Browsing: Economy

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business investment climbed to its highest since late 2015 in the June quarter as firms took advantage of tax…

The numbers: U.S. consumer spending jumped 0.8% in July to mark the biggest gain in six months, aided by the biggest-selling Amazon Prime Day ever. The…

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO/GIFU, Japan (Reuters) -Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura said on Thursday it was premature to tighten monetary policy,…

Hurricane Idalia has moved back out over the Atlantic Ocean by now, but its path of destruction made for the costliest U.S. disaster so far this…

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in August, an official survey showed on Thursday, maintaining pressure on officials…

Former President Donald Trump is doubling down on his call for an aggressive tariff policy should he win a second term, defending his past actions and…

By Marco Bello and Maria Alejandra Cardona PERRY, Florida (Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia plowed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday with howling winds, torrential rains and…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Brigid Riley A slew of economic data is set to roll out on Thursday,…

Editor’s note: A breaking-news alert linking to this story inaccurately referred to the August private-sector-payrolls rise as the smallest since March 2022. It was the smallest…

With more retailers taking action against the rise in criminal activity, one industry official is sounding the alarm on the “persistent threat” of retail-specific crime.  “This…