Economic news

Starbucks will move to weekly pay for all U.S. store workers and roll out a program that adds bonuses ​and expands tips, it said on Thursday,...

The average rate on the most popular ​home-loan rate rose to its highest since early September, ‌as the Iran war pushes up oil prices and fans...

Tesla kicked off 2026 ​with its weakest quarterly deliveries in a year, missing Wall Street expectations as fading U.S. incentives and...

Ford Motor reported a near 9% drop in first-quarter U.S. sales ​on Thursday, as persistent affordability pressures prompt consumers to rethink...

BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief ​executive on Thursday and said she would oversee the ‌company's ongoing portfolio review and...

Canada's merchandise trade ​deficit came in much wider than expected in February, data showed on Thursday, as a surge in gold ‌purchases...

Gold prices fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar and ‌oil prices rose after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would continue attacks on...

London's ​main indexes fell on Thursday, snapping three straight days of ‌gains, as market sentiment weakened after U.S. President Donald...

Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed ‌deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official...

The pound fell sharply on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran and gave little...

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the ‌operator of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, said it more than doubled its annual earnings in 2025, but...

Hong Kong's Grade-A office market in the city's financial core is finally hitting a floor after nearly seven ​years of decline, buoyed by a...

The ​dollar advanced against major currencies on Thursday, reversing two days of losses, as U.S. President Donald Trump's ‌address on Iran...

Markets recoiled on Thursday as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding, oil ​surging well over $100 per barrel and the dollar firming...

Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep ​up attacks on Iran without committing to...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested ‌an...

South Korea's ‌inflation picked up less than expected in March as the government capped fuel prices, but policymakers and economists...

Indian banks are set to face heightened uncertainty on Thursday ​after the central bank's curbs on corporate activity made it costlier for...

KKR's non-traded business development company, KKR FS Income Trust, limited redemptions after requests ​for withdrawals surged, according...

Job vacancies in Australia rebounded to their highest in ​more than a year in ‌the February quarter, data showed on Thursday, led by gains in...

U.S. retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging...

London's main indexes closed higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled that the Iran war could end soon, prompting...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused ‌by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing on...

U.S. manufacturing activity picked up in March, though a measure of prices paid by factories for inputs jumped to the highest level in nearly four...

Gold rose for a fourth straight session to nearly a two-week peak ‌on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar slipped, while traders focused on...

Stocks soared, bonds rallied and the dollar languished on Wednesday, as hopes of a de-escalation of the Iran conflict fuelled the biggest ​rebound...

  The dollar dropped for a second day on Wednesday as expectations of a ceasefire ​in the Middle East conflict grew after the U.S. signalled...

Factories across the world faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due ​to the Iran war as underlying tepid...

China's readiness for an energy shock has helped its financial markets to turn in a world-beating month and has global investors looking to...

Euro zone manufacturers faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due to the Iran war, even as ​underlying tepid demand...

Hong Kong's retail sales by value jumped 19.3% in ​February from a year earlier, the 10th month ‌of gains, with sales by most broad types...

British factory cost pressures soared in March and delivery delays - due to ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz - were the longest since mid-2022,...

The euro ​zone economy may already be on the "adverse" path outlined by the European Central Bank and inflation could become entrenched...

Germany's manufacturing sector expanded in March at its fastest pace since May 2022 as output and new orders grew despite supply disruptions...

French manufacturing activity showed little sign of expansion in March, a monthly business survey showed ​on Wednesday, as the impact of the...

China's new home prices edged up in March, reversing a decline in the previous month, supported by a seasonal ​pickup in demand in major...

Shares of IndiGo gained 4.4% on Wednesday after the Indian budget airline appointed industry ​veteran Willie Walsh as its new chief...

Britain's minimum wage may need to rise ‌by around 3.7% next year to 13.18 pounds ($17.38) an hour to keep up with the likely rise in...

Several major European power companies ​are laying out big plans to expand in the United States, as the lure of explosive electricity demand from...

JPMorgan Chase is planning a significant increase in loans to small businesses in coming years as part of a plan ​aimed at boosting growth in...

Tether has let go two senior precious metals traders it hired from HSBC ​only three months ago, a source with direct knowledge of ‌the matter...

U.S. job openings fell more than expected in February and hiring dropped to the lowest ​level in nearly six years, government data showed ‌on...