A Swedish city is being moved — building by building — amid Europe’s minerals push

Sweden’s northernmost city of Kiruna is on the move because of ground subsidence from the expansion of the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.
European markets set to start the last trading week of 2025 in flat territory

European stocks are expected to start the last trading week of the year in flat territory.
AI agents could soon book flights and shop for you, and Visa and Mastercard want in

Major payment and tech companies are racing to build the infrastructure to enable agentic commerce, a trend they expect will transform global shopping.
China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy

This marks China’s sixth major round of war games since 2022 after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the democratically governed island.
This fund logged a 950% return on SpaceX. Here’s what happened next

This tech-focused investment trust took an early-stage “speculative” bet on SpaceX in 2018.
South Korean retail giant Coupang to compensate $1.1 billion to affected users over data breach

The company said in a statement Monday local time that it planned to provide customers with purchase vouchers totaling 50,000 won for various Coupang services.
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed in final week of 2025; silver shoots to fresh record of $80

Prices of spot silver rose to a fresh record high of above $80 per ounce, driven by speculative buying and lingering supply tightness.
Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 hits fresh record: Live updates

Stock futures were little changed Sunday night after the S&P 500 scaled to fresh record levels, with traders set to wrap up a strong 2025.
Trump holds ‘productive’ call with Putin ahead of Zelenskyy meeting in push for Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was scheduled to arrive at Mar-a-Lago in President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the war with Russia.
Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy

The Italian civil aviation ENAC called the decision unexpected, saying in a statement on Saturday the move was motivated by Amazon company policy.