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Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to acquire closely held Calpine Corp. for $16.4 billion to add scores of power generation assets across the US as the nation's electricity demand is forecast to surge.

After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos' aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit.

Britain's Labour government may have to ditch its manifesto promise not to raise taxes on working people if market interest rates rise much further, according to former Bank of England rate-setter Martin Weale.

India's factory output rose to the highest in six months in November, boosting hopes that some sections of the economy were seeing a rebound.

NATO is increasing its surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea region with two ships deployed to the area following suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.

Delta Air Lines Inc. beat Wall Street's profit estimates for the final months of 2024, buoyed by gains in international and corporate travel. The company says it expects strong demand to continue into the new year.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will extend the country's Gaza war-related boycott of the World Economic Forum in Davos for another year, with top economic officials set to skip this month's gathering.

Serbia kept borrowing costs unchanged for a fourth month, opting for caution as factors including public wage and pension increases maintain pressure on prices.

Deutsche Bank AG has changed the way it judges staff this bonus season, with a greater range of performance ratings and more weight given to non-financial aspects such as teamwork.

Too many jobs? Stocks fall. Too few jobs? Stocks still fall.