CHINA SETS EXPORT, IMPORT RECORDS IN NOVEMBER China exported nearly $326 billion worth of goods and services in November,...
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INFLATION RUNS FASTER AGAIN IN NOVEMBER The U.S. Consumer Price Index grew by 6.8 percent last month, year on...
Last month, investors began pulling money out of emerging markets’ equities and bonds, with more money leaving than entering...
Turkey’s lira has lost almost half its value against the dollar this year and inflation continues its relentless climb,...
From 1 July through 30 September, Japan’s economy contracted 3.6 percent, the government reported, more than the 3 percent...
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) program of buying bonds since 2015 to prop up the Eurozone’s economy is beginning...
Since 2019, Amazon has nearly doubled its fulfillment infrastructure, adding more than 450 distribution centers across the U.S., according...
U.S. banking giant Citigroup has applied to the China Securities and Regulatory Commission for a license to sell securities...
Hoping to compete once again as a leader in electric vehicle technology and sales, Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. has...
India’s GDP grew 8.4 percent during the three months ending 30 September, The Wall Street Journal reported, compared with...
MORE COMPANIES CREATE, INHABIT VIRTUAL WORLDS Mexican Grill, Verizon, and Vans, which sells skateboarding gear, are among the businesses...
After U.S. president Joe Biden announced he would release 50 million barrels from the country’s strategic oil reserve to...
Brazil’s economy contracted 0.1 percent in this year’s third quarter, following a 0.4-percent contraction in the second, marking a...
INFLATION: LAST LONGER AND RISE FASTER What was forecast over a year ago is now reality. Inflation rates will...
BRITAIN’S INFLATION SPRINTS ITS FASTEST IN 10 YEARS Inflation in the U.K. edged up to 4.2 percent in October,...
KKR BID TO BUY TELECOM ITALIA SPARKS BATTLE FOR CONTROL The board of Telecom Italia (TI), Italy’s largest telecommunications...
Japan’s government will send a check for ¥100,000, about $872, to every household in the country with children under...
The euro plunged to a 16-month low against the dollar as traders “priced in” the European Central Bank’s (ECB)...
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors (GM) have formed partnerships with major semiconductor manufacturers to speed the end of...
A funny thing is happening in Europe. Coal power, thought to have been rendered moribund by the push for...