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Oil prices hit over $92 a barrel on Tuesday, marking the first time in almost 10 months, as concerns grew over potential supply issues due to severe flooding in Libya.Brent crude, a global measure, rose about 2%, reaching $92.38 a ...

China's currency, the yuan, is taking a hit against the dollar, recently dropping to a 16-year low of 7.35 yuan to the dollar. This dip led China's central bank to address "too much speculation" affecting the yuan's value.The rapid depreciation ...

The attraction of owning stocks over less risky investments is at its lowest level in decades, despite the equity market’s upward climb this year.This year, the benchmark S&P 500 index gained a hefty 16%, buoyed largely by Wall Street's enthusiasm ...

China saw its exports drop 8.8% and imports decrease 7.3% in August, compared to last year, according to Thursday's customs report. This adds more strain to China's big manufacturing businesses as demand slows both domestically and internationally. A recent survey ...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that six leading tech firms, including Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and ByteDance, are now labeled as "gatekeepers" under the new Digital Markets Act. This legislation introduces stringent regulations that could greatly impact the ...

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is now Europe’s most valuable company, dethroning luxury goods giant LVMH.Shares of Novo Nordisk have spiked 40% so far this year, boosted by soaring demand for its weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic.Sales of the company’s two ...

At the IAA Mobility car show in Munich, Germany, two auto powerhouses, BMW and Mercedes, showcased their latest electric vehicles (EV) and plans for the future. They're stepping up their game in the electric car world, aiming to tackle competition ...

Nvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, is having a storming year, largely thanks to the growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI). After announcing a sales increase of 101% from the previous year, reaching $13.5 billion for the quarter that ended in ...

Consumer prices across the Eurozone's 20 nations held steady with a 5.3% year-on-year increase this August, as reported Thursday by Europe's official statistics agency. This inflation rate mirrors July's figures.Although core inflation, which excludes fluctuating costs like food and energy, ...

Crypto assets witnessed a significant surge on Tuesday, following a pivotal US court decision that paves the way for the country's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).This landmark ruling serves as a boost for crypto enthusiasts while striking a blowto the ...

Shares of Chinese automaker BYD listed in China jumped more than 5% Tuesday, a day after posting a stellar increase in first-half profit.Thanks to record deliveries, the Chinese electric car maker on Monday posted a 204.68% jump in net profit ...

Shares of China Evergrande Group, the world's most debt-laden property developer, tumbled a staggering 87% upon opening on Monday, marking its first trades since March 21, 2022.Monday saw the stock drop to a paltry 22 Hong Kong cents, a steep ...

In a surprising move on Thursday, Turkey's central bank ramped up its interest rate to a whopping 25%, signalinga departure from the unconventional economic policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.This unexpected 7.5 percentage point hike comes hot on the heels ...

Nvidia shares climbed 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker smashed estimates for its fiscal second quarter and issued optimistic guidance for the current period.Revenue in the second quarter doubled from $6.7 billion a year earlier and increased ...

European business activity witnessed a downturn in August, plunging to its weakest since November 2020, according to the data released Wednesday.The flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the euro zone took a dip, coming in at 47.0 in August, ...