PepsiCo reported higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter as higher prices and improved productivity overcame continued weakness in North American demand for its snacks and drinks.

The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.

The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

French prosecutors have searched the offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation into alleged offences, including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.

British police are assessing whether former Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson should face a criminal investigation for leaking sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

China has moved to ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly seen on Tesla vehicles, starting next year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has launched a major attack on Ukraine with around 450 drones and 70 missiles.

The Vatican’s “trial of the century” has resumed with appeals after setbacks for the pope’s prosecutors.

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.

Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.85%, after three rate cuts last year and as inflation surges.

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.

The CEO of the Gates Foundation said it will not change course in the face of the collapse of the foreign aid system but instead continue focusing on its main priorities.

State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities.

Asian shares have surged, led by a nearly 7% jump in South Korea's benchmark to a record close.

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo has raised another $16 billion to help fuel its ambition for its fleet of self-driving cars to provide rides throughout the world.

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Legal experts say President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax information raises a host of conflict of interest questions.

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year.

European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.

The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled.

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements.

Israeli authorities are investigating a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned millions of dollars of wartime aid being funneled to help people in the early days of the Israel-Hamas war.

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead.

Disney is posting strong first quarter numbers, powered by box-office hits “Zootopia 2” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”.

U.S. stocks rose following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks.

When Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassy’s push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.

ESPN has finalized its purchase of NFL Network and other league digital assets after receiving approval from government regulators.

Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.

About 50 members of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data centers in the region.

An explosion has ripped through an apartment building in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl.

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally.

Organized crime in Mexico is tightening its grip on the vape market, a $1.5 billion industry.

Starbucks revolutionized the United States' coffee culture.

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday.

Gold prices hit new heights in early 2026 — and many consumers have rushed to buy and sell pieces of the precious metal.

The Farmers’ Almanac isn’t going out of business after all, but it is leaving Maine for the big city.

Massive power outages in Cuba mean that many people are unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government.

American Express reports a 13% profit increase in the fourth quarter.

Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago.

A federal judge says federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding a civil rights investigation into Dr. Mehmet Oz, saying he discriminated against Armenians in a video about hospice fraud in Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May.

U.S. wholesale prices rose a hotter-than-expected 0.5% in December.

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other.

The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, overcoming higher U.S. tariffs.

Ethiopia’s national carrier cancelled flights to and from its troubled northern region of Tigray as fears grew of a renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces.

Pharrell Williams uses the Recording Academy stage to pray for U.S. leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy.

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.

Stocks fell on Wall Street, while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates.

President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for Federal Reserve chairman on Friday morning.

President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization.

Starbucks says it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating at thousands of existing locations.

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up for the second week in a row, but remains just above its lowest level in more than three years.

President Donald Trump says he's informed Venezuela’s acting president that he'll open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela.

Shares of Altria dipped Thursday after the tobacco giant reported flat earnings due to declining cigarettes sales and challenging competition for newer products, including flavored nicotine pouches.

Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super-agent, has a memoir coming out this fall."

The top U.S. envoy to China has called for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies.

Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week, remaining at historically healthy levels despite recent high-profile layoff announcements.

Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves.

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty.

President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown.

Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy, as well as costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific and create a transcontinental railroad.

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.

Two companies made dried milk powder that could be linked to the outbreak of botulism in ByHeart formula that has sickened dozens of babies.

Tesla’s annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it lost the title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales.

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares higher in after-hours trading Wednesday.

Microsoft reports revenue of $81.3 billion for the October-December quarter, marking a 17% increase from the previous year.

Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review.

The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services.

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter pictures and introducing a side panel for a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its of digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.

A federal judge has refused to block a winter oil and gas exploration project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that opponents said was improperly analyzed by the federal government.

As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market.

The French Ligue 1 club Lorient says the Black Knight Football Club group has become its sole shareholder.

France's finance minister is urging Capgemini to clarify its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Claiming to give every child “a shot at financial freedom,” President Donald Trump is unveiling the new Trump Accounts initiative, which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.

The national taxpayer advocate says the 2026 tax filing season is likely to face significant challenges due to IRS workforce reductions and complex tax law changes.

The German government has trimmed its 2026 forecast for the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, as growth picks up more slowly than previously hoped.

Britain's competition watchdog says Google should let news sites and content creators opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews.

Starbucks reported stronger-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as holiday drinks and a viral bear cup helped drive sales.

With the average cost of a new vehicle hovering around $50,000, buying a new SUV might seem well out of reach if you’re on a tight budget.

Amazon is cutting about 16,000 jobs in the latest round of tech industry layoffs.

A court has ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents of the Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change.

Iran has reached out to Middle Eastern countries over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike.

ASML reports a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros in 2025, driven by AI demand.

Few ripples washed through Wall Street after the Federal Reserve decided to keep its main interest rate steady, just like investors expected.

When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly fast resolution seemed possible.

The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas universities and state agencies on Tuesday to halt new H-1B visa petitions until next year.