 2026

Humanoid-maker Unitree surges more than 600% on Shanghai debut

Aug 19 2026

Tech leads losses as Asian stocks track Wall St selloff

Aug 19 2026

UK PM unveils plan to help rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

Aug 19 2026

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

Aug 19 2026

Trump pauses planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

Aug 19 2026

New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm

Aug 19 2026

Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

Aug 19 2026

Bezos consortium bought nearly 40 percent of Liverpool: report

Aug 19 2026

Trump, Carney talk as Canada seeks to hold off new US tariffs

Aug 18 2026

Stocks mostly drop as Mideast hopes dim, interest rates rise

Aug 18 2026

Trump, Carney hold talks as new US tariffs on Canada loom

Aug 18 2026

Disney, ABC sue US regulator over threat to broadcast licenses

Aug 18 2026

French producer Nicolas Altmayer, Dior PR chief Favier die in car crash

Aug 18 2026

Canada seeks to avert new US tariffs as deadline looms

Aug 18 2026

Meta in court over child social media addiction

Aug 18 2026

German farmers warn of drought toll on grain harvest

Aug 18 2026

Crude extends gains, most stocks drop as Mideast hopes dim

Aug 18 2026

Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages

Aug 18 2026

Copper powers profit rise at mining giant BHP

Aug 18 2026

Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next

Aug 18 2026

How families in Milei's Argentina sank deep into debt

Aug 18 2026

Boehly and Walter consider selling Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital

Aug 18 2026

Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil after teen's suicide

Aug 18 2026

Paramount demands $1.9 billion surety over states' merger lawsuit

Aug 17 2026

OpenAI to lease massive new AI data center in US, backed by Nvidia

Aug 17 2026

US stocks fall on spiking bond yields, higher oil prices

Aug 17 2026

Stocks lower as Hormuz concerns and high oil prices persist

Aug 17 2026

Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030

Aug 17 2026

Pentagon inks Tomahawk deal amid reports of missile shortfall

Aug 17 2026

Stocks steady as investors weigh US rate path

Aug 17 2026

Most stocks rise as US data ease rate fears but fuel economic worries

Aug 17 2026

Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

Aug 16 2026

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

Aug 16 2026

As Opel turns to Chinese partners, its hometown frets about the future

Aug 16 2026

Heat is on as German winegrowers struggle to protect vines

Aug 16 2026

easyJet strike sees 100 French flights cancelled

Aug 15 2026

US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war

Aug 14 2026

Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data

Aug 14 2026

'I shot Mr Thompson': Stunning confession in US health exec's slaying

Aug 14 2026

Premier League club Liverpool sell minority stake to Jeff Bezos consortium

Aug 14 2026

Stocks slip in cautious trading, oil turns higher

Aug 14 2026

US retail sales weakest in over a year, consumer sentiment plunges

Aug 14 2026

Stocks tread water with eyes on oil price

Aug 14 2026

Hotter Europe isn't cooling investor fervor for stocks

Aug 14 2026

US retail sales weakest in over a year in July

Aug 14 2026

Indonesian leader vows to shut over 750 'unproductive' state-owned firms

Aug 14 2026

Stocks mixed as oil climbs, dollar drops

Aug 14 2026

Spain extends largest nuclear plant in policy U-turn

Aug 14 2026

Indonesia to close more than 750 state-owned enterprises

Aug 14 2026

EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies

Aug 14 2026

Most Asian stocks track Wall St record as US data ease rate fears

Aug 14 2026

China's viral 'spicy strips' take a bite of global snack market

Aug 14 2026

Australia probes three near-misses at Sydney Airport

Aug 14 2026

New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimise' body

Aug 14 2026

Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones

Aug 14 2026

US stocks gain after benign inflation data, oil prices retreat

Aug 13 2026

Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops

Aug 13 2026

Stocks steady as US inflation worries ease, oil slips

Aug 13 2026

Porsche to end production of flagship electric car: report

Aug 13 2026

Stocks gain as US inflation worries ease, oil slips

Aug 13 2026

European stocks gain as oil prices ease

Aug 13 2026

German steel giant Thyssenkrupp weighs options as Rhine drops

Aug 13 2026

Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube drops

Aug 13 2026