The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% and updating its growth predictions for the British economy following the lifting of many coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Stocks were moderately higher in morning trading Thursday, helped by some modestly positive economic data as well as a continued belief that the U.S. economy is recovering from the pandemic and that inflation, while higher than usual, will not be a long-term problem

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is improving

The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so

BuzzFeed will become a publicly traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company

Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back tourists — and their dollars — to the continent’s trattorias, vistas and cultural treasures

Europe is slowly is opening up to travel again, with people and travel companies alike eager to jumpstart the process

Google says it’s delaying plans to phase out Chrome browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes because it needs more time to develop a replacement system

The U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.4% rate in the first three months of this year, setting the stage for what economists are forecasting could be the strongest year for the economy in possibly seven decades

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose for the 12th time in the last 13 months in May, pulled up by a surge in demand for civilian aircraft

The Biden administration says it's barring a major Chinese producer of material used to make solar panels from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to China’s repressive campaign against Uyghurs and other minorities in the country's far western Xinjiang region

A bipartisan group of senators is seeking President Joe Biden’s support for a $953 billion infrastructure plan

A Dutch consumer organization is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data of users of the popular video sharing platform

The European Union has slapped economic sanctions on Belarus in response to what the EU called the “escalation of serious human rights violations” including the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich

The final edition of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy paper sold out in hours, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the Apple Daily

A judge in northeastern Spain has ordered an autopsy on the remains of John McAfee, the gun-loving antivirus pioneer, cryptocurrency promoter and occasional politician who died in a cell pending extradition to the United States for allegedly evading millions in unpaid taxes

Coronavirus infections are continuing to soar in Russia, with the authorities reporting 20,182 new cases on Thursday and 568 further deaths

A closely-watched survey by Munich’s Ifo institute shows Germany’s businesses are more optimistic than they’ve been in almost three years

John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide

An Australian state leader says Sydney is going through one the “scariest” times of the pandemic as a cluster of the highly contagious delta variant infects more people

Clean rooms, full pool, distanced loungers: Hotels in Turkey’s Antalya resort region, popular with foreign holidaymakers, are preparing to reopen after Russia's lifting of flight restrictions to Turkey

A drought blanketing the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving famers scrambling for water

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a listless day of trading on Wall Street as the recent bout of nerves over Federal Reserve policy fades

John McAfee, the security software pioneer who tried to embrace life as an outsider while running from legal troubles, including possible murder, was found dead in a Spanish jail cell on Wednesday

A bipartisan group of senators has reached a tentative framework on a $953 billion infrastructure deal ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House