The Venezuelan government has rejected the court's decision to forcibly sell Citgo Petroleum Corporation (CITGO), a U.S. subsidiary of the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), said Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. Venezuela has also stated it will pursue legal action against those...

Commercial aviation is built on layers of regulation, redundancy and precision. Yet beneath the surface of cockpit discipline lies an unspoken reality that shapes the behaviour of thousands of aviators: many airline pilots hide mental health struggles to protect their careers. The aviation...

Global central banks added 52.6 tonnes of gold to their international reserves in October, as reported by preliminary data from the World Gold Council (WGC). This represents the biggest monthly rise in gold purchases this year, according to WGC analyst Krishan Gopaul. The top gold-buying...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves introduced a new budget featuring substantial tax hikes. This will generate an extra £26 billion each year, which is especially significant considering the £22 billion budget deficit created by the former Conservative administration. Nonetheless, as Ms....

Global airlines moved at extraordinary speed over the weekend to correct a critical software flaw across thousands of Airbus A320-family jets, after an emergency recall forced carriers to ground aircraft, rework schedules, and deploy engineers round the clock. The scale and urgency of the recall...

The European Union is preparing to unveil a sweeping framework aimed at reducing its long-standing dependence on China for critical raw materials. Years of industrial reliance, geopolitical tension, and the rapid acceleration of supply-chain competition have pushed Brussels to redefine how Europe...

Oil markets are heading into 2026 under the weight of an expanding global supply base that continues to grow faster than worldwide consumption. The scale of the imbalance is becoming more visible across producer blocs, storage hubs, and financial markets, signalling a year shaped primarily by...

US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced $3.5 billion in investor withdrawals since the start of this month, as per Bloomberg's estimates. The monthly outflow reached a record of $3.6 billion in February of this year. With the last week of November included, this record might be...

Europe should eliminate domestic obstacles to move away from a growth model that relies heavily on exports, said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde during a speech to bankers, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Lagarde pointed out Europe's exposure to the strategic use of...