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Emmanuel Macron has handed his far-right rival Marine Le Pen her best shot yet to cement a position in the center of French politics and she’s struggling to take advantage.

NATO allies need to sign more contracts with defense companies to boost production given their ammunition stocks are running dry, the military bloc’s chief said, as he urged countries to spend at least 2% of GDP as soon as possible.

The won isn’t likely to strengthen to pre-pandemic levels, given structural changes including heightened geopolitical competition, an aging population and increasing demand for overseas investment, according to a Bank of Korea board member.

Foreign inflows into Indian stocks accelerated to a nine-month high in May as investors sought to capitalize on one of the fastest growth rates among major economies.

Artificial intelligence firms whose shares have outperformed have also beaten credit peers, though not as dynamically, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.

Families often relied on au pairs from Europe to solve their child care problems. It’s not so easy, anymore.

Italian supercar maker Ferrari NV has opened its first public event in Asia in Seoul, joining a growing list of luxury brands flocking to South Korea.

Chanel rented a two-floor shop in Hong Kong’s prime shopping area Causeway Bay, signing one of the biggest leases since the pandemic.

An amendment to strip language from the debt-ceiling bill expediting approval of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline failed a Senate vote Thursday, ensuring the contentious measure remained in the must-pass legislation.

Australia’s industrial relations umpire raised the national minimum wage by 5.75% in an effort to support low-paid workers, a decision that boosted the chances of an interest-rate increase as soon as next week.