Spain tops World Cup Group H, eliminating Uruguay

Spain eliminated Uruguay from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday with a 1-0 victory in Guadalajara, Mexico,…

Cape Verde becomes smallest nation to reach World Cup knockout round

Cape Verde completed one of the most remarkable runs in FIFA World Cup history on Friday, advancing to…

Senegal routs 10-man Iraq 5-0 at World Cup in Toronto

Senegal delivered a commanding performance at Toronto Stadium on Friday, dismantling a 10-man Iraq side 5-0 to finish…

IMF chief economist says globalization is ‘transformed,’ not dead

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, said Friday that globalization is not dead but is being…

Panama Canal revenue to beat forecast amid Hormuz crisis

The Panama Canal expects fiscal 2026 revenue to exceed its initial $5.2 billion forecast after the closure of…

Global equity fund inflows plunge 86% amid tech selloff

Global equity fund inflows fell sharply in the week ending June 24, as a bruising selloff in technology…

Dembélé scores first-half hat trick as France beat Norway 4-1 at World Cup

Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick on Friday as France cruised past Norway 4-1 at Gillette Stadium…

Tata breach extends to TSMC and Qualcomm files, Reuters reports

A data breach at Tata Electronics is wider than initially reported, with leaked files extending beyond Apple and…

TSMC says fabs running normally as typhoon floods Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company confirmed on Friday that all its fabrication plants are operating normally as torrential rains…

Gold claws back above $4,000 after worst selloff since January record high

Gold clawed back above the $4,000 level on Friday after briefly finding support near $3,960 earlier in the…

IMF warns AI wealth boom is fueling inflation pressures

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas warned Friday that the artificial intelligence investment boom is fueling…

Apple Vision Pro chief Paul Meade leaves to lead OpenAI’s hardware division

Paul Meade, the vice president who led hardware engineering for Apple's Vision Pro headset and its forthcoming smart…

Anthropic’s Mythos preview spurred DeepSeek’s $7.4B raise

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek closed a $7.4 billion fundraising round — its first ever external capital raise —…

IMF says global economy has shifted to ‘adverse scenario’ amid Iran war fallout

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the global economy has shifted toward a more pessimistic growth path…

Standard Bank, ICBC authorized to clear yuan across Africa

China's central bank has authorised Standard Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to jointly clear…

AWS to raise GPU cloud prices 20% on July 1

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. Web Services will increase prices on its EC2 Capacity Block reservations for machine learning GPU…

Asian currencies buckle as dollar heads for best month since July 2025

Several Asian currencies faced broad-based selling pressure on Friday as the U.S. dollar, buoyed by hawkish Federal Reserve…

Israel, Lebanon reach framework deal after extended Washington talks

Israel, Lebanon, and the United States reached a framework agreement at the State Department on Friday following an…

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 but limits access at U.S. request

OpenAI on Friday unveiled GPT-5.6, its next-generation model family organized into three capability tiers — Sol, Terra, and…

SpaceX bond losses mount, stoking bubble warnings

SpaceX has endured a bruising start to life as a publicly traded company. Shares of the Elon Musk-led…

LNG tankers mass at Qatar’s Ras Laffan as energy exports ramp up

Empty liquefied natural gas carriers are converging on Qatar's Ras Laffan export hub, marking the clearest sign yet…

Apple’s touchscreen MacBook to use M5 chips, not M6

Apple is set to launch its long-anticipated touchscreen MacBook with existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips rather…

Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries with digital services taxes

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all goods imported from any country…

Leaker says Apple is developing ‘iRing’ smart ring

A brief post on X from Apple hardware tipster Kosutami has reignited speculation that Apple is developing a…

Pope Leo XIV says AI cannot be ‘morally neutral’

Pope Leo XIV posted on X on Thursday that artificial intelligence cannot be considered "morally neutral," extending his…

Barclays cuts Brent crude forecasts as oil prices plunge

Barclays on Friday lowered its Brent crude oil price forecasts to $96 per barrel for 2026 and $85…

Google ties publisher payments to AI training rights

Google Alphabet Inc. is pushing news publishers to grant broad rights over their content — including the use…

Hasbro faces backlash over AI voice clauses for Peppa Pig child actors

Hasbro, the American entertainment conglomerate that owns the animated series Peppa Pig, is facing industry-wide backlash after reportedly…

Hang Seng posts worst week in over a year amid global tech selloff

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index capped its worst week in more than a year on Friday as a…

EU steel exports plunge 33% as trade tensions mount

The European Union's steel imports fell sharply in the first quarter of 2026, declining 23 percent year-on-year, according…