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Concern over the spiraling cost of food and energy in Great Britain continued to mount as households reported record levels of worry over the rising cost of living.
Prime Minister Liz Truss says a windfall tax on energy companies would hinder investment in the economy.
The leader of Hong Kong’s largest journalists group was arrested on allegations of obstructing police, in the latest case to fan concerns about press freedom in the city.
Hello. Today we look at an unusual pattern this year in the strengthening greenback, Denmark exiting the sub-zero-rate world, and the danger of tightening monetary policy while available workers fade away.
China’s exports to the US shrank for the first time in more than two years while shipments to Russia surged, adding to evidence that slowing economies and the war in Ukraine are shifting global trade flows along geopolitical fault lines.
Hi all, this is Zheping in Hong Kong. Tencent’s appetite for big global gaming franchises is back. But first…
Elon Musk entered the pop culture war fray Monday with a pair of tweets about Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings prequel The Rings Of Power. “Tolkien is turning in his grave,” the Tesla CEO tweeted. “Almost every male character [in The Rings Of Power ] so far is a coward, a jerk or both.…
Topline Justin Bieber announced Tuesday the cancellation of his Justice World Tour because of health struggles related to his diagnosis of Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome earlier this year—adding to the handful of times the tour has been delayed or canceled because of Covid-19 and the singer’s condition. Key Facts In a statement posted to his Instagram story,…
Euro zone bond yields fall as big rate hike bets fall sharply