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Bitcoin recently hit a new all-time high, surpassing $123,100 earlier this week, amid a surge in interest from institutional investors, who are accumulating in particular through Bitcoin spot ETFs, amid macroeconomic uncertainty and the prospect...

The European Parliament categorically opposes the dilution of the Cohesion Policy (CP) and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) into a common fund, as the European Commission would like, said yesterday MEP Siegfried Mureşan, chief negotiator for...

Although security and defense, along with competitiveness, will be the priorities of the European Union budget for the period 2028-2034, the European Parliament calls on the European Commission to maintain separate and clearly defined allocations...

US President Donald Trump recently warned that he could impose additional 10% tariffs on countries that align with BRICS, EFE reports.

The world is witnessing an unprecedented scandal at the highest political and economic level, between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. At the center of attention, as he wants, is the US president himself, whose mother claimed, in an interview in 1997,...

The S&P 500 index reached a new all-time high at the end of last week, after a spectacular recovery from the fall that began in February, triggered by Donald Trump's declarations regarding the imposition of tariffs in the United States of...

At a time of global instability, NATO leaders gathered yesterday at the Hague summit took a historic decision: all member states will allocate a minimum of 5% of GDP for defense and security by 2035, as stated in the final declaration of the NATO...

Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, has seen rapid growth in the last two months, reaching a new all-time high of around $111,950 in May, amid a combination of factors such as the suspension of trade tariffs announced by the...

Hungary has suddenly decided to increase its target for foreign currency bond issuance this year, as the government in Budapest seeks new funds to cover a growing budget deficit, Bloomberg reports, according to Agerpres.

Defense companies play a key role in shaping global security, supplying everything from fighter jets and missiles to advanced cyber systems, and in 2025, the valuations of major defense contractors rose to record highs amid ongoing armed...

A study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment warns that sea levels will continue to rise dangerously, testing humanity's resilience until the end of the century and beyond, even in the optimistic scenario in which...

Investments considered ethical or socially responsible, promoted by many European pension funds, could indirectly support serious human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank, according to an investigation by the journalistic platform Follow the...

Even before the massive stock sales that took place on world stock exchanges last Thursday, following US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day", 2025 was not a good year for US tech giants and their shareholders.

The United States risks running out of cash to pay its obligations by mid-July unless Congress adopts a resolution to raise or suspend the maximum national debt ceiling, according to an analysis published by the Bipartisan Policy Center think...

Brands provide a powerful source of value to companies, and currently, the value of brands, along with other intangible assets such as intellectual property and research and development (R&D), is at an all-time high of $80 trillion globally,...

Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, expressed China's willingness to work with the European Union to address global challenges, in a swift response to US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policy in his speech...

The European defense financing gap amounts to 850 billion euros, according to two analyses published on the Zerohedge website and using statistical data provided by NATO, the Kiel Institute for the Global Economy and Exante Data. This deficit is...

America's dominance of the global stock market is unmatched, and its share has only increased in the past two years, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that the remarkable performance of the S&P 500 stock index...

Trade with Mexico, China and Canada accounted for about 43% of all US goods imports in 2023 by value, according to a Statista analysis, noting that, according to UN Comtrade data, the United States imported $3.2 trillion in goods and exported $2...

Italian insurer Generali and French insurer BPCE signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to combine their asset management operations, a first step towards creating Europe's largest player in the sector by revenue, Reuters reported....

Donald Trump was inaugurated yesterday for his second term in the White House, following a lavish ceremony that was the most expensive inauguration ceremony of an American president.

President Donald Trump's executive is the richest in US history, with the assets of its members worth a total of almost $500 billion, a staggering amount that far exceeds the GDP of countries such as Greece ($238 billion) or Hungary ($212...

Nobody and nothing works forever, even space probes retire. The European space probe Gaia ended its work this week after more than 10 years of operation, during which it revolutionized the way people understand our Milky Way galaxy, informs DPA....

Gold has gained about 26% so far this year, on track for its best annual performance since 2010, largely driven by the U.S. central bank's interest rate cut and heightened geopolitical tensions that have driven investors to the traditional...

Asset valuations across the US economy remain elevated, fueled by investor optimism as the Federal Reserve (Fed) begins its easing cycle, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com.

Big initiatives do not always lead to positive results. Negotiations at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification, COP16, have ended without reaching a binding agreement to combat the phenomenon. The talks ended a day later than planned, as...

In a significant milestone for South Korea's aviation industry, Korean Air has completed its long-awaited acquisition of Asiana Airline, bringing to a close a complex transaction that began in November 2020, aviationsourcenews.com reports....

The S&P 500 is up about 27% this year, slightly above its 24% gain in 2023, and if the year were to end at this point, it would be the best performance of the main U.S. stock market basket since 2019, an evolution that was not anticipated by...

The public debt/GDP ratio is a key indicator of a country's financial health, providing insight into a government's ability to manage its debt, while also shaping the flexibility of fiscal policy and playing a crucial role in influencing...

Weather events generated by climate change continue to cause major damage to the global economy, with a total cost of more than $2 trillion over the past decade, according to a report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). An estimated...

Cybercriminals are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to amplify their attacks, concluded cybersecurity experts attending the DevCon 2024 event in Bucharest. In the view of Ignat Korchagin, engineering manager (Linux team) at Cloudflare, not...

In recent times, the United States has witnessed the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden-Harris administration, two distinct approaches to American leadership that have had a profound impact on domestic and foreign policy.

Hyundai Motor Co. will delist its GDRs (global depositary receipts) from the London and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges, starting on December 19, according to a recent announcement made by the South Korean car company, picked up by tipranks.com. The...

The BRICS summit that is taking place these days in Kazan, Russia, also has on its agenda the request made by Turkey to acquire the status of a full member of that economic organization, after until now it had observer status. Turkish President...

South Korean online lender K Bank Co. has postponed its planned more than $700 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Seoul Stock Exchange for the second time after failing to attract enough investor demand, according to a regulatory filing...

The US and China are two great powers of the world, but their sources of power vary significantly, according to a Ray Dalio analysis (Great Power Index 2024) that identified eight basic pillars that measure a nation's types of strength. These...

The US economy is facing an "enormous amount of debt", so the challenge for the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high enough to benefit lenders, but not so high as to cause problems debtors, said the famous billionaire investor...

The pharma industry has been in a real economic and financial boom for 20 years, which is supported by recent technical developments, biotechnological research-innovation and deepening research on DNA and every microcell in the human body. An...

The US has not abandoned any military equipment in the hands of the Taliban during the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, said Reserve Admiral John Kirby, national security and communications adviser to...

Norway's Sovereign Investment Fund, formally known as the Global Government Pension Fund, is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, managing $1.7 trillion in assets at the end of August 2024, according to data on the Bank's...