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For now, the EU's new rules will only apply to about two dozen large platforms.

Astronomical inflation propels an unorthodox candidate to the top of Argentina's presidential polls.

The world's poorest countries suffer from civil wars, ethnic and sectarian strife. COVID-19, soaring inflation and the war in Ukraine made their bad situations worse.

VinFast, founded in 2017 by VinGroup chair and Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, became more valuable than legacy automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

One of the poorest countries in the world, Niger is the fourth West African country to experience a coup d’état since 2020.

South Korea will allow new domestic players into its banking industry to break the domination of the sector by just five commercial banks.

Along with India’s recent use of the Chinese currency to buy Russian oil, Argentina’s move is an example of the global economy's de-dollarization.

In the past 15 years, global peacefulness has fallen by more than 3%. Old and new conflicts, the pandemic and our political and cultural polarization are the main culprits.

What does it mean for a nation to be rich or poor at a time of global pandemic, high inflation and geopolitical tensions? GDP per capita adjusted for relative purchasing power gives us an idea, albeit an imperfect one.

Some of these nations handled the pandemic well and some did not. It almost made no difference in how people evaluated their satisfaction with life.

Economic growth is a marathon, not a sprint and while some nations have made plans for long-term progress, others have squandered their good fortune and resources.

In April, LVMH reported a 17% year-over-year increase in first-quarter revenues, more than twice what analysts expected.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years ago yet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off. 

Many of the world's richest countries are also the world's smallest: the pandemic and the global economic slowdown barely made a dent in their huge wealth.

The new rules—which debuted in Shanghai and Shenzhen last month—are aimed at speeding up listings and boosting corporate fund-raising.

Germany's closure of its last nuclear power facilities amid potential energy shortages and rising prices due to the end of gas and oil imports from Russia.

The global pandemic pushed many shaky companies to the edge of bankruptcy, the energy crisis and steep rate hikes sealed their fate. But some of them will emerge stronger and more profitable as a result.

The Biden administration pleased progressives by cancelling drilling projects on federal territory shortly after taking office but recently approved Conoco Phillips’s $8 billion Willow Project in Alaska.

While China's population is starting to shrink, Vietnam's is growing in tandem with the economy.

The treaty does not overrule provisions set by numerous and often conflicting authorities that currently regulate fishing, shipping and deep-sea mining on the high seas. 

The UAE might be increasingly pivoting away from the US and EU and toward Russia and China.

Large lithium deposits have been found in the troubled region of Kashmir.

Loans and bonds can be used sensibly to invest but too much debt can be catastrophic for a company, especially if the economy goes south.

According to Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB, more than one million tons of rare earth oxides—the largest deposit of its kind in Europe—was discovered near Kiruna, about 1,000 kilometers north of Stockholm.

Unemployment is simple enough to understand: it is an economic condition in which individuals seeking jobs remain un-hired. Yet measuring how many people are unemployed at any given moment in any given country is rather complex.

Global Finance ranks the ten largest companies in the world by market capitalization. 

China aims to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, an objective that was unthinkable a few years ago.

Malaysia's tenth Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has gone from politics to jail and back to politics again.

Carmakers are opting to skip the middleman and invest directly in mining companies and projects.

Disney CEO Bob Iger replaces the man who replaced him as Disney CEO, Bob Chapek.

While the acquisition was driven by the prestige of Tom Ford’s beauty segment, which includes signature scents, skin care and cosmetics, the deal also brings eyewear and apparel to Estee Lauder.

The US-brokered accord could be hugely consequential, and not solely for economic benefits: Israel and Lebanon have no official diplomatic relations and remain technically at war since 1948.

America's largest grocery chain—Kroger—intends to buy America's second largest grocery chain—Albertsons.

Scores of semiconductor companies are going out of business in China despite the government's drive to boost the sector.

Poised to become Italy’s first female premier, Meloni succeeds Mario Draghi, who resigned in July after his governing coalition collapsed. 

Porsche boss Oliver Blume will now lead the Volkswagen Group.

Alibaba is one of more than a hundred Chinese companies currently on the provisional list of firms facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over transparency and national security concerns.

Former guerrilla rebel Gustavo Petro pledged ambitious reforms in pensions, taxes, labor and health care on the campaign trail.

The last time Germany had a trade deficit was in 1991.

After recessions economies often bounce back more vigorously than ever—unless they stumble across new obstacles along their way.

World economic growth is slowing down and could result in a synchronized recession.

Newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron anoints the first female prime minister in decades.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis retaliates against one of his state's major employers.

Energy businesses are among those with the most to lose. 

Imran Khan, ousted by a parliamentary no-confidence vote, is replaced as Pakistan's Prime Minister by Shehbaz Sharif.

Last year 10% of all global power was generated by wind and solar.

Despite all the problems plaguing the continent, Africa's youth sees a brighter future ahead.

Europe's dominance of the World Happiness ranking was unshaken by the global pandemic.

The World Happiness Report ranks the happiest countries in the world. 

Data indicates that people living in Middle Eastern countries tend to be either very happy or very unhappy.