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A $4.9 billion stimulus aims to reopen shuttered garment factories and save 250,000 jobs as growth slows and global demand weakens.

Hungary's new PM says a deal to release suspended EU funds could be signed Thursday, a potential lifeline for an economy just crawling out of recession.

Uber has made a formal takeover offer for Delivery Hero as DoorDash circles too, raising the question of who controls where your dinner comes from.

The IMF warns EU public debt could double to 130% of GDP by 2040 unless governments reform pensions, integrate markets, and agree to borrow jointly.

A six-month-old import tax meant to protect Indian coke makers has squeezed steel mills instead, and now the Steel Ministry wants it gone.

A U.S.-imposed deadline to strip Russian ownership from Serbia's sole oil refinery passed without a deal, buying two more weeks to figure out who controls the country's energy future.

The first formal USMCA update talks open in Mexico City, with the U.S. pushing harder rules on where parts must come from.

Estee Lauder and Spain's Puig ended merger talks that would have created a $40 billion luxury beauty group, and one brand's founder appears to have killed it.