The United States stock market's record-breaking rally is entering a more demanding phase as the cost of borrowing money to finance equity trades climbs sharply, prompting investors and market participants to reassess how long leverage can continue supporting higher share prices. The increase in...

The experience of Whirlpool's refrigerator manufacturing operations in Amana, Iowa, illustrates how trade protection alone has struggled to secure factory employment in an industry facing multiple structural challenges. While higher tariffs were designed to strengthen domestic manufacturing by...

According to Xinhua, referencing a strategy from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA), China will significantly have established a new framework for ensuring clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient growth in its energy sector by the end...

American consumers poured billions of dollars into online shopping during Amazon's four-day Prime Day sales event, but the surge in spending has highlighted a more cautious pattern of consumer behavior rather than a broad resurgence in household purchasing power. Industry data indicates that...

Iraq's demand for a higher oil production quota has exposed growing tensions within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), raising questions about how the producer alliance will balance the economic needs of individual members with its long-standing strategy of managing...

The US Treasury market is confronting an unusual challenge as investors struggle to predict the future direction of Federal Reserve policy. Diverging expectations between bond traders, investment managers and economists have created one of the widest gaps in recent years over where US interest...

Across Europe, extreme heat is no longer being treated as a short-term weather disruption but as a growing operational challenge that is forcing businesses, employers and public authorities to rethink how work is organised. As temperatures increasingly reach levels once considered unusual for large...

Few companies illustrate the changing balance of power in the semiconductor industry more clearly than SK Hynix. For much of its history, the South Korean chipmaker was viewed as a challenger operating in the shadow of larger rivals and competing in a business dominated by scale, manufacturing...

According to ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane, inflation in the eurozone may stay over the 2% target for "a while." "Several forecasting indicators suggest ongoing inflationary pressures in the upcoming months," Lane stated in the European Parliament on Tuesday. "In this situation, our goal is...