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BRUSSELS — EU governments have banned another 20 Russian lenders from handling payments in euros and doing business with companies across the bloc under the latest package of sanctions in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Despite the recent slide in 'hard' macro data, analysts expected an incremental improvement in the preliminary April S&P Global PMI data this morning.
The impeachment lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte say that the unreported P6 billion bank transactions in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) are aggregated transactions from 2006 to 2025, which could result in 'bloated' figures. In a press briefing on April 23, 2026,, Defense panel spokes…
The United Nations says Libya is at a “critical” crossroads, facing deep political fragmentation, a distorted economy, and delayed elections that threaten the country’s stability.
JetBlue Vacations announced this week that it will partner with Flex Pay — a “buy now, pay later” program from financial tech company Upgrade, Inc. — to give customers monthly payment options when booking flight and hotel vacation packages.
An envoy to United States President Donald Trump asked world football's governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
The US Defense Department said Thursday its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran, as disruption from a stand-off with the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.
Market watchdog flags AI abuse and traffic-driven tactics as it launches first campaign to overhaul online advertising
Market watchdog flags AI abuse and traffic-driven tactics as it launches first campaign to overhaul online advertising
New emission rules for strategic sectors come as the Iran war reinforces the need for energy security
New emission rules for strategic sectors come as the Iran war reinforces the need for energy security
Show features exhibits from Art Institute of Chicago, Beijing’s Palace Museum, Palace of Versailles and Hong Kong Museum of Art
Show features exhibits from Art Institute of Chicago, Beijing’s Palace Museum, Palace of Versailles and Hong Kong Museum of Art
Private details and financial data of people and businesses has possibly been exposed after a cyber attack on PNG's tax office. (Reuters: Kacper Pempel/Illustration)
US equity futures are lower, but rapidly rising and now at premarket highs after a CCTV report that talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan may see a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow"; still the optimism of recent days is being tested, with peace talks in limbo, software concerns reemerging and the bond market fl…
Airport Authority CEO Vivian Cheung also says she aims to turn facility into alternative aviation hub for Middle East
Airport Authority CEO Vivian Cheung also says she aims to turn facility into alternative aviation hub for Middle East
Motion Picture Association Asia-Pacific chief Urmila Venugopalan on how Korea became case study every government wants to copy, what the market is telling Seoul, and why her daughters won't stop singing in Korean
The IDF is searching for a terrorist who threw rocks at vehicles driving on Highway 60 in the Madama area in the West Bank after a 5-year-old child was injured on Thursday.
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The owners of the intellectual property of Better Place, a defunct Israeli start-up that innovated in the late 2000s and early 2010s in electric-vehicle battery-swap systems, filed a lawsuit against a $16 billion Chinese EV maker for intellectual property infringement, The Financial Times reported on Thursday night.
President Donald Trump's overall — and economic — approval ratings plunged in the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey in what appears to be direct fallout from widespread dissatisfaction with the war with Iran, high gasoline prices and negative views of the economy.
Joint venture between property developer and YW Company beat five other bidders for prime site which hosts events such as Clockenflap and Wine and Dine Festival
Joint venture between property developer and YW Company beat five other bidders for prime site which hosts events such as Clockenflap and Wine and Dine Festival
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault warned Thursday of "world catastrophe" if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved.
Online fashion retailer Asos is seeking refunds from the US for the £7m worth of tariffs it paid in the first half of its financial year.
Plans have emerged for a new “mid-market” apartment tower draped with greenery in the middle of Brisbane.
Think tank warns that weapons shortfalls could leave American forces vulnerable in a future conflict – and Chinese observers agree
Think tank warns that weapons shortfalls could leave American forces vulnerable in a future conflict – and Chinese observers agree
A Silicon Valley dealmaker is looking to swap his 14-acre estate for shares of the AI giant Anthropic – the latest sign of the lengths investors will go to get a piece of the red-hot artificial intelligence sector, The Post has learned.
Ilhan Omar is claiming the $30 million “error” on her congressional financial disclosures was a simple mistake — but lawmakers aren’t buying it.
The decades-long legal battle that saw the descendants of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright claim victory against Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will soon land in the hands of its fourth judge, as a row over the calculation of royalties brews.
The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran's already fragile economy into freefall.
Um alto enviado do presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, teria pedido àFifa que substitua o Irã pela Itália na Copa do Mundo, informou o Financial Times nesta quarta-feira (22/04).
The Philippine central bank's rate hike marks the end of a monetary loosening cycle that began in 2023. © Reuters
Unemployment rate was 3.7 per cent for January to March, down 0.1 percentage point from 3.8 per cent for the preceding three-month period
Unemployment rate was 3.7 per cent for January to March, down 0.1 percentage point from 3.8 per cent for the preceding three-month period
Settlement marks first time auditors of a defunct firm compensate minority shareholders over misleading financial statements
Settlement marks first time auditors of a defunct firm compensate minority shareholders over misleading financial statements
Europe’s economy is being squeezed by a toxic mix of stagnant growth and surging prices.
India and China, two of the world's major oil importers, are competing for scarce global crude supplies as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran tighten the market.
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, throughout; ADDS photo; COMBINES with earlier story slugged KB Financial Group-Q1 earnings)
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The wrong kind of inflation and the effects of the war in Iran complicate the outlook for Japanese interest rates
The wrong kind of inflation and the effects of the war in Iran complicate the outlook for Japanese interest rates
Woori Bank said Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Viettel, Vietnam's largest mobile carrier, deepening ties between the two companies.
KB Financial Group on Thursday announced plans to cancel 14.26 million shares worth 2.3 trillion won ($1.55 billion) in May, one of the largest such moves in the industry, as the firm posted a record first quarter earnings.
From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
Optimism surrounding the Iran war and the global tech rally sent the Nikkei Stock Average to a historic intraday high on April 23. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
First Abu Dhabi Bank and Emirates NBD on Thursday reported robust first-quarter earnings despite war-driven uncertainty.