The island imports significant qualities of Russian naphtha, a fossil-fuel derivative needed in the high-tech sector. Until recently, it also sourced much of its coal from Russia....
The listing follows Kyrgyzstan’s passage of crypto legislation, the launch of a new US dollar–pegged stablecoin backed by physical gold, and plans to build a national crypto reserve....
Tim Cook sporting a custom pair of Nike Vomero Plus sneakers at an Apple store reopening in Tokyo earlier this year. Apple Tim Cook bought $3 million in Nike shares, nearly doubling his stake in the c...
FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...
Tel Aviv skyline. Elisa Schu/picture alliance via Getty Images Staff at multinational tech firms in Israel are increasingly seeking to relocate abroad, a new report says. The report found 53% of firms...
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP There are 10 cities that look like good options for those buying a home for the first time, Realtor.com said. The firm ranked cities for first-time homebuyers based on factors ...
A majority of EU member states have voted in favor the long-awaited Mercosur trade agreement with South American countries. Farmers in a number of member states have protested the deal....
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year....
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year....
Hi, I'm the author of The Program audio series, a fairly successful fiction podcast that launched on HackerNews in 2018. Seven years later, this little sci-fi anthology is still ongoing, having releas...
At the end of 2025, many Iranian merchants closed their shops to protest rampant inflation. At the start of 2026, the government faces further fallout from sanctions, economic crisis and environmental...
The EU offered extra funds to farmers protesting against the Mercosur trade deal, which the organisation hopes to sign on January 12. But the offer hasn't satisfied French farmers, who have been prote...
Core Scientific was a crypto mining company before repurposing its business to focus on AI. Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images A major investor in Core Scientific says the firm will lease 400 ...
German households are holding record levels of financial assets amid economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, the number of illegal border entries in Germany has decreased by over 50% in the past two years. D...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
China’s economy has successfully weathered mounting shocks, including US tariffs and technology curbs, and continues to innovate despite a challenging environment, according to the mouthpiece of the r...
Michael Burry, the investor of "The Big Short" fame. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry touted health insurer Molina as a winning stock pick on his Substack. The "Big Short" in...
Trump said the US could reimburse American oil companies for expanding operations in Venezuela. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Getty Images Trump said the US may reimburse oil firms for expanding opera...
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs. HUIZENG HU/Getty Images As AI companies snap up memory chips , smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply. IDC projected a 2...
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is the face of the company supplying chips to many of the companies in the AI arms race. Woohae Cho/Getty Images If you've heard about AI, you're probably familiar ...