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Economy
Italy complains about strong euro, urges ECB to cut rates
Rome (AFP) - Italy's foreign minister called on the European Central Bank on Friday to reduce interest rates to weaken...
Caught between Venezuela and US, Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Cedros (Trinidad and Tobago) (AFP) - A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a...
ECB holds rates steady with eurozone more resilient
Florence (Italy) (AFP) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged again Thursday, saying inflation was in check and...
Chinese EV giant BYD says Q3 profit down 33%
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD said on Thursday its third-quarter profit had slumped by 33 percent year-on-year,...
Nissan says expects $1.8 bn operational loss in 2025-26
Paris (AFP) - Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan said it expected to suffer an operating loss of 275 billion ($1. 8...
Eurozone growth beats expectations in third quarter
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The eurozone economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed...
Shell’s net profit jumps despite lower oil prices
London (AFP) - British oil and gas giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit rose 24 percent in the...
Volkswagen posts 1-billion-euro loss on tariffs, Porsche woes
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Volkswagen reported its first quarterly loss for five years Thursday, topping one billion euros, as the...
Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump called the meeting Thursday with China's Xi Jinping a "great success",...
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold Thursday at 0. 5 percent, warning of lingering...
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