The U.S. economy should be able to avoid a recession next year — but a sharp pullback in consumer spending is among the biggest risks of that occurrence, according to economist Carl Weinberg."Consumers are just waking up to the fact that they're financing their spending by running up their...
An employee arranges a display of Omega SA watches in the window of a Watches of Switzerland Group Plc store on Regent Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. One of Watches of Switzerland Group Plc's biggest investors cut its stake in the UK-listed timepiece retailer less than 24...
The container ship Maersk Murcia sits moored in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 24, 2020.JONATHAN NACKSTRAND | AFP | Getty ImagesShipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, on Friday announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 people and said it expected profit to...
People pump gas into their vehicles at a Shell petrol station on October 2, 2023 in Alhambra, California. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty ImagesBritish oil giant Shell on Thursday reported $6.2 billion profit for the third quarter, roughly in line with estimates, as the company benefited from higher oil...
Bud Light, made by Anheuser-Busch.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesAnheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewing firm, on Tuesday beat expectations for the third quarter, despite an ongoing drag from controversy surrounding its online Bud Light campaign.Revenue rose 5% over the period to $15.57 billion, ahead of a company-compiled forecast of 4.7%....
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station near Warmister, on August 15, 2022 in Wiltshire, England.Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Oil major BP on Tuesday reported a steep year-on-year fall in profits, missing analyst estimates.The British energy giant logged underlying replacement cost profit,...
The European Central Bank headquarters.Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty ImagesThe European Central Bank ended its run of interest rate hikes on Thursday, despite new upside risks to inflation from oil markets amid the Israel-Hamas war. The key rate is set to remain at a record high of 4%,...
In this photo illustration, bottles of Heineken beer are displayed on July 31, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHeineken beer sales fell in the third quarter as the Dutch brewer completed the long-awaited exit of its Russia operations and consumers were put off by higher prices.Volumes...
Attendees arrive at the event campus on the opening day of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its latest World Economic Outlook, which revised...
Japanese carmarker Nissan announced Monday that all new models it launches in Europe will be fully electric, as it reaffirmed its aim for solely electric vehicle sales on the continent by 2030.It said it was "pressing ahead" with the existing target just a week after the U.K. pushed back...