Stock market today: World shares are mixed after Wall Street’s mixed finish, as dollar surges

BANGKOK — Shares rose in European trading after a retreat in Asia on Thursday following a…

A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse

MILAN — Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink in 2025 for the…

Danish palace scraps system dating to the 1800s that grants royal labels for products

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s royal court said Wednesday it will phase out a labeling system dating…

Italy’s president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings

ROME — Italian President Sergio Mattarella sharply rebuked Elon Musk on Wednesday for weighing in on…

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation update

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update…

A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China’s Xi

LIMA, Peru — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have…

Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant

Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing…

Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time

TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region…

US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office

BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final…

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s…