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China's factory activity unexpectedly grew in December, snapping a record eight straight months of decline, lifted by a rise in pre-holiday...

U.S. home prices rose in October at the slowest annual rate in more than 13 years, government data showed on Tuesday, in a sign of improving...

In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the...

Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe sank by 44% in 2025 to their lowest since the mid-1970s, following the closure of the Ukrainian route...

UK shares edged higher in quiet trading on Tuesday, the penultimate session of 2025, with mining shares gaining some ground as metal prices...

China on Tuesday named the companies that will be able to export tungsten, antimony and silver during the 2026 and 2027 period, metals Beijing...

South Korea's factory output was weaker than expected in November, data showed on Tuesday. The industrial output index rose 0.6% from a...

Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on January...

China's top foundry SMIC said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan ($5.79...

Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly shot to the highest in nearly three years in November, as improving affordability...

A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump's tax...

The Czech central state budget is likely to be in a deeper deficit this year than the 241 billion crowns ($11.71 billion) originally targeted, new...

Russia's manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest rate since March 2022 in December, as output and new orders fell sharply, S&P...

South Korean exports likely rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by strong chip demand for artificial intelligence technologies,...

Bank of Japan policymakers debated the need to keep raising interest rates even after a hike in December with one calling for increases every few...

French IT company Atos said on Friday it signed a binding agreement to sell its Latin American operations to Brazilian tech company...

Indian IT services provider Coforge said on Friday it would acquire U.S.-based AI firm Encora from private equity groups Advent International and...

Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy STAR market...

Russia's central bank said on Friday that it will halve its own forex interventions from the new year in an expected move that will take away...

China pledged on Friday to double down on upgrading its manufacturing base and promised capital to fund efforts targeting technological...

Japan's government on Friday proposed record spending for next fiscal year while curbing debt issuance, underscoring Prime Minister Sanae...

Japan's finance ministry will over the next fiscal year issue the fewest super-long government bonds, known as JGBs, in 17 years, according to...

Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the...

Russia has pushed back by "several years" a plan to reach an annual liquefied natural gas output target of 100 million tons, Deputy Prime...

Japan Iron and Steel Federation Chairman Tadashi Imai said on Thursday that China's planned export-licence requirement would not be effective...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought on Thursday to ease market concerns over her expansionary fiscal policy, saying the government's...

Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing...

Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones, including Apple's iPhones, rose 128.4% in China in November from the same month last year,...

A ticket sold in Arkansas scored a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot after Wednesday night's draw — one of the richest lottery prizes in...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, consistent with a low level of layoffs, but the...

Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing...

China's farmers are up to their ears in milk and Beijing's decision to apply tariffs on dairy imports from the European Union is expected...

South Korea's national pension fund has initiated a new round of strategic foreign exchange hedging operations on Wednesday, two sources...

Japan plans to issue new government bonds worth around $189 billion to fund a record-size budget for next fiscal year, a draft reviewed by Reuters...

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter, fueled by robust consumer spending, though momentum appears to have...

U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated in December amid deepening anxiety over jobs and income, consistent with economists' expectations for a...

S. factory production was unchanged in November after declining in October as motor vehicle output fell following the expiration of tax credits for...

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased in October and shipments of these goods rose solidly, suggesting business spending on...

China's leading private rocket firm LandSpace has completed the so-called "tutoring" process for a potential initial public offering,...

Britain's government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the...

The Reserve Bank of India will infuse about $32 billion worth of rupee liquidity into the banking system over the next month via open market bond...

New car sales in Europe rose year-on-year in November for a fifth consecutive month, helped by an increase in EV registrations in markets including...