Stocks diverge tracking Fed rates outlook, tech rebound
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Tuesday following a tech-led rally on Wall Street that soothed ...
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Over 500 economists, top experts call for G20 inequality panel
Johannesburg (AFP) - More than 500 economists and other leading experts, including a Nobel laureate and a former United States ...
US presses final penny after more than 230 years
Washington (AFP) - The United States pressed its final circulating penny on Wednesday, in a move made to save money ...
‘Demon Slayer’ helps Sony hike profit forecasts
Tokyo (AFP) - Shares in Japanese giant Sony jumped more than five percent Tuesday after it hiked full-year profit forecasts ...
Stocks diverge as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings
London (AFP) - Stock markets wobbled Thursday as traders digested a high-stakes meeting between the US and Chinese presidents, mixed ...
Why are stock markets hitting record highs?
Paris (AFP) - Why have stock markets around the world -- from Wall Street to Tokyo and from Paris to ...
Russia cuts key interest rate, warns of tepid growth
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's central bank on Friday cut its benchmark interest rate and said growth had slowed to almost ...
Nobel economist warns of AI dangers
Washington (AFP) - A winner of this year’s Nobel prize in economics warned Monday that artificial intelligence offers "amazing possibilities" ...
Europe cannot let US, China be ‘technological leaders’: Nobel laureate Aghion
Stockholm (AFP) - One of the winners of this year's Nobel economics prize, France's Philippe Aghion, on Monday warned Europe ...
AI or inequality tipped for economics Nobel
Stockholm (AFP) - The Nobel economics prize wraps up the 2025 season when it is announced on Monday, as experts ...
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