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US second quarter GDP growth to reflect tariff turbulence
Washington (AFP) - US economic growth is expected to rebound in the second quarter, analysts said, in a momentary comeback...
US Fed holds firm against Trump pressure as divisions emerge
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday, defying strong political pressure from President Donald Trump...
Global stocks mixed as market focus shifts to earnings deluge
New York (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors started turning their attention from trade deals to...
Boeing reports smaller loss as CEO sees progress in turnaround
New York (AFP) - Boeing reported a smaller loss in the second quarter Tuesday after the company delivered more planes,...
IMF lifts 2025 growth forecast on ‘fragile’ easing in trade tensions
Washington (AFP) - The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs sparked...
LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The Los Angeles wildfires drove insured natural disaster losses in the first half of the year...
Fossil-fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President...
European pharma industry still worried about tariffs
Paris (AFP) - The European pharmaceutical industry said Tuesday that it remained concerned a EU-US trade deal reached at the...
Ireland’s ‘economic miracle’ at risk from tariffs
London (AFP) - The deal between the United States and the European Union may have averted a transatlantic trade war,...
Villagers win race to save UK pub, as thousands close
New Radnor (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A nearly 200-year-old pub, the Radnor Arms in rural Wales stood abandoned a few...
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