German official warns Mercosur deal may be "dead" without EU summit deal

Investing.com -- A German government official warned Tuesday that the Mercosur trade agreement could be "probably dead" if European Union leaders fail to reach consensus at this week’s summit.

Australia forecasts smaller budget deficit for 2025-26 fiscal year

Investing.com -- Australia’s government announced on Tuesday a revised budget deficit forecast of A$36.8 billion ($24.42 billion) for the fiscal year ending June 2026, an improvement from the A$42.1 ...

Dassault Aviation CEO questions future of Franco-German-Spanish fighter

Investing.com -- Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier cast doubt on the future of the troubled Franco-German-Spanish fighter project on Tuesday, saying its success partly depends on Germany’s ...

Italy’s trade surplus narrows to 4.156 billion euros in October

Investing.com -- Italy recorded a trade surplus of 4.156 billion euros ($4.89 billion) in October, down from a surplus of 4.619 billion euros in the same month of 2024, according to data released ...

December boom: Where to find the highest returns

Asia’s top 5 ProPicks AI strategies in December: Korean Value Bargain Stocks +4.88 % vs. KOSPI +2.01% Korean Market Leaders +3.40 % vs. KOSPI +2.01% Beat the Inflation +3.16 % vs. BIST 100 +2.71% ...

Here’s a list of crowded stocks that tend to outperform, according to BofA

By contrast, BofA flagged a group of “Crowded Negatives,” where dense positioning has historically coincided with underperformance. These include Walmart, Costco, Meituan, Coca-Cola, Home Depot and ...

Last Energy raises $100 million for small nuclear reactor development

Last Energy is developing a 20-megawatt microreactor and aims to reduce production costs by incorporating off-the-shelf parts for common components. The company is part of a growing segment of ...

EU voices concern over China’s pork tariffs

Investing.com -- China will implement tariffs ranging from 4.9% to 19.8% on pork imports from the European Union for a five-year period beginning Wednesday. The new duties are lower than the ...

Brazil central bank sees growing confidence in disinflation

Investing.com -- Brazil’s central bank expressed increased confidence in the country’s disinflation process on Tuesday, highlighting that its restrictive monetary policy has played "a decisive role" ...

Fincantieri forecasts 40% revenue growth in new five-year plan

Investing.com -- Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on Tuesday that its revenues would increase by 40% under its new five-year plan extending to 2030, while core profits are projected to rise ...

Smartphone sales projected to decline in 2026 amid rising chip costs

Investing.com -- Global smartphone shipments are projected to fall 2.1% in 2026 as increasing chip costs affect consumer demand, according to a Tuesday report from technology research firm ...

German investor morale rises more than expected in December

Investing.com -- German investor morale rose more than expected in December, according to data released Tuesday by the ZEW economic research institute. The ZEW economic sentiment index climbed to 45.8 ...