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The S&P 500 is up about 27% this year, slightly above its 24% gain in 2023, and if the year were to end at this point, it would be the best performance of the main U.S. stock market basket since 2019, an evolution that was not anticipated by...

Social networks are no longer seen as a simple and innocent place for recreation, as was the case over a decade ago. Authorities have put a magnifying glass on them, and what is seen behind the amusement is not fun at all. Recently, there has...

Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections could have a considerable impact on the political climate in Romania, especially in the context of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for November 24 and December 1....

European stock markets rose yesterday, mostly, in the conditions in which Republican Donald Trump will return to the White House, following his victory in the US presidential elections.

Emerging market shares are falling as Republican Donald Trump's chances of winning the US presidency increase, and with them the likelihood that his tariff plan will be implemented, Business Insider writes.

The BRICS summit that is taking place these days in Kazan, Russia, also has on its agenda the request made by Turkey to acquire the status of a full member of that economic organization, after until now it had observer status. Turkish President...

The upward trend of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), which started in the middle of last year, stalled in the third quarter, in contrast to the evolution of most western markets, which points to internal causes for the weak...

Tokyo Metro Co. raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan's biggest initial public offering (IPO) in six years, according to the company's filing with the regulator, Reuters reports.

The Middle East has been in a fever of war for a year after Hamas terrorists decided to illegally enter Israel, kill the young, old and children and take several hundred people hostage, mostly civilians, to achieve their political goals ....

U.S. stock market indexes are hovering near new all-time highs, and according to some Wall Street strategists, there are strong indications that prices will continue to rise, even if the geopolitical climate is tense and valuations are high....

Tokyo Metro set a price range of 1,100 to 1,200 yen/share for its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, according to documents filed with the capital market regulator, Reuters reports.

Oil futures quotes rose by around 3% yesterday, on the international stock exchanges, against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, as concerns are fueled that Iran's military attack against Israel could lead to new...

Major global investment banks are cutting their forecasts for oil prices this year and next as supply is expected to remain tight while the outlook for demand growth is weak.

The war in the Gaza Strip, fears of a widening deficit and subdued economic growth have led institutional investors in Israel to transfer 151 billion shekels (the equivalent of nearly US$40.2 billion) abroad since early October 2023, according to...

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The impact of the Federal Reserve's long-awaited interest rate cut, which will be the first cut in four years, will be felt well outside the United States, according to a Reuters article reviewing the possible influence of the central...

The modern pharmaceutical industry, a global market of billions of dollars, is no longer limited to treating and curing the sick. In recent years, new advertising techniques have been developed that aggressively target healthy audiences, turning...

The intensification of geopolitical risks, the prospects of easing the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve or the purchases of the central banks supported the upward trend of the price of gold this year which, from the end of 2023 until the...

The long-term upward trend of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) entered a corrective phase in August, primarily due to the contagion with foreign markets that suffered a severe fall at the beginning of the month. The BET index, of...

Primul sfert al secolului al XXI-lea a adus mari transformări şi provocări pentru umanitate. Progresul tehnologic rapid, schimbările climatice, tensiunile geopolitice şi revoluţiile sociale şi culturale au creat un context în care temerile...

The first quarter of the 21st century brought great transformations and challenges for humanity. Rapid technological progress, climate change, geopolitical tensions, and social and cultural revolutions have created a context in which collective...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell late last week gave the clearest indication yet that the U.S. central bank is about to do what markets have long expected - cut interest rates, which are currently at their highest high level of the last two...

Central banks play a crucial role in maintaining stability and economic growth by implementing stable monetary policies and ensuring financial stability, according to an analysis by indianexpress.com, which presents Top 10 richest global central...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday kept its forecast for global oil demand unchanged in 2024, but downgraded estimates for 2025, citing the impact of Chinese consumption, according to Reuters.

Space is no longer safe at all since it became very "crowded" with satellites, rockets and other more or less flying objects. A Chinese rocket stage that broke up in space last week created more than 700 pieces of debris, putting hundreds...

In a year when more than four billion people are eligible to vote in global elections, geopolitical concerns have emerged as a top concern for central banks and sovereign wealth funds, according to a report by asset management company Invesco....

The Swiss franc reached, yesterday, the highest level against the euro, in the last almost ten years, in the context of the turbulences on the financial markets, against the background of fears regarding a possible recession in the USA and the...

Global stock markets were gripped by panic in the first trading session this week as the latest economic data from the United States reignited investor fears of a possible US recession, results from several big names in technology the growth...

• The US currency is up 40% from its 2011 lows, while currencies such as the yuan have depreciated against the dollar over the past decade, according to Business Insider 

• Prashant Kothaari, Alpha Alternatives: "All of Trump's policies will probably be inflationary; the dollar is likely to depreciate against gold" 

Schimbările accelerate din companii şi volumul de muncă mult mai mare din ultimele 12 luni i-au determinat pe angajaţii din România să înveţe utilizarea noilor tehnologii, arată rezultatele pentru ţara noastră ale sondajului PwC Workforce Hopes...

Tourism is facing problems related to the heat wave and its effects. Greece, a country that fears devastating fires this summer, has already suffered "more than twice as many" fires in June than in the same month of 2023 due to...

The heat wave is taking over large areas of Europe. Temperatures in southeastern Europe reached extreme levels earlier than in other years. According to Greece's meteorological office, three regions in the country experienced temperatures...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the temporary blockade of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from the "breadbasket of the world".

The price of wheat futures reached, this week, the highest level in the last 15 months on the Paris Stock Exchange, amid the intensification of fears related to deliveries from the Black Sea area, after the reduction of estimates for the harvests...

The widening cost of living crisis and rising inflation in recent years have made many households wary of their bank balances, and this sentiment is particularly pronounced in Greece, according to survey data by Consumer Insights Statista.

Seen as a real "disease" afflicting humanity, the Internet also has benefits for... health. We don't say it, but serious specialists from Oxford. The data they provide can change the way online social interaction is viewed. The...

Robusta coffee futures hit a new record high on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, amid fears that the poor harvest will cause a shortage of coffee beans, according to Bloomberg.

Luxembourg, the financial services capital of Europe, has the highest average hourly wage (47 euros) on the continent, and is also the country with the highest GDP per capita in the region, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis, which...

The exodus of foreign corporations from Russia starting in 2022, after Moscow invaded Ukraine, has resulted in losses for foreign companies of more than $107 billion from asset writedowns and unrealized income, a Reuters analysis of press...