Tax breaks help Russian oil exporters stay afloat as discounts deepen
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Discounts on Russian oil at export terminals have once again approached historic highs,…
Colombia hikes 2026 minimum wage up nearly 23%
BOGOTA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Colombia’s government will raise the country’s minimum wage to 1.75 million pesos per…
Meta to acquire Chinese startup Manus to boost advanced AI features
Dec 29 (Reuters) – Meta (META.O), opens new tab said on Monday it would acquire Chinese artificial intelligence…
Argentine farmers bag last fields of a dream wheat season
Argentina’s wheat harvest expected to exceed previous record by up to 25% Ideal weather conditions led to unprecedented…
Tariffs, China, and the dollar: What Wall Street got wrong in 2025
ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) – This was one of the most topsy-turvy years in living memory for…
China to lower import tariffs on some products beginning 2026
BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China announced on Monday tariff adjustments for some products beginning next year, including…
Explainer: Why the Dutch pension fund reform matters for markets
Big group of Dutch pension funds move to new system on Jan 1 New system drops benefit guarantees,…
China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
LandSpace is trying to become China’s SpaceX LandSpace became the first in China to test a reusable rocket…
China issues drafts rules to regulate AI with human-like interaction
BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) – China’s cyber regulator on Saturday issued draft rules for public comment that would…
Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist for The Cure, dies at 65
LOS ANGELES, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at 65,…
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Dec 26 (Reuters) – Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to…
China launches venture capital funds to invest in ‘hard technology’, state media report
BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) – China on Friday launched three venture capital funds to invest in “hard technology”…