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Asia-Pacific stock markets update
A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets are set for a mixed open on Wednesday morning, following a poor start…
Euro zone inflation, September 2024
Visitors pass shops on a pedestrianized street in the old town in A Coruna, Spain, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.Manaure Quintero | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEuro zone inflation fell to 1.8% in September, coming in below the European Central…
Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft (UBI) faces questions over its future
Ubisoft postponed the release of the next title in its popular "Assassin's Creed" game franchise — called "Assassin's Creed Shadows" — by three months to Feb. 14, 2025.John Keeble | Getty ImagesFrench video game publisher Ubisoft is…
Saudi Arabia slashes growth forecasts, sees wider budget deficits
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia cut its growth forecasts and raised its budget deficit estimates for the fiscal years 2024 to 2026, looking ahead to a period of higher spending and lower projected oil…
What a lengthy U.S. port strike could mean for global supply chains
A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA massive dockworker strike at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is…
Blockbuster weight-loss drug supply hit in trade shutdown
An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen, March 28, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs a port strike stretching from New England to Texas halted nearly half of all trade coming into the U.S., customs data shows that…
Port strike could reignite inflation, with larger economic impact dependent
Port of Miami dockworkers strike near the port entrance and demand a new labor contract, on October 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty ImagesA strike hitting ports along the East and Gulf coasts could stoke prices for…
Nike (NKE) earnings Q1 2025
An employee carries shoe boxes at the Footlocker retail store in the Barton Creek Square Mall on August 28, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesNike will report quarterly earnings Tuesday as investors brace for another set…
Israeli forces launch ground offensive in Lebanon as markets fear
NEBATIEH, LEBANON - SEPTEMBER 28: Smoke rises after Israeli attacks over Shebaa town of Nabatieh province on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIsrael has launched a ground…
Iran readies missile attack against Israel, U.S. official says
The United States has seen indications that Iran is preparing to "imminently" launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel on the heels of Israel's ground incursion into south Lebanon, a senior White House official told NBC News on…