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A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

Companies from the watchmaking, machinery, and metal industries have been struggling for some time with weak demand and are ...

ZURICH, Switzerland — The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by a quarter point to zero percent on Thursday. It refrained from returning to negative rates despite its gloomy outlook for the ...

It said Swiss unemployment was likely to continue to rise slightly. The bank lowered its inflation forecast for 2025 from 0.4 percent to 0.2 percent, and for 2026 from 0.8 percent to 0.5 percent.

Because engineering often takes longer than four years, Alferos had used up his financial aid and the savings his family had put aside for him. He was about to change his major or drop out. Then he ...

Some dealers, meanwhile, have decided to charge more for the cars already on their lots, knowing it will cost more to replace them. These stealth increases could help automakers cope with Trump ...

(Bloomberg) — Car buyers racing to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs face an uncomfortable truth — the trade war is already boosting US auto prices, often in ways nearly invisible to ...

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Trade War Ground Zero: The largest U.S. ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being whipsawed by Trump’s chaotic tariff strategy.

Though China's trade in services constitutes a mere 6 percent of the global share, it grew 12 percent year-on-year, driven by cloud computing (Alibaba Cloud, Tencent) and fintech (Ant Group).