As businesses globally fret about sky-high U.S. tariffs reviving rampant inflation, in Australia, the redirection of cheap Chinese goods is expected to provide relief for consumers and policymakers worried about stubborn cost pressures.
What matters in U.S. and global markets today
The pandemic provided not just intimations of mortality but brutal daily klaxon calls. Yet even without the menace of a deadly virus, human lifespans are short, as Oliver Burkeman points out in “Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It”. The title references how long someone will live if they make it to around 80 years. His reflections on how easily that brief time can be filled with joyless urgency or distractions are an articulate and useful antidote to a modern tendency to make busyness a badge of honour.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday he was "playing with fire" for insisting that local police would refrain from enforcing federal immigration laws, a day after the president said he intended to "de-escalate a little bit" in the city.
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese companies that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, ramping up pressure on Beijing after the U.S. election.
Illegal wiretapping might evoke images of Cold War spies bugging rotary-dial phones – but what about a retailer’s chatbot telling customers how to return a sweater?
Slashed prices have given Tesla's China sales a pop, but analysts, and even fans, warn the U.S. automaker needs to up its long-term game to avoid choking on the dust of fast-moving rivals in the world's biggest electric vehicle market.
Naithan George scored 16 points and connected on the winning shot with 7.7 seconds to play as Georgia Tech upset No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night in Atlanta.
Every financial market crisis is different, but they do rhyme, and parallels are beginning to emerge between the tremors now rippling through private credit and those in U.S. subprime housing that led to the 2007-09 Global Financial Crisis.
“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”
The handbag she carries is sold out, her pink pen has gone viral and even her favourite snacks are in hot demand: Japan's 64-year-old leader Sanae Takaichi has sparked an unlikely youth-led craze that could propel her to a big election win.
It's Friday the 13th and more than $10 trillion has now been sliced off the value of global stock markets this year while 'Misery Indexes' that blend inflation and jobless rates are spiking. Is it already time for central banks to blink?
Low-budget cinema maestro Roger Corman, who cranked out hundreds of outrageous films over six decades and helped launch the careers of acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Ron Howard, died on Thursday at age 98, family members said.
In a decision that could have implications in other lawsuits blaming social media companies for users’ conduct, the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by the victim of a horrific 2015 car crash who has accused Snap Inc of designing an app filter that allegedly encouraged reckless driving by the young woman who caused the crash.
Each summer, the thousand or so families living in a floodplain informal settlement on the edge of Kathmandu brace themselves for flash flooding as monsoon rains pour in.
Attacks on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure threaten the world economy.
Opinion polls show Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, virtually even.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Paul Skenes capped a remarkable 53-week run as a professional on Tuesday night, starting the All-Star Game for the National League in the latest of a seemingly endless series of firsts.
Nimble rivals, competition for shelf space and weak demand are hurting margins at local units of these consumer giants. This means the $4 trln economy is now acting as a drag on earnings. Revamping products and M&A may help but the squeeze is likely to be prolonged.
Concern is growing that the scramble for scarce supplies of monkeypox vaccines could see some nations and high-risk groups miss out - recalling unequal global access to COVID-19 vaccines and HIV medication.