San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year...

TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans

by Thomas Barnes

July 17, 2025

Berlin (AFP) - Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what...

Global markets rise as Trump weighs future of Fed boss

by Thomas Barnes

July 17, 2025

London (AFP) - A jump in US retail sales boosted world markets Thursday even as investors mulled the US rates...

Volvo Cars swings into loss on electric vehicles, tariffs

by Emma Reilly

July 17, 2025

Stockholm (AFP) - Volvo Cars announced on Thursday it had swung into loss in the second quarter, after it took...

Stocks extend Wall St gains, 7-Eleven owner plunges

by Natalie Fisher

July 17, 2025

Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets rose Thursday, tracking a record day on Wall Street where traders endured a rollercoaster...

Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock

by Thomas Barnes

July 17, 2025

Wellington (AFP) - Butter prices have soared in dairy export giant New Zealand, latest figures showed Thursday, with local supplies...

Asian stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war

by Thomas Barnes

July 17, 2025

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump...

‘Shop local’: Bad Bunny brings tourism surge to Puerto Rico

by Andrew Murphy

July 17, 2025

San Juan (AFP) - The day before Bad Bunny kicked off his blockbuster residency that's expected to bring hundreds of...

EU mega budget hits immediate German opposition

by Natalie Fisher

July 17, 2025

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union executive on Wednesday proposed a two-trillion-euro long-term budget focused on tackling overseas competition...