Business and Economy

BP profit surges despite lower oil prices

AFP - 34m ago

Asian markets slip as traders eye tech rally, US rate outlook

AFP - 1h ago

Nintendo hikes Switch 2 annual unit sales target

AFP - 2h ago

South Korea to triple AI spending, boost defence budget

AFP - 3h ago

Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush

AFP - 5h ago

Asian markets swing as trades eye tech rally, US rate outlook

AFP - 4h ago

Shein bans sex dolls after France outrage over 'childlike' ones

AFP - 6h ago

Trial opens in 1st US civil case on 2019 Boeing MAX crash

Nov 03 2025

Mixed day for global stocks as market digests latest AI deals

Nov 03 2025

US Fed's Cook warns inflation to stay 'elevated' next year

Nov 03 2025

France threatens Shein ban if 'childlike' sex dolls reappear

Nov 03 2025

Stock markets diverge despite boost from AI deals

Nov 03 2025

Stock markets rise as tech sector buoyed by fresh AI deal

Nov 03 2025

Denmark inaugurates rare low-carbon hydrogen plant

Nov 03 2025

German plans to lower industrial power costs from January

Nov 03 2025

Stock markets rise on AI optimism

Nov 03 2025

Video game creators fear AI could grab the controller

Nov 03 2025

Most equity markets rise on lingering trader optimism

Nov 03 2025

Asian markets rise on lingering trader optimism

Nov 03 2025

Most Asian markets rise on lingering trader optimism

Nov 03 2025

Trump's global tariffs to face challenge before Supreme Court

Nov 03 2025

'Regretting You' wins spooky slow N. American box office

Nov 02 2025

OPEC+ further hikes oil output

Nov 02 2025

Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea

Nov 02 2025

'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown

Nov 02 2025

OPEC+ looks set to further hike oil output

Nov 02 2025

High price of gold inspires new rush in California

Nov 02 2025

'Swing for the fences': Carney promises bold budget as US threat grows

Nov 02 2025

French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls

Nov 01 2025

China to exempt some Nexperia chips from export ban

Nov 01 2025

South Korea hosts Xi as Chinese leader rekindles fraught ties

Nov 01 2025

Canada PM says Xi talks 'turning point', apologises to Trump

Nov 01 2025

China's Xi meets South Korean leader, capping APEC summit

Nov 01 2025

Latin America weathered Trump tariffs better than feared: regional bank chief

Nov 01 2025

Bangladesh dockers strike over foreign takeover of key port

Nov 01 2025

China's Xi to meet South Korean leader, capping APEC summit

Nov 01 2025

Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company

Nov 01 2025

China to exempt some Nexperia orders from export ban

Nov 01 2025

G7 says it's 'serious' about confronting China's critical mineral dominance

Oct 31 2025

Food stamps, the bulwark against hunger for over 40 mn Americans

Oct 31 2025

Wall Street stocks rebound on Amazon, Apple earnings

Oct 31 2025

US Fed official backed rate pause because inflation 'too high'

Oct 31 2025

Swiss central bank profits boosted by gold price surge

Oct 31 2025

Profits dip at ExxonMobil, Chevron on lower crude prices

Oct 31 2025

2,000 trucks stuck in Belarus after Lithuania closes border: association

Oct 31 2025

French lawmakers reject wealth tax proposal in budget debate

Oct 31 2025

Wall Street bounces on Amazon, Apple earnings

Oct 31 2025

US says 'non-market' tactics needed to counter China's rare earth dominance

Oct 31 2025

China's suspension of rare earth controls applies to EU: official

Oct 31 2025

Italy complains about strong euro, urges ECB to cut rates

Oct 31 2025

AI giants turn to massive debt to finance tech race

Oct 31 2025

Shein set to open first physical store in Paris

Oct 31 2025

Stocks extend losses tracking AI, Fed and trade

Oct 31 2025

Nvidia to supply 260,000 cutting-edge chips to South Korea

Oct 31 2025

Asia markets diverge on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings

Oct 31 2025

Asia markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings

Oct 31 2025

Sales of 'services' help Apple beat earnings forecasts

Oct 30 2025

Caught between Venezuela and US, Trinidad fishermen fear the sea

Oct 30 2025

Amazon shares surge as AI boom drives cloud growth

Oct 30 2025

Stocks mostly fall as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Oct 30 2025

