Economy

Child saving money in a glass jar at home Pinstock | E+ | Getty Images Your relationship with money might seem random, but one expert says it offers clues about your childhood — and understanding this could help overcome toxic spending habits. Vicky Reynal, a financial psychotherapist and author of “Money on Your Mind,” told […]

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives with his wife Gursharan Kaur for the launch of an online and application based membership drive of the Congress Party in New Delhi on March 30, 2015. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty Images Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 92 […]

Piles of coal at Rizhao port in China’s Shandong Province on Nov. 2, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s industrial profits extended declines to a fourth straight month, dropping 7.3% in November from a year earlier, signaling that Beijing’s stimulus measures have yet to meaningfully stem the slide in corporate earnings. […]

Asymmetric warfare. A long absence. Fierce loyalty. Of course, while many associate these themes with Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” it could also aptly apply to the never-ending saga that is AMC and the army of “ape” traders. AMC options surged out of the gate this morning with over 300,000 contracts traded as of writing, almost […]

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026 in Kings Beach, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s reversal on a key piece of its cyclosporiasis investigation has sparked confusion in the U.S., but the agency said Monday that it has not changed […]

Oil prices rose Monday after President Donald Trump said Iran would pay for the deaths of three U.S. service members, and Houthi militants in Yemen declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, gained about 1.3% to close at $89.22 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures advanced 0.9% […]

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) participates in a a ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Finn Gomez | Getty Images South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham announced Monday that she will seek a full, six-year term to replace her brother, Lindsey Graham, in the Senate. Graham last week […]

Paramount Skydance ‘s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery hit its first official roadblock when a judge granted a temporary restraining order on the merger as part of a lawsuit brought by state attorneys general. California District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín signed off on the order Monday after hearing arguments from both sides in an Oakland […]

Tokyo, Japan Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly up Thursday, with several markets remaining closed for Boxing Day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.12% to close at 8,220.9 while the Topix added 1.20% to close at 2,766.78, a day after a report said the country was preparing a record $735 billion budget […]

This aerial picture shows flooded streets and buildings in Thai Nguyen on September 10, 2024, a few days after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. Xuan Quang | Afp | Getty Images Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo […]