Dollar Tree raises annual profit forecast on steady demand, shares jump
Dollar Tree raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, buoyed by resilient demand for affordable essentials from budget‑conscious consumers and efforts to
May 28, 2026Dollar Tree raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, buoyed by resilient demand for affordable essentials from budget‑conscious consumers and efforts to
May 28, 2026
Brazil's lower house approved late on Wednesday a constitutional amendment reducing the workweek, a measure that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to use as a
May 28, 2026
Best Buy on Thursday forecast second-quarter sales above Wall Street estimates after beating quarterly expectations on steady demand for AI-powered smartphones and
May 28, 2026
Right-wing Colombian lawyer and senator Paloma Valencia is running to become her country's first female president in a Sunday presidential contest,
May 28, 2026
EQT has partnered with Alphabet's
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Leftist Colombian activist and Senator Ivan Cepeda, whose youth was marked by exile and his father's murder at the hands of right-wing paramilitaries, is
May 28, 2026
CVS Health will restore Eli Lilly's weight-loss injection Zepbound to its list of covered drugs and add the drugmaker's newly approved obesity pill, Foundayo, it
May 28, 2026
Rising airfares and hotel rates are making budget-conscious Americans delay or cancel summer trips while wealthy travelers are holding fast to
May 28, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets It’s now a full three months into the Iran war, and the United States
May 28, 2026
A selloff in government bonds is testing one of the most basic assumptions in markets: that Treasuries and other high-quality debt will cushion portfolios when
May 28, 2026
U.S. and Mexican negotiators began formal talks to revamp the North American trade deal on Thursday, with Washington demanding stricter
May 28, 2026
More than half of wealthy individuals in Asia-Pacific consider an economic recession their biggest worry over the next three years, a survey by Lombard Odier found, and
May 28, 2026
JD.com's acquisition of German retailer Ceconomy will not be financed by Chinese subsidies, the Chinese online retailer said on Thursday after EU antitrust regulators
May 28, 2026
Skippy peanut butter maker Hormel Foods beat second-quarter sales and profit estimates on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its chicken and turkey products.
May 28, 2026
France will reimburse the cost of weight-loss drugs prescribed to severely obese patients from mid-June in a first for a European Union
May 28, 2026
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's $2.5 billion bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy may involve Chinese subsidies, European Union competition
May 28, 2026
IBM said on Thursday it has committed $5 billion to an initiative that will deploy engineers and AI tools to help companies better secure open source software.
May 28, 2026
Ethiopians will vote in parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party is expected to dominate despite significant unrest across much
May 28, 2026
The market for jet fuel in the European Union could get tighter if the situation in the Strait of Hormuz does not improve within weeks, said the European Commission on
May 28, 2026
A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances
May 28, 2026
Inflation is at a three-year high — and now many Americans are burning through their savings
May 28, 2026
More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war
May 28, 2026
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May 28, 2026
One of new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's favorite inflation measures came in cool again on Thursday, offering evidence for his belief that inflation is
May 28, 2026
The largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule began with a satirical riposte to
May 29, 2026
Metro Atlanta short-term rental hosts hopeful for Men's World Cup boom to bookings
May 28, 2026
U.S. economic growth was not a strong as initially thought in the first quarter, and momentum is set to slow this quarter, with the war with Iran stoking inflation and
May 28, 2026
Brazil's economy is expected to have grown faster in the first quarter against the last three months of 2025 aided by stronger manufacturing activity,
May 28, 2026
U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday and European shares pared their losses following reports that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to
May 28, 2026
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly fell in April after hefty gains in the prior months, but demand remains underpinned by an artificial
May 28, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday it’s hard to spot fundamental shifts in the level of productivity as they are happening.
May 28, 2026
Poland will sign agreements by the end of May to finance military equipment worth 100 billion zlotys ($27.41 billion) under the European Union's SAFE program worth 43.7
May 28, 2026
U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods said on Thursday that board member and former Procter & Gamble executive Jeff Schomburger will take over as CEO from
May 28, 2026
U.S. inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in April, driven by higher energy prices due to the Iran war and cementing economists'
May 28, 2026
Nebius Group's shares climbed 9% on Thursday after a fund run by former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner disclosed a stake in the AI infrastructure firm.
May 28, 2026
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week amid relatively low layoffs, despite the dragging war with Iran.
May 28, 2026
Shares of biotech-turned-AI company Rocket One jumped almost 40% on Thursday as the company rebranded to capitalize on hot investment themes, a strategy many
May 28, 2026
Bulgaria is keen to respect its commitment to NATO and increase its defence spending to 5% of its gross domestic product, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Thursday.
