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Part toy, part fashion, the arrival of the viral Labubu was a long time in the making

Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are not an overnight success

6:59AM ( 1 month ago )

If your kids haven't asked for it yet, it's time to prepare yourself. Labubu is storming toy stores

Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are not an overnight success

6:59AM ( 1 month ago )

Germany's new government launches a program to encourage investment and boost the economy

Germany’s new government has launched a package of tax breaks and eventual tax cuts for companies

6:22AM ( 1 month ago )

US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris

Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses

5:55AM ( 1 month ago )

Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war

5:07AM ( 1 month ago )

Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chief

Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes

5:07AM ( 1 month ago )

A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect

A federal judge has ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado

1:24AM ( 1 month ago )

World shares push higher as US stocks inch toward their records

Shares have advanced in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks drifted closer to their records

11:27PM ( 1 month ago )

Wall Street ticks quietly higher in premarket as Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs kick in

Markets on Wall Street inched up quietly as President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum were due to kick in and U

11:27PM ( 1 month ago )

Wall Street stalls following a potentially discouraging report on the US job market

U.S. stocks are drifting in tentative trading following a potentially discouraging signal on the job market and economy

11:27PM ( 1 month ago )