News about World markets
Yandex founder Arkady Volozh’s company Nebius Group reported a 13.4-fold increase in revenue.
Data published on May 13 by Romania’s National Institute of Statistics (INS) showed that the country’s GDP fell by 1.7% in gross terms and 1.5% in seasonally adjusted terms compared to the same quarter of 2025.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit – the first for an American leader in nine years.
The World’s 50 Best Beaches has published a list of the best beaches on the planet for 2026. The rating is based on the votes and assessments of more than 1,000 experts in the travel and tourism industry.
The eurozone economy has slowed sharply, growing at an annualized rate of only 0.8% in the first quarter of 2026. However, the three countries are growing many times faster than the bloc.
Due to the conflict over Iran, a Japanese snack food manufacturer is forced to abandon brightly colored packaging. Calbee Inc. announced that some of its products will temporarily switch to a black-and-white design due to disruptions in the supply of components for color ink.
Energy group Eni is in talks with international investment funds to raise more than €1 billion for floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. The deal reflects Europe’s desire to strengthen energy security and diversify gas supplies after reducing dependence on Russian fuel.
South Korea is debating the idea of redistributing some of the revenue from the artificial intelligence boom to citizens, and the market reacted by dropping shares of major chipmakers.
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has acquired 99.82% of shares of Italiana Petroli group. It was part of the energy consortium API Holding and owned more than 4,500 gas stations and two refineries. Earlier it was reported that the purchase cost about 3 billion euros.
German automobile holding company Porsche SE recorded a net loss of 923 million euros for the first quarter of 2026.
Moldova’s e-commerce market reached 640,000 active shoppers in March 2025, and the number of active online stores reached around 2,800 in the first half of the year. The growth is structural – estimated at 7-9% p.a. in 2025-2026 – and comes exclusively from generational shifts and gradual adoption of digital habits. The EU accession process is gaining momentum. A major Romanian retailer has publicly stated that it is considering entry.
Rising global oil prices have supported Canada’s exports and fiscal revenues, but have also increased inflation risks and the economy’s dependence on trade relations with the United States. Additional uncertainty is created by a possible renegotiation of the trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States (USMCA) and the threat of new U.S. tariffs.
In April 2026, 1.44 million Moldovans visited the World Wide Web at least once, reports the Bureau of Audit of Circulations (BATI), citing the research company Gemius. This is 0.7% less than in March.
An EU committee made up of experts from member states voted Tuesday to ban imports of Brazilian meat starting Sept. 3 because of the use of antimicrobial drugs to stimulate animal growth.
Shipments of pharmaceutical products from the USA to Russia in March increased more than 300 times compared to the previous month.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has worsened the forecast for global oil demand in 2026 due to the military conflict in the Middle East. Daily demand reduction is expected at the level of 418 thousand barrels per day to the level of 104 million bpd. The forecast is worsened by 334 thousand bpd compared to the April estimate, and the peak of the decline is expected in the second quarter – 2.45 million bpd.
While diesel prices in Moldova have been decreasing for a week already, gasoline is becoming more expensive.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has said that one day of hostilities costs the country about $450m, he said while commenting on the prospects of ending the conflict and the need for further international support.
After two major global staff cuts, Swedish furniture store chain Ikea has announced that it is closing up store. This is the first time this has happened in 40 years.
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is preparing a possible sale of 15% of shares in the company, while the package may be distributed among three strategic investors – L’Oréal, LVMH and EssilorLuxottica. This was reported by the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
