Stocks slide as investors weigh data, interest rate cuts
London (AFP) - US and European stocks slumped Thursday as investors weighed another wave of corporate results, economic data and ...
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German steel industry girds for uncertain future
Berlin (AFP) - Hammered by surging energy costs and a flood of cut-price Chinese imports, Germany's steel industry has been ...
Sri Lanka targets big fish in anti-corruption push
Colombo (AFP) - When Sri Lanka's economy collapsed in 2022, politicians and officials were accused of brazenly stealing the island's ...
US economy in the dark as government shutdown cuts off crucial data
Washington (AFP) - US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a ...
Gold, stocks slide on economic jitters
London (AFP) - Gold prices sank further Wednesday and major stock markets mostly fell on fresh economic jitters caused by ...
Crisis-hit Argentina inks $20 bn rescue with US
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentina and the United States signed off on a $20 billion financial lifeline Monday, hoping ...
Argentine peso drops against dollar despite US backing
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentines scrambled Friday to buy dollars and household items as the peso depreciated against the ...
In Argentine farm town, Milei mania fizzles
San Andrés de Giles (Argentina) (AFP) - For clues as to why Argentina's President Javier Milei faces a potential drubbing ...
Argentine markets cheer new US aid, but Trump threat sparks anger
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentine stocks surged Wednesday on a new US promise of aid for embattled President Javier ...
German factory orders drop in new blow to Merz
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial orders unexpectedly fell in August, marking a fourth straight month of decline, official data ...
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