Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine billionaire and former boss of presidential frontrunner Javier Milei, praised contender Patricia Bullrich while stopping short of offering his explicit backing ahead of the country’s general election in October.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to sketch out promised economic measures early next week, a move that comes as polls show voters are dissatisfied with the steps he’s taken so far to alleviate the pain of rising prices partly fueled by weakness in the yen.
New Zealand’s economy grew more than twice as much as economists expected in the second quarter, while a revision to the previous quarter showed the nation hasn’t been in recession.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said he’s meeting with dozens of American companies as part of a push for more investment in the gas sector.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named former Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg chairman of its Australia and New Zealand business.
Stellantis NV’s new contract offer to the United Auto Workers lacks the job security guarantees the union wants, a negotiator said, suggesting workers will reject it days before a deadline to expand their historic strike.
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, elevating the Air Force chief to become the nation’s most senior military officer.
Asian growth stocks and currencies are likely to come under pressure Thursday following hawkish Federal Reserve commentary that indicates policy will remain restrictive for longer, according to fund managers and strategists.
Amazon.com Inc. is scrapping a planned fee on merchants that don’t use its shipping services, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.
A trial threatened to descend into chaos after 12 jurors clashed over race and class while weighing charges against a wealthy developer and two others accused of arranging $1.3 billion in phony tax deductions.
