Economic news

Italy and France should cut spending faster than they currently plan to keep debt under control while Germany should loosen its own purse strings...

China published measures on Friday aimed at promoting overseas investment in its technology sector, in a latest bid to attract foreign investors...

Netflix shares fell on Friday, as its surprise move to stop sharing subscriber additions and average revenue per member from 2025 sowed doubts...

Procter & Gamble raised its annual core profit forecast on Friday, as it benefits from easing commodity costs and higher product prices of...

Fifth Third Bancorp posted a 10% drop in first-quarter profit on Friday as higher deposit costs weighed on the lender's interest...

Shares in L'Oreal rose 5% on Friday after the French cosmetics giant beat expectations with a strong rise in first quarter sales, allaying...

BPER Banca said its newly elected board would meet later on Friday to appoint a new chief executive, as former UniCredit manager Gianni Franco...

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as investors turned risk-averse following reports of an escalation in the Middle East conflict, while...

Chinese carmaker Chery said on Friday a newly-acquired Barcelona plant will be one of its main exporting facilities worldwide, aiming to produce...

Australian employment fell in March after an enormous gain the month before, while the jobless rate resumed its uptrend. Net employment dropped...

U.S. President Joe Biden's push to triple tariffs on Chinese steel imports strikes a mostly symbolic blow on an industry facing bigger concerns...

Hungary's government is not ruling out intervening in fuel prices and will discuss the matter at a meeting next Wednesday, economy minister...

Gold prices rose on Friday and were poised for a fifth straight weekly gain as investors flocked towards the safe-haven asset as the escalating...

The pound was little changed on Friday after falling to a five-month low against the dollar in Asian trading hours as investors responded to...

Shares of Paramount Global rose more than 9% in premarket trade on Friday, after Reuters reported Sony Pictures...

Dubai's main airport said on Friday it is limiting the number of flights arriving for two days, as it continues to struggle to clear a backlog...

European stocks dropped to their lowest levels in more than one month on Friday after a ramp-up in the Middle East conflict spooked investors,...

British stocks fell on Friday as anxious investors poured capital into safe-haven assets after sources said Israel launched an attack on Iranian...

Investors rushed into the Swiss franc and Japanese yen – long seen as safe-haven currencies – on Friday after reports said Israel had...

Nissan Motor slashed its annual operating profit estimate by 14.5% on Friday, citing lower-than-expected vehicle sales and other...

China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, as encouraging first quarter economic data...

Bitcoin enthusiasts were eagerly waiting for bitcoin's 'halving' on Friday - a change to the cryptocurrency's underlying technology...

British retail sales stagnated in March despite high inflation easing recently, representing the first time that they have not grown in monthly...

Oil prices jumped on Friday as reports that Israel had attacked Iran roiled markets and sparked concerns that Middle East oil supply could be...

Cryptocurrencies fell heavily and bitcoin broke below $60,000 on Friday in a rush out of risky assets following reports of an Israeli missile...

Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop of persistently slow economic growth, high public...

Finance chiefs from economies large and small are scrambling to keep pace with the Federal Reserve's rapid resetting of rate-cut expectations...

U.S. airlines have enjoyed a travel boom for the past three years, but until this past quarter, big-spending corporate travelers had been largely...

Some of the world's biggest investors are staying away from France's government debt, feeling underpaid to take on exposure to its...

Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a...

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global, according to a person...

South Korea's Hyundai said on Friday that it had paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, and is speaking to the Elon...

Japan's core inflation slowed in March and an index gauging broader price trends fell below 3% for the first time in over a year, data showed...

Alaska Air Group on Thursday forecast stronger-than-expected earnings in the current quarter on the back of a pickup in business travel...

Tesla shares fell to their lowest in more than a year on Thursday after Deutsche Bank raised concerns over the electric automaker's...

Workers at a Mercedes Benz factory in Vance, Alabama will vote between May 13 and May 17 on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, the...

British airline easyJet said it was confident travel demand would remain strong this summer, putting it on track for further growth and...

Safe-haven gold gained on Thursday as persistent tensions in the Middle East added to the metal's appeal despite robust economic data from the...

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged at a low level last week, pointing to continued labor market...

Tesla and Elon Musk are seizing upon an obscure provision in corporate law to attempt to restore Musk's $56 billion pay package, in an...

Perfume and fashion company Puig is seeking a valuation of as much as 13.9 billion euros ($14.8 billion) in Spain's largest initial public...

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) expects to be told by European regulators to slash lending and payments involving Russia, the Austrian...