Global shares trade mixed as AI excitement fades and war worries persist
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares traded mixed Wednesday, as fading enthusiasm over AI and other technology stocks gradually…
Euro dominates extra-EU trade in primary goods – News articles
In 2025, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum, representing…
Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
Nairobi, KENYA — Use of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and…
Washington’s Sanctions Softening Gives Venezuela a Fragile Lifeline – Sri Lanka Guardian
The United States has quietly moved to loosen key financial restrictions on Venezuela’s central banking system, offering what…
China Poised to Win the Moon Race as US Struggles – Sri Lanka Guardian
The splashdown of a US space capsule into the Pacific, parachutes unfolding as engineers cheered another apparent triumph,…
Trade in goods with China in 2025 – News articles
In 2025, the EU exported €199.6 billion worth of goods to China and imported €559.4 billion, resulting in…
EU trade in services supply worth €5 933 billion in 2023 – News articles
In 2023, the trade of the EU’s international supply of services was worth €5 933 billion. EU countries…
The biggest winners and losers of the tariff war as AI-related trade skyrockets
It is almost a year since Liberation Day, when US President Donald Trump stood in the Rose Garden…
EU imports of energy products decreased again in 2025 – News articles
In 2025, the EU imported € 336.7 billion worth of energy products, amounting to 723.3 million tonnes. Compared…
Abandoned Baby Monkey Finds Acceptance After Comforting Toy Captivates Japan – Sri Lanka Guardian
A baby monkey abandoned by his mother and ignored by his troop at a zoo in Japan is…
Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
Will Portugal be among the EU countries most affected by US tariffs?
Portugal could face one of the larger increases in effective US tariffs on its exports if Washington ultimately…