Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors assessed the risk of supply disruptions following attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and considered the outlook for global crude supplies outlined in
HSBC Holdings Plc is reducing its equities sales and trading team in Germany as part of a broader effort to streamline its global investment banking operations under CEO Georges Elhedery’s ongoing restructuring
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JPMorgan Chase has ignited a fierce backlash across the U.S. fintech industry after revealing plans to start charging financial technology companies for access to its customer data — a move some are
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CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, is courting a major Chinese investor to join a $23 billion global ports deal backed by BlackRock and Swiss-Italian shipping giant
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The growing bipartisan embrace of cryptocurrency in Washington, especially stablecoins, is setting the stage for America’s next financial crisis — and potentially an even deeper political one — according to Rana Foroohar
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A new wave of high-risk crypto lending ventures is surging back into the spotlight, just three years after the 2022 digital asset crash triggered a cascade of defaults and bankruptcies across the
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US-German software firm Auterion is set to deliver tens of thousands of its artificial intelligence-powered drone “strike kits” to Ukraine as part of an effort to bolster Kyiv’s defenses against intensified Russian
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South Korea’s central bank is at odds with lawmakers over how to regulate one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency markets, amid growing concerns that surging demand for stablecoins is driving capital outflows.
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EU and US trade negotiators have been engaged in intense discussions ahead of a critical meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on
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A new generation of crypto lenders is pushing the boundaries of risk with innovative digital asset loans, three years after a devastating market crash led to widespread insolvencies in the sector. San
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Mujibur Rahuman has accused Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD and its local agents in Sri Lanka of orchestrating a sophisticated tax evasion scheme—one that could be draining millions
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The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to invest up to $151 billion in a cutting-edge missile defense technology initiative known as the “Golden Dome” project, marking one of the most
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Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is in preliminary discussions to more than double its valuation to over $150 billion in a new funding round, as it seeks to strengthen its position against rivals
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The idea of introducing a wealth tax to address Britain’s widening public finance deficit has been firmly rejected by UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, marking the first senior minister to openly rule
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Chinese investment into Hong Kong via the Stock Connect programme has surged to record levels this year, injecting about HK$820 billion (US$104 billion) into the city’s equities market and surpassing last year’s
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Astrology, once a deeply personal tradition rooted in temple visits and family rituals, is now booming in India’s digital economy — and venture capital is paying attention. As Bloomberg News reports, what
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