Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain
President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to
October 12, 2026President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to
October 12, 2026Getty Images said on Monday it would file for bankruptcy and go private after a restructuring agreement that the visual-content provider expects to close by the end of the year.
October 12, 2026Oil prices climbed on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed hopes for supply improvements, and expectations for higher US
October 12, 2026Sixty countries supported a declaration on Monday pledging to work to preserve freedom of navigation and opposing the introduction of tolls through straits used for
October 12, 2026Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Monday the US central bank should move "relatively quickly" to a restrictive monetary policy stance in
October 12, 2026The European tour is sending an ultimatum to LIV Golf players — us or them
October 12, 2026Global smartphone shipments fell 20% on-year to their lowest third-quarter level since 2012, as soaring memory chip costs and supply shortages pressured manufacturers and pushed up
October 12, 2026Germany's debt is expected to rise to reach 78.25% of gross domestic product in 2030, the country's stability council, which coordinates federal and state finances, said on
October 12, 2026The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors
October 12, 2026The sharp rise in long-term US Treasury yields has spurred mortgage-related hedging that adds selling pressure to an already
October 12, 2026Starbucks is not buying Chipotle Mexican Grill, the coffee chain said on Monday, quashing talk of a deal that could have been the largest-
October 12, 2026Oil prices rose by nearly $2 a barrel on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia outweighed the prospect of increased supplies, even
October 12, 2026Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
October 12, 2026This year’s Nobel Prize awards concluded Monday after two economists won the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on models that help manage economic shocks
October 12, 2026Victor Martinez runs a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and talks about voters' frustration with everyday realities like higher fuel prices and inflation ahead of next month’s midterm election
October 12, 2026US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up
October 12, 2026Ukraine expects the European Union to approve opening the second and third stages of its accession talks on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday.
October 12, 2026Germany's labour minister and co-head of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) quit unexpectedly on Monday, adding to uncertainty around
October 12, 2026Lithium startup EnergyX said on Monday it has signed a $2 billion binding offtake to supply commodities trader Trafigura with the battery metal from Chile and the
October 12, 2026Goldman Sachs on Monday upgraded its three-month view on global equities to "overweight" from "neutral", saying earnings growth remains supportive for equities and valuations have
October 12, 2026China's passenger car exports have surged 64% in September compared to the same month in 2025, according to an industry association
October 12, 2026US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say
October 12, 2026A scholar of LGBTQ+ politics looks at how Democratic campaigns in Texas and Ohio are shifting on trans issues and what that could mean for control of Congress.
October 12, 2026Deep funding shortfalls are forcing the UN refugee agency to make painful cuts across its humanitarian operations worldwide, and there are limits to
October 12, 2026India's retail inflation jumped to 5.54% in September, data showed on Monday, nearing the upper end of the central bank's 2%-6% tolerance band and strengthening the case for further
October 12, 2026German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned on Monday that Germany faced a "shadow war" more far-reaching than the Cold War, and said the threat underscored the need
October 12, 2026China's deal to curb hybrid vehicle exports to the European Union is set to deal a fresh blow to electric vehicle makers that ramped up hybrid shipments exempt
October 12, 2026The European Commission is set to lay out potential trade defence measures in December designed to rein in its trade deficit with China and reduce its reliance on the
October 12, 2026India's retail inflation accelerated to a higher-than-expected 5.54% in September, data showed on Monday, nearing the central bank's 6% ceiling and
October 12, 2026Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns
October 12, 2026When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?
October 12, 2026Russia's three-year budget plan is in line with the central bank's July forecast and will allow for a further easing of monetary policy, Deputy Central Bank Governor Alexei
October 12, 2026The US is in the middle of a historic and costly technological revolution, with the artificial intelligence buildout driving a level of investment
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October 12, 2026Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3% with major benefits for Asia, but also foreshadows a "slow-moving
October 12, 2026Germany's Social Democrats will re-elect their entire leadership at a party congress around the turn of the year after labour minister and co-chair Baerbel Bas resigned, co-
October 12, 2026Fed officials are warning of more pain. Many Americans are already feeling it
October 12, 2026The leading shareholders in INWIT are arranging the financing for a potential take-private deal of Italy's largest
October 11, 2026Artificial intelligence could help offset Asia's shrinking workforce as some countries' populations age, provided its adoption is scaled evenly across the region
October 12, 2026German automaker Volkswagen reported a 14.3% decline in global deliveries in the third quarter on Monday, its sharpest drop in more than four years, as weakness in China, its
October 12, 2026TotalEnergies said on Monday it is expanding its joint venture with KKR in the United States with an additional renewables portfolio valued at $1.2 billion.
October 12, 2026South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations
October 12, 2026The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions heating
October 12, 2026China's domestic car sales extended their decline for a 12th successive month, while exports remained a key growth driver as automakers looked overseas to cushion the
October 12, 2026China's domestic car sales extended their decline for a 12th successive month, while exports remained a key growth driver as automakers looked overseas to cushion the
October 12, 2026Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm
October 11, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 12, 2026TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, will likely report a sixth consecutive quarter of record earnings, driven by
October 12, 2026A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message
October 12, 2026British finance minister John Healey will stress the importance of budget discipline and improving resilience to geopolitical shocks when he meets his
October 12, 2026British finance minister John Healey will need to find £36 billion ($47.6 billion) in tax hikes or welfare cuts in his first budget just to offset the
October 12, 2026By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Panama Oct 11 - Panama has recorded more than 200 aftershocks following Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the
October 12, 2026Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say
October 11, 2026Polish police have detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Interior Minister said on
October 11, 2026Republican and Democratic US senators called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to "reverse course" on his diesel supply deal with Russia, saying
October 11, 2026After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
October 11, 2026Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall pays off 6-year-old campaign cookie bill
October 12, 2026Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki River
October 11, 2026Volkswagen chief Oliver Blume expects European policymakers to create the framework needed to make the German automaker's restructuring a success, he said on
October 11, 2026President Donald Trump shows no signs of budging from a trade policy that many Americans don't like as the midterm elections loom
October 11, 2026Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement vow to continue protests after being released from detention
October 11, 2026In Havana, Laura Mendoza runs a project called “Medicine Is Not for Sale,” providing free medications to Cubans facing severe shortages
October 11, 2026Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal
October 10, 2026Elon Musk said he would price Starlink's satellite internet service affordably in India to take on Mukesh Ambani's low-cost Reliance Jio, escalating
October 11, 2026The World Bank is in discussions with 30 to 40 countries about potential crisis aid to help them manage energy shocks and price increases triggered by the
October 11, 2026Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week under the shadow of a widening war in the Middle East, the biggest-ever energy
October 11, 2026At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the
October 10, 2026Nvidia is in talks to deepen its investment in open-source startup Reflection AI or acquire it, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the
October 11, 2026Infosys, India's second-largest IT firm, said on Saturday that it does not anticipate a material impact from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) application suspension
October 10, 2026Palestinians won't head to the polls next month to vote on reviving a dissolved parliament
October 10, 2026Trump launches new effort to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook
October 09, 2026The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims
October 10, 2026Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Saturday, health officials said.
October 10, 2026The Irish EU presidency proposed on Saturday an 8% cut in the European Commission's budget plan for the period 2028 to 2034 to €1.6
October 10, 2026The United Auto Workers is working to regain political influence in closely contested Michigan
October 10, 2026Germany said on Saturday it would maintain sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine following US President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration had
October 10, 2026A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border
October 10, 2026Want a high return on your savings without taking a lot of risk? Here’s how
October 10, 2026On paper, Democrat Justin Pearson, a 31-year-old Tennessee state legislator, has little chance of winning the state's 9th
October 10, 2026Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warning this week that extremism was entering Germany's parliamentary system was the latest in a series of
October 10, 2026Despite both a rise in costs and fears around immigration crackdowns, some Latinos are committing to championing other Latino entrepreneurs by offering access to a storefront
October 10, 2026China added 10.52 million urban jobs in the first nine months of the year, meeting 87.7% of its annual target, the labour ministry said on Saturday.
October 10, 2026Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage
October 09, 2026A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say
October 10, 2026President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of
October 10, 2026United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared victory on Friday in a race to maintain his position as head of the 400,000-member union.
