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April 24, 2026

Stephen Smith and his family join a select group of families that own a media platform with over one million subscribers.

Stephen Smith and his family join a select group of families that own a media platform with over one million subscribers.

For billionaire Stephen Smith, buying a stake in The Economist is his ‘sports team for nerds’

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April 17, 2026

A motorist fills up the gas tank at a Shell gas station in Lincolnshire, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A motorist fills up the gas tank at a Shell gas station in Lincolnshire, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

European oil majors outshine U.S. rivals by trading on energy volatility during Iran war

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April 16, 2026

International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, at the IEA headquarters in Paris, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, at the IEA headquarters in Paris, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Europe has ‘maybe six weeks’ of jet fuel left as energy crisis persists, IEA head warns

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April 15, 2026

ASML lifts 2026 forecast as surging AI chip demand boosts new orders

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April 13, 2026

The cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, which Lafarge bought in 2018. The company was found guilty of financing jihadist groups to maintain operations at plant during the country's civil war.

The cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, which Lafarge bought in 2018. The company was found guilty of financing jihadist groups to maintain operations at plant during the country's civil war.

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

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April 13, 2026

View of the Amsterdam city center skyline in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The Dutch capital's skyline is not dominated by high-rises as the city wants to preserve its historic center, and builds those high-rise buildings on the fringes. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

View of the Amsterdam city center skyline in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The Dutch capital's skyline is not dominated by high-rises as the city wants to preserve its historic center, and builds those high-rise buildings on the fringes. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Europe’s biggest pension investor seen boosting private markets allocation amid sector woes

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April 7, 2026

Swiss lawmakers set to impose stricter capital rules for UBS

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April 7, 2026

Pershing Square makes $64-billion takeover offer for Universal Music

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March 25, 2026

FILE - President of EMEA Business and Operations for Google, Matt Brittin is seen at the London headquarters of Google and YouTube in King's Cross, London, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Tolga Akmen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - President of EMEA Business and Operations for Google, Matt Brittin is seen at the London headquarters of Google and YouTube in King's Cross, London, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Tolga Akmen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

BBC names ex-Google exec Matt Brittin as next director-general

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March 23, 2026

Representatives approve the EU–Mercosur agreement through electronic voting at Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Feb. 26. The trade deal uniting 700 million people will start May 1.

Representatives approve the EU–Mercosur agreement through electronic voting at Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Feb. 26. The trade deal uniting 700 million people will start May 1.

EU Commission says Mercosur free-trade deal will come into force May 1

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March 20, 2026

A person cycles past the Bank of England in central London on March 19, 2026. The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate at 3.75 percent on March 19, as it monitors the inflation outlook, pressured by rising energy prices from the Middle East war. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

A person cycles past the Bank of England in central London on March 19, 2026. The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate at 3.75 percent on March 19, as it monitors the inflation outlook, pressured by rising energy prices from the Middle East war. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

ECB, BoE could hike rates as early as April on inflation pressures, brokerages say

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March 19, 2026

FILE -A man walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Feb. 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE -A man walks in front of the Bank of England, at the financial district in London, Feb. 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Bank of England holds key interest rate at 3.75% as Iran war lifts inflation expectations

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March 19, 2026

(FILES) Customers shop on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris on November 5, 2025. Paris' appeals court rules on March 19, 2026 on a bid to suspend e-commerce giant Shein. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Customers shop on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris on November 5, 2025. Paris' appeals court rules on March 19, 2026 on a bid to suspend e-commerce giant Shein. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

Paris appeals court rejects France’s bid to suspend Shein’s marketplace

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March 19, 2026

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the press following the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the press following the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

European Central Bank holds rate, signals readiness to raise as inflation risks mount

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March 9, 2026

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel

Putin says Russia ready to supply Europe as Iran war sparks energy crisis

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February 20, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Diamonds are displayed during a visit to the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in the capital Gaborone in Botswana, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Diamonds are displayed during a visit to the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in the capital Gaborone in Botswana, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Anglo American hit by De Beers writedown, posts $3.7-billion loss

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February 19, 2026

Nestle in talks to sell remaining ice cream business in Canada, other markets

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February 10, 2026

AstraZeneca forecasts steady growth in 2026 on cancer drug demand, hikes dividend

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February 6, 2026

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo

European Union extends suspension of U.S. tariff package for another six months

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January 29, 2026

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING ID FROM "NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS CHAIRMAN, ZHAO LEJI" TO "CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING".

