Economic news

France announced 71 foreign investment projects worth a combined €93 billion ($108.3 billion) at its annual Choose France business...

U.S. manufacturing activity increased more than expected in May, hitting the highest level in four years, likely driven by businesses front-loading...

India's industrial output stood at 4.9% in April, government data showed on Monday, as surging energy costs and supply disruptions ​from...

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is keeping a closer watch on public-sector pay as a potential source of inflation pressure, as it...

India's fiscal deficit stood at 4.4% of the gross domestic ​product for the year ended March ‌31, 2026, data showed on Monday, in...

China issued sweeping new rules on Monday tightening control of overseas deals that involve Chinese investors, technology, data and national...

China's finished steel exports to India more than doubled in April to ‌the highest in at least two years, sparking worries among the...

South Korea's exports grew more than expected in May at the strongest annual ‌rate in over four decades, as a global boom in AI investment...

South Korea's factory activity expanded in May at the strongest pace in more ​than five years on efforts made by ‌manufacturers to brace...

Japanese companies' pace ‌of annual spending on plant and equipment stalled in the first quarter after a year of strong expansion, likely...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and prediction markets platform Kalshi said on Friday they are introducing perpetual crypto futures, marking...

The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted more than expected in April as a surge in exports blunted rising imports, but economists cautioned the...

Kalshi has hired former FBI official Tyler Neff on its surveillance team, as part ​of a broader effort to ramp up safeguards on ‌its exchange...

German inflation slowed in May ​due to lower energy prices, and while core inflation accelerated, analysts said that was likely ‌not evidence...

Gold rose for a second ‌straight session on Friday after news the U.S. and Iran may have agreed to extend their ceasefire, though prices were...

Indonesia has drawn up regulations to allow a state agency ​to import oil and liquefied petroleum ‌gas (LPG) for energy security purposes and...

India's IndiGo expects its capacity growth to slow to around 3% to 4% in ​the first quarter of fiscal 2027 after the ‌airline posted...

The UK's ​domestically focused FTSE 250 index headed for a second straight ‌weekly gain on Friday, powered by a surge in technology firm...

The dollar steadied against other major ​currencies on Friday, but was on track to end the week lower after sources said that the U.S. ‌and...

World stocks edged higher on Friday while oil prices slid and headed for ​a weekly drop as traders awaited clarity on efforts to reopen the Strait...

Inflation in the euro zone's four largest economies hovered above the European Central Bank's 2% target for a third ​straight month in May,...

As Japan's yen drifts back to levels that prompted official intervention ​a month ago, markets are sizing up Tokyo's remaining financial...

The British pound edged lower ​against the dollar on Friday as uncertainty over a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal ‌kept investors cautious,...

European shares rose on Friday and were on track to end May higher, as investors hoped that a proposed deal to extend the Middle East...

May 29 (Reuters) - Shares of Dell Technologies soared nearly 40% in premarket trading on Friday, after robust demand for its Nvidia-powered AI...

The Iran war rocked global bond markets again in May, sending yields to multi-decade highs as traders priced in central bank rate hikes - only for...

The S&P 500 ​and the Nasdaq posted record closing highs on Thursday after news reports said the U.S. and Iran had reached a...

British business sentiment edged up in May and is now close to its level before ​the Iran war, according to a monthly survey ‌by Lloyds on...

Huawei's new chip design principle focused on boosting transmission speed rather than continuing to shrink semiconductors offers a...

Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $65 billion at a post-money valuation of $965 billion, as it aims to ​bolster computing capacity to meet...

AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group's shares climbed over 10% in ​premarket trading on Thursday, after Situational ‌Awareness, a fund...

Brazil's economy is expected to have grown faster in the first quarter against the last three months of 2025 aided by stronger manufacturing...

CVS Health will add Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound back to some ​of its drug lists as an additional preferred option and also...

Dollar Tree raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, buoyed by resilient demand for affordable essentials from budget‑conscious...

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly fell in April after hefty gains in the prior months, but demand ​remains...

IBM will invest more than $10 billion over ​the next five years ‌in an effort to deliver the first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum...

Best Buy on Thursday forecast second-quarter sales above Wall Street estimates and beat first-quarter earnings expectations on steady...

Skippy ​peanut butter maker Hormel Foods beat ‌second-quarter sales and profit estimates on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its...

More Americans are dropping out or being kicked off Obamacare health insurance for non-payment than in past years, according to data through April...

U.S. and Mexican negotiators begin formal talks to revamp the North American trade ​deal on Thursday, with Washington demanding stronger regional...

Rising airfares and hotel rates are making budget-conscious Americans delay or cancel summer trips while wealthy travelers ​are holding fast to...

Oil ‌prices jumped more than 2% on Thursday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted a U.S. airbase in response...