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
G20 trade ministers have failed to reach broad agreement on a US proposal to address excess industrial capacity and “non-market