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday.

China, U.K. to work on ‘strategic partnership,’ Xi says after meeting Starmer

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January 27, 2026

(FILES) New VW ID Buzz vehicles, fully electric-driven microbus cars from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, are seen parked before delivery at the commercial vehicle plant of German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) in Hanover, northern Germany, on December 20, 2024. Volkswagen reported its first quarterly loss for five years on October 30, 2025 of over one billion euros, as the German auto giant struggles with US tariffs and a troubled electric shift at subsidiary Porsche. The loss in the July to September period amounted to 1.07 billion euros ($1.24 billion) and was the first suffered by Europe's biggest carmaker since the second quarter of 2020, when it was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) New VW ID Buzz vehicles, fully electric-driven microbus cars from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, are seen parked before delivery at the commercial vehicle plant of German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) in Hanover, northern Germany, on December 20, 2024. Volkswagen reported its first quarterly loss for five years on October 30, 2025 of over one billion euros, as the German auto giant struggles with US tariffs and a troubled electric shift at subsidiary Porsche. The loss in the July to September period amounted to 1.07 billion euros ($1.24 billion) and was the first suffered by Europe's biggest carmaker since the second quarter of 2020, when it was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

Electric vehicle sales in EU surpass those of gas-powered cars for first time

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January 26, 2026

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivers a speech prior to the presentation of the programme of the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on January 20, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivers a speech prior to the presentation of the programme of the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on January 20, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

EU lawmakers delay voting on whether to resume work on U.S. trade deal

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January 26, 2026

FILE - Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

EU regulators launch probe into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

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January 23, 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech for a closing press conference after an emergency meeting of the European Council over US President's Greenland threats, at the European headquarters in Brussels, on January 22, 2026. EU leaders meet on January 22, 2026, for an emergency summit on threats by US President to impose tariffs on countries opposed to his push to take Greenland, with crisis talks in Brussels coming to weigh potential countermeasures against the United States. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech for a closing press conference after an emergency meeting of the European Council over US President's Greenland threats, at the European headquarters in Brussels, on January 22, 2026. EU leaders meet on January 22, 2026, for an emergency summit on threats by US President to impose tariffs on countries opposed to his push to take Greenland, with crisis talks in Brussels coming to weigh potential countermeasures against the United States. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

EU to delay retaliatory trade measures against U.S. for another six months

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January 23, 2026

Lawmakers of the European Parliament vote to refer the signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the European top court, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Strasbourg, France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Lawmakers of the European Parliament vote to refer the signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the European top court, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Strasbourg, France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU Commission says it’s ready to enact Mercosur trade deal after parliament votes to delay

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January 21, 2026

A protestor wears a shirt which reads "Mercosur-danger on our dinner plate" as he participates in a demonstration against the EU-Mercusor trade agreement, outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

A protestor wears a shirt which reads "Mercosur-danger on our dinner plate" as he participates in a demonstration against the EU-Mercusor trade agreement, outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU lawmakers vote to refer Mercosur trade deal to bloc’s top court

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January 21, 2026

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets steady after Trump rules out using military force to take control of Greenland

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January 20, 2026

TKMS seeks multibillion-dollar investment package to help win Canadian submarine tender

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January 9, 2026

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement, next to President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement, next to President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

EU countries expected to sign free-trade pact with South American nations

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January 8, 2026

Police officers stand next to tractors blocking a road near the Eiffel Tower, as French farmers protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the handling of the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Police officers stand next to tractors blocking a road near the Eiffel Tower, as French farmers protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the handling of the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Farmers drive tractors through Paris, block highways in Greece to protest Mercosur free-trade deal

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