The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, suggesting that labor market conditions remained stable.
July 30, 2026
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as Microsoft's forecast-beating results soothed investor concerns about massive AI spending by companies, while investors parsed fresh
July 30, 2026
Couple targeted in eBay stalking case says most important thing in $55.7 million settlement isn't money
July 30, 2026
Taco Bell sales fell after cyclospora outbreak
July 30, 2026
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years
July 30, 2026
From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.
July 29, 2026
England is notoriously rainy — yet an ‘exceptionally serious’ drought has hit half the nation
July 30, 2026
Disproportionate rates of preeclampsia – a potentially dangerous pregnancy complication – in immigrant populations reflect the physical toll of social and economic insecurities.
July 30, 2026
If the US were to create a fund to harness AI and buffer the economy and workers from long-term harms AI could cause, it would not be the first country to do so.
July 30, 2026
Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes – but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold for the fifth time this year after a bigger-than-expected drop in the inflation rate last month gave policymakers breathing space to assess the fallout from renewed fighting in Iran
July 30, 2026
Starbucks shares jumped 5.6% in premarket trading on Thursday, after a fourth straight quarter of comparable sales growth and increased annual targets indicated CEO Brian Niccol's
July 30, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The Federal Reserve held the line on Wednesday, but three
July 30, 2026
Vehicle leasing has declined in the United States in recent years, curbing what has long been a preferred route to new wheels for many car shoppers.
July 30, 2026
German inflation rose in July on higher energy prices due to the Iran conflict, threatening the long-awaited recovery of Europe's biggest economy.
July 30, 2026
Magnum Ice Cream reported first-half earnings above expectations on Thursday, helped by cost cuts following its spin-off from Unilever, but slower second-quarter
July 30, 2026
Ramiro Ramirez, a trained mechanic, found work in just a month at Argentina's Vaca Muerta, home of one of the world's largest shale oil and gas
July 30, 2026
Qualcomm shares fell about 5% on Thursday after the chipmaker's warning about higher memory costs and a steeper decline in revenue from Apple raised concerns about near-term profit
July 30, 2026
Meta can simultaneously fuel its own AI ambitions and rent out its scarce computing capacity to bolster returns, CEO Mark Zuckerberg signaled on
July 30, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed his government had denied visas to two U.S. officials who planned to travel to the country, accusing them of
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 6-3 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee.
July 30, 2026
Hershey reported second-quarter sales and profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates on Thursday, driven by higher prices and robust demand for its Reese's
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 6-3 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee.
July 30, 2026
The European Union will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), the European Commission said on
July 30, 2026
CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists
July 30, 2026
Opulent brides are funding India’s global fashion play
July 30, 2026
The European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China
July 30, 2026
Asia-focused equity hedge funds are heading for their biggest monthly drawdown on record, a Goldman Sachs note showed, as a broad AI stock rout wiped out
July 30, 2026
China made a diplomatic protest to New Zealand on Thursday after Foreign Minister Winston Peters characterised a Chinese-born lawmaker as a "loudmouth" whom he urged to "go back to
July 30, 2026
Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources
July 29, 2026
The Italian economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, a slightly stronger reading
July 30, 2026
China's ruling Communist Party will hold a plenary session of its Central Committee in Beijing in October to discuss party self-governance, state-run Xinhua news agency
July 30, 2026
Inflation rose in four key German states in July, according to preliminary data published on Thursday, suggesting the national inflation rate could also increase this month
July 30, 2026
Adidas investors punished the German sportswear maker's profit miss on Thursday, dragging its shares down a record 19% despite the company lifting its annual
July 30, 2026
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of Vice President Sara Duterte's tax records to the Senate in her impeachment trial, where one of the
July 30, 2026
BMW will review working practices once deemed "untouchable", the carmaker pledged on Thursday, after a 35% drop in second-quarter pretax profit underscored
July 30, 2026
Tetiana Lishchynska was overcome with emotion when dozens of residents in one of Kyiv's districts hardest-hit by Russian strikes gathered this month to press
July 30, 2026
The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter as surging investment in AI, ample government spending and several one-off factors more
July 30, 2026
Shell's net profit more than doubled from last year to $9.84 billion in the second quarter, beating expectations, helped by higher
July 30, 2026
China's leaders pledged at a meeting on Thursday to support the slowing economy by accelerating fiscal spending on
July 30, 2026
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
July 16, 2026
South Korea's efforts to rein in the leveraged products wreaking havoc in its financial markets may not go far enough to quell skyrocketing volatility,
July 30, 2026
Shell's adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, reached $9.84 billion in the second quarter, it said on Thursday, beating
July 30, 2026
China's factory activity growth likely stagnated in July, as weak domestic consumption and cost pressures from the Middle East War offset the boost to production from
July 30, 2026
Standing on the roof of a war-damaged building overlooking the ruins of Gaza City, beekeeper Ibrahim al-Dabba
July 30, 2026
Spain's economic growth edged up to 0.7% in the second quarter after a 0.6% expansion in the previous three-month period, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute
July 30, 2026
Capgemini Chief Executive Aiman Ezzat said on Thursday that companies hoping to deploy artificial intelligence at scale will first need to modernise decades-old
July 30, 2026
Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
July 29, 2026
Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global first-half production and sales fell for the first time in two years, as weaker demand in China and a model changeover for its
July 30, 2026
South Korean exports likely extended robust growth in July, with the pace weakening from a near-half-century high but posting the second-
July 30, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A divided Federal Reserve and a confusing message from Chair Kevin Warsh on where rates are headed has left the bond market
July 30, 2026
Investors searching for clarity from a newly led U.S.
