Oil jumps on Iran war tensions, offsetting bond yield fears
London (AFP) - European stocks fell Thursday after oil prices rose further on a threat by Washington of "economic warfare" ...
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What property giant Evergrande’s sentence means for China’s economy
Beijing (AFP) - For property giant Evergrande, the face of China's real estate woes, an excruciating saga that has dragged ...
Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next
Havana (AFP) - Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about ...
How families in Milei’s Argentina sank deep into debt
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Andrea feels deep shame when she thinks about the loan she took out a year ...
Crisis-hit Cuba opens pharmacies, gas stations to private firms
Havana (AFP) - Cuba moved to open crisis-ravaged parts of the state-run economy to private firms Wednesday, as the communist ...
Swelling jet fuel costs hit American Airlines outlook
New York (AFP) - American Airlines lowered its annual profit outlook Thursday, hitting shares while the carrier pointed to swelling ...
Bolivia removes 15-year dollar peg in bid to revive economy
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivia on Monday lifted a 15-year peg on its dollar exchange rate in a bid to ...
From private enterprise to property: Cuba’s reforms unpacked
Havana (AFP) - Cuban lawmakers on Thursday adopted nearly 200 free-market reforms in a desperate bid to end a severe ...
German chemical company to cut 3,200 jobs as crisis worsens
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German chemical company Evonik said Thursday that it would cut 3,200 jobs, or around 10 percent ...
Drastic restrictions on public transport take effect in Cuba
Havana (AFP) - Drastic restrictions on cross-country travel took effect Thursday in cash-strapped Cuba, with spaces on ever scarcer trains ...
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