Economy

London (AFP) - Attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on commercial ships in the Red Sea have sent insurance premiums surging,...

Liuzhou (China) (AFP) - Tiny electric cars weave through traffic in southern China, their cheap and cheerful designs bringing a...

Washington (AFP) - Three Federal Reserve officials called for patience on interest rate cuts Thursday, with one of them suggesting...

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia Friday, on over 500 targets, to mark the second...

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine trains ground to a halt and hospitals were left running on fumes this week as...

Washington (AFP) - A senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday that the US central bank will likely start cutting interest...

Lagos (AFP) - The governor of Nigeria's Lagos state on Thursday unveiled a series of measures aimed at easing the...

Washington (AFP) - The Israel-Hamas war has had a "catastrophic" impact on Gaza's infrastructure and caused its economy to contract...

Washington (AFP) - Existing home sales in the United States crept up in January, according to industry data released Thursday,...

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank maintained its key interest rate at 45 percent on Thursday, marking the end of...