A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home... Read more
China stands a good chance of doubling the size of its economy by 2035 — and surpassing the U.S. as the world’s largest economy along the way, said an economist from the Bank of America. As... Read more
Growing inflation concerns, optimism the economy could surge and some technical factors are combining to drive interest rates higher at a rapid clip. But on Thursday, for the first time, the... Read more
Klarna’s CEO is ‘deeply worried’ about tweets promoting bitcoin and thinks regulators should step in
The boss of European fintech giant Klarna says he’s “deeply worried” about posts promoting bitcoin on Twitter and thinks regulators should act to protect people from potential losses. Sebas... Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back from steep losses and closed the session in the green on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell relieved some of the concerns about h... Read more
President Joe Biden said that the U.S. and its international partners must hold China to account for its economic practices. “We have to push back against the Chinese government’s abuses and... Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech have started an international study with 4,000 volunteers to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccine in healthy pregnant women, the companies said... Read more
Arne Sorenson, who turned Marriott International into the world’s largest hotel chain after acquiring Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a $13 billion deal in 2016, has died. He was 62 and had... Read more
The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote on the charge of inciting insurrection for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, which left 5 people dead i... Read more
Unions are praising the government for rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine to all border staff ahead of schedule but say more work is needed before it can be distributed to the entire workforce.... Read more