Markets boosted by China-US truce extension, inflation in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Tokyo hitting a record, as investors welcomed the extension of ...
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Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow ...
For Argentine farmers, Milei’s free-market reforms fall short
SAN PEDRO (Argentina) (AFP) - Twenty months after Argentina's President Javier Milei came to power vowing to lead a free-market ...
Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge
Washington (AFP) - A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature last year warned that unchecked climate change could ...
Italy approves plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
Rome (AFP) - Italy's government on Wednesday approved a controversial 13. 5-billion-euro ($15
Heathrow unveils £49 bn expansion plan for third runway
London (AFP) - London's Heathrow Airport on Friday unveiled a £49-billion ($65 billion) expansion plan, including the costs of building ...
Hong Kong sees 3.1% growth in second quarter
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's economy grew by 3. 1 percent in the second quarter, according to government estimates ...
Trump says tariffs are making US ‘great & rich’ again
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the sweeping tariffs he has imposed on nations around the ...
Taiwan’s economy accelerates in second quarter
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's economy grew at a forecast-busting pace in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, fuelled by ...
Hermes confirms outlook for rising sales in 2025
Paris (AFP) - French luxury group Hermes confirmed Wednesday its outlook for full-year sales growth as it turned rising revenue ...
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