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Oil prices rose on Wednesday for a ​fifth straight session on fears of Iranian supply disruptions due to a potential U.S. attack ‌on Iran and...

High-end department ​store conglomerate Saks Global filed for bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday in one of the largest retail collapses since...

Canadian Natural Resources is in talks to buy a $1-billion-plus portfolio of natural gas properties from Tourmaline Oil Corp, Globe and Mail...

Interest rates set by the Bank of England should continue to fall as inflation is likely to settle ​around the central bank's 2% target soon,...

The Bank of Japan's absence from a list of central banks lining up to support Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reflects its aversion to...

China on Wednesday reported a record trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion in 2025, led by booming exports to non-U.S. markets as producers ​looked...

China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released hours before a visit by the...

British businesses turned their most pessimistic in three years at the end of 2025 and their mood worsened after finance minister Rachel...

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell slightly in October after increasing for two straight months, though declining prices amid...

Brazil ran a $2.9 billion trade surplus with Iran last year, government data shows, making the South American nation a potential candidate for new...

U.S. consumer prices increased in December as the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered inflation in...

Britain's consumers reined in their spending in December by the most in almost five years, according to debit and credit card data from...

Meta Platforms will exclude Italy from its ban on rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp following an order from the country's antitrust authority,...

The Italian government plans to spend around 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to curb energy bills for families and firms, Prime Minister Giorgia...

Lithium prices soared in China on Monday after Beijing said it would roll back value-added tax export rebates, as investors bet the move would spur...

China's record run of exports, driven by diversification in shipment destinations, is expected to have slowed in the final month of 2025, and...

Indian share benchmarks snapped a five-session-long losing streak on Monday after a U.S. envoy said that New Delhi and Washington will discuss...

Indian banks are expected to post better annual and sequential earnings in the December quarter, supported by improving loan growth and stable...

Demand for workers in AI, regulation, data reporting and other specialist skills drove vacancies in Britain's financial sector up 12% in 2025,...

Britain's jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters...

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to curb its reliance...

U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline...

U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded in October, but permits for future construction eased, signaling caution among builders as new housing...

Euro zone retail sales rose more than expected in November and German industry continued to expand, offering further evidence that the currency...

China's car sales are expected to be flat this year, extending a downtrend, while robust electric vehicle exports in 2025 are unlikely to be...

Taiwan's exports closed the year with a record annual total of $640.75 billion, as the island rides a wave of high demand for its chips and...

Japanese annual household spending unexpectedly grew in November, government data showed on Friday, rebounding from a sharp decline in October and...

Chinese automaker Xpeng said it wanted to become better known as a “physical AI” company rather than just a carmaker, as it gears...

China's annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but the full-year rate slumped to the lowest in 16 years...

U.S. job growth likely slowed in December amid business caution about hiring because of import tariffs and rising artificial intelligence...

U.S. wholesale inventories increased again in October, suggesting inventories could add to gross domestic product in the fourth quarter after being...

U.S. worker productivity grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter as businesses invested heavily in artificial intelligence,...

The U.S. trade deficit contracted sharply in October, hitting the lowest level since mid-2009 as imports declined, a trend that if sustained could...

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6% in December, the Chicago Federal Reserve estimated on Thursday, a figure that suggests the labor...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, suggesting that layoffs were relatively low at...

Brazil's annual inflation rate likely slowed further in December, a Reuters poll showed, falling further below the upper limit of the central...

The Swiss National Bank's policymakers expect inflation to revive gradually, the minutes of their latest rate-setting meeting showed on...

British companies slightly lowered their still-high expectations for growth in wages and prices, according to a survey published by the Bank of...

Three newly listed Chinese technology companies ended higher on Thursday, raising a combined $1.19 billion, in a boost to Beijing's quest to...

Euro zone consumers kept their inflation expectations unchanged in November, predicting a steady slowdown in price growth towards the European...

The Bank of Japan said on Thursday the country's regional economies were recovering gradually and many firms saw the need to continue raising...

British house prices rose by a slower-than-expected 0.3% in the 12 months to December, the weakest annual increase since March 2024, as economic...