People walking next to a Turkish national flag at the historical grand bazaar in Istanbul. Ozan Kose | AFP | Getty Images The Turkish lira slumped to yet another all-time low Tuesday, extending its slide after the re-election of incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The currency was last trading at 20.15 against …

The World’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images With Japanese stocks suddenly back en vogue with global investors, analysts at top Wall Street investment banks are predicting more upside for the country’s benchmark indexes. Japan’s Topix (Tokyo Price Index) has marked new peaks in the …

In 2022, the average U.S. worker logged 11 hours of vacation.  That’s according to a new report from Expedia, which warns that Americans are suffering from “vacation deprivation.” Earlier this year, the trip-planning platform surveyed 14,527 people in more than 10 countries, including France, Mexico and Canada. Respondents in the …

China’s young face the prospect of dimmer economic gains amid record youth unemployment in the world’s second-largest economy. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images As youth unemployment in China rises to a record high, college graduates are caught in a perfect storm — with some forced to take …

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew is pictured on the day he will testify before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled “TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms,” as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., …

These days, many people are worried about paying for college. Less than half of Americans are confident that they’re currently saving enough for future education expenses, according to a recent report by Edward Jones. Checking your 529 college savings balance may not provide much comfort, either. Last year, these popular …

Turkey on Sunday voted for another five years of the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful, nationalist president who now enters his third decade in power. Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the leaders that congratulated Erdogan on his win on Monday, calling him a “dear friend,” according to …

Shoppers visit a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2023. The government is reportedly in discussions with supermarkets over voluntary price caps on some items. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government said it is engaging with the food sector amid attempts …

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 26: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to members of the media after arriving at the U.S. Capitol on May 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Speaker McCarthy discussed the latest development of the debt ceiling negotiations with the White House. (Photo by …

Wharton professor and renowned economist Jeremy Siegel is bullish on a Big Tech boom fueled by artificial intelligence despite concerns of a bubble. An AI chip craze, driven by demand for AI-powered chatbots and high-powered graphics processing units — used to train such chatbots on supercomputers — has seen investors piling into …