China's factory output slowed; retail sales up, providing a rare bright spot

The global commercial aviation fleet will stand just under 50,000 planes in 2044, with most built over the next 20 years, according to a Boeing forecast released Saturday.

Gold prices soared on Friday as investors flocked to safe-haven assets following Israeli airstrikes on Iran, re-igniting fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Israel’s strikes on Iran on Friday have raised the prospect of global oil prices hitting $100 a barrel. If Tehran seeks to escalate the conflict by retaliating beyond Israeli borders, it could seek to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important gateway for oil shipping.

The initiative highlights the deep interconnection between land and sea

Global debt nears 100% GDP; hidden debt, legal gaps demand transparency and reform

Israeli strike raises Asian LNG market concerns; prices jump, supply risks reviewed

Boeing forecasts global fleet nearly doubles by 2044; emerging markets drive growth

Fed to hold rates amid Trump pressure, tariff uncertainty, monitoring jobs, inflation

Middle East war, US protests amplify investor unease, market volatility.

Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran and stoking fears of a full-blown war.

Oil market participants have switched to dreading a shortage in fuel from focusing on impending oversupply in just two days this week.

US gold futures settled 1.5 percent higher at $3,452.80

US consumer sentiment rose in June despite Mideast turmoil and economic concerns

Major indices spent the entire session in the red as investors shunned risk ahead of the weekend

Nippon's acquisition of US Steel was held up by former president Joe Biden, who blocked it in his last weeks in the White House on national security grounds.

Oil prices soared by more than 8% to $75 a barrel on Friday on the news

The dollar continued to lose market share as the world’s dominant currency last year but mostly smaller rivals and gold benefited rather than the euro, an ECB report showed on Wednesday.

Myanmar’s economy is set to shrink 2.5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a result of March’s devastating magnitude-7.7 earthquake, the World Bank said on Thursday.

Shares of planemaker Boeing fell 8 percent in premarket US trading on Thursday after an Air India aircraft with 242 people crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad.