Bulgaria adopts euro amid fear and uncertainty
Sofia (Bulgaria) (AFP) - Bulgaria will become the 21st country to adopt the euro on Thursday, but some believe the ...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Japan govt approves record budget, including for defence
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for ...
Asia markets edge up as precious metals surge
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks edged higher on Friday amid holiday-thinned trade and with some exchanges closed for Boxing ...
Bolivian miners protest elimination of fuel subsidies
La Paz (AFP) - Hundreds of Bolivian miners protested on Wednesday against the elimination of long-standing fuel subsidies by the ...
US consumer confidence tumbles in December
New York (AFP) - US consumer confidence languished at a multi-month low in December as a slowing job market offset ...
US economic growth surges in 3rd quarter, highest rate in two years
New York (AFP) - US economic growth in the third quarter came in at 4. 3 percent on an annualized ...
In Bulgaria, villagers fret about euro introduction
Chuprene (Bulgaria) (AFP) - In Bilyana Nikolova's grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed ...
Asian markets rally with Wall St as rate hopes rise, AI fears ease
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rallied Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US ...
Stocks advance as markets cheer weak inflation
London (AFP) - Stock markets pushed higher on Friday as expectations for lower US interest rates continued to cheer investors. ...
Stocks advance as markets cheer weak inflation
London (AFP) - Stock markets pushed higher on Friday as expectations for lower US interest rates continued to cheer investors. ...
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