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Alcoa aluminum production facility showing molten metal smelting operations

Aluminum Stock Price Exceeds $3,300 per Tonne for 1st Time Since June 22 – Trading Data

Aluminum futures rose 0.9% to $3,305.85 per tonne on Monday morning, crossing the $3,300 threshold for the first time since June 22 and extending the metal's August gain to approximately 3.5%. The

August 10, 2026

Business·News

Pan-European STOXX 600 index at record highs as AI semiconductor stocks drive European equity rally in 2026

STOXX 600 at Record as European Semiconductor Stocks Draw American Investors

Europe's STOXX 600 reached a record 657 Friday as AI semiconductor stocks including Soitec, up 414 percent, led the benchmark's best performance since June. Falling oil prices after a canceled US airstrike

August 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Economic data release image from China Daily showing China producer price index figures for July 2026

China Factory Prices Slow to 3.5% in July as Fuel Costs Reverse Iran War Premium

China's producer price index rose 3.5 percent in July, slowing from June's 4.1 percent four-year high and falling short of the 3.98 percent forecast, as oil sector costs reversed the Iran war

August 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

US July 2026 jobs report shows economy shed 23,000 nonfarm payrolls as labor market weakens

US Economy Shed 23,000 Jobs in July, Missing Forecasts by 106,000 as Wages Lag Inflation

The US economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July — the first net monthly payroll loss in years — missing economist forecasts by 106,000 as wage growth of 3.2 percent fell below

August 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers at the July 2026 Monetary Policy Report press conference in Ottawa

TD Securities Sees Canadian Dollar Supported by Labour Resilience Ahead of Jobs Data

Canada's dollar holds near 1.40 per US dollar as TD Securities argues labour market resilience is shielding the loonie ahead of Friday's July jobs reports. The Bank of Canada held rates at

August 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Chart showing UN FAO global food price index rising to near three-year high in July 2026

Food Prices Hit Near Three-Year High as Wheat Surges on War and Heatwaves

Global food prices hit their highest level since January 2023 in July, driven by a 5.8 percent wheat surge amid Russian strikes on Ukraine's ports and heatwaves from the U.S. Plains to

August 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

A person walks past an electronic board displaying the US dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday Aug 3 2026

Yen Gives Back Nearly Half of Intervention Gains a Week After US-Japan Rescue

Japan's yen settled at 158.45 per dollar on Friday, surrendering nearly half its US-Japan intervention gains from a 40-year low of 163.99 to 155.23. Goldman Sachs, which executed the US Treasury purchases

August 7, 2026

Business·Economy·News

McDonald's golden arches sign against a blue sky, representing the chain's Q2 2026 earnings report showing slowing US same-store sales and a new US president appointment

McDonald’s Names New US Chief as Consumer Traffic Slows in Second Quarter

McDonald's named Skye Anderson as US president after domestic same-store sales slowed to 0.8 percent in the second quarter, a sharp deceleration that exposed deepening consumer caution across American households as gas

August 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose handwritten note confirmed the United States directly purchased Japanese yen in coordinated intervention with Japan

US Buys Yen for First Time in 15 Years After Bessent Orders $5-10 Billion

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's handwritten note ordering '$5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen,' photographed by Reuters, confirmed that Washington directly entered Japan's currency market. The United States has not purchased yen in

August 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Stop and Shop supermarket storefront in New Jersey

Stop & Shop to Close Westfield and Basking Ridge as New Jersey Footprint Falls to 45

Stop & Shop confirmed it will close its Westfield and Basking Ridge supermarkets this fall, bringing its New Jersey total to 45 stores. The closures extend the Ahold Delhaize-owned chain's two-year contraction,

August 1, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Aluminum Stock Price Exceeds $3,300 per Tonne for 1st Time Since June 22 – Trading Data

STOXX 600 at Record as European Semiconductor Stocks Draw American Investors

China Factory Prices Slow to 3.5% in July as Fuel Costs Reverse Iran War Premium

US Economy Shed 23,000 Jobs in July, Missing Forecasts by 106,000 as Wages Lag Inflation

TD Securities Sees Canadian Dollar Supported by Labour Resilience Ahead of Jobs Data

Food Prices Hit Near Three-Year High as Wheat Surges on War and Heatwaves

Yen Gives Back Nearly Half of Intervention Gains a Week After US-Japan Rescue

McDonald’s Names New US Chief as Consumer Traffic Slows in Second Quarter

US Buys Yen for First Time in 15 Years After Bessent Orders $5-10 Billion

Stop & Shop to Close Westfield and Basking Ridge as New Jersey Footprint Falls to 45

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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