China approves $840B plan to refinance local government debt, boost slowing economy

BEIJING — China on Friday approved a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local…

Stock market today: World shares are mostly lower after US Fed cuts interest rates

HONG KONG — European markets opened higher on Friday while Asian shares ended mixed after the…

Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require…

Spain’s catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

MADRID — The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain…

Germany’s economy is in trouble. The government’s collapse and Trump’s return bring more risk

WARSAW, Poland — WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany’s governing coalition and President-elect Donald…

Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars

Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those…

Bank of England cuts main interest rate by a quarter-point to 4.75% after UK inflation falls

Bank of England cuts main interest rate by a quarter-point to 4.75% after UK inflation falls

Italy opens procedure against China’s Sinochem for possible breach of Pirelli governance

Italy has opened up an administrative procedure against China’s Sinochem, the largest shareholder in Italian tiremaker…

Bank of England is set to cut interest rates despite potential new inflation worries

LONDON — The Bank of England is set to cut interest rates later Thursday for the…

Japanese automaker Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs as its vehicles fail to sell

TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — Nissan reported Thursday a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as…