Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election is likely to usher in a raft of ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Wall Street smashes records, dollar soars as Trump wins
London (AFP) - Wall Street rallied into record territory, the dollar soared and bitcoin scaled a new peak Wednesday as ...
Europe auto struggles lead to cuts at Michelin, Germany’s Schaeffler
Paris (AFP) - French tyre company Michelin said Tuesday it would close two French plants by early 2026 and German ...
Stock markets rise, dollar falls as US votes
London (AFP) - Major stock markets mostly rose and the dollar remained under pressure Tuesday as Americans cast votes in ...
Most Asian markets rise as US heads to polls in toss-up vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, a day before results from the US presidential election rolled in, ...
Global stocks diverge, oil prices gain on geopolitical fears
London (AFP) - Global stock markets diverged Friday after tame tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before ...
Asian stocks mostly fall, tracking global slide
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Friday, tracking a global slide in stocks fuelled by tame tech earnings ...
In US swing state Pennsylvania, inflation means ‘rent or eating’
Harrisburg (United States) (AFP) - In Pennsylvania, the biggest swing state prize in the US presidential election, renters -- whether ...
US election, tech jitters rattle global stocks
New York (AFP) - Global stocks slid Thursday as investors fretted over results from tech giants and remained risk-averse ahead ...
US Fed’s favored inflation gauge cools in September
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled further last month and now sits just above its ...
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