The United States has sharply escalated its confrontation with Europe over digital regulation, imposing visa sanctions on former European Union officials and leaders of anti-disinformation groups in a move that has drawn swift condemnation from across the Atlantic. The sanctions, announced

Analysts predict packaged food manufacturers and fast-food eateries may be pushed to alter more of their goods next year when newly licensed appetite-suppressing GLP-1 tablets become accessible in January 2026. The decision comes as more Americans are likely to try

US stocks held steady on Christmas Eve, with the broad market opening virtually flat. The Dow edged marginally higher, while the Nasdaq Composite matched the S&P’s sluggish performance in a shortened trading session marked by thin holiday volumes and cautious investor

Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals surged nearly 15% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the US Food and Drug Administration approved an expanded use of its drug mitapivat, strengthening investor optimism around the company’s growth prospects. The approval allows mitapivat to be

Nvidia stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) tumbled nearly 1% on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the AI chipmaker has paused testing of Intel’s ambitious 18A manufacturing process. The move marks a significant setback for Intel’s foundry revival strategy and reinforces questions about whether

Gold prices took a breather on Christmas Eve after rising above the psychologically-crucial level of $4,500 per ounce. Silver prices also fell slightly on Wednesday, after having hit a series of record highs in the last few weeks. Prices had breached

European markets drifted into the Christmas break as thin trading left the FTSE slightly lower, even as the index capped a standout year of outperformance. Politics, meanwhile, moved faster than markets: Washington’s visa bans on EU tech figures sharpened a transatlantic

Wall Street closed higher for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining approximately 300 points to reach a fresh record high as investors welcomed weaker-than-expected inflation signals. The S&P 500 also hit an intraday record

Markets tiptoed into Christmas with records on thin ice. US equities notched fresh highs in a shortened session, Japan saw a landmark private-equity exit under activist pressure, oil rebounded on growth optimism shadowed by geopolitics, and crypto remained stuck in