Aging populations, as Japan taught us, are inherently deflationary. Folks in their 70s don’t spend the way 20-somethings do.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will on Saturday make his first official trip to neighbouring Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, his office told AFP.

Soaring payroll growth and low unemployment in December are more than likely to keep the Federal Reserve from cutti ...

The yields on long-term government bonds spiked as doubts on a policy misstep by the Federal Reserve were reinforced after strong employment data. The 10-year yield spiked to 4.783%, while the 30-year ...

U.S. consumers are kicking off the new year in a downbeat mood as inflation expectations jumped. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index ticked down to a reading of 73.2 in the first few ...

A 28-year-old Cambodian man died from bird flu on Friday after eating sick chickens, the health ministry said.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term in office, shunned internationally over claims of voter fraud and repression, but bolstered by a loyal military.

Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, and warned it would hunt down the group's leaders.

Stocks opened lower on Friday after strong U.S. jobs data sent bond yields spiking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 200 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 was down 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite was ...

The year 2024 was the warmest on record for the mainland United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday.

Oil prices soared on Friday as traders anticipated rumoured new US sanctions against Russia, which would further disrupt its crude exports and therefore tighten supplies.

Wage growth ticked slightly lower last month, helping alleviate concerns about the labor market driving inflationary ...