Bloomberg Business

Futures for US and European stocks rose as investors awaited earnings from one of the world’s most valuable companies to further gauge hype in artificial-intelligence.

Sweden’s economy is facing two years of contraction — more than previously thought — as rising costs force consumers to continue paring back spending into next year, according to economists at the country’s second-largest bank by market value.

Global investors have been shedding China’s blue-chip stocks during the longest stretch of outflows on record, showing even the nation’s industry leaders are falling out of favor as a rout deepens.

Singapore’s core inflation eased last month as forecast, allowing central bankers room to keep monetary policy steady to support the economy.

Hollywood studios released the details of their contract proposal to film industry’s screenwriters, the latest salvo in their bid to end a months-long strike that has stalled production and delayed new releases across the entertainment industry.

Poland and Hungary have been among the fiercest opponents of immigration, but their economies are desperate for foreign labor.

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Srettha Thavisin as the nation’s new prime minister, a day after the former property tycoon won a parliament vote by a near two-third majority.

Sales at Britain’s small businesses collapsed by more than a fifth over the past year as customers cut back in the face of soaring inflation and rising interest rates, according to new research by accounting software provider Sage.