WTO talks stalled going into final day amid U.S.-India e-commerce deadlock

Talks to reform the World Trade Organization and extend a moratorium to not impose customs duties on electronic transmissions such as digital downloads entered their final day on Sunday with no ...

Baltic port attacks halt Russian crude loadings as Ukraine targets energy hubs

The conflict continues to see daily exchanges of drone and missile fire, with Russia targeting Ukrainian industrial and civilian sites in regions such as Mykolaiv. However, the precision of the ...

How will higher freight costs impact off-price retailers?

Investing.com -- Major off-price retailers are better positioned to weather the current spike in logistics costs than during previous supply chain crises, thanks to strategic price increases and a ...

U.S. and India remain split on WTO e-commerce moratorium extension

Trade ministers gathered in Cameroon for the World Trade Organization (WTO) summit have entered the final day of negotiations with no breakthrough on a critical moratorium regarding digital customs ...

Soccer-Mexican protesters turn highway into football pitch to slam World Cup ’dispossession’

Protesters transformed a major Mexico City highway into a makeshift football pitch on Saturday, playing impromptu matches to denounce World Cup preparation which they said is overshadowing the capital ...

Australian states pivot to free public transport as fuel shortages rattle economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sees these energy-led price pressures as complicating an already hawkish policy path. Having recently raised the key cash rate to 4.1% in a split board decision, ...

Why a Coding Agent May Emerge as a Key Unlock for Growth

Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) is doubling down on its "Cortex" AI suite, launching a native coding agent designed to streamline data integration and accelerate revenue realization. According to a new ...

Yemen’s Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region

The risk of an expanded Iran war grew on Saturday as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, even as additional U.S. forces ...

Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports

Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports ...

Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, killing six, medics say

Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a U.S.

What are U.S. companies doing with cash?

Investing.com -- Large-cap U.S. corporations are funneling record amounts of capital into growth initiatives, even as cash balances swell to unprecedented levels. According to a new benchmark report ...

Gaza violence continues as Israeli planes hit police checkpoints in Khan Younis

According to local health officials, the strikes targeted checkpoints manned by the Hamas-led police force in Khan Younis, resulting in at least six fatalities, including three of ...