UK shares clock weekly gains as Iran-US peace deal hopes push oil price lower
UK shares gained in a broad-based rally on Friday amid growing hoping of a peace agreement between Iran and the U.S., which sent crude
June 12, 2026UK shares gained in a broad-based rally on Friday amid growing hoping of a peace agreement between Iran and the U.S., which sent crude
June 12, 2026
The dollar steadied on Friday but remained on track for a weekly loss, as markets monitored negotiations over a deal that could end the Middle East
June 12, 2026
A Spanish High Court judge investigating former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for suspected corruption has opened a separate probe over jewellery found during
June 12, 2026
Switzerland will decide on Sunday on a proposal to cap the population at 10 million in a referendum some have likened to Britain's Brexit vote that could have far-reaching
June 12, 2026
Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday lost his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he
June 12, 2026
In recent years, Elon Musk has been picky about whom he allowed to buy in to SpaceX, the rocket ship company making its highly anticipated stock market debut
June 12, 2026
Brazil's consumer inflation accelerated more than expected in May, official data showed on Friday, breaching the top of the
June 12, 2026
Shell said on Friday it was pausing its $3 billion share buyback programme through July 14, citing securities law requirements linked to its pending $
June 12, 2026
The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow opened higher on Friday, underpinned by hopes for an imminent Middle East peace deal, while investors geared up for the market debut of
June 12, 2026
Rolex raised the global price of its gold watches by an average 5% this month, adding a rare second annual
June 12, 2026
Oil prices fell more than 3% on Friday to their lowest levels in nearly two months as U.S. and Iranian officials said they were close to an agreement to halt their war in
June 12, 2026
In the old days, companies went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
June 12, 2026
New census data shows population decline is spreading across America. Planning for growth may be actively making things worse.
June 12, 2026
The executive order is voluntary for AI companies but aligns with AI safety experts on the potential for harm.
June 12, 2026
Italy is working on a new bond aimed exclusively at institutional investors to tap growing demand for inflation-linked products among banks, funds and insurers
June 12, 2026
India's retail inflation rose to 3.93% year-over-year in May from 3.48% in April, driven by higher food and fuel costs, government data showed on Friday, as the outlook continued
June 12, 2026
Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in Jakarta on Friday to protest the spending priorities of President Prabowo Subianto's
June 12, 2026
While the Justice Department has said it has abandoned plans for President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, some of his
June 12, 2026
Hedge funds sold out of the biggest U.S. tech stocks, and some even added bearish positions, according to data from a JPMorgan note late Thursday, just
June 12, 2026
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Kazakhstan's ruling Amanat party said on Friday it is merging itself into a party created earlier this year by allies of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of
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The Bank of England will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on June 18, according to all 65 economists polled by Reuters, who remained
June 12, 2026
China's new bank lending rose less than expected in May after contracting the previous month, as a prolonged property downturn continued to weigh on household borrowing.
June 12, 2026
Investors pulled money out of U.S. equity funds in the week to June 10 on caution over a market selloff and expectatons that the Federal Reserve would stay hawkish for longer, but
June 12, 2026
Brazilian refineries sold over 100 million liters of naphtha to a firm investigated in an alleged fraud scheme
June 12, 2026
India's retail inflation rose to 3.93% in May, driven by higher food and fuel costs, government data showed on Friday, while risks
June 12, 2026
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix is looking to choose the Nasdaq for its planned U.S. listing, two sources familiar with
June 12, 2026
Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause
June 12, 2026
The Sacramento region strives to be more than just a way station for the Athletics before they complete their move from Oakland to Las Vegas
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President Donald Trump is anticipating a significant weekend for his presidency
June 12, 2026
Global equity funds drew inflows for a third straight week, as investors used a market selloff to add exposure to technology stocks on expectations the AI-driven rally will
June 12, 2026
The Federal Reserve holds its first meeting with Kevin Warsh in charge, Donald Trump is due to meet other world leaders in France as the Iran war drags on, while a by-
June 12, 2026
Ukraine is seeking an additional $20 billion in military funding from its allies to cement what it sees as its current battlefield advantage over Russia, a Ukrainian defence
June 12, 2026
European shares surged on Friday, with major indexes jumping more than 1%, as renewed hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East
June 12, 2026
Automakers Volkswagen, Stellantis and Renault, which account for about 60% of Europe's car output, are urging the EU to adopt a simple "Made in Europe" rule and stronger
June 12, 2026
