Economic news

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Thursday ‌held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging and research facility in Indiana...

Meta Platforms emerged from its biggest legal challenge in the U.S. with its core business intact. The social media giant...

Dollar General and Dollar Tree surpassed quarterly sales estimates on Thursday as lower-priced essentials drove consumers to their stores...

Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card ​transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the country with...

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting that the labor market remains stable ​despite a surprise...

Best Buy raised its ​full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on an AI-fueled device upgrade ‌cycle and growth in newer...

Chinese regulators on Thursday ordered automakers to file proactive recall plans for any defects uncovered in self-audits, as part of ​a year-long...

Hormel Foods cut its annual sales forecast on Thursday, weighed down by declines in the retail segment and weak demand ​for private-label...

Chinese state-owned oil and gas major CNOOC sees potential for energy ​cooperation between China and the United States, its ‌CEO said on...

Discount retailer ​Dollar Tree beat Wall Street ‌estimates for second-quarter revenue on Thursday, buoyed by resilient demand ​for its...

Sterling eased to ​a one-week low against the dollar and the euro as investors pared expectations for ‌an interest rate hike by the Bank of...

French telecom operator Iliad posted a 2.2% rise ​in its half-year core profit on Thursday, buoyed by strong performance ‌in Italy. The...

Growth in bank lending ​to euro zone ‌companies and households accelerated in ​July, the first ​full month after ⁠the European Central...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - German online takeaway food company Delivery Hero, ‌subject to a takeover offer by U.S.-based rival Uber, lifted...

German consumer sentiment is set to increase going into September, with gains in economic and income expectations helping to counter...

Volkswagen's management and labour leaders ​dug in on Wednesday ahead of a crucial board meeting next week, with CEO Oliver Blume pushing...

The British-based chief executive of a cryptocurrency company who is wanted in the United States on charges of wire fraud and market manipulation...

Annual U.S. inflation held steady in July well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for the 65th straight month, and the unexpected pause in...

China's ​Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) said on Wednesday it had reached a multi-year cross-licence agreement with HP Inc, covering ‌patents...

Kohl's ​on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter sales as muted spending on women's clothing and skincare products...

DAZN said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire EverPass Media that will combine ​DAZN's sports content with EverPass' U.S. streaming...

Chinese AI startup MiniMax on Wednesday posted a nearly four-fold jump in first-half revenue as demand for its ​low-cost models and AI...

Gaja Alternative Asset Management, India's first listed alternative asset management company, closed 5.4% higher at 168.67 rupees in its...

The S&P 500 benchmark U.S. stock index will add to this year's already robust gains and end 2026 about 3% above current levels, reflecting...

Thousands of Airbus workers in Spain have resumed strike action this week after rejecting the company's latest pay offer and mediation...

London's FTSE 100 was muted on Wednesday as a slide in oil prices pressured energy stocks and offset broader gains, while investors awaited key...

The pound dipped from its recent high against the dollar and also slid versus the euro on Wednesday, ​but with little in the way of major news...

British retail sales weakened in August after their strongest performance in six months ​in July, although stores expect a recovery ‌in...

Saudi Aramco has offered more oil for loading outside the Strait of Hormuz in September, four sources with knowledge of the matter said on...

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths <LYC.AX> said it planned to grow its global supply chain on Wednesday, with discussions ‌to secure new...

A new South Korean fund fuelled by record tax windfalls from a semiconductor boom ‌would finance projects over a three- to four-year period,...

Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it would launch or refresh more than 100 vehicles globally by 2030 and expand its ‌U.S. hybrid lineup, as...

Gold prices eased on Wednesday, on track to snap ‌a three-session winning streak, with focus shifting to U.S. inflation data due later today...

The dollar made tepid gains but remained range-bound in Asian trading on Wednesday, with investors awaiting ​U.S. inflation data later that will...

FleetPartners said on Wednesday it had received an A$813.1 million ($582.3 million) offer from a consortium led by Japan's Sumitomo Corp,...

Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday as talks between Iran and Oman ‌revived hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and...

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as a drop in oil ​prices dragged bond yields lower on hopes that the critical Strait of Hormuz may reopen soon,...

Wall Street's ​main indexes closed higher on Tuesday, as technology stocks recovered from a selloff ahead of AI heavyweight Nvidia's...

The Bank of Japan will move more swiftly than previously expected and raise interest rates again in September, a majority of economists said ​in a...

Japan is preparing to set up a payment infrastructure to enable instantaneous settlement of ​transactions in stocks and Japanese government bonds...

A key gauge of Japan's service-sector inflation rose 3.6% in ​July from a year earlier, data ‌showed on Wednesday, reinforcing the central...

BNP Paribas has received a regional ​headquarters licence in Saudi Arabia, ‌Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday, as...