Economy

Positive trends in business and growth.

Financial Times

Japanese stocks soar to record after Takaichi landslide election win

Prime minister will command government with biggest majority in decades.

Business & Economy
about 1 hour ago
Financial Times

Thai markets rally on conservative election victory

Result offers hope of a breakthrough after decades of political instability.

Business & Economy
about 2 hours ago
Fortune

Dow futures rise after index tops 50,000 for the first time while landslide election in Japan sends U.S. bond yields higher

The Dow soared by 1,200 points on Friday to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines fueled a ferocious stock market rebound.

Business & Economy
about 5 hours ago
Business Insider

The Super Bowl AI ad showdown: Anthropic snarks, OpenAI goes earnest

Anthropic skewered OpenAI in its Super Bowl ad. OpenAI chose a more earnest route in its own ad.

Business & Economy
about 5 hours ago
Business Insider

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

Aoi Onodera, 32, decided to renovate the Japanese home that had been in his family since the 1940s rather than let it fall into disuse.

Business & Economy
about 6 hours ago
Business Insider

I see how important AI is at Google, so I taught my kids about AI. Now, they're vibe coding.

A Google executive explains why he taught his kids to understand AI — and how they ended up vibe coding and participating in a hackathon.

Business & Economy
about 6 hours ago
The Independent

Octopus boss says China’s energy tech marks ‘golden opportunity’ for UK

The energy boss recently accompanied Sir Keir Starmer on a UK delegation to China.

Business & Economy
about 6 hours ago
The Independent

Superdrug to open dozens of new stores in UK expansion

The health and beauty chain currently operates more than 780 shops across the UK and Ireland.

Business & Economy
about 6 hours ago
BBC

Luxury travel takes off as plane makers chase Asia's super-rich

Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

Business & Economy
about 7 hours ago
Fortune

Dr. Oz begs Americans to get inoculated against measles as outbreaks spiral around the country. ‘Take the vaccine, please’

An outbreak in South Carolina in the hundreds has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak, and there is also one on the Utah-Arizona border.

Business & Economy
about 7 hours ago