Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reportedly preparing to enter the 2020 presidential race. This as President Trump says Bloomberg won't do well in a presidential bid. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita and Rick Newman discuss.
Brazil's planning ministry is preparing to review government spending again, including changes in the calculation of pension and labor benefits, but it is not planning any immediate implementation, the minister told Reuters. The reviews will be done by December and any consequent measures would not be implemented until 2025 or 2026, Planning and Budget Minister Simone Tebet said. The review is aimed at improving the quality of public spending, according to Tebet, who sees new fiscal rules introduced in 2023 and economic growth stabilizing Brazil's public debt.
With Trump in the courthouse, the president’s campaign is leaning into the tried-and-true approach of battleground staff and television ads.
Major systems in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and beyond are facing deep financial struggles in the wake of the pandemic.
A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over rising political violence in Germany. Frankziska Giffey, the city's top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an event in a Berlin library on Tuesday by a man who approached her from behind and hit her with a bag containing a hard device, police said.
Equity markets were mixed Wednesday as the latest global rally ran out of steam due to a lack of major catalysts, while investors contemplated the outlook for monetary policy."There was limited data on corporate earnings to worry the markets, with no unexpected surprises and a lack of major US economic data in the days ahead," said Kyle Rodda at Capital.com.
One week after a small town announced it was taking unorthodox measures to prevent overtourism at a popular selfie spot near Mount Fuji, a business caught up in the controversy has made a statement.
Eight Republican members of Congress have written to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging him to explain discrepancies between CNN reporting last month about the ISIS-K attack that led to the deaths of 13 US servicemen and 170 Afghans outside Kabul airport in August 2021, and the conclusions of two Pentagon investigations into the incident.
Ukraine's air force on Wednesday said it had downed dozens of Russian missiles and drones fired in an overnight barrage that targeted Ukrainian energy facilities."The enemy used 76 means of air attack -- 55 missiles and 21 attack drones," the air force said on Telegram, adding its air defence systems had intercepted 39 missiles and 20 drones.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet Wednesday with Serbian officials and said he hopes his visit will further boost already friendly relations with the Balkan country, which is seeking entry to the European Union. Xi arrived in Serbia to a warm welcome on Tuesday evening from France, where he had a high-stakes state visit dominated by trade disputes and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Xi will proceed to Hungary later on Wednesday, which, like Serbia, is seen as one of China's more friendly partners in Europe.
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all three generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
During his visit to Europe, China’s top communist made clear his preference for dealing with the individual—whether Hungary or France—over the collective, such as NATO and the E.U.
China's foreign ministry congratulated Vladimir Putin on his inauguration as president of Russia, according to a spokesperson on Wednesday. "China congratulates President Putin on his inauguration," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, noting President Xi Jinping had already sent a congratulatory message to Putin on his re-election.
Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard. Known to tourists in St Peter's Square for its colourful yellow, red and blue uniforms and ceremonial halberd weapons, the "world's smallest army" comprises Swiss Catholics aged between 19 and 30 and it remains all male. "My mum always made these jokes that when I was older, I could go to the Swiss Guards because I was Swiss," Fischer told Reuters.
The energy transition will benefit companies providing electrical needs for surging demand. Analysts point to these three stocks as a Buy.
Booming wind and solar meant a record-breaking 30% of the world’s electricity was produced by renewables last year, new data shows.
Donald Trump and his allies have made new tariffs into a centerpiece of his potential second term economic agenda. They are openly exploring legally-untested options for making them a reality.
Stock buybacks are soaring in another sign that companies are feeling better about the macroeconomic outlook.
Mexico was days from requiring visas for Peruvian visitors. Mexico began requiring visas for Peruvians on Monday in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country, after identical moves for Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Brazilians. “I had to treat it as a emergency,” said Paredes, who worked serving lunch to miners in Arequipa, Peru, and borrowed money to fly to Mexico's Tijuana, across from San Diego.
Eurovision song contest organisers apologised after a Swedish singer breached a ban on political symbols by wearing a pro-Palestinian scarf as he performed.Saade, whose father is of Palestinian origin, wore a keffiyeh scarf -- a Palestinian and Arab symbol -- on his arm.
Kirsha Kaechele says she will install a toilet to keep men out of her exhibit at the Museum of Old and New Art, pending appeal of an anti-discrimination ruling.
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