Saudi chases AI ambitions with homegrown firm pitched to global investors

Oct 30 2025

Stocks diverge as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Oct 30 2025

UN climate fund posts record year as chief defends loans

Oct 30 2025

G7 to launch 'alliance' countering China's critical mineral dominance

Oct 30 2025

Fentanyl, beans and Ukraine: takeaways from Trump-Xi's 'great meeting'

Oct 30 2025

Chinese EV giant BYD says Q3 profit down 33%

Oct 30 2025

ECB holds rates steady with eurozone more resilient

Oct 30 2025

Universal says struck first licensing deal for AI music

Oct 30 2025

Shares in Jeep-maker Stellantis slump despite rising sales

Oct 30 2025

Stocks slide as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Oct 30 2025

No GDP data released as US shutdown bites

Oct 30 2025

With inflation under control, ECB holds rates steady again

Oct 30 2025

Nissan says expects $1.8 bn operational loss in 2025-26

Oct 30 2025

Italy court stalls Sicily bridge, triggers PM fury

Oct 30 2025

Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for obesity drugmaker Metsera

Oct 30 2025

Stocks fall as investors eye Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Oct 30 2025

'Significant' Xi, Trump talks win cautious optimism in China

Oct 30 2025

Branson's Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival

Oct 30 2025

Eurozone growth beats expectations in third quarter

Oct 30 2025

Volkswagen posts 1-billion-euro loss on tariffs, Porsche woes

Oct 30 2025

Shell's net profit jumps despite lower oil prices

Oct 30 2025

Asia markets fluctuate as investors examine Trump-Xi talks

Oct 30 2025

Trump, Xi ease fight on tariffs, rare earths

Oct 30 2025

Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged

Oct 30 2025

Asia markets fluctuate as investors mull Trump-Xi talks

Oct 30 2025

Fentanyl, beans and Ukraine: Trump hails 'success' in talks with Xi

Oct 30 2025

G7 meets on countering China's critical mineral dominance

Oct 30 2025

Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi

Oct 30 2025

Trump, Xi talks wrap up with outcome unclear

Oct 30 2025

US economy in the dark as government shutdown cuts off crucial data

Oct 30 2025

Trade truce in balance as Trump meets 'tough negotiator' Xi

Oct 30 2025

With inflation under control, ECB to hold rates steady again

Oct 30 2025

Asia stocks muted with all eyes on Trump-Xi meeting

Oct 30 2025

Samsung posts 32% profit rise on-year in third quarter

Oct 30 2025

Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talks

Oct 30 2025

'Utter madness': NZ farmers agree dairy sale to French group

Oct 30 2025

Taxes, labor laws, pensions: what Milei wants to do next

Oct 30 2025

Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war

Oct 30 2025

Google parent Alphabet posts first $100 bn quarter as AI fuels growth

Oct 29 2025

Boeing reports $5.4 bn loss on large hit from 777X aircraft delays

Oct 29 2025

Meta shares sink as $16 bn US tax charge tanks profit

Oct 29 2025

Divided US Fed backs second quarter-point rate cut of 2025

Oct 29 2025

Dollar rises after Fed chair says December rate cut not a given

Oct 29 2025

Google parent Alphabet posts first $100 bn quarter as AI drives growth

Oct 29 2025

Uber plans San Francisco robotaxis in Waymo challenge

Oct 29 2025

S. African president eyes better US tariff deal 'soon'

Oct 29 2025

US media mogul John Malone to step down as head of business empire

Oct 29 2025