Economy

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has lifted a state of emergency imposed in six provinces amid mass protests by Indigenous groups as legislators began hearing an opposition…

Switzerland is a global hub for precious metals with the country’s handful of refineries handling about two-thirds of the world’s gold.Swiss customs authorities are tracking three…

Company has been widely blamed for surge in underage vaping, but recent survey shows a drop in teen vaping rate in US.Juul, the electronic cigarette maker, has asked a federal…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to ban the sale and distribution of products from Juul Labs Inc, an e-cigarette company that many blame for sparking a…

Powell says will assess further interest rate hikes on a ‘meeting by meeting’ basis.The US economy is strong but faces an “uncertain” global environment and could see further…

Head of IEA says Europe needs ‘contingency plans’ as Russia may further reduce gas deliveries amid its war in Ukraine.Russia may cut off gas to Europe entirely as it seeks to…

President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline tax, a largely symbolic move by an embattled president running out of options to ease pump prices weighing on…

Canada’s contentious Trans Mountain pipeline is no longer profitable, a parliamentary budget watchdog has found, as the expansion project on the country’s west coast has faced…

The two sides have agreed on the budget and fiscal measures but still need to agree on a set of monetary targets.Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan’s…

The crown prince’s visit is a reminder that Saudi-Turkish relations have progressed rapidly in the last two years.Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has…