A strong US dollar is an unstoppable force that puts other currencies at risk
The US dollar made amazing gains against other currencies amid rising interest rates, bringing back memories of the Asian financial crisis
New York (AFP) -...
No Terminator: Musk provokes ‘helpful’ robots
Elon Musk says Tesla's human-developed Optimus robot could cost less than $20,000 and end up doing most of the work while people reap the...
The UK housing market has been affected by the budget fallout
Analysts expect UK house prices to lead into prolonged stagnation
London (AFP) - Britain's housing market has been battered by the British government's extravagant budget,...
France’s Total Energy pumps $1.5 billion into Qatari gas
France's Total Energy plans to pump $1.5 billion into boosting gas production from Qatar's huge North Field, on top of more than $2 billion...
Electric cars at the Detroit Auto Show? Consumers have questions
At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, General Motors showed off its new electric vehicles, including the Chevrolet Silverado RST EV.
DETROIT (AFP) -...
Ford electric motor reinvents historic Michigan plant
The cab is lowered onto the tire of a battery-powered F-150 Lightning truck at Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dearborn (United States)...
Inflation swings as Thai elections approach
The kingdom has been grappling with 14-year-old inflation that has driven up the basic cost of living — coming as the country prepares for...
Cypriot carob farmers harvest ‘black gold’
Theophanes Christo, 20, and his grandfather Christos Charalambos, 79 (above the tree) harvest carob from a tree in the village of Asgata, southern Cyprus
ASGATA...
German bakeries struggle to survive as costs rise
Bakeries in Germany were among the businesses hit hard by the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
BEILITZ (Germany) (AFP) - Faced with an...
Swiss vote on factory farm bans and pension reform
In 2020, women in Switzerland, on average, received approximately 35% lower pensions than men
GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland voted Sunday on a number of issues,...