Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News from EconoTimes

Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Business

Sat, Apr 18, 2026 11:11 PM All times are UTC

Follow Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

Honda, General Motors Halt Joint Affordable EV Project Amid GM's Focus on Profitability

Oct 26, 2023 07:59 am UTC| Business

Honda Motor and General Motors have terminated their joint project to develop affordable electric vehicles (EVs) just one year after their initial collaboration. The partnership aimed to challenge Teslas dominance in the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bank of Spain Takes Significant Steps Toward Digital Euro, Aims for Nationwide Adoption by 2025

Oct 26, 2023 07:36 am UTC| Business Digital Currency

Bank of Spain or Banco de España plans to introduce electronic payments and make this a major part of the countrys financial system. For this plan, it is preparing to launch its digital euro, and for it to be...

Hershey Urged to Reduce Harmful Heavy Metal Content in Chocolate, Says Consumer Reports

Oct 26, 2023 07:22 am UTC| Business Health

Consumer Reports recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of chocolate products from various manufacturers, revealing alarming levels of lead and cadmium. The magazine has called on Hershey to immediately reduce heavy...

Shell to Cut 15% of Low-Carbon Solutions Division Amid Strategic Pivot, Affects 200 Jobs

Oct 26, 2023 07:07 am UTC| Business Investing

Shell announced on Wednesday that it will reduce its workforce by approximately 15% in the low-carbon solutions division. This move comes as part of CEO Wael Sawans initiative to drive profitability within the...

Wendy’s Launches HalloWEENDY’s Weekend to Offer Free Food and Spooky Good Deals

Oct 26, 2023 06:05 am UTC| Business

Wendys is all set to celebrate Halloween with customers at its stores across the United States. The burger joint introduces its HalloWEENDYs weekend event to offer good deals to everyone. Wendys will give away some free...

Spalding, Crayola Unveils Collaboration for Exclusive Product Release

Oct 26, 2023 05:15 am UTC| Business

Spalding and Crayola LLC have teamed up and are set to release exclusive sports-related products. The unexpected collaboration was announced on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Spalding is known for its sports equipment, especially...

Renault Unveils F1-Inspired SM6 TCe 300 Inspire 01, Blending Racing Tech with Daily Drive

Oct 26, 2023 03:10 am UTC| Business

Renault Korea Motors has recently unveiled its upgraded vehicle lineup by incorporating F1 engine technologies into the SM6 TCe 300 Inspire 01 sedan. The mid-sized sedan boasts a powerful V4 1.8-liter inline turbo engine,...

1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350

Economy

Australia Extends Fuel Sulphur Relaxation Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions

Australia has extended its temporary easing of fuel-quality standards through September, as ongoing disruptions from the Iran war continue to strain the countrys fuel supply chains. Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed...

IMF Warns Middle East War to Deepen Economic Divide Across Latin America and Caribbean

The ongoing Middle East conflict is expected to widen economic inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Monetary Fund. While oil-exporting nations stand to gain short-term...

Asian Currencies Hold Steady Amid Iran Peace Talks and BOJ Rate Hike Uncertainty

Asian currencies traded in a narrow range on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of further U.S.-Iran peace negotiations, while the Japanese yen slipped after the Bank of Japans governor signaled little urgency to...

South Korea's Capital Markets Rebound as Foreign Investors Return

South Koreas financial markets are staging a powerful comeback, drawing foreign investors back after a turbulent March that saw billions in capital flee. A combination of easing Middle East tensions, surging demand for AI...

U.S. and Philippines to Build 4,000-Acre Tech Hub Under Pax Silica Initiative

The United States and the Philippines are set to develop a massive 4,000-acre (1,620 hectares) industrial hub as part of a growing Washington-led effort to secure global AI and semiconductor supply chains. The announcement...

Politics

UNICEF Condemns Killing of Aid Workers Delivering Water in Gaza

The United Nations childrens agency UNICEF has expressed outrage following the fatal shooting of two contracted truck drivers who were delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The deadly incident occurred on...

Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz Amid Fragile Ceasefire and Ongoing Nuclear Tensions

Iran has temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, sparking cautious optimism in global markets. However, Tehran issued a stark warning...

Trump Teases Imminent Release of UFO Documents After Government Review

President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administrations review of classified UFO-related materials has uncovered a number of interesting documents, with the first batch expected to be made public very soon....

South Korea Denies U.S. Intelligence Restrictions Over North Korean Nuclear Site Disclosure

South Koreas Unification Ministry stated Friday it has no knowledge of any formal U.S. protest or intelligence-sharing restrictions, following media reports suggesting Washington expressed frustration over a cabinet...

Peru Election 2025: Vote Count Delays Spark Calls to Remove Electoral Chief

Pressure is mounting on Perus electoral authority amid a slow and controversial vote count following the April 12 presidential election. Piero Corvetto, head of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), is facing...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

A Lego-style Iranian military commander raps over a gangster beat: Our inbox is flooded with Americans saying they dont watch the news. They listen to our songs instead since your media is full of shit. This is the opening...

OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is reportedly set to spend over $20 billion with AI chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, marking a significant expansion of an already substantial computing partnership. According to The Information, the...

Tesla's Terafab: AI Chip Factory Eyes Taiwan's Semiconductor Talent

Tesla is actively recruiting semiconductor engineers in Taiwan for its ambitious Terafab project a fully vertically integrated AI chip manufacturing facility that aims to consolidate logic, memory, packaging, testing, and...

Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million

The Japanese government has announced plans to provide Sony with subsidies of up to 60 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $380 million, to support the construction of an image sensor manufacturing facility in...

NiSource Signs Long-Term Energy Deals with Alphabet and Amazon to Power Indiana Data Centers

NiSource, a U.S. utility company, has secured a long-term energy supply agreement with an Alphabet subsidiary to power a major data center in northern Indiana. The announcement also included an expanded partnership with...