The United States announced widespread sanctions against Russia's energy sector Friday, designating more than 180 ships and two major oil companies just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves ...

As if a hot jobs report wasn’t enough, the stock market fell sharply again after the University of Michigan’s latest survey showed an uptick in inflation expectations. The Dow was down 600 points, or ...

Aging populations, as Japan taught us, are inherently deflationary. Folks in their 70s don’t spend the way 20-somethings do.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will on Saturday make his first official trip to neighbouring Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, his office told AFP.

Soaring payroll growth and low unemployment in December are more than likely to keep the Federal Reserve from cutti ...

The yields on long-term government bonds spiked as doubts on a policy misstep by the Federal Reserve were reinforced after strong employment data. The 10-year yield spiked to 4.783%, while the 30-year ...

U.S. consumers are kicking off the new year in a downbeat mood as inflation expectations jumped. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index ticked down to a reading of 73.2 in the first few ...

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme.

Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in on Friday to a third six-year presidential term after elections he is widely accused of having stolen, amounted to a "coup d'etat," the country's opposition said.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is sworn for a third six-year term in office, shunned internationally over claims of voter fraud and repression, but bolstered by a loyal military. Maduro takes the ...

A 28-year-old Cambodian man died from bird flu on Friday after eating sick chickens, the health ministry said.

Brazil closed 2024 with annual inflation at 4.83 percent, pushed above target by higher food prices after a year in which crops were hard hit by floods and drought, official data showed Friday.