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Since Republican Donald Trump was inaugurated as US President in January 2025, the US dollar has been very sensitive to the US administration's announcements regarding tariffs, given its role in global trade and confidence in the economy....

The number of hybrid attacks from the Russian Federation on our country increased in 2024, according to the activity report for last year of the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) posted on the website of...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

• January 1 

The presence of Asian workers on construction sites, in traffic on scooters and bicycles, in restaurant kitchens and in many other places has become a habit. Discreet, they go about their business and generally work seriously. We know very little...

The Russian capital market is currently relying on the launch of IPOs of state-owned companies, a development model that is not sustainable for the Moscow Stock Exchange, according to a comprehensive analysis published by the Kommersant daily...

In a demonstration of double standards and selective priorities, the Trump administration took an unprecedented decision on January 20: a 90-day suspension of all US foreign aid. This measure affects both military support for Ukraine and the work...

The shares of Europe's biggest carmakers fell sharply yesterday in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement on Saturday that he would impose new tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada.

HistoSonics Inc., a medical device company whose backers include Johnson & Johnson's venture capital arm, is considering a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to people familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg....

Trade with Mexico, China and Canada accounted for about 43% of all US goods imports in 2023 by value, according to a Statista analysis, noting that, according to UN Comtrade data, the United States imported $3.2 trillion in goods and exported $2...

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Landscape Was Shaken This Week When a Chinese Start-up, DeepSeek, Unveiled a New Model in the Field That Seems to Rival the Capabilities of US Giants OpenAI and Google, But Doesn't Have as Powerful Hardware....

Despite efforts to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials, Europe remains heavily dependent on the Asian country's resources, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com. It highlights the proportion of the EU's...

Donald Trump was inaugurated yesterday for his second term in the White House, following a lavish ceremony that was the most expensive inauguration ceremony of an American president.

Daddy is back! President Donald Trump, the one whom in 2017 the former PSD president, Liviu Dragnea, called daddy, returned to the White House, after taking the oath of office last night, in the Rotunda of the Capitol building, a building that...

For several asset classes, 2024 was a remarkable year: Bitcoin rose to historical highs, gold recorded its best performance in the last 14 years, and the US dollar rose due to the evolution of the US economy, according to an analysis by...

Initial public offerings (IPOs) in dollars and Indian rupees in 2024 accounted for 56% of primary equity issuances, highlighting the growing importance of the Indian capital markets, alongside traditional US venues, shows an analysis by...

Football millionaires are also running into problems because of...money. The American football club Inter Miami has explained that the transfer of Brazilian Neymar (Al Hilal) is almost impossible, and among the reasons is the salary cap imposed...

The inclusion of our country in the Visa Waiver Program by the US represents a consolidation of the strategic partnership between the two states and the opening of new economic, tourist and diplomatic opportunities, said Andrei Muraru, the...

Gold has gained about 26% so far this year, on track for its best annual performance since 2010, largely driven by the U.S. central bank's interest rate cut and heightened geopolitical tensions that have driven investors to the traditional...

In a significant milestone for South Korea's aviation industry, Korean Air has completed its long-awaited acquisition of Asiana Airline, bringing to a close a complex transaction that began in November 2020, aviationsourcenews.com reports....

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...

The initial public offering (IPO) market in Europe is expected to continue its recovery in 2025, despite threats from trade tensions and political turmoil, bankers consulted by Bloomberg say, according to Agerpres.

The wealth of the world's billionaires has increased in the last ten years, according to data from a study published yesterday by the Swiss banking group UBS AG, according to DPA.

South Korean markets fell yesterday as pressure mounted on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign after he imposed and then lifted martial law within hours.

Damage caused by extreme weather events is increasing. The 2024 tropical cyclone season was exceptional, with violent storms causing record losses well above the average of the last ten years, according to estimates by the German reinsurance...

Bitcoin has surged more than 30% since the U.S. election earlier this month, but has yet to break the psychological $100,000 mark. The world's most popular cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of around $99,617 last week, but has since started...

As protectionism continues to rise around the world, global trade flows are adjusting, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that last year, global goods exports totaled $23.8 trillion, down 5% from 2022.

The funds attracted through the Romgaz bond issue, worth 500 million euros, will support the natural gas producer's entire investment plan, which amounts to almost one billion euros next year, said yesterday Răzvan Popescu, the company's...

The development of online commerce is closely related to artificial intelligence, better said to its use on new platforms and for the modeling of new applications characteristic of each type of consumer/client, stated the participants at the...

The public debt/GDP ratio is a key indicator of a country's financial health, providing insight into a government's ability to manage its debt, while also shaping the flexibility of fiscal policy and playing a crucial role in influencing...

The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, through the Faculty of Medical Engineering, is organizing the first edition of MedFEST, an event dedicated to medical engineering and its impact on health, science and...

Just as there are several major economic players globally, the US economy, at $29 trillion, is an economic powerhouse to be reckoned with, and official figures for 2023 and 2024 show that the state of California has the largest economy in the US,...

The UN climate change conference, COP29, opened in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with a call for global cooperation as developing countries seek hundreds of billions of dollars in assistance. The limited presence of G20 leaders and the...

Weather events generated by climate change continue to cause major damage to the global economy, with a total cost of more than $2 trillion over the past decade, according to a report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). An estimated...

Resursele naturale sunt coloana vertebrală a industriei moderne, necesare pentru a produce tot ce ne înconjoară, conform unei analize visualcapitalist.com, care aduce în atenţie un Top 10 al ţărilor din punct de vedere al valorii estimate a...

Natural resources are the backbone of modern industry, needed to produce everything that surrounds us, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis, which highlights a Top 10 countries in terms of the estimated value of these resources.

The "red wave in the United States", where Donald Trump won the presidency and the Republicans obtained total control of Congress, fueled the growth of the price of Bitcoin, which yesterday hit $80,000 for the first time in history, but...

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.

After one of the most violent campaigns in the history of the United States of America, the 50 states have strengthened security at voting centers to ensure that elections are held safely and that the physical integrity of election officials and...

The rising cost of living is making the "American dream" increasingly difficult to achieve today, according to an Investopedia analysis, picked up by visualcapitalist.com, which highlights that while pandemic-driven wage growth has...