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European Union member states are nearing a deal on a new €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) defense fund to help bolster the industry in the bloc and Ukraine over the next three years.

Donald Trump’s pressure on countries around the world to stay anchored to a US-dollar-based financial system is a tactic that risks backfiring, market watchers say.

US President-elect Donald Trump warned the so-called BRICS nations that he would require commitments that they would not move to create a new currency as an alternative to using the US dollar and repeated threats to levy a 100% tariff.

The Biden administration unveiled new restrictions on China’s access to vital components for chips and AI, escalating a campaign to contain Beijing’s technological ambitions.

Die weltweite Konjunkturflaute und die schwache Nachfrage setzen der Industrie und dem Arbeitsmarkt weiter zu. Ende November waren rund 384.000 Personen beim Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) arbeitslos oder in Schulung gemeldet, im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat entspricht das einem Plus von gut 31.400 Personen bzw. einem Zuwachs von 8,9 Prozent.

China’s manufacturing activity expanded for a second straight month, according to a private survey, a further sign of stabilization after Beijing unleashed a stimulus package to shore up the economy.

Black Friday sales grew at a faster pace in the US this year, underscoring that choosy consumers are still opening their wallets when they find the right products.

The lure of $10 gift cards wasn’t enough to draw big early-bird Black Friday crowds at the Macy’s Inc. flagship New York City location in Herald Square.

In a week in which US inflation data accelerated, Donald Trump threatened some of America’s closest neighbors with aggressive tariffs, and half of Wall Street was on vacation, the S&P 500 still comfortably beat benchmark stock gauges for both Europe and Asia.

Governments and companies are desperate to reverse the trend of absences

Bei der Parlamentswahl in Rumänien am Sonntag sind die Sozialdemokraten (PSD) mit 22,5 Prozent stärkste Kraft geblieben. Die extrem rechte Partei AUR konnte ihre Stimmen gegenüber der vergangenen Wahl vor vier Jahren mehr als verdoppeln: Sie erreichte 17,7 Prozent. Mehrere ultrarechte Parteien kommen zusammen zudem auf rund 30 Prozent. Die Parlamentswahl wurde vom Chaos der Präsidentschaftswahl vergangene Woche überschattet.

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war of aggression against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe ahead of a potentially thorny visit to Beijing.

Trump’s tariffs could go in many different directions. Understanding the strategy from his first term, and the priorities of his new team, reveals a potential path ahead.

Lai Ching-te’s US stopover on trip to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau – three diplomatic allies of the self-governed island – prompts Beijing’s protests

Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised the stakes in the campaign for Germany’s snap election by proposing an investment fund worth at least €100 billion ($106 billion) to help pay for the country’s modernization.

US hiring probably jumped in November after hurricanes and a major strike undercut job growth a month earlier, consistent with a labor market that’s healthy yet gradually cooling.

Chinese stocks rallied for the second time this week with traders pointing to expectations for greater economic support at a key policy meeting in December.

Two years in, generative AI’s value to the world is still unclear. But these charts show that it’s been a bonanza for the largest tech firms.

South Africa has long struggled with its reputation as a volatile and risky emerging market, but is now becoming a favorite among investors seeking to navigate a world with Donald Trump as the US president.

Prince Mohammed offered to boost trade with the Islamic Republic just as he seeks to nail down a strategic agreement with Washington.

The race to secure goods from China before tariffs are imposed has taken off, with international cargo flights out of the Asian nation increasing to new records in the weeks since Donald Trump won the US election.

The euro is on track to cap its worst month in over a year, blighted by the prospect that US trade tariffs will hit the region’s already battered economy.

Inflation expectations of consumers in the euro area edged higher in October, according to the European Central Bank — supporting policymakers arguing in favor of a cautious approach to lowering interest rates.

Euro-area inflation climbed above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, though officials are unlikely to be deterred from continuing to lower interest rates next month and beyond.

Turkey entered a technical recession in the third quarter as industrial production plunged, providing more evidence to the central bank as it ponders whether to start cutting interest rates next month.