China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the crosshairs of yet another geopolitical conflict

Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.22% this week, its highest level in more than 3 months

American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline’s flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails

Israeli minister says electricity grid in the north has been damaged as media show fire near Haifa refinery

Lebanon's health ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed in war between Israel and Hezbollah

The Israeli military says it has struck Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea for the first time

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China

The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday and warned that the Iran war would boost inflation in the short term through higher energy prices but that the long-term impact on consumer prices and the economy was uncertain