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US stocks pushed to fresh records after the June retail sales report topped estimates by a wide margin

Fluctuations ahead

US stocks end at fresh records as markets shrug off tariff worries

Before the announced settlement, Mark Zuckerberg was expected to testify in the Delaware trial next week

Targeted political advertising

Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

German TikTok employees protested that replacing content moderators with AI-driven software could boost the spread of hate speech and online propaganda

To be replaced by AI?

TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans

US President Donald Trump has threatened 30-percent levies on EU goods unless Brussels and Washington strike a deal

If deal is not reached

EU readies retaliatory list targeting US services

It is tough times for luxury firms like the Swatch Group when the Chinese economy struggles

Top watch company

Swatch profits plunge on weak China sales

The G20 accounts for more than 80 percent of the world's gross domestic product

Growing uncertainty

South Africa warns global turmoil threaten development goals

Novartis will have a new chief financial officer in 2026

Pharmaceutical giant

Novartis first half net profits up 29 percent

The two-day strike by French air traffic controllers at the beginning of July disrupted travel for tens of thousands of people at the start of a summer holiday season

No-frills airline

EasyJet boss hits out over French air traffic walkouts

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract maker of chips and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients

Chipmaking giant

Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%

High costs for EV development and US tariffs are hurting Volvo's bottom line

Volvo Cars swings into loss on electric vehicles, tariffs

Tech billionaire Elon Musk was tapped by US President Donald Trump to spearhead the Depatment of Government Efficiency

Unpopular initiative

US senators approve $9 billion of Elon Musk's federal cuts

Butter prices have soared in dairy export giant New Zealand, latest figures show, with local supplies cut short as the industry chases fatter profits overseas.

Chasing overseas profits

Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock

Beijing has poured vast state funds into the electric vehicle sector, supporting the development and production of less polluting battery-powered autos

Amid manufacturing boom

China moves to tame 'irrational competition' as EV price war persists

AI companions are digital applications designed for personal conversations and even friendship

Regular engagement

Three quarters of US teens use AI companions despite risks: study

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc's next budget 'will be the most ambitious ever proposed'

Farmers on edge

EU mega budget hits immediate German opposition

Powell has resisted Trump's pressure to cut interest rates

US stocks finish higher as markets gyrate on Powell firing fears

Staffing shortages hit United Airlines' Newark, New Jersey operation in May, but the carrier pointed to improvement in June

As geopolitical worries ease

United Airlines profits dip but says Newark has rebounded

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, shown here at a June White House event, expects an uptick in mergers and acquisitions

Scaled industry consolidation is 'possible'

Goldman Sachs profits jump as CEO eyes more merger activity

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell but said he was not likely to fire the central bank leader for now

Trump says not firing Fed chair -- but not ruling out

Nine out of 10 Argentine households are in debt, according to official data

Argentina under Milei: a tale of two economies

Tegep Boots has many dedicated customers in the United States and Europe

Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs despite lower levy

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said he had a 'very good' call with Trump

Indonesia hails 'new era' with US after Trump trade pact

Nvidia this week became the first company to hit $4 trillion in market value -- a new milestone in Wall Street's bet that artificial intelligence will transform the global economy

Semiconductors wanted

Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market

Stellantis showed off its hydrogen fuel cell commercial vans at the Paris Motor Show last year

Not commercially viable

Stellantis pulls plug on hydrogen fuel cell vans

Chips made with ASML machines power much of modern life

Geopolitical headwinds expected

Dutch tech giant ASML sees profits rise but warns on 2026

US President Donald Trump said Indonesian goods would face a 19 percent tariff, a lower level than earlier threatened

Amid purchase commitments

Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal

Bank executives said more clients are pushing ahead with decisions despite tariff uncertainty

Pointing to economic resilience

US banks see lower recession risk despite tariff fog

Trump gave Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal with Ukraine

Sending stark message

Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow

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