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
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Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing U.S. missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten the security of
May 28, 2026
The European Central Bank's decision to keep rates unchanged in April was a close call for some policymakers as persistently high inflation made it increasingly hard to
May 28, 2026
From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended
May 28, 2026
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Washington on Friday where he will meet with U.S.
May 28, 2026
A key challenge for the Federal Reserve is that higher gas prices are inflationary, but they also reduce households’ spending power and dampen growth.
May 28, 2026
US regulator tries to withdraw penalty against Trump donors’ crypto company
May 28, 2026
Electric vehicle maker Xpeng on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue below market expectations, underscoring a prolonged slowdown in demand and stiff competition in the Chinese
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
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The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will penalize any
May 28, 2026
Groq is raising up to $650 million from existing investors, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, after the AI chip startup signed a $17 billion licensing deal
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
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NATO and EU member Latvia's parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new government, making centre-right opposition lawmaker
May 28, 2026
U.S. stocks pushed to more records as profits keep piling up for companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods
May 28, 2026
Brazil's central bank will not allow higher inflation expectations to translate into actual inflation, monetary policy director Nilton David said on
May 28, 2026
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in April as the boost from better weather faded and mortgage rates remained elevated.
May 28, 2026
St.
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By Michael S.
May 28, 2026
Sri Lanka's monetary stance is broadly appropriate, and the country still has strong potential to reach the International Monetary Fund's 3% growth
May 28, 2026
The Bank of Canada released the following statement by senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers and deputy governor Toni Gravelle on Thursday: "Good morning.
May 28, 2026
The Canadian financial system is in good shape but vulnerabilities are growing amid a highly volatile economic and geopolitical
May 28, 2026
The United Nations aims to reduce and abolish senior leadership positions over the next two years as part of its reforms, its Secretary-General said on
May 28, 2026
Anthropic will continue expanding in Europe after opening its sixth office on the continent in Milan on Thursday, Chris Ciauri, managing director for international at the U.S
May 28, 2026
Estimated U.S. economic growth for the first quarter was revised lower on Thursday and a closely watched measure of price pressures came in largely in line with
May 28, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened flat on Thursday as investors processed key inflation data, while intensifying tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept optimism surrounding a peace
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services
May 28, 2026
‘It’s insulting’: Ferrari fans have given their verdict on its first electric car, and it’s not good
May 28, 2026
SDPOA demands immediate action on patrol staffing shortages after deadly Islamic Center attack
May 28, 2026
Mother struggles after inflatable display damages car during windstorm
May 28, 2026
Protesters confront Box Elder County commissioners who approved Stratos Project data center
May 28, 2026
U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million on prediction market platform Polymarket
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
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A growing number of U.S. central bankers say there may be a case for raising interest rates if inflation does not ease soon, even as they express skepticism over the
May 28, 2026
A senior TSMC executive said on Thursday that surging electricity demands from AI are making energy efficiency rather than computing power the main
May 28, 2026
Microsoft will unveil a suite of new homegrown AI models next week at its annual "Build" conference for developers in San Francisco, including a coding model to boost the usage of
May 28, 2026
The European Commission praised Bulgaria's progress in establishing an independent anti-corruption office and said on Thursday the country had to keep up its reform
May 28, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the
May 28, 2026
Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow for elections to be annulled if evidence of foreign interference was found, a move
May 28, 2026
Trump admin planning to potentially put president’s image on commemorative $250 bill
May 29, 2026
A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson confirms the agency is taking steps toward creating a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump
May 28, 2026
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said on Wednesday the carrier has seen no drop-off in demand after joining seven industry fare increases since
May 28, 2026
Brazil's economy created a net 85,888 formal jobs in April, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Thursday, well below the 230,000 net openings expected by economists in
May 29, 2026
President Donald Trump has claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical
May 29, 2026
Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $65 billion at a post-money valuation of $965 billion, as it aims to bolster computing capacity to meet growing demand for chatbot Claude
May 29, 2026
Brazil's government and the Federal District have reached a deal for a loan to support struggling state-run lender BRB, a court document showed on Thursday.
May 28, 2026
Iceland's parliament on Thursday voted in favour of holding an August 29 referendum to begin European Union accession talks, supporting the government's two-step plan
May 29, 2026
Ousted BP Chairman Albert Manifold met with activist shareholder Elliott Management during his tenure without telling fellow board members directly, two
May 28, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it is suspending non-essential spending on travel, office supplies and consultants as it faces a mounting cash crisis.
