Saudi 2025 budget sees lower deficit on spending trims
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved a budget for 2025 that projected a smaller deficit than ...
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Sales of new US homes lowest in around two years: govt
Washington (AFP) - New home sales in the United States fell short of analyst expectations in October, hitting the lowest ...
Stocks push higher on Trump’s ‘steady hand’ for Treasury
London (AFP) - Stocks rose Monday on both sides of the Atlantic as traders welcomed Donald Trump's pick for Treasury ...
Stocks push higher on hopes for Trump’s Treasury pick
London (AFP) - Stocks rose Monday on both sides of the Atlantic as traders welcomed Donald Trump's pick for Treasury ...
Trump’s mass deportation plan could end up hurting economic growth
Washington (AFP) - President-elect Donald Trump's hardline immigration proposals -- including a controversial mass deportation plan -- could prove economically ...
Dow ends at fresh record as weak eurozone data hits euro
New York (AFP) - The Dow rocketed to a fresh record Friday, extending a post-election US equity rally while the ...
Dollar gains amid escalating geopolitical tensions
London (AFP) - The dollar and gold gained Friday amid escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war, while stocks got a ...
IMF sees ‘limited’ impact of floods on Spain GDP growth
Washington (AFP) - Last month's deadly floods in Spain, the country's worst natural disaster in decades, will have a "limited" ...
Floods to shave 0.2 percentage points off Spain’s growth
Madrid (AFP) - The floods which killed 227 people in Spain last month could shave 0. 2 percentage points off ...
IMF, Ukraine, reach agreement on $1.1 bn loan disbursement
Washington (AFP) - The IMF said Tuesday that it has reached agreement with Ukraine on a loan program review that ...
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