BoE holds rates at 3.75% as inflation stays stubbornly above target
By Una Hajdari & Euronews with AP Published on 05/02/2026 – 13:01 GMT+1•Updated 13:38 The Bank of England kept its main interest rate…
US job openings dropped to a five-year low in December 2025, report shows | US unemployment and employment data
US job openings dropped to the lowest level in more than five years in December and data for…
Starmer under mounting pressure as it happened — prime minister apologises to Epstein victims
The pound came under pressure on Thursday, amid concerns over the future of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. The…
Trump trade war creating economic ‘mirage,’ freight market data shows
Forecasts for global growth in 2026 are relatively optimistic, but the picture within the global freight market presents…
Why China prioritized investments outside the U.S.
China’s growing distrust of the West is showing in its investment playbook. Only 2.6% of China’s total foreign…
Alphabet stock sinks after Google parent announces $180 billion spending plan for 2026 in massive AI bet
Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) stock fell as much as 5% early Thursday as the tech giant’s spending plans blew…
Lebanon acknowledges strained investor ties as it shifts focus to confidence-building
Lebanon’s Economy Minister Amer Bisat has acknowledged his country’s difficult relationship with Arab and Lebanese investors, saying that…
Russian economy shows signs of increasing weakness
Russia’s economy showed signs of increasing weakness, with growth slowing, oil revenues plummeting, and inflation again a worry.…
World Bank chief urges Pakistan to create 30m jobs over next decade to harness youth boom – Gulf News
World Bank chief urges Pakistan to create 30m jobs over next decade to harness youth boom Gulf NewsPakistan must…
Google’s AI investments pay off as Alphabet closes gap with OpenAI
‘The Big Money Show’ discusses the dump in software and data stocks after new AI tools spark disruption…
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
An Amazon Go store in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg |…
Ghana says its refineries are ‘insignificant’ compared to Nigeria’s Dangote facility, but the country is ready to import
The 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery, Africa’s largest, has sufficient capacity to meet Nigeria’s domestic demand while supplying neighbouring…