Simon Constable

Spain and Portugal faced a major power outage with unclear causes. Experts debate whether renewable energy transition, weather conditions or grid instability were responsible as nuclear plants shut down.

Why don’t foreigners want to buy American cars, including those that are the most popular in America? EU tariffs aren’t helping, nor are different preferences in the size of vehicles. 

President Donald Trump’s rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine has been on and off for a while. But among the countries abundant with such minerals, at least one wants to cut a deal with the U.S.

It’s not just Trump who wants more babies. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban proposes lifetime exemption of income tax for mothers of two or more. But how can the beleaguered country pay for it?

Demands that all countries convert to clean energy at high speed are economically disastrous, one expert says. What’s needed is more energy and more clean energy innovation.

Paris showcases the country’s multibillion-dollar bet on artificial intelligence, but the summit also highlights differences in culture, liberty and national priorities.

Former Soviet satellite state Poland has unleashed the power of its homegrown talent to create faster economic growth and more defense spending as a percentage of GDP than even the U.S.

The toppling of France’s PM Michel Barnier is the shortest tenure since 1958 and leaves the country without a government or a national budget. What’s the outlook?

Reliance on cheap Russian energy along with brutal competition from China has hit the German economy hard, and President-elect Trump's threat of tariffs are creating more uncertainty.