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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez leaves after giving a press conference during the United Nations 4th International Conference on Financing and Development in Seville, on July 1, 2025.Cristina Quicler | Afp | Getty ImagesSpain’s government has received yet another boost from credit rating agencies, with Fitch and Moody’s joining S&P to raise their respective assessments of the country.The hat trick of rating upgrades comes as Spain’s economy continues to outpace its European peers, with the country’s government and central bank recently upgrading their 2025 growth forecasts.Fitch on Friday upwardly revised Spain’s long-term rating to “A,” from “A-,” citing Spain’s favorable…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here he is, depicted at six months in office, chiseled and brawny, as mighty as the very nation. Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing our galaxy from the forces of evil. Here he is taking over Gaza, transforming the strip into a luxury resort complete with a golden effigy of himself.You can be anything, perhaps you were told growing up. Doctor. Astronaut. Maybe, one day, the president. But even the chief executive of the United States, the free world’s leader, frames himself as something more epic — as someone not…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. “Always a bad idea,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A potential “disaster,” Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said of the shutdown the country narrowly avoided when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open in March.“I don’t think shutdowns benefit anybody, least of all the American people,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said last week. Yet Congress often finds itself at the brink of one as the two major political parties’ differences grow…

07 July 2025, USA, New York: A street sign reading “Wall Street” hangs on a post in front of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan’s financial district. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images September has been far from an ideal month for U.S. stocks for the past several years, with the S&P 500 dropping during the month in four of the past five years. This time, though, things seem to be better, supported by a flurry of upbeat economic data — including a 3.8% second-quarter GDP growth and…

Stocks listed in Europe were higher on Monday, as investors monitored the impact of a potential U.S. government shutdown later in the week.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up about 0.14% by 3:25 p.m. in London (10:25 a.m. Eastern time), with most sectors in positive territory.The FTSE 100 traded 0.17% higher, although the DAX gave back morning gains and was flat by midday as the CAC 40 climbed 0.3%.Lufthansa rose 1.3% after it said its free cash flow would generate over 2.5 billion euros ($2.93 billion) a year. It set earnings targets of 8%-10% over the next two years at its…

Key PointsNicolas Dufourcq, the head of France’s state investment bank Bpifrance, warned that Europe is becoming “doubly colonized” by Chinese industry and U.S. tech.”It’s not in the future; the consequences are now,” he warned an audience at private capital conference IPEM.Bpifrance manages assets worth around 100 billion euros ($117 billion).The head of France’s state investment bank Bpifrance has painted a grim picture of Europe, saying the continent is caught between the world’s two largest economies and is unable to fund its own future-critical industries. Nicolas Dufourcq warned that Europe is being overcome by Chinese industry and U.S. technology and is…

It’s Sunday, and another round of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 22 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.Previous ranking: 1Next match: Monday Oct. 6 vs. Angel City FC, 10.30 p.m. ETKansas City could’ve rested after clinching the NWSL Shield last week, but didn’t in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Stars. That it felt so “ho-hum” is a testament to how excellent the Current have…

Investors talk at a stock exchange hall on February 3, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.VCG | Getty Images China’s stock market has seen a sharp rally this year as progress on artificial-intelligence, steps aimed at gaining chip self-sufficiency and Beijing’s campaign to rein in price wars fuel investor optimism.But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory.The mainland CSI 300 index has climbed about 16% since the start of the year and is hovering close to more than three-year…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain and strong winds from the former Typhoon Bualoi flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least nine deaths in central Vietnam before it weakened to a storm that moved Monday into Laos, state media reported.The storm tore through communities, damaging houses, schools and power poles, sweeping away temporary bridges and flooding roads and low-water crossings across several provinces. Flooding in cities submerged vehicles, and many highland communities were cut off.State media said rescue teams were searching for 17 missing fishermen. Forecasters in Vietnam said that at 10 a.m. Monday, the storm’s center was…

The Federal Reserve logo is seen on the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images September has been far from an ideal month for U.S. stocks for the past several years, with the S&P 500 dropping during the month in four of the past five years. This time, though, things seem to be better, supported by a flurry of upbeat economic data — including a 3.8% second-quarter GDP growth and jobless claims that suggest a resilient labor market.With a couple of days still to go, will the markets finally get to end…