Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly

ABUJA, Nigeria — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against…

Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug…

Stock market today: Big Tech rebounds and oil prices rally in a frenetic day for financial markets

NEW YORK — Big technology stocks are bouncing back and boosting U.S. indexes on Wall Street…

Japan’s top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes

TOKYO — Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required…

China’s manufacturing activity contracted in July, the monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index says

BEIJING — A closely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing activity remained negative in July as concern…

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan has outlined a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive…

Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up

ATHENS, Greece — A two-year investigation in Greece has cleared the country’s security agencies of involvement…

Stellantis ships to Europe first fully electric cars produced in venture with China’s Leapmotor

FILE – Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares speaks during a news conference following a meeting with unions,…

Hungarian minister accuses EU of orchestrating stoppage of Russian oil through Ukraine

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó Tuesday accused the European Union’s executive commission of…

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as earnings reports keep pouring in

U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher as profit reports keep pouring in from big companies. The…