May 28, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Thursday said a deal on releasing frozen European Union funds was "very close" as there is agreement with Brussels on many issues,
May 28, 2026
St Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem on Thursday said that he was one of several U.S. central bankers last month who felt the Fed should remove the "easing bias" from
May 28, 2026
Russia sharply criticised Armenia on Thursday for drawing closer to the EU, saying it was not pursuing a balanced position towards
May 28, 2026
Ohio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots
May 29, 2026
Uber has raised its stake in Germany's Delivery Hero to nearly 37% from 25% after buying a stake from fellow shareholder Aspex Management, according to regulatory
May 27, 2026
Australia is suing the U.S. company 3M for over $1.4 billion due to contamination from “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam at defense bases
May 28, 2026
U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy
May 28, 2026
Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday that the timing of a potential interest rate hike is less important than whether the economy can
May 28, 2026
China's central bank has instructed banks to boost lending this month, people with knowledge of the matter said, underscoring Beijing's continued efforts to support an economy
May 28, 2026
The world's richest families are trimming exposure to the U.S. dollar as geopolitical tensions and rising sovereign debt drive a broader rethink of portfolio risk, UBS said
May 28, 2026
European shares closed lower on Thursday, though they pared steeper losses after a report on news outlet Axios said the United States and Iran
May 28, 2026
KKR & Co said on Thursday it would open an office in Milan as the U.S. private equity firm looks to expand its presence in Italy after significant investments in the telecoms
May 28, 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the IPO-bound company had only agreed to lease its Colossus AI training data center clusters to Anthropic for six months, though he added it
May 28, 2026
Japanese banks are, in a historic shift, competing to shore up their deposit base as lending opportunities grow and consumers, seeking to
May 28, 2026
China's commitment to buy 200 Boeing jets during a recent visit by U.S.
May 28, 2026
Oil prices settled mixed on Thursday after a choppy trading session, as traders mulled conflicting reports of progress on a potential deal to extend a
May 28, 2026
By Kanishka Ajmera and Deborah Mary Sophia May 28 - Snowflake shares surged more than 33% on Thursday after the company raised its annual revenue forecast and a $6 billion deal with Amazon bolstered
May 28, 2026
Europe may struggle to respond to risks from links between crypto assets and banks in the way U.S. authorities contained damage during the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)
May 28, 2026
Japan Investment Corp (JIC), a state-backed fund, is considering selling JSR, two people familiar with the matter said, two years after it took
May 28, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted record closing highs on Thursday after news reports said the U.S. and Iran had reached a
May 28, 2026
China is designing a futures market for AI tokens, sources familiar with the matter said, as the country potentially takes a different tack to U.S. exchanges developing compute
May 28, 2026
The U.S. dollar will likely weaken over the long-term given concerns over elevated debt levels in the world's biggest economy, the EMEA CEO of JPMorgan Asset Management said
May 28, 2026
Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older model next year, Ukraine's President Volodymyr
May 28, 2026
A new ferry service to serve booming tourism between Taiwan and Japan began on Thursday on a ship that could be pressed into service to
May 28, 2026
Morale among Italian consumers recovered against expectations in May after recent declines, but business morale fell to an 8-month low, data showed on Thursday, in mixed signs
May 28, 2026
The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies on Thursday after reports the U.S. and Iran had reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, though several similar
May 28, 2026
Ukraine's parliament ratified a loan agreement with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way for €90 billion in financing and allowing the government to
May 28, 2026
The U.S. has no timetable for levying Section 232 tariffs on semiconductors but preferential terms have already been agreed under a January trade deal, Taiwan Vice Premier
May 28, 2026
Tencent says users of PayPal will be able to make payments in China using QR codes through WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, in a tourism friendly move
May 28, 2026
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Thursday it was appropriate to focus on returning inflation to the central bank's 2% target given the U.S.
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration is in talks to provide funding to some drone companies, including Unusual Machines and Sequoia Capital-backed Neros, the Wall Street Journal reported on
May 28, 2026
The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from firefighting foam supplied by the U.S. company
May 28, 2026
Japan's ruling party will propose issuing "bridging bonds" to fund flagship programmes aimed at boosting growth and economic security, a
May 28, 2026
Toyota Motor on Thursday said global vehicle sales fell for a third consecutive month in April, hit by sharp declines in China and the Middle East.
May 28, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Stocks tumbled in Asia, oil surged and the dollar gained strength as the U.S. and Iran renewed attacks on each other
May 28, 2026
Thailand's manufacturing production index dropped 0.36% in April from a year earlier, the industry ministry said on Thursday, weaker than analysts' forecasts.
May 28, 2026
Foreign investors bought Japanese stocks for the eighth straight week through May 23, as oil prices eased and AI-related shares rallied on robust demand outlook.