July 30, 2026
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a more than 250-fold jump in chip profit and announced multi-year supply deals with major data
July 30, 2026
J.P.Morgan now expects the Federal Reserve to deliver a quarter-point rate hike in December, bringing forward its previous forecast for an increase in the second half of 2027,
July 30, 2026
The French economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter from the first, official data showed on Thursday, helped by a recovery in household spending and exports.
July 30, 2026
The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further
July 29, 2026
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics has reported a record operating profit of $62 billion for the April-June quarter
July 30, 2026
In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on China to stay cool
July 30, 2026
The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies
July 30, 2026
Voters in Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who left the job to become Britain’s prime minister
July 30, 2026
Japan's government cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year on Thursday, as higher oil prices linked to Middle East tensions squeeze
July 30, 2026
China will "resolutely retaliate" and safeguard its interests if the United States insists on acting unilaterally over an import ban on new Chinese robots and power
July 30, 2026
The U.S. economy likely maintained a steady pace of growth in the second quarter, supported by stronger consumer spending and robust business
July 30, 2026
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July 30, 2026
KPMG Australia said on Thursday it had made no decision on possible job cuts after the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported that the firm plans to eliminate about
July 30, 2026
The Bank of Japan may shift to an inflation fighting posture from inflation tolerance as soon as December, which would mean an acceleration
July 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh came into the Federal Reserve chairman's seat busting for, as he repeatedly called it, a "good family fight," and he appears to have had a bruiser at this
July 30, 2026
Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and long-term outlook.
July 30, 2026
Microsoft on Wednesday said it expects to keep generating cash through its just-started fiscal 2027 and gave a capital
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates steady on Thursday as it weighs the impact of the on-again, off-again Iran war that has closed the
July 30, 2026
A wave of Chinese entrants into Britain's car market is piling pressure on traditional manufacturers, forcing them to offer deeper discounts to compete with
July 30, 2026
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for vaccines for the world's poorest
July 30, 2026
Senate negotiators are working to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next week
July 30, 2026
By Ann Saphir and Michael S.
July 29, 2026
Defense supplier L3Harris Technologies beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as it banks on strong demand for weapons and military technology.
July 30, 2026
The townspeople of St. Mary’s can now breathe a sigh of relief
July 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, two people familiar with the deliberations said on
July 30, 2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill raised its annual sales forecast on Wednesday but said the third quarter is likely to be its toughest of the
July 30, 2026
Robinhood Markets beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as robust trading in equities, options and prediction markets helped
July 30, 2026
President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to turn on his "brilliant" hand-picked U.S. central banker in chief despite the fact that Federal Reserve
July 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 30, 2026
U.S. shares tumbled and long-dated Treasury yields surged to multi-decade peaks on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on
July 30, 2026
Qualcomm forecast fourth-quarter profit below estimates and said revenue from Apple products would decline faster than expected, but signaled
July 30, 2026
Meta Platforms reported a 91% drop in second-quarter free cash flow on Wednesday, underscoring the financial strain of the social media giant's
July 30, 2026
Casino operator MGM Resorts International beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driven by strong performance in its Las Vegas business.
July 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 30, 2026
By Juby Babu and Max A.
July 30, 2026
Microsoft has posted strong quarterly earnings, surpassing expectations with significant growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users
July 30, 2026
Starbucks has reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit
July 30, 2026
The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo
July 29, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that the U.S. central bank has no higher "soft target" for inflation and is determined to meet its longstanding 2% goal
July 30, 2026
The Trump administration is weighing whether to extend a Sept. 1 deadline requiring oil refiners to demonstrate compliance with the nation's
July 30, 2026
President Donald Trump unveiled a $22 billion plan on Wednesday to rebuild Washington Dulles airport by replacing concourses and adding a large
July 29, 2026
Brazil's Treasury is increasing its reliance on floating-rate debt tied to the benchmark Selic interest rate as investors shun longer-dated securities
July 30, 2026
Starbucks has raised its annual sales and profit forecasts for the second time, as CEO Brian Niccol's years-long turnaround efforts reignite demand at the world's
July 30, 2026
SpaceX won $1.6 billion in orders from the U.S.
July 30, 2026
U.S. stocks extended losses, interest-rate sensitive two-year Treasury yields dropped and the dollar slipped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest
July 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war
July 29, 2026
Kansas high school student urges state leaders to expand youth mental health resources
July 30, 2026
Film producers warn Paramount-Warner merger could restrict access to news archives
Secretive US court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case
US sugar demand up, corn syrup down, as consumers pick less processed foods, report says
Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies
Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
New winery uses solar power and innovative technology to build a more sustainable future
Woman teams up with tattoo shop to raise money for fire departments battling wildfires