Dividends at U.S.-listed private-credit lenders rest on thinner cash cushions than headline earnings suggest, a Reuters analysis of regulatory filings
June 12, 2026
About half of evangelical Christians - a core component of President Donald Trump's political base - believe his
June 12, 2026
A suddenly rocky U.S. stock market confronts a potential wildcard next week: A newly led Federal Reserve at a time investors are worried that interest
June 12, 2026
As mixed martial arts fighters gather on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House in a cage match to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th
June 12, 2026
The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point
June 12, 2026
War-wary Hill Republicans question Trump’s Iran strategy with control of Congress at stake
June 12, 2026
A pro-Russian opposition alliance filed a request to Armenia's election commission on Friday to throw out the results of last Sunday's parliamentary election, won by Prime Minister
June 12, 2026
Germany's economic recovery is likely to proceed in small steps at best, depending on the conflict in the Middle East, and energy and commodity prices, the economy ministry
June 12, 2026
India's measures to improve the attractiveness of its debt are welcome, though concerns over oil prices and their impact on the rupee remain big hurdles in
June 12, 2026
Heavy government spending on defence and infrastructure will stop Germany from slipping into recession this year, as the war in Iran takes its toll on Europe's biggest
June 12, 2026
The British public's expectations for inflation in the long term rose to a record high last month after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran sent energy prices soaring, the Bank of
June 12, 2026
SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO is poised to supercharge Chinese space startups racing to fund the same technologies that have
June 12, 2026
U.S. banking regulators are stepping up scrutiny of how lenders deploy artificial intelligence as the developing technology sweeps through the industry,
June 12, 2026
Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, particularly independents without a college degree
June 12, 2026
FanDuel owner Flutter Entertainment said on Friday it would delist from the London Stock Exchange in August while retaining its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange,
June 12, 2026
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day
June 12, 2026
Nvidia has told Chinese clients that its new "Vera" central processors for AI data centres could be available as soon as August and that they can begin placing orders, three
June 12, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers kept a follow-up rate hike in July on the table on Friday given rapid inflation, but said it was far too early to say if a move would
June 12, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Hope, as the saying goes, springs external.
June 12, 2026
Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in
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Ford is recalling 255,404 vehicles in the U.S. over an issue with the canister purge valve, which may malfunction, causing the engine to stall unexpectedly while driving, the U.S.
June 12, 2026
Britain's economy contracted by 0.1% in April, its first monthly drop since August as the Iran war's cancellation of Formula 1 Grand Prix
June 12, 2026
Consumer prices in France rose 2.8% year-on-year in May, the highest level since February 2024, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, confirming a preliminary reading published
June 12, 2026
Japan's core consumer inflation likely held steady in May at roughly the previous month's pace due to end of government fuel subsidies, leaving inflation below the Bank of
June 12, 2026
India is preparing for a wider-than-expected budget deficit this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing an official familiar with the matter, as the war in Iran raises
June 12, 2026
Brazil's Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, said on Thursday it
June 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence
June 12, 2026
South Korea's central bank governor said on Friday it was necessary to raise interest rates "on time" as inflation was expected to exceed the target for a considerable
June 12, 2026
U.S. vacationers are barreling into peak summer driving season just as the gasoline market faces a supply crunch, with resilient domestic demand and surging
June 12, 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX raised the $75 billion it targeted in a hotly awaited IPO on Thursday, selling shares at a fixed price of $135 that valued the space, satellite and AI company at
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that would
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A federal judge on Thursday blocked Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from continuing to pursue a lawsuit against the Democratic fundraising
June 12, 2026
New Zealand's manufacturing activity contracted slightly in May, slipping back into negative territory after seven months of expansion, as businesses remained concerned
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate the 3-month-old war
June 11, 2026
The president’s Trump Accounts didn’t initially plan for foster kids — until the first lady’s office stepped in
June 12, 2026
A New Mexico judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of the state's fledgling universal childcare program
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The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame
June 12, 2026
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues
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