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Mit Sorge ist am Donnerstag auf das Ergebnis der Aufsichtsratssitzung von Volkswagen gewartet worden. Konzernchef Oliver Blume stellte dort seinen „Zukunftsplan“ vor. Nach heftigen Protesten wurde am Donnerstag vorerst nur der Rotstift bei der Modellpalette angesetzt, die um bis zu 50 Prozent reduziert werden soll. Im Gespräch sind aber weiterhin ein drastischer Jobabbau und Werksschließungen. Viele Fragen bleiben damit offen.

Inmitten der Waffenruhe im Krieg zwischen den USA und dem Iran scheint die Lage erneut zu eskalieren. Nachdem mehrere Schiffe in der Straße von Hormus beschossen worden waren, flogen die USA eigenen Angaben zufolge in der Nacht auf Mittwoch Angriffe auf mehr als 80 Ziele im Iran. Teheran drohte mit Vergeltung und griff nach eigenen Angaben Mittwochfrüh US-Stützpunkte in Kuwait und Bahrain an. Teheran und Washington arbeiten derzeit an einem Abkommen zur Beendigung des Krieges.

US President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is over.

Silicon Valley has long defined victory in the global artificial intelligence race as being determined by capability. Whoever has the smartest and most powerful AI model leads the pack. But what if winning were instead defined by adoption by technologists? In that case, China is swiftly gaining ground.

Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit surged 19-fold, just surpassing elevated expectations due to relentless demand for memory chips needed in AI data centers.

A laden liquefied natural gas carrier was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh attack that will fuel unease among shipowners and producers and tests a late-June peace deal intended to halt attacks in the waterway.

The US military said forces have begun carrying out new strikes against Iran after recent attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, testing an already delicate ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.

Stocks in Asia are poised to edge higher after a rally in several US technology giants revived confidence that the AI-driven bull market still has room to run.

Donald Trump’s war against Iran may be over, but the repercussions for global monetary policy are here to stay.

The world must urgently develop guardrails to contain the threat posed by artificial intelligence, Britain’s foreign secretary is set to warn.

South Korea plans to create an investment fund using tax revenue from its burgeoning semiconductor industry to finance long-term economic growth, Yonhap News reported Sunday citing the presidential chief of staff.

Asian stocks fell, putting the regional benchmark on track for a second straight weekly decline as concerns mounted that the artificial intelligence-fueled rally has run ahead of itself.

President Donald Trump and his allies are renewing a push to reshape the Federal Reserve after the Supreme Court this week blocked an effort to fire Governor Lisa Cook.

Brent oil could extend declines to $60 a barrel by year-end as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz ease, according to Citigroup Inc., adding to a chorus of bearish outlooks for the global crude market.

Domestic brands are delivering on performance, technology — and price.

Tesla Inc.’s vehicles sales beat Wall Street’s modest expectations by a wide margin, gaining in a slower-growing global market for plug-in cars.

President Donald Trump made more than 21,000 securities trades in his first year back in office, often in intense bursts tied to market events he created.

OpenAI has begun discussions about giving the US government a 5% stake in the ChatGPT-developer, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the talks.

It was the slowest month of hiring since February, when the labor market contracted. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.2%.

Wall Street is kicking off the second half of 2026 with fresh conviction: shrugging off one shock after another, markets are set to grind even higher.

Just three weeks after the European Central Bank unanimously raised interest rates in response to the Iran war, there’s no consensus on what to do next.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said risks to euro-area inflation and growth have become less pronounced.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Ulo Kaasik said further moentary tightening may be needed to ensure inflation returns to target after the Iran war.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said price risks have come down in recent weeks, while repeating his determination to bring inflation back to the US central bank’s 2% target.

The European Central Bank’s next policy decisions will come down to either hiking interest rates further or holding them steady, Governing Council member Martin Kocher said.

Euro-area inflation eased more than anticipated as efforts toward peace in the Middle East sent global oil prices lower.

Mit Mittwoch übernimmt Irland turnusgemäß die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft von Zypern. Prioritär werden das Vorantreiben der Erweiterung sowie die Einigung auf einen Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen (MFR) der EU für die Jahre 2028 bis 2034 sein. Die meisten Nettozahlerländer, die mehr Geld an die EU zahlen, als sie aus den diversen Töpfen der Staatengemeinschaft zurückerhalten, kritisierten das darin vorgesehene Gesamtvolumen als deutlich zu hoch.

President Donald Trump reported earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.

Gold fell for a third day as signals the Federal Reserve may move to tighten policy aided the dollar and traders tracked US-Iran talks.