Economic news

U.S. factory activity grew for the first time in a year in January as businesses placed new orders after the holiday season, but the improvement...

Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager and a pioneer of low-cost funds, said ​on Monday it is cutting fees on 53 of its index-based...

Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy and Houston's Coterra Energy are merging in an all-stock deal to become a large-cap producer with a...

Oracle shares gained 2% on Monday after Wall Street analysts said the software company's $50 billion fundraising plan allays worries over...

U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday, as increased demand for its chicken products...

The UK's FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday, as investors piled into defensive pharma and consumer staples stocks amid a global selloff in energy...

The pound held steady against the dollar on Monday near a multi-year high hit last week as attention focused on a Bank of England policy...

Indian e-scooter manufacturer Ather Energy's quarterly loss more than halved from a year earlier, helped by a jump in sales during the...

Germany's manufacturing sector began 2026 on a positive note, with output returning to growth in January after a brief contraction in December,...

A stock market collapse is only the latest sign of trouble for Indonesia's capital markets, which are being excluded from a rush to emerging...

Euro zone firms expect revenues to keep rising this quarter but profitability is taking a hit, the European Central Bank's quarterly Survey on...

France's manufacturing sector expanded in January and had its fastest increase in production in almost four years, helped by plans to increase...

Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline rose 10.3% in January...

The Philippine economy will bounce back this year with growth of at least 5%, supported by sound fundamentals and a solid performance in its key...

British house prices rose by a stronger-than-expected 1.0% in the 12 months to January, after a blip at the end of 2025 linked to uncertainty...

South Korea's factory activity expanded at the strongest pace in almost 1-1/2 years in January, as export demand growth surged to a near...

India's manufacturing activity inched up in January as demand improved slightly but the gain wasn't strong enough to lift business optimism...

Electric vehicle maker Polestar said on Monday it has secured a $400 million equity investment from Feathertop Funding Limited, a special...

In olive groves and vineyards dotted across Spain, sensors and drones paid for by Europe's largest recovery fund since the post-war Marshall...

Swiss bank Julius Baer on Monday reported a net profit of 764 million Swiss francs ($988 million) for 2025, which beat analyst expectations...

Japan's biggest business lobby, Keidanren, has invited activist investor Elliott Investment Management ‌to a private meeting on March 5 to...

Commodities markets slumped on Monday, led by deep losses in gold, silver, oil and industrial metals as the choice of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed...

China's property market, which at its peak once accounted for a quarter of the world's second-largest economy, has been struggling with a...

Asia's factory activity expanded in January as solid global demand lifted export orders, private-sector surveys showed on Monday, offering...

Alibaba said on Monday it will spend 3 billion yuan ($431 million) to attract users to its Qwen AI app during the Lunar New Year holiday,...

The board of Walt Disney is close to promoting theme-park division chairman Josh D'Amaro to chief executive officer and will vote on...

Aviation leaders tackled barriers to growth and the impact of geopolitical tensions on the eve of the Singapore Airshow on Monday, while...

Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world's richest man. But with...

Indonesia in January reported its quickest pace of inflation in nearly three years, its statistics bureau said on Monday, as it also released...

Global equity funds had a third straight week of inflows in the week to January 28 on upbeat earnings expectations, while ​safe-haven assets...

India's federal government has set a February 5 deadline for financial bids for IDBI Bank as it looks to divest a majority of its holding...

Canada's economic growth stalled in November as an expansion in services was ‌offset by weakness in goods-producing industries, data...

Canadian oil producer Imperial Oil posted a fall in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by lower production and a drop in crude...

Caixabank on Friday said it expects lending income and profits to rise this year and next, driven by stronger loan growth as...

India's Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) is scouting global opportunities, ranging from acquisitions to strategic investments in solar, wind...

Heavyweight banking stocks led London's FTSE 100 higher on Friday, putting the index on track for a seventh consecutive month of gains, while...

A transatlantic rift and jittery markets may be unnerving investors, but the aircraft leasing giants that own half the global fleet say...

Chevron's fourth-quarter profits fell but came in ahead of estimates as it focused on cutting costs and making its operations more...

In Italy's storied gold‑making hubs, jewellers are reworking their designs to trim gold content as they race to blunt the impact of record...

The euro zone economy grew quicker than expected last quarter as consumption and investments kicked into higher gear, offsetting low exports and...

Taiwan's tech-focused economy grew much more than expected in the fourth quarter, the government statistics agency said on Friday, thanks to...

Nestle India posted a 46% increase in quarterly profit on Friday, aided by higher demand for packaged food items, including Maggi noodles and...