The European Central Bank kept borrowing costs unchanged for a third straight meeting, with inflation in check and the economy expanding. The Fed said it would stop shrinking its portfolio of assets beginning Dec.

Whichever way you cut it, the number of US banks with non-bank exposure exceeding their tier one capital — a regulated buffer if you like — amounts to half of the total assets in the IMF sample (not all banks disclose this information). It’s a similar story in Europe too.

Despite this danger, superintelligence remains the explicit goal of leading AI companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, xAI, DeepSeek. And given the skyrocketing valuation of these companies, they are not about to stop by themselves.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with prime ministers from Canada, Thailand and Japan on the sidelines of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

The rise of youth-led political movements in the Global South point to structural inequalities in the global system.

Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their 3-year-old, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the Evanchos also made a decision that's increasingly common for families in the U.

North America’s two dominant oil companies are carving divergent paths as the global crude market staggers toward what’s widely expected to be a hefty supply glut.

The latest iPhones have seen "a tremendous response" across the globe, said Apple boss Tim Cook as the tech giant released its latest financial results. The firm unveiled its thinnest iPhone, the Air, in September, along with upgraded iPhone 17 models, proving a bumper crop for the firm.

Netflix's Indonesian zombie horror film 'The Elixir' has surged to the top of the streamer's worldwide rankings for non-English language titles.

The Trump administration’s recent injection of funds into U.S. coal may give the flagging industry a short-term boost. But it’s not a long-term play, as market forces will increasingly turn to renewables,