A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao Port, Shandong Province, China on June 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth missed expectations in August as businesses’ front-loading activity aimed at avoiding higher U.S. tariffs lost momentum, while imports also grew less than…
Robots are on display at the Robot Mall, world’s first embodied intelligence robot 4S store, on August 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — As the race for household robots heats up, Chinese humanoid startup X Square Robot announced Monday it had secured around $100…
A “we’re hiring” sign is displayed outside a Target store, after U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in July, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters At this moment in the U.S. economy — when interest rates are higher than usual and inflation still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target — the…
The United States stands to lose about $30 billion in international tourism this year, as the country’s political environment and strong dollar continue to deter foreign travelers from visiting. In early 2025, the U.S. Travel Association projected foreign travel spending would rise to $200.8 billion this year. However, noting a “sharp and widespread” drop in…
The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade mixed on Monday as investors assessed the resignation of Japan’s prime minister and eyed key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open higher after Japanese Prime…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 4, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were little changed on Sunday as investors gear up for a data-heavy week that includes two closely watched readings on inflation. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 18 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures pulled back 0.09%,…
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes during the U.S. Open men’s tennis final at Arthur Ashe Stadium, in Flushing Meadows, New York City, on Sept. 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz have started the U.S. Open men’s final on Sunday after a delay of more than a…
Current CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Antonio Neri rose from call center agent at the company to chief executive officer. Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO, started off with a summer gig helping to unload trucks. It’s a similar story for GM CEO Mary Barra, who began on the assembly line at the automaker as an 18-year…
The silhouette of oil pumps on a beautiful sunset sky with sun setting in between them. Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images OPEC+ has agreed to further raise oil production in October as its leader, Saudi Arabia, pushes to regain market share, while slowing the pace of increases compared with previous months due to…
Teaching your baby healthy sleeping habits is the earliest and most essential thing that new parents can do to help their children grow up to be healthy and successful adults, says Dr. Daniel Golshevsky. Those habits, known as “sleep hygiene,” help babies get the deep and consistent sleep they need for healthy physical, mental and…
