Business and Economy

New world for users and brands as ads hit AI chatbots

AFP - 19h ago

India plans AI 'data city' on staggering scale

AFP - 20h ago

Crash course: Vietnam's crypto boom goes bust

AFP - 20h ago

US cattle farmers caught between high costs and weary consumers

AFP - 21h ago

New York creatives squeezed out by high cost of living

AFP - 21h ago

ECB to extend euro backstop to boost currency's global role

Feb 14 2026

Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis

Feb 14 2026

All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

Feb 14 2026

Stocks sluggish as AI disruption worries move to fore

Feb 13 2026

US consumer inflation eases more than expected to lowest since May

Feb 13 2026

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

Feb 13 2026

Ubisoft targets new decade of 'Rainbow 6' with China expansion

Feb 13 2026

Stocks trend lower as AI disruption worries move to fore

Feb 13 2026

Stocks mostly drop after Wall Street slide

Feb 13 2026

China's fireworks heartland faces fizzling Lunar New Year sales

Feb 13 2026

L'Oreal shares sink as sales miss forecasts

Feb 13 2026

Asian stocks track Wall St down as traders rethink tech bets

Feb 13 2026

Tourists empty out of Cuba as US fuel blockade bites

Feb 13 2026

Asian stocks track Wall St down but AI shift tempers losses

Feb 13 2026

Tech shares pull back ahead of US inflation data

Feb 12 2026

US lawmaker moves to shield oil companies from climate cases

Feb 12 2026

'Avatar' and 'Assassin's Creed' shore up troubled Ubisoft

Feb 12 2026

Stocks diverge as all eyes on corporate earnings

Feb 12 2026

Judge sets Feb 2027 date for Trump's $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Feb 12 2026

Russia is cracking down on WhatsApp and Telegram. Here's what we know

Feb 12 2026

Stocks rise as all eyes on corporate earnings

Feb 12 2026

Turkey's central bank lifts 2026 inflation forecasts

Feb 12 2026

Belgian police raid EU commission in real estate probe

Feb 12 2026

UK economy struggles for growth in fresh blow to government

Feb 12 2026

EU vows swift reforms to confront challenge from China, US

Feb 12 2026

Mercedes-Benz net profit nearly halves amid China, US woes

Feb 12 2026

European stocks rise tracking earnings, US jobs

Feb 12 2026

Hermes sales rise despite US tariffs, currency headwinds

Feb 12 2026

Russia confirms ban on WhatsApp, says it failed to abide by law

Feb 12 2026

Sanofi says board has removed CEO Paul Hudson

Feb 12 2026

Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 bn full-year net loss

Feb 12 2026

Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip

Feb 12 2026

Taiwan leader wants greater defence cooperation with Europe: AFP interview 

Feb 12 2026

Markets mostly rise as stong US jobs data ease economy worries

Feb 12 2026

Asia markets mixed as stong US jobs data temper rate expectations

Feb 12 2026

Non-alcoholic wine: a booming business searching for quality

Feb 12 2026

Greece's Cycladic islands swept up in concrete fever

Feb 12 2026

EU leaders push to rescue European economy challenged by China, US

Feb 12 2026

China carbon emissions 'flat or falling' in 2025: analysis

Feb 12 2026

'China shock': Germany struggles as key market turns business rival

Feb 12 2026

Most Asia markets rise as traders welcome US jobs

Feb 12 2026

US pushes for 'dramatic increase' in Venezuela oil output

Feb 11 2026

Milei labor law reforms spark clashes in Buenos Aires

Feb 11 2026

US stocks move sideways after January job growth tops estimates

Feb 11 2026

US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader's ouster

Feb 11 2026

TotalEnergies can do without Russian gas: CEO

Feb 11 2026

EU leaders push rival fixes to reverse bloc's 'decline'

Feb 11 2026

BMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars over fire risk

Feb 11 2026

Stocks spin wheels despite upbeat US jobs data

Feb 11 2026

xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories

Feb 11 2026

US hiring soars past expectations as unemployment edges down

Feb 11 2026

Stock markets rise as US jobs data beats expectations

Feb 11 2026

WTO must reform, 'status quo is not an option': chief

Feb 11 2026

Tractors hit Madrid to protest EU's trade deal with South America

Feb 11 2026

Dutch court orders investigation into China-owned Nexperia

Feb 11 2026

Stock markets mixed, dollar dips before US jobs data

Feb 11 2026

French AI firm Mistral to build data centres in Sweden

Feb 11 2026

Siemens Energy trebles profit as AI boosts power demand

Feb 11 2026

European airlines warn of 'severe disruption' from new border checks

Feb 11 2026

Struggling brewer Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs

Feb 11 2026

Stock markets rise, dollar dips as traders await US jobs

Feb 11 2026

Asian stock markets rise, dollar dips as traders await US jobs

Feb 11 2026

UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapse

Feb 11 2026

Asian stock markets mixed as traders weigh US data, await jobs

Feb 11 2026

Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trial

Feb 11 2026

YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial

Feb 10 2026

Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalog: US media

Feb 10 2026

Stocks mixed as muted US retail sales spur caution

Feb 10 2026

Ford results dented by tariffs, supplier outage

Feb 10 2026

YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Feb 10 2026

Macron wants more EU joint borrowing: Could it happen?

Feb 10 2026

Europe's Ariane 6 to launch Amazon constellation satellites into orbit

Feb 10 2026

Could the digital euro get a green light in 2026?

Feb 10 2026

Spain's Telefonica sells Chile unit in Latin America pullout

Feb 10 2026

Stocks rise but lacklustre US retail sales spur caution

Feb 10 2026

US retail sales flat in December as consumers pull back

Feb 10 2026

ArcelorMittal confirms long-stalled French steel plant revamp

Feb 10 2026

Bumper potato harvests spell crisis for European farmers

Feb 10 2026

Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance

Feb 10 2026

EU lawmakers back plans for digital euro

Feb 10 2026

Spotify says active users up 11 percent in fourth quarter to 751 mn

Feb 10 2026

AstraZeneca profit jumps as cancer drug sales grow

Feb 10 2026

Stocks mostly rise tracking tech, earnings

Feb 10 2026

BP profits slide awaiting new CEO

Feb 10 2026

Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports

Feb 10 2026

Gucci owner Kering sees profit plunge but sales stabilise

Feb 10 2026

Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day

Feb 10 2026

Solar, wind capacity growth slowed last year, analysis shows

Feb 10 2026

Back to black: Philips posts first annual profit since 2021

Feb 10 2026

New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal 'bodega cats'

Feb 10 2026

Emergency measures hobble Cuba as fuel supplies dwindle under US pressure

Feb 10 2026

Five employees of Canadian mining company confirmed dead in Mexico

Feb 09 2026

YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused banking app

Feb 09 2026

Tokyo stocks strike record high after Japanese premier wins vote

Feb 09 2026

Three missing employees of Canadian miner found dead in Mexico

Feb 09 2026

Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown

Feb 09 2026

EU chief backs Made-in-Europe push for 'strategic' sectors

Feb 09 2026

EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

Feb 09 2026

Macron backs ripping up vines as French wine sales dive

Feb 09 2026

Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau to step down in June

Feb 09 2026

Tokyo stocks hit record high after Japanese premier wins vote

Feb 09 2026

Stocks track Wall St rally as Tokyo hits record on Takaichi win

Feb 09 2026