Houthis threaten Saudi airports over Yemeni airspace dispute

Yemen's Houthi rebels issued a warning to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, threatening to target Saudi airports and vital…

Brussels rejects UK bid for decision-making role in EU

Brussels has rebuffed a British request to participate in EU decision-making, creating a fresh obstacle to the already…

Goldman Sachs hits highest EMEA M&A market share since 2018

Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. captured 44% of mergers and acquisitions advisory work by deal value…

Boston Dynamics unveils simpler Atlas robot built for mass production

Boston Dynamics has revealed a new generation of its Atlas humanoid robot that features "almost an order of…

Emerging-market stocks rally as soft U.S. jobs data weakens dollar

Emerging-market equities rallied on Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report pulled the dollar toward its steepest weekly…

June heatwave may have killed 20,000 in Europe, study estimates

A record-shattering heatwave that engulfed Europe in late June has pushed Swiss glaciers past their annual tipping point…

Trump calls US-NATO relationship ‘ridiculous’ ahead of Ankara summit

President Donald Trump escalated his long-running feud with NATO allies on Thursday, calling the United States' relationship with…

Iran begins oil sales talks with Japan under US sanctions waiver

Iran has begun negotiations to sell crude oil to Japanese companies for the first time since 2019, though…

ECB warns Hormuz disruptions could cut euro area output by 3%

The European Central Bank published new research on Wednesday warning that persistent disruptions to trade through the Strait…

Gold nears $4,200 as weak jobs data eases Fed hike fears

Gold rallied sharply on Thursday, breaking above $4,100 per ounce after a disappointing June employment report undercut expectations…

EU-US trade hit record €875B in 2025, but auto exports plunged, study finds

Goods trade between the European Union and the United States reached a record €875 billion in 2025, but…

Chinese firms now control 72.5% of global EV battery market

Chinese battery giant CATL Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited extended its grip on the global electric vehicle battery…

Citi projects Brent crude falling to $60 by year-end

Citigroup analysts are recommending traders sell into any summer oil price rallies, projecting Brent crude will fall to…

UN warns El Niño will rapidly strengthen into a ‘strong’ event this summer

The World Meteorological Organization on Friday raised its forecast for the rapid emergence of a strong El Niño,…

Lagarde defends ECB rate hike, hints at French political ambitions

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has strongly defended the central bank's decision to raise interest rates in…

Securitize becomes first company to tokenize its stock on IPO day

The infrastructure for trading traditional stocks on blockchains advanced on multiple fronts this week, with Binance BNB crossing…

Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high, heads for best week since May

Europe's STOXX 600 briefly touched a record high on Friday and was on track for its largest weekly…

Karachaganak oil output restored after drone strike

Oil production at Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field has been restored following disruptions caused by a Ukrainian drone attack on…

Interpol names Ukrainian woman in Monaco bombing

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national, identifying her as the prime…

ESMA says prediction market contracts fall under EU binary options ban

The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a public statement on Friday reminding firms that products marketed as…

Oil prices hold near pre-war levels as U.S.-Iran peace hopes ease Hormuz fears

Brent crude ended the first half of 2026 trading near $73 a barrel, completing a dramatic reversal from…

Chinese AI biotech deals hit $75B as US scrutiny grows

Chinese biotech firms powered by artificial intelligence have struck out-licensing deals worth $75 billion in the first five…

Anthropic cracks down on Chinese workarounds to Claude

Anthropic is tightening its enforcement against unauthorized access to its AI services from China, targeting methods used by…

Meta in talks with Samsung for AI chip manufacturing

Meta Platforms is in advanced negotiations with Samsung Electronics to manufacture its next-generation MTIA artificial intelligence chips using…

Samsung pushes 20% DRAM price hike for Q3 amid shortage

Samsung Electronics has begun negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices of conventional DRAM by up to…

FAO food prices fall for second straight month in June

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported on Friday that global food commodity prices declined for a…

Switzerland beats Algeria 2-0 to reach World Cup round of 16

Switzerland extended their streak of World Cup knockout-round appearances to four consecutive tournaments on Thursday night, dispatching Algeria…

Central banks bought 41 tonnes of gold in May despite steep price slide

Central banks worldwide are maintaining their appetite for gold despite the metal's steepest quarterly decline since 2013, with…

New CAR-T therapy shows early success against solid tumors

Researchers at the University of Calgary's Charbonneau Cancer Institute and McMaster University have developed GCAR1, a first-in-class chimeric…

Asian stocks rally as weak U.S. jobs data eases rate-hike fears

Asian equity markets rallied on Friday as investors snapped up battered technology stocks following a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs…