All-you-can-watch video products offered by Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom in Germany violated regional rules on roaming and net neutrality, the European Union’s highest court ruled on Thursday.

US officials are preparing a new antitrust lawsuit against Google over its power in the online advertising market,Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

India’s gasoline demand is set to hit a record this fiscal year, with consumption accelerating as more people hit the road for business and leisure travel after easing of Covid-19 curbs.

Beijing-based ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, said on Wednesday that it would shrink its financial services unit and that it planned to sell its stock broking operations amid China’s tightening grip on the financial technology (fintech) sector.

The US trade deficit narrowed more than expected in July as imports declined likely because of shortages and a shift in domestic spending from goods to services.

Brazil’s economy performed worse than expected in the second quarter of 2021, contracting 0.1 per cent in the latest sign the Latin American giant’s pandemic recovery has lost steam.

Global stock markets rose Wednesday as investors digested upbeat survey data and weighed global recovery against the impact of the fast-spreading Delta Covid variant.

German retail sales fell by far more than expected in July after two months of sharp increases, data showed on Wednesday, in a first sign that a consumer-driven recovery in Europe’s largest economy might be losing steam in the third quarter.

OPEC+ revised up its 2022 oil demand forecast ahead of a meeting of the oil producing group on Wednesday, amid US pressure to raise output more quickly to support the global economy.

Mexico’s economy will grow by 6.2 per cent this year after a deep pandemic-induced recession in 2020, the central bank predicted Tuesday, in the latest upgrade to its forecast.

Australia’s economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, easing concerns that the country could suffer a double-dip recession as it battles a fresh wave of Covid infections thanks to a pick-up in domestic demand.

China’s energy regulator has promised to learn from its mistakes and improve its planning and policy making after a central government inspection team said it had failed to meet state environmental protection requirements.

Canada’s economic recovery came to a surprise and screeching halt in the second quarter, casting a pall over snap elections called by Justin Trudeau to set a new post-pandemic course for the nation.

India’s economy rebounded in the April-June quarter even while a devastating second wave of Covid-19 swept the country, with growth of over 20 per cent compared to a year earlier driven by a surge in manufacturing and higher consumer spending.

Fear of the fast spreading Delta variant of Covid-19 and rising prices undermined Americans’ confidence in August, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Hong Kong’s leader doubled down on her zero-Covid strategy on Tuesday, brushing off growing pushback from the business community over the city’s indefinite international isolation.

South Korean MPs were expected to ban Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use the tech giants’ payment systems on Tuesday, effectively declaring their lucrative App Store and Play Store monopolies illegal.

Alphabet Inc’s Google unit, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing US tech giants’ powers, a study released on Tuesday showed.

China’s businesses and the broader economy came under increasing pressure in August as factory activity expanded at a slower pace while the services sector slumped into contraction, raising the likelihood of more near-term policy support to boost growth. 

Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern city of Chengdu to cease operations, officials with the organisation said on Tuesday.