Economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. industrial production fell in September, weighed down by a strike at Boeing (NYSE:BA) and two hurricanes, including Helene. Industrial output dropped 0.3% last month after a…

By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) beat Wall Street’s expectations on its key quarterly earnings metric on Thursday, as the world’s largest alternative investment firm’s assets under…

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Technology has been the main driving force behind the evolution of financial markets in recent decades, with the explosion of automated and algorithmic…

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New forecasts by the International Monetary Fund point to a difficult future for the global economy marked by lackluster medium-term growth, escalating trade tensions…

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s belt-tightening budget delivers a bigger tax hit than the government originally let on, according to new breakdowns that suggest a bigger dent in…

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve faces no imminent pressure to stop the ongoing contraction of its balance sheet, according to a new tool launched Thursday…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in September, supporting views that the economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the third quarter. Retail sales…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment unexpectedly fell last week, but could remain elevated in the near-term amid the effects of Hurricanes Helene and…

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria is beginning to reap the benefits of significant policy reforms following a near fiscal crisis in 2020, but must stay the course, the World Bank said…

Investing.com — The European Central Bank has slashed interest rates by a quarter point at a second straight meeting on Thursday as policymakers look to address twin slowdowns in inflation and…