October 10, 2026Amazon on Friday confirmed it was shuffling leadership in its Alexa division, a day after the company announced its first tablet computers featuring
October 10, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump on Friday that Kyiv had undermined the possibility of an immediate resumption of trilateral Ukraine peace
October 10, 2026President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in an effort to lower
October 09, 2026Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight into the
October 09, 2026The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law
October 10, 2026The U.S. stock market finished its record-setting week with gains, even as other financial markets remained indecisive
October 09, 2026Wall Street ended higher on Friday as investors shifted their focus to next week, with third-quarter earnings season set to start and
October 09, 2026The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the US for containers, set a volume record in September as holiday goods hit docks, ships were routed away from
October 10, 2026GSK will invest more than $800 million to expand its Upper Merion, Pennsylvania site into a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing and research hub, creating more than 300 jobs over the
October 10, 2026Why a church parking lot could become your next home
October 09, 2026World stocks rose on Friday, with government bond yields and oil prices only incrementally higher, ahead of key economic
October 09, 2026Oil prices settled higher on Friday as Hurricane Isaias churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico and oil companies shut more than 70% of crude production in
October 09, 2026Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day
October 09, 2026China and the European Union have reached a broad initial agreement to ease trade tensions
October 09, 2026‘Zero tolerance for disruptions.’ Hurricane Isaias could mess with America’s refining nerve center
October 10, 2026Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Friday that if a planned White House hearing on allegations against her is "anything close to objective," it will demonstrate
October 09, 2026The euro was poised for a fifth straight weekly drop on Friday, with early gains fading as oil prices erased earlier declines, but recent selling
October 09, 2026A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.
October 09, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand, due to domestic engagements, a US
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias is forecast to miss the oil industry’s biggest hubs along the Gulf Coast
October 09, 2026A first-in-the-nation proposal in California to tax billionaires could test voters' appetite for levying a wealth tax on the ultra-rich
October 09, 2026The European Union and China have agreed to halve Chinese exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to the EU, improve EU access to China's market and ease Chinese
October 09, 2026Delta expects higher fares and strong demand through the holiday season
October 09, 2026Hurricane Isaias strengthened on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in
October 08, 2026China and the European Union have reached a deal that could cut Chinese exports of hybrid cars to the bloc by more than half, European Trade Commissioner Maros
October 09, 2026Delta Air Lines said on Friday that the industry may need to curb flight growth further next year to protect profitability, as
October 09, 2026It is white-knuckle time in the bond market.
October 09, 2026Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict
March 09, 2026With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin
October 09, 2026Bolstered by steady gains in the stock market, families headed by someone aged 75 or older are now America’s wealthiest, while the youngest families saw their wealth decline in the past three years, a government report released Friday said
October 09, 2026Canada's economy shed a net 68,300 jobs in September and the unemployment rate edged up, data showed on Friday, erasing all the employment gains recorded
October 09, 2026Italian bank UniCredit has sought EU antitrust approval for its takeover of German peer Commerzbank, with regulators setting a November 16 deadline for
October 09, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hired Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's former pick for the Federal Reserve Board, as an adviser with a particular focus on China, the
October 09, 2026In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any
October 09, 2026The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico
October 09, 2026Rocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed.
October 09, 2026Students from military families have specific experiences and needs that require support from their schools.
October 09, 2026US diesel prices remain at near-record highs, up 70% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began despite two recent moves by
October 09, 2026A Polish parliamentary committee has recommended that central bank governor Adam Glapinski be brought before the State Tribunal to answer accusations of constitutional
October 09, 2026French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring what they called their first win in a campaign that is
October 09, 2026US equity funds recorded outflows in the week ended October 7, following two consecutive weeks of inflows, as investors locked in profits during a market rally amid concerns over
October 09, 2026Could bond market pain be contagious?
October 09, 2026Humana's shares rose 15% on Friday after analysts named it the top beneficiary of the new star ratings for 2027 Medicare Advantage plans, marking a sharp
October 09, 2026China allocated 550 billion yuan ($82 billion) in unused government debt quotas on Friday to support local government finances and expand infrastructure investment
October 09, 2026US private equity firm Carlyle Group said on Friday it was no longer actively pursuing a deal to acquire international assets of Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil,
October 09, 2026Major European companies are expected to report substantially higher third-quarter earnings, defying a challenging backdrop in global markets as borrowing costs in some of the
October 09, 2026European stocks recovered on Friday as oil prices and bond yields eased on hopes of a pause in the Middle East war, while telecom stocks slid
October 09, 2026Malaysia will raise minimum wages and expand tax relief measures next year, as the government looks to address rising living costs
October 09, 2026With Goldman Sachs COO John Waldron firmly viewed as David Solomon's likely successor as CEO in coming years, speculation is already building among staff
October 09, 2026President Donald Trump's looming changes to a rural energy program that has distributed billions of dollars in recent years will make it
October 09, 2026Some 78% of Americans blame President Donald Trump's policies for rising prices that are outpacing their earnings,
October 09, 2026Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales rose 5% from a year earlier in September, picking up from a 3.6% increase in August, as the company's sales rebound in Europe
October 09, 2026The US Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to lower its estimate of how much of last year's corn harvest was fed to livestock after it reported a
October 09, 2026US companies are likely to deliver another earnings surge for the third quarter, and like the rally in the stock market, AI-related players are
October 09, 2026Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from
October 09, 2026If the Strait of Hormuz is open, why are gas and diesel so expensive?