May 28, 2026
An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
May 28, 2026
Your jeans have probably passed through cotton farms, dye houses and wash facilities before reaching your closet
May 28, 2026
Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek
May 28, 2026
The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
May 28, 2026
Panama's National Assembly approved a law that
May 28, 2026
China's auto industry has likely moved past its "golden era," NIO Chief Executive William Li said on Thursday, as a downturn in domestic car
May 28, 2026
The energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict will likely have a persistent impact on inflation even if there is a quick solution to the war, the
May 28, 2026
New Zealand on Thursday unveiled a budget with few voter incentives ahead of what is shaping up to be a tightly contested election later
May 28, 2026
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday amped up his warning that mounting expectations for the productivity-boosting potential of AI could send inflation
May 28, 2026
The top U.S. government watchdog for consumer financial protection on Wednesday said it would reassign virtually all staff nationwide to its
May 28, 2026
Australian business investment boomed in the March quarter as firms ploughed yet more money into data centers, figures showed on Thursday, while companies also upgraded
May 28, 2026
The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday, while a hawkish split within its seven-member board signaled an
May 28, 2026
Australian household spending fell back sharply in April after a petrol-induced spike the previous month, data showed on Thursday, as consumers scaled back on flights and
May 28, 2026
Singapore Airlines said on Thursday that it would expand its joint network between New Zealand and Singapore with Air New Zealand to meet growing travel demand between the two
May 28, 2026
Chief Megaron Txucarramae, a 75-year-old leader of Brazil’s Indigenous Kayapo people, has spent decades defending
May 28, 2026
Australia's government introduced a bill in parliament on Thursday to make the biggest overhaul of tax rules in decades, including scrapping a capital gains
May 28, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican runoff for U.S.
May 28, 2026
By Michael S.
May 28, 2026
South Korean exports likely rose for a 12th straight month in May, as a global boom in AI investment drove a surge in chip sales, a Reuters poll showed on
May 28, 2026
The Bank of Korea kept its policy interest rate steady on Thursday, as it weighs geopolitical risks against a weakening won and resurgent inflation that point to higher rates
May 28, 2026
The U.S. military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces
May 27, 2026
The United States has sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the body Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
May 28, 2026
California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed under the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged political "weaponization,"
May 28, 2026
U.S.
May 28, 2026
When interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez's administration announced the oil-rich country was embarking on an overhaul
May 28, 2026
Bayer used illegal and anti-competitive practices to monopolize the U.S. market for genetically engineered corn seeds, reaping "hundreds of millions, if not
May 28, 2026
Sentiment among Britain's consumer-facing services businesses fell to its lowest since February 2025 this month and a recent rebound in business services morale reversed
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
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What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?
May 24, 2026
Crews are resuming the search for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured
May 27, 2026
Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights
May 28, 2026
Fair housing groups have filed a lawsuit over a rule change by the Trump administration that they allege reverses decades of lending protections and opens the door to discrimination against Black people, Latinos and other minorities
May 28, 2026
Amazon is putting a doctor in charge of its growing healthcare business. The firm on Wednesday announced Dr.
May 28, 2026
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a five-year, $9.69 billion agreement to consolidate Microsoft and other enterprise software licenses scattered across
May 28, 2026
HP beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for AI-optimized personal computers, but warned that rising
May 28, 2026
Salesforce forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as concerns over AI-driven disruption to traditional software demand overshadowed
May 28, 2026
Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil on Wednesday outlined its financial outlook through 2028, according to a J.P.
May 28, 2026
World stocks eked out new highs while major markets such as the S&P 500, U.S. dollar and Treasuries were largely steady on Wednesday as investors
May 28, 2026
Brazil's Central Bank Governor Gabriel Galipolo is considering recommending two female professionals to fill vacancies on the bank's nine-member rate-
May 28, 2026
Wells Fargo expects investment banking and trading revenue to rise by mid-teen percentage points in the second quarter, Chief Executive Charlie Scharf said on Wednesday.
May 28, 2026
New Zealand's central bank is watching how much weaker demand from higher energy costs would hold back other price increases, a key
May 28, 2026
Residents were back in their homes near a chemical tank that overheated in Southern California
May 28, 2026
Trump Accounts app to go live Thursday
May 28, 2026
Investment firm Carlyle sees limitless opportunity to invest in the defense sector as governments globally hike military spending, Chief Executive Harvey
May 28, 2026
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that he expects the Boeing 737 MAX 7 to be certified this summer and the larger MAX
May 28, 2026
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the Iran war, saying “things are going very well” days after insisting a settlement was “largely negotiated.”
May 27, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more air defense ammunition
May 27, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she had discussed Ukraine's path to EU membership with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
May 28, 2026
Snowflake raised annual product revenue forecast on Wednesday, as enterprises ramped up spending on AI applications and shifted more data workloads to its
May 28, 2026
Chip design software maker Synopsys has reached an agreement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management that will give one board seat to
May 28, 2026