High inflation? A generation of investors has never felt it The central question gripping Wall Street this spring is whether the burst of inflation hitting the economy as it recovers from the pandemic is just temporary or the start of a real problem By...

Sri Lanka OKs panel to run huge Chinese luxury development Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed a law installing a powerful economic commission to manage a proposed Chinese-built port city luxury development after altering elements of the bill deemed unc...

CP urges Kansas City Southern to reject competing $33.6B bid Canadian Pacific is urging Kansas City Southern to reject Canadian National’s rival $33.6 billion takeover bid, but it still refuses to increase its own $25 billion bid By JOSH FUNK AP Busin...

EU threatens to freeze huge investment deal with China The European Union’s parliament is warning China it will not ratify a long-awaited business investment deal as long as sanctions against EU legislators remain in place By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associat...

The Associated Press A home with a "Sold" sign is shown, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Mortgage rates rose this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan to the 3% mark for the first time since mid-April. Signs continued of the economy’s...

The Associated Press World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, talks to Sweden's Foreign Trade Minister Anna Hallberg during a European Foreign Trade ministers meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Thursday...

The Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel adjusts her protective face mask during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Michele Tantussi/Pool via AP)...

France’s Sarkozy goes on trial over 2012 campaign financing The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed has formally started By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and SYLVIE CORBE...

In south China's Guangdong Province, rich culture and delicious food merge with high technology and green cities. Join CGTN for the "What's up Guangdong?" livestream series between May 21 and 31 to experience the charm of this land. Stay tuned for an im...

EU signs new deal with Pfizer-BioNTech, Hungary opts out The European Union’s executive arm has signed a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 shots By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Assoc...