October 09, 2026Global money market funds drew strong inflows in the week ended October 7 as a global bond selloff, concerns over government debt levels in parts of Europe and lingering inflation
October 09, 2026One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why
October 09, 2026Premier League club Everton is on the market again after U.S. owner the Friedkin Group announced it is exploring investment options and a potential sale
October 09, 2026Italian industrial output unexpectedly fell 1.3% in August from the previous month after a 0.6% rise in July, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday, a far weaker
October 09, 2026South Africa's Department of Home Affairs said on Friday it had withdrawn a directive allowing the intake of asylum applications, a day after anti-migrant protests
October 09, 2026Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg's Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation
October 08, 2026Global economic growth will likely slow to 2.6% in 2026, down from 2.9% last year, as the energy shock from the crisis in the Middle East is putting the global economy to the test,
October 09, 2026The Financial Stability Board, the global body that monitors risks to the financial system, urged authorities on Friday to strengthen emergency funding arrangements for
October 09, 2026Kenya's budget deficit is expected to rise to 5.9% of gross domestic product in the 2027/28 fiscal year from 5.5% in 2026/27, the finance ministry said on Friday.
October 09, 2026The collapse of Nvidia-backed data centre operator Firmus' $5 billion IPO is a blow to Australia's capital markets which are already facing a shrinking pool
October 09, 2026Ekniti Nitithanprapas was a young graduate student in the United States when Thailand devalued the baht in 1997, setting off the Asian financial crisis.
October 09, 2026China is set to resume October refined fuel exports after a brief halt during its Golden Week holiday, four traders familiar with the matter
October 09, 2026Indonesia's sovereign fund said it would step into the local stock market in times of stress if it made investment sense, is cautiously buying
October 09, 2026Wealthy Gen Z collectors spend far more on fine art than purchasers from any other generation, according to a report published on Thursday by Art Basel and Swiss bank UBS.
October 08, 2026Tanker freight rates soaring to record highs are putting US crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, pushing them to seek alternatives from the Middle
October 09, 2026The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% for the first time since 2000 as high oil prices fuel inflation concerns and worries over the country's growing public debt,
October 09, 2026China's tax crackdown on wealthy individuals has become the latest headache
October 09, 2026Sand-filled blast barriers and concrete shelters are multiplying at filling stations in Ukraine in a push by retailers to fortify their networks as Russia
October 09, 2026A string of high-profile IPOs have been abandoned, delayed or reworked in 2026 as investors demanded greater valuation discipline, testing hopes for a sustained revival in global
October 09, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for elections next year and said there was "more than enough time" to prepare for a vote by July, the Financial Times
October 09, 2026Singapore is expected to tighten monetary policy at a scheduled review on Wednesday as robust growth and inflation risks bolster the case
October 09, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday the government will continue to scrutinise exchange-rate and price developments carefully, and respond appropriately.
October 09, 2026Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted
October 08, 2026Japanese household spending fell less than expected in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, for a ninth straight month of decline.
October 09, 2026Japan's government said on Friday it would reboot its spending review, widening scrutiny of tens of billions of dollars in public funds
October 09, 2026Starbucks on Thursday declined to comment on a report that it had explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill,
October 08, 2026RTX's Raytheon said on Thursday it won a multi-year US military contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, as the Pentagon
October 09, 2026Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Thursday that Russia agreed with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the Ukraine conflict was in a stalemate.
October 09, 2026Your child may be enrolled in a “Trump Account” whether you realize it or not
October 09, 2026Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply
October 09, 2026US President Donald Trump on Thursday said comments he made that Iran could "take out" California cities had been misinterpreted and that he was instead referring to the need for
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