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Washington (United States) (AFP) - Wholesale prices in the United States rose sharply in April, lifted by a surge in...

Asia markets mixed as Trump-Xi summit, AI trade dominate

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a high-stakes US-China summit and persistent inflation concerns,...

Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ and opioid crisis

by David Peterson

New Delhi (AFP) - They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them...

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as oil prices retreat

by Thomas Barnes

New York (AFP) - Major Wall Street stock indices shrugged off a surprisingly big jump in US inflation Wednesday and...

Stocks rise ahead of US-China summit

by Andrew Murphy

London (AFP) - Stock markets drifted higher Wednesday as investors awaited a high-stakes summit between the United States and China,...

Warsh set to take over a divided Fed facing Trump assaults

by Thomas Barnes

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday,...

Stocks waver, oil steady ahead of US-China summit as Iran talks stall

London (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Wednesday and oil prices steadied but remained above $100 a barrel as investors...

‘Short of blue-collar workers’: Ukraine’s battle for labour

Dnipro (Ukraine) (AFP) - After fleeing Russia's advancing army and resettling in the central industrial hub of Dnipro, Ukrainian worker...

Fugitive financier sought in Malaysian fund scandal seeks Trump’s pardon

by Natalie Fisher

Washington (United States) (AFP) - A fugitive financier accused of involvement in a massive corruption scandal in Malaysia in which...

Asian stocks mixed on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks