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The number of layoffs in the US reached 744,000 in June 2025, which means an increase of almost two times compared to last year.

The European currency recorded its first monthly depreciation against the dollar this year in July, but in the first seven months of 2025 the euro appreciated by 11.9% against the US currency, the best performance in the last eight years.

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly present in everyday life, from school and the workplace to everyday interactions, a legitimate question arises: can we become addicted to AI, as happens with drugs or gambling?...

The euro/dollar exchange rate failed to hold above 1.1450 this week, falling at one point even below 1.14, according to an analysis published by currencynews.co.uk, which highlights that the latest data on the US economy did not support...

OMV Petrom expects the impact of US tariffs on the company to be minor, under current conditions, it is mentioned in the issuer's quarterly report, signed by CEO Christina Verchere.

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

The Romanian Commodity Exchange (BRM) harshly criticized the management of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), accusing it of a lack of efficiency and transparency in managing the Central Counterparty project - an essential entity for the...

The central bank of Turkey cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points yesterday, amid slowing inflation, hispanatolia.com reports. This was the third consecutive monthly cut in the key interest rate.

The construction materials producer Prefab Bucharest (PREH) reported preliminary operating income of 96.2 million lei, 20.2% below those in 2023, while operating profit increased by 6.6%, to almost 3.5 million lei, according to the issuer's...

The price of gold has started the year on a high note, with the precious metal rising 12% in less than two months and hitting new all-time highs, amid a turbulent international environment in terms of macroeconomics and geopolitical sentiment,...

The National Bank of Romania revised the inflation forecast for the last quarter of the year to 3.8%, from 3.5% as previously estimated, but the general downward trend in inflation remains, with the Consumer Price Index set to reach 3.1% in the...

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

The Romanian Government has adopted the Decision on the establishment of the National Program "Healthy Meal" in 2025, an initiative considered by the Minister of Education, Daniel David, a "fundamental mechanism" for reducing...

The last financial quarter of last year was a time of intense complexity for the Romanian economy, in which political and economic forces faced significant challenges generated by the general elections, the tense geopolitical context and an...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

The degradation of the medals offered at last year's Olympics represents an image problem for absolutely everyone involved in this mega-sports competition. The organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have admitted that a small proportion...

Fitch revised the outlook of our country's long-term foreign currency credit rating from "stable" to "negative" and maintained the rating at "BBB-", in a climate marked by political uncertainty, expectations of a more...

Germany will hold early parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the vote of confidence requested by the Bundestag yesterday. Following a heated debate, German parliamentarians decided with 394 votes against,...

Roxana Mînzatu, our country's proposal for the position of European Commissioner, successfully passed her hearing yesterday by the members of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Internal Affairs (LIBE), Labor Force and Social Affairs (EMPL),...

Water is one of the vital resources of life which is heavily affected by pollution.

The European Central Bank (ECB) will probably cut interest rates at the monetary policy meeting in October, says Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the ECB Governing Council, quoted by La Repubblica publication, Bloomberg reports.

Hungary's constant meddling in democratic processes in other countries, despite the Viktor Orban government's frequent rhetoric about protecting national sovereignty, represents a "perverse" situation, political expert Daniel...

• The datas indicates a 73% increase in the number of insolvencies at the level of companies with a turnover of over 5 million euros • The study notes a deterioration in payment behavior among companies, the number of payment incidents in the first...  

Major global investment banks are cutting their forecasts for oil prices this year and next as supply is expected to remain tight while the outlook for demand growth is weak.

The escalation of the budget deficit indicates structural problems, which can only be remedied through urgent fiscal reforms that lead to budgetary consolidation, the Fiscal Council states in the report for the year 2023, published yesterday, a...

Two ATI doctors, employed at the Pantelimon Hospital in the capital, are accused by the prosecutors of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Court (PTB) of the premeditated murder of a patient by drastically reducing the dose of...

In today's world, factors such as polarization, misinformation, scandals, economic instability and inequality have led to the deterioration of people's trust in institutions such as government and the media. But in some countries, trust...

Dissatisfied with the protection granted to journalists by the European Press Freedom Act (EMFA), the Hungarian government, led by Viktor Orban, asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to find that the European Parliament and the Council...

Good news also comes from the "front" where the fight against pollution is taking place. The amount of dust in the atmosphere decreased slightly in 2023, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced, warning that poor...

The first month of summer was more hectic than usual due to the fact that, in addition to the budgetary problems faced by the Government, on June 9 we had European parliamentary and local elections, new amendments to normative acts in the field...

The international community must create conditions for a "direct dialogue" between Russia and Ukraine, and "provide assistance" in this regard, said yesterday the President of China, Xi Jinping, during a meeting in Beijing with...

The Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania decided on Friday July 5, 2024 decrease in the monetary policy interest rate to 6.75% per annum, from 7% per annum, starting from July 8, 2024, decrease in the interest rate for the credit...

In 2023, Romania's economy recorded a moderation in the growth rate, to 2.1%, which however remained relatively solid from a European and regional perspective. The twin deficits remained at high levels, while the annual inflation rate evolved...

More than one in four children in the world under the age of 5 lives in "severe food poverty", which means that more than 180 million children are at risk of suffering serious consequences if they do not have a nutritious and diversified...

Asian countries, such as India and China, have steadily increased their defense spending over the past 15 years, and a comparison with the respective countries' economies shows that this spending increased roughly in line with GDP from 2013...

The Erdogan regime appears to be reeling after Sunday's local elections saw the Republican People's Party (CHP) win the vote in 36 of Turkey's 81 municipalities, which means it has reached 44.4% of the total voter choice, although...

Despite some improvements, our country still faces the vulnerability of fiscal revenues, and large budget deficits and high inflation rates, which are all above pre-pandemic levels, make the economy potentially vulnerable to shocks, the European...

The S&P 500 index closed above the 5,000-point mark for the first time in history last Friday, after fourteen weeks of growth in the last fifteen, during which the main basket of shares in the United States marked an advance of 22%....