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By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar retreated from a two-week top against its major peers on Thursday as investors trimmed bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month, t...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly swung to growth in May from decline, a private sector survey showed on Thursday, driven by improved production and demand, helping struggling ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian business investment rose strongly in the March quarter, helped by a jump in spending on mining, manufacturing and transport, while firms remained upbeat about spending fo...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep fakes and realistic-looking but false content, amid concerns the tec...

UPDATED 8:34 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a bipartisan bill to suspend the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, just five days before th...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in January-March at the fastest rate since 2015, led by a recovery in car output and chip making as wel...

By James Oliphant COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Reuters) - For Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, campaigning for president in Iowa meant coming to a place like the Grass Wagon, a no-frills, dimly lit reception h...

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped in early trade on Thursday for the third straight session after data showed an unexpected, large build in U.S. crude stocks last week, triggering fea...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity shrank for an 11th consecutive month in May, slumping into its longest downtrend in 14 years, a survey showed on Thursday, as a slowing global economy ...