U.S. welcomes EU tariff removal plan, flags remaining concerns

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Wednesday welcomed the European Union’s provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on American good ...

U.S. Marines board Iranian oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

U.S. Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday after the vessel was suspected of attempting to violate a U.S. bloc ...

Iran and US continue message exchange over Tehran’s 14-point proposal

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that the exchange of messages between Iranian and U.S. officials continues based on Tehran’s 14-point prop ...

Ghana central bank holds rate at 14% amid inflation concerns

Ghana’s central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 14% on Wednesday, pausing an aggressive easing cycle as inflation concerns prompted caution am ...

Trump: may have to hit Iran harder - or maybe not

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if ...

Mercury raises $200M at $5.2B valuation in TCV-led funding round

Mercury announced on Wednesday it secured $200 million in funding at a $5.2 billion valuation, with investment firm TCV leading the round. The company aims to att ...

European Commission sees potential for 15 billion cubic meter gas cut

The European Commission estimates that Europe can reduce natural gas consumption by 15 billion cubic meters this year, according to Ruud Kempener, deputy head of ...

Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead over Sanchez in Peru election poll

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads voter intentions in Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff election against leftist ...

Why is Astera Labs stock surging to an all-time high today?

Astera Labs stock surged nearly 12.0% in morning trading today to reach $273.45, touching a fresh 52-week high of $274.40, as a confluence of a high-profile CEO conference appearance and a sweeping ...

BOE warns food price caps unsustainable as Treasury drops plan

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and rate-setter Swati Dhingra told Parliament on Wednesday that government-imposed food price caps would prove unsustainable and economically distortive over the ...

Treasury sanctions Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl trafficking networks

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than a dozen individuals and entities on Wednesday linked to the Sinaloa Cartel and its fentanyl trafficking ...

French prosecutors probing alleged foreign interference against hard-left candidates, minister says

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are probing an alleged foreign interference campaign ahead of the March municipal elections that targeted a hard-left party, and ...