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(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai’s latest Covid-19 outbreak appears to be stabilizing, with most new cases already in government-mandated quarantine, but authorities are taking no chances,...

(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases appear to be leveling off following a recent spike, though some residents have been urged to stockpile food and medicines as the fear of...

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Manufacturing from the US to Asia is very much in a slowdown as...

(Bloomberg) -- The price of basic goods in UK stores is rising at the fastest pace in almost 14 years, leaving poorer families taking drastic action to make ends meet, according to...

(Bloomberg) -- The US said it will provide another $450 million in advanced weaponry and aid to Ukraine, the latest tranche in what has become a multibillion-dollar effort to help...

(Bloomberg) -- The World Bank approved a $2.3 billion program to help countries in eastern and southern Africa increase their ability to deal with spreading food stress that’s...

(Bloomberg) -- Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro took an early lead in a partial vote count for Colombia’s presidential election.  Petro had 50.3% to 47.5% for construction magnate...

(Bloomberg) -- The UK transport minister has condemned rail workers’ plans for what would be Britain’s largest train strike in 30 years, saying it will cause chaos for workers and...

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong won’t tighten virus curbs before July 1 despite rising Covid cases because hospitals aren’t overwhelmed, the city’s outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam...

(Bloomberg) -- The White House is preparing for President Joe Biden to visit Saudi Arabia -- and even laid out a general agenda for the trip -- but won’t say when it would happen...

(Bloomberg) -- The UK said it will prioritize food security in its new strategy for farming to be published on Monday, with funding aimed at boosting production to help protect...

(Bloomberg) -- After persuading a few traditional friends of Moscow to chastise Russia over its war in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will now try to bring others...

(Bloomberg) -- Life in Beijing will take a step closer to returning to normal Monday, as the capital rolls back Covid-19 restrictions having previously declared the latest outbreak...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s carbon emissions have posted their longest sustained drop in a decade due to Beijing’s efforts to rein in the property market, boost clean energy and control...

(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden embarked on his first presidential trip to South Korea and Japan, where he’s set Friday to visit a Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) Co.’s semiconductor...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- Sweden's Prime Minister confirmed that the country will formally apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formally ending a policy...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The leaders of Russia and Germany spoke for over an hour by telephone on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine but the two sides' respective...

Investing.com - Joffre Capital, a technology-focused investment firm, and its portfolio company Investing.com today announced a significant effort to support its employees in...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The war in Ukraine showed increasing signs of spilling over into neighboring states, as Russian-backed separatists in the Transnistria region of...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Russia added the conquest of southern Ukraine to the core objectives of its campaign, signaling a more ambitious military campaign in the coming...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- The last defenders of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol reportedly surrendered on Wednesday, as Russian troops massed for a new attack on...

By Peter Nurse     Investing.com -- U.S. stocks are seen opening higher Monday as Russia-Ukraine diplomatic talks resume, but investors remain wary ahead of the eagerly-awaited...

(Bloomberg) -- European Union and U.K. attempts to jump-start negotiations over the post-Brexit trading relationship in Northern Ireland have so far failed to make any progress,...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with King Salman of Saudi Arabia about ensuring stable energy prices as well as Mideast security, in light of recent attacks...

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong will suspend in-person classes for kindergartens and primary schools from Friday until after Chinese New Year, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam...

(Bloomberg) -- The global agreement reached at the United Nations’ COP26 summit in Glasgow last weekend may help solve one of the trickiest problems in climate policy: how to boost...

(Bloomberg) -- COP26 took fourteen days and some long nights of negotiations. It produced breakthrough pledges, a set of rules on carbon trading and some big aspirations that will...

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to deliver the first resolution on Communist Party history in 40 years, giving him the mandate to potentially rule for life as a...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold a virtual summit next week, though no specific date has been set, according to...

(Bloomberg) -- One hundred countries, representing 85% of the world’s forests, have given themselves nine years to halt and reverse deforestation, in a major new commitment at...

(Bloomberg) -- The Group of 20 came into its own during the 2008 financial crisis in order to avoid a global depression. It was a turning point that made clear that big decisions...

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s lira weakened as the country’s latest diplomatic spat gives traders another reason to sell the already battered currency. The lira weakened as much as 1.5%...

(Bloomberg) -- China said it set up a group with the U.S. to discuss disputes, ahead of a video summit between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping planned...

(Bloomberg) -- China will not impose an anti-sanctions law on Hong Kong for now, local news organization HK01 reported, a seemingly unusual backtrack from Beijing on a move that...

(Bloomberg) -- An unprecedented leak of financial records known as the Pandora (OTC:PANDY) Papers has revealed the offshore financial assets of dozens of current and former world...