Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at an LDP election rally in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Traders are bracing for increased volatility as the Feb. 8 lower house election approaches. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more
Two armed members of Iran’s police special forces stand behind a country flag placed on an armored military vehicle during a pro-Government rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran issued a security alert early Friday urging American citizens to “leave Iran … Read more
Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European nations for a $100 billion investment over 15 years, ending nearly 16 years of negotiations. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images … Read more
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York, Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s stock plunged 11% in extended trading on Thursday, dragged lower by market jitters around the company’s $200 billion capex plans, the highest spending forecast among the megacap companies. The forecast is … Read more
This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images A simmering dispute over two container ports at either end of the Panama Canal risks becoming a geopolitical flashpoint between the … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Reddit shares rose 5% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines and gave strong guidance for the start of 2026. Here’s how the company did compared with LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $1.24 vs. 94 cents expected … Read more
President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is slated to announce the launch of TrumpRx — a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. … Read more
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said Thursday that she had refused to sit for a requested interview with the Department of Justice for its investigation over a video in which she … Read more
The German Sonntagsspaziergang is a centuries-old practice of walking on Sunday, which remains a protected Ruhetag (day of rest) throughout Germany. On this day, entire populations take to the woods, riverbanks, and neighborhood paths in what resembles a slow-motion pilgrimage. Families walk three abreast. Elderly couples proceed arm-in-arm. Teenagers dawdle behind their parents, and the … Read more
Amazon shares plunged more than 10% in extended trading Thursday after the company posted mixed fourth-quarter earnings, and boosted its full-year spending forecast to $200 billion. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.95 vs. $1.97 estimated Revenue: $213.39 billion vs. $211.33 billion estimated Wall Street … Read more