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NEW YORK — The US stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won’t create a worst-case scenario for the global economy. Whether Wall Street is correct to have so much hope for peace and whether stocks should be the highest they’ve ever been remains to be s…
NEW YORK — The US stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won’t create a worst-case scenario for the global economy. Whether Wall Street is correct to have so much hope for peace and whether stocks should be the highest they’ve ever been remains to be s…
China's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, even as countries around the world feel the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Workers transfer bags of imported solid sulfur onto a truck in a port in Nanjing in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
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Employees of Gstar Electronic Appliance assemble air fryers at a factory in Ningbo, in China's Zhejiang province. The government is aiming for 4.5%-5% GDP growth this year. © Reuters
China's economy gathered steam in the first quarter, as robust exports growth offset tepid domestic demand, though the Iran war-fueled energy shock clouds growth outlook, threatening global demand.
In a change from previous years, Beijing has made the annual economic growth target for 2026 a range from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent
In a change from previous years, Beijing has made the annual economic growth target for 2026 a range from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent
BRUSSELS — Europe’s flagging economy is about to be bumped down the European Council agenda — again.
The nation’s job market withstood the early hit from the war in Iran, with unemployment steady through March at 4.3 per cent.
Shares of Daikin Industries surged as much as 13.9% on Thursday after activist investor Elliott Investment Management said it would work with the company to improve performance and narrow its valuation gap with peers. The stock later pared gains and was up about 11% as of 10:40 a.m. local time.
The British broadcaster will axe 10 per cent of its workforce as it navigates ‘financial pressures’
The British broadcaster will axe 10 per cent of its workforce as it navigates ‘financial pressures’
The country's financial regulator said Thursday that it will take necessary steps to ban "split listing" by conglomerates here from July at the earliest.
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The broadcaster needs to save 500 million British pounds over the next two years. (AP: Kin Cheung)
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Thursday that it will take necessary steps to ban "split listing" by conglomerates here from July at the earliest.
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Speculation over future of tour has swirled online for past day, but LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil strikes bullish tone in message to staff
White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday that he could not estimate the cost of the war in Iran, as he defended US President Donald Trump's request for a massive $1.5 trillion annual military budget against bipartisan criticism from US lawmakers who cited the Pentagon's historic lack of financial…
Syncing megaproject with key infrastructure and turning it into a ‘living laboratory’ are equally important to its success, tech experts say
Syncing megaproject with key infrastructure and turning it into a ‘living laboratory’ are equally important to its success, tech experts say
Manufacturers and buyers offer on-the-ground perspectives at China’s largest trade exhibition, swapping stories and predictions amid massive turnout
Manufacturers and buyers offer on-the-ground perspectives at China’s largest trade exhibition, swapping stories and predictions amid massive turnout
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Kristi Noem and her cross-dressing husband, Bryon, borrowed millions of dollars in the years leading up to the latter’s eye-popping spending on “bimbo” OnlyFans models, a financial disclosure shows.
A stone’s throw from the Brooklyn Bridge, at 70 Middagh St. in the historic Fulton Ferry neighborhood, stands a charming 10-unit apartment building, built in 1897.
By fostering tech and talent exchange, the new MOU reinforces Hong Kong’s financial standing and advances China’s national development goals
By fostering tech and talent exchange, the new MOU reinforces Hong Kong’s financial standing and advances China’s national development goals
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he supports a revamp of the International Monetary Fund's quota sources, while repeating his call for it to drop its climate change policies.
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is on the verge of announcing it will withdraw financial support from LIV Golf, the upstart golf circuit it launched four years ago to compete with the PGA Tour, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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Nike has long been one of the most recognizable athletic brands in the world, but the sneaker and apparel company has suffered rapid brand deterioration amid its move to fully embrace woke corporate politics, with its stock collapsing roughly 75% from its peak during the Covid era, when the Marxist NGO Black Lives M…
The price paid for a barrel of oil in Asia has reached as high as $286 in at least one case, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Georges Elhedery, the CEO of HSBC Bank, said at an investment forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that the relentless US debt issuance is undermining the premium Treasuries have commanded from investors, with implications for government securities across the globe.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
U.S. stocks have hit a record following their big rally over the last two weeks.
Accused serial sex pest Eric Swalwell appears to have used campaign funds to cover a pricey stay at a swanky Times Square hotel where he allegedly raped a former staffer, according to financial disclosures viewed by The Post.
Immanuel College, a top-ranked Jewish private day school in the outskirts of London, announced on Tuesday that it will close its doors at the end of this year amid financial pressures and declining enrollment.
The dollar fell below NIS 3 for the first time in over 30 years on Wednesday, continuing to falter on optimism around a ceasefire and a possible resolution of the Iran crisis, prompting concern from Israeli exporters.
US economic activity continued to increase at a "slight-to-modest" pace across most regions as the war with Iran generated a new wave of uncertainty and higher energy costs, the Federal Reserve said. The just released Beige Book - which featured information compiled by the New York Fed and collected through April 6,…
El Presidente’s bank account is bleeding about as much as Curt Schilling’s sock
US stocks are flirting with a record following their big rally the last two weeks on hopes that the global economy can avoid a worst-case scenario because of the US-Iran war.
An Apollo Bay real estate agent says the holiday rental market has dropped since the government introduced its short stays levy. (ABC News: Jean Bell)
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