The U.S. Defense Department has announced that in fiscal year 2025, the military's recruiting efforts returned to levels not seen in more than a decade. "Since November 2024, our military has seen its highest recruiting percentage of mission achieved in more than 15 years," said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell. This fiscal year, all active-duty services made mission. Most reserve compone
President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of heavily armed amphibious naval battleships named after himself, as part of a new "golden fleet" of advanced warships. "As commander in chief, it's my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand-new, very large — largest we've ever built — battleships," Trump announced fro
The Justice Department has sued the District of Columbia, alleging that the District government and its Metropolitan Police Department unconstitutionally banned semi-automatic firearms. The District of Columbia's gun laws require anyone seeking to own a gun to register it with D.C. Metro Police. However, the D.C. Code provides a broad registration ban on numerous firearms, including the AR-15 and
Europe's new car registrations increased for the fifth straight month in November, driven by robust growth in battery electric cars sales, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA, showed Tuesday. Car registrations grew 2.1 percent year-on-year in November but slower that the 5.8 percent rise seen in October.
Import prices from Germany and revised GDP data from Spain are the top economic news due on Tuesday. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's import price data. Economists expect import prices to grow 0.2 percent month-on-month in November, the same rate as in October. In the meantime, producer price figures are due from Sweden.
Stock markets in Europe are expected to trade on a cautiously optimistic note on Tuesday amidst rising geopolitical tensions, Fed rate cut hopes, thin holiday trade as well as mixed reactions to tech valuations.
Healthcare and biotechnology stocks saw notable moves in after-hours trading on Monday, with several companies posting strong gains despite limited news flow. Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) surged in extended trading, climbing 9.48% to $52.66, up $4.56. The rally followed a major regulatory milestone as the...
Alphabet, parent company to Google has agreed to acquire Intersect, a data center and energy developer, for $4.75 billion in an all-cash deal as it accelerates efforts to expand infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence.
Extending the strong upward move seen over the two previous sessions, stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Monday. The major averages all moved to the upside on the day following the mixed performance seen in the previous week. The major averages finished the day off their highs of the session...
New research suggested that people exposed to two forever chemicals - perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or PFOS, and polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis or MS. The study, led by researcher Kim Kultima in Sweden, analyzed blood samples from about 900 people who...
Recently, the researchers in Saudi Arabia studied whether anxiety and sleep issues are linked to changes in immune cells called natural killer cells in young women, according to a study published in Frontiers in Immunology. The study included 60 female students aged 17 to 23. Each participant filled...
Stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Monday, extending the strong upward move seen over the two previous sessions. The major averages have all moved to the upside after turning in a mixed performance last week. Currently, the major averages are off their highs of the session but still...
U.S. forces in the Middle East have struck more than 70 Islamic State targets at multiple locations across central Syria last week. The Jordanian Armed Forces also supported the U.S. Central Command forces with fighter aircraft. The operation, using fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery,...
Following the strong upward move seen over the two previous sessions, stocks are likely to see continued strength in early trading on Monday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.4 percent. Technology stocks may continue...
Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found. For the first good news since...
December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.