VW board blocks plan to cut 100,000 jobs, close plants

Volkswagen's supervisory board voted against CEO Oliver Blume's proposal to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four…

Satellite images show Iran rebuilding bombed nuclear sites

Exclusive satellite imagery obtained and analyzed by CNN shows signs that Iran may be attempting to rebuild nuclear…

Crude oil falls sharply as OPEC+ output and record U.S. production overwhelm supply fears

Crude oil prices extended their decline on Friday, with West Texas Intermediate falling below $72 per barrel and…

WTO warns Iran war has severely disrupted fertilizer trade

The World Trade Organization warned on Thursday that trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been "severely disrupted"…

US resists EU demands for private credit data sharing

European financial supervisors seeking a clearer picture of banks' exposure to private credit markets are running into resistance…

Merino’s late goal sends Spain past Belgium into World Cup semifinals

Mikel Merino struck again in the dying minutes of a World Cup knockout match, scoring the winner as…

Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft by ex-employees

Apple filed a lawsuit on Friday against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, accusing them of stealing the…

Kenya’s Wanyonyi breaks 27-year-old 1000m world record

Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran 2:11.83 in the men's 1000m at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday, breaking Noah Ngeny's…

Iranian tankers race through Hormuz as commercial shipping nears standstill

As commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz ground to a near standstill this week amid renewed U.S.-Iran…

SK Hynix CEO warns 2027 will bring worst-ever memory shortage

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned Friday that 2027 will bring the worst memory chip supply shortage the…

Dollar slides as Trump agrees to resume Iran talks

The US Dollar Index fell on Friday, extending its losing streak to a third consecutive session, after President…

Swift launches blockchain ledger as BRICS Pay eyes September rollout

The race to reshape global cross-border payments is accelerating on two fronts. The BRICS bloc is pushing toward…

Oil prices fall despite near-halt in Hormuz tanker traffic

Crude oil prices fell on Thursday despite a fresh escalation in hostilities between the United States and Iran,…

Scientists detect ‘cosmic drift’ that triggers star birth for the first time

An international team of astrophysicists has for the first time detected an observational signature of ambipolar diffusion —…

Trump agrees to continue Iran talks despite declaring ceasefire ‘over’

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States and Iran would continue negotiations despite his declaration earlier…

Zverev ends Fery’s fairytale run to reach first Wimbledon final

Alexander Zverev ended Arthur Fery's fairytale Wimbledon run on Friday, dispatching the British wildcard 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 in…

Dutch museum covers floor in peanut butter to honor late artist

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam has recreated one of the most eccentric works in Dutch contemporary art…

Ant Group’s AI unit open-sources hour-long world model

Ant Group's embodied-intelligence unit Robbyant on Wednesday released LingBot-World 2.0, an interactive world model capable of generating coherent…

IEA cuts Russia oil forecast as drone strikes erode output

The International Energy Agency on Thursday lowered its forecast for Russian oil production, projecting output will decline roughly…

UAE crude output hits record after OPEC exit, IEA says

The United Arab Emirates pumped a record 4.1 million barrels of crude oil per day in June, the…

IMF reaffirms free trade stance as global tariffs rise

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to free trade and open markets, even as governments…

Foreign investors pull $46B from emerging market stocks in June

Foreign investors pulled a net $46.1 billion from emerging market equities in June, according to data from the…

Typhoon delays TSMC data as analysts raise targets ahead of Q2 earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is set to report second-quarter 2026 results on Thursday, July 16, with Wall Street…

SK Hynix surges in record-setting Nasdaq debut

SK Hynix began trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, opening at $170 per American depositary share — roughly…

Iran says US strikes hit perimeter of Bushehr nuclear plant

Projectiles struck the outer perimeter of Iran's only civilian nuclear power plant on Thursday, according to Iranian officials,…

Spain take record shutout streak into World Cup quarterfinal vs. Belgium

European champions Spain face Belgium in the second quarterfinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday at…

World Cup quarterfinals set for Saturday: Norway-England, Argentina-Switzerland

The 2026 FIFA World Cup's final two quarterfinals are set for Saturday in a doubleheader that pits some…

SoftBank shares surge as OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 launch fuels Asian rally

SoftBank Group shares surged more than 11% on Friday, briefly clearing ¥6,400, as investors cheered OpenAI's public release…

VW deliveries post steepest drop since 2022 as China sales plunge

Volkswagen Group reported an 8.6% decline in global deliveries in the second quarter of 2026, marking its steepest…

Ukraine drones strike more Russian oil sites as fuel crisis grips 90% of regions

Ukrainian drones struck oil infrastructure across Russia overnight into Thursday, targeting a port in Taganrog and oil storage…