Maduro says Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But is that the real US goal?
Natalie Shermanand Shanaz Musafer,Business reporters AFP via Getty Images Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says escalating pressure from the…
UK economy shrank unexpectedly before budget, data shows | Economic growth (GDP)
Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in October before Rachel Reeves’s budget, official figures show, as activity failed to regain…
Westpac Banking News Today, Dec 12: Stability Signals from Unchanged Rates
Westpac Banking Corporation has opted to keep its interest rates unchanged, aligning with the prevailing trend among major…
India’s top 100 companies add record ₹148 Lk Cr in 5 years; Microsoft’s cybercrime AI copilot launch; India-Oman FTA & more
Today’s edition tracks a record ₹148 lakh crore wealth surge among India’s top companies, Microsoft’s AI rollout in…
Billionaire tax won’t stop innovation in EU, insists economist Zucman – POLITICO
Critics of the tax warned about the risk of scaring investors out of the EU and that tech…
Container Shipping Index Climbs for Second Week as Asia-Europe Rates Surge, Transpacific Slumps
The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to $1,957 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive…
Key meeting maps out plan for China’s economic work in 2026
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the…
Why single-income households are ‘a bygone era,’ according to experts
Achieving the American Dream doesn’t look the way it used to. Over the years, societal and labor market…
US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
Watch: Video shows US military seizing oil tanker off Venezuela coast The US has imposed fresh sanctions on…
Tánaiste to support economic impact assessment proposal
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris will use his first meeting of European finance ministers to support…
‘A painful reality the region needs to wake up to’
A new study warns that Brazil, the host of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, is facing a massive…
Second bank hikes longer-term home loan rates
The Co-operative Bank has become the second major lender to lift long-term mortgage rates in response to rising…