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Without more stimulus, China is increasingly likely to miss its growth target of around 5% this year, economists said.

Some economists say the country is already experiencing a "richcession," rather than a broad contraction to come later.

The fight against inflation isn’t over. And there’s a risk interest rates have to go higher. That’s the key takeaway from minutes of the Fed’s July meeting.

According to the transcript of a legal hearing released Wednesday, a federal judge asked if Elon Musk's Twitter was attempting to "cozy up" to Donald Trump.

Hiring has slowed from last year’s breakneck pace, but the news isn’t all bad for job seekers, says economist Luke Pardue.

In China, Tesla put the Model X on sale for 754,900 Chinese yuan ($103,444) down from 898,900 yuan. The Model S is being sold for 836,900 versus 808,900 yuan.

Amazon is charging a fee for members of its Seller Fulfilled Prime program, where merchants handle shipping but can include the Prime badge on their listing.

"Barbie" has topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery's 100-year history.

One of Google's AI units, DeepMind, is reportedly using generative AI to develop at least 21 different tools for life advice, planning and tutoring.

Stian Jenssen was criticized by a Ukrainian presidential advisor for suggesting Ukraine could "give up territory, and get NATO membership in return."

England have made more history, reaching their first Women's World Cup final after beating Australia 3-1 to set up a showdown with Spain on Sunday.

Pegatron and a Wistron factory being acquired by the Tata Group will also soon begin assembling the iPhone 15 in India, according to the report.

Tencent on Wednesday reported a surge in profit for the second quarter, but missed expectations.

A new U.K. investment fund with up to £1 billion ($1.27 billion) in raised capital has been launched to back growth-stage financial technology companies.

Some of former President Donald Trump's alleged co-conspirators were never paid for their work for his campaign, despite a $250 million windfall.

Intel first announced plans to buy Tower Semiconductor in 2022 for $5.4 billion, but is now terminating the deal, saying it failed to get regulatory approval.

U.K. inflation continued to cool in July but the core consumer price index increased, posing a potential headache for the Bank of England.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing reported a 31% year-on-year rise in net profit for the first six months of the year.

JPMorgan expects the China property sector to account for nearly 40% of all high yield default volumes in emerging markets in 2023.

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