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Biden’s 'billionaire tax' takes aim at the super-rich — but can a wealth tax work in reality?

Biden’s 'billionaire tax' takes aim at the super-rich —...

Calls for a wealth tax on the world's super-rich are once again gaining attention...

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Trump Georgia election case can proceed if DA Fani Willis or prosecutor Nathan Wade removes themselves

Trump Georgia election case can proceed if DA Fani Willis...

The ruling represents a middle ground following bombshell revelations that DA Fani...

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Macron doubles down on possible NATO deployment in Ukraine ahead of talks to bridge rift with Germany

Macron doubles down on possible NATO deployment in Ukraine...

France's Emmanuel Macron doubled down on a possible Western deployment in Ukraine,...

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Bitcoin shows its volatility once again, tumbling back to $67,000 in overnight decline

Bitcoin shows its volatility once again, tumbling back...

Bitcoin is still up about more than 50% year to date, and the overnight drop came...

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Vonovia falls 7% after its biggest ever loss shines light on Germany's property crisis

Vonovia falls 7% after its biggest ever loss shines light...

Shares of German property giant Vonovia fell over 7% on Friday, shining a light...

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Adobe shares slip 10% on soft sales forecast

Adobe shares slip 10% on soft sales forecast

Adobe paid a $1 billion termination fee to fast-growing startup Figma after regulators...

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McDonald's suffers global tech outage forcing some restaurants to halt operations

McDonald's suffers global tech outage forcing some restaurants...

McDonald's suffered a system failure on Friday that left many customers in many...

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Nio plans to launch its mass market EV brand in May

Nio plans to launch its mass market EV brand in May

Chinese premium electric car company Nio said Thursday it plans to reveal its mass...

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South Korea to speed up reforms for boosting shareholder returns and tackling 'Korea discount'

South Korea to speed up reforms for boosting shareholder...

The Financial Services Commission chairman Kim So-young said regulators will be...

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Japan launches bullet train service to a region that 'guidebooks rarely mention'

Japan launches bullet train service to a region that 'guidebooks...

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday...

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Japan's workers are set for big pay increases after 'shunto' negotiations. This is why it matters

Japan's workers are set for big pay increases after 'shunto'...

Market speculation reached fever pitch this week with corporate giants announcing...

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Judge dismisses three counts against Trump in Georgia election criminal case, others still remain

Judge dismisses three counts against Trump in Georgia election...

Former President Donald Trump is charged in the Georgia case with crimes related...

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Yellen touts electric vehicle 'boom' as automakers tone down hype

Yellen touts electric vehicle 'boom' as automakers tone...

Ford and General Motors are now cooling down their expectations on consumer demand...

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Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case

Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean...

Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a massive defamation...

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Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, much more than expected

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, much more than...

The producer price index for February was expected to increase 0.3%, according to...

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HSBC is 'very positive' about the future of China's economy, CFO says

HSBC is 'very positive' about the future of China's economy,...

HSBC is "very positive" about the mid- to long-term outlook for the Chinese economy...