Blackstone plans to double its investments in India to $100 billion within five years, with chief operating officer Jonathan Gray describing the country as the firm’s best-performing market and expressing confidence in
Sovereign bonds may be on the verge of regaining their traditional safe-haven status if geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict escalate further, according to fund managers and analysts cited by Reuters.
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South Korea is experiencing a powerful export-driven economic upswing, fueled by surging global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, and defence equipment, as well as a renewed wave of geopolitical rearmament
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Airlines are facing an estimated $100 billion increase in jet fuel costs this year following the Iran conflict, as disruptions to global oil flows send energy prices sharply higher and place severe
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A widening divergence in global energy strategy has been exposed following disruption linked to the Strait of Hormuz, as China pursues a distinctly independent oil security approach while the United States and
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OpenAI is preparing the most significant overhaul of ChatGPT since its launch in 2022, as the $850bn company moves to reposition its flagship chatbot into a broader “superapp” designed to drive higher
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The presence of the United States in Latin America’s political arena has re-emerged as a central and contentious issue, with governments and political movements across the region increasingly alleging foreign interference at
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Morocco’s drive to present a modernized image to the world is transforming the heart of its largest cities, with thousands of homes being demolished in Casablanca and hundreds more cleared in Rabat
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SpaceX is preparing for a landmark initial public offering that could value the company at nearly $1.77 trillion, positioning it as one of the most valuable firms ever to enter public markets
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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has initiated a significant leadership restructuring across several of its portfolio companies, replacing foreign chief executives with Saudi nationals as part of a
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Credit markets across Asia are emerging as a major magnet for global capital as they continue to outperform US bond markets, according to new analysis from JPMorgan Chase. Despite ongoing geopolitical volatility
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Investment decisions in the technology sector can no longer be based purely on financial metrics as geopolitical instability increasingly shapes global markets, according to Temasek Holdings chairman Teo Chee Hean. He warned
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Venezuela is set to host its largest-ever international energy investment summit from 26 to 29 October 2026 in Caracas, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to attract foreign capital and
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan struck a conciliatory tone toward some of the most powerful names in the global semiconductor industry, describing both TSMC and Nvidia as partners and “friends” despite intensifying competition
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Global social media companies are accelerating compliance efforts after Indonesia introduced strict new rules banning users under the age of 16 from accessing major online platforms, triggering mass account deletions and the
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Chinese investors are expressing growing concern that they may miss out on a wave of high-profile US tech listings, including a planned SpaceX initial public offering, as authorities in Beijing intensify efforts
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