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Gold fell to four-month lows around $4,400 per ounce despite fresh US airstrikes on Iran, extending what has become its worst monthly performance since October 2008. The traditional safe-haven bid is being crushed by dollar strength and expectations that higher oil prices will keep central banks hawkish for longer. Silver tumbled 6% on Indian exchanges, hitting limit-down circuits.
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Page 5Markets face their biggest event week of the year with SpaceX's history-making public debut and Apple's AI strategy reveal colliding.
British employers are quietly abandoning permanent hiring for temporary workers as statutory costs spiral. Permanent placements fell at the fastest rate since January while temp billings hit 2.5-year…
The former president is publicly demanding the new Fed Chair cut rates despite inflation running at 3.8 percent, nearly double the central bank's target.
The country is capturing a rare convergence of AI infrastructure demand and geopolitical defense spending just as domestic policy support lags peers.
The Netherlands achieved the EU's lowest youth unemployment rate at 8.7 percent versus 14 percent in the UK through a "no dead ends" philosophy linking education, work, and training.
Italy's biggest bank is mobilizing to torpedo a merger that would create a serious rival. Banco BPM unanimously approved a letter to Monte dei Paschi proposing an aggregation that would create Italy's…
Japanese companies are abandoning their decades-long deleveraging mindset to fund aggressive M&A and higher shareholder returns, spooking credit rating agencies.
Empty shop fronts are now a leading indicator of electoral volatility, with Reform UK performing disproportionately well in areas of visible retail decline.
The chip giant beat Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta to claim the top spot in the Wall Street Journal's new corporate future-readiness index.
Spain welcomed 9.1 million visitors in April, the highest April figure on record, as geopolitical tensions push tourists away from traditional Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean destinations.
Permanent hiring remains deep in the red despite signs the decline is slowing. The KPMG/REC permanent placements index hit 44.1 in May, still well below the 50 threshold that signals growth.
Filipino motorists got their first relief in months as the Department of Energy ordered fuel rollbacks of up to ₱10.86 per liter, driven by falling global oil prices as US-Iran ceasefire talks gained…
Americans on weight-loss drugs are triggering a surge in clothing returns, especially larger sizes, as millions drop roughly three clothing sizes while shedding weight.
The historically early-stage-only firm broke a 25-year tradition by raising $1.25 billion for late-stage investments after its Cerebras IPO generated a $3.25 billion return.
Musk's rocket company is planning to raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, which would make it the largest public offering in history.
The Competition and Markets Authority has imposed a binding requirement forcing Google to let UK publishers opt out of AI Overviews and model training while remaining in traditional search results.
The $90 billion quant giant has lengthened withdrawal periods to as long as four years in its flagship multi-strategy funds, making it harder for investors to pull capital quickly.
The non-binding agreement would see China's third-largest carmaker assemble Omoda and Jaecoo branded vehicles at Nissan's UK plant starting in 2027.
The semiconductor giant's shares fell 15 percent in after-hours trading despite reporting 48 percent revenue growth and AI chip revenue that more than doubled to $10.8 billion.
Grid constraints are killing the AI infrastructure buildout faster than chip shortages ever did. Nearly half of US AI data centers planned for 2026 have been canceled or delayed, representing about…
Japan's Nikkei crossed 66,000 intraday for the first time while South Korea's Kospi hit an all-time high of 8,457, driven by semiconductor and AI infrastructure momentum.
Cross-party MPs are calling on the government to trigger the break clause in Palantir's £330 million NHS contract after the firm was given access to identifiable patient data before anonymization.
CEO Hilary Super delivered a near-perfect earnings print that convinced investors the lingerie retailer's repositioning is working.
Tokyo spent ¥5.4 trillion in a single day defending the 160 per dollar level, confirming what traders suspected: authorities will not let the yen weaken past this threshold.
The National Assembly is debating a draft law allowing private companies to participate in electricity generation and sales under state concessions for the first time in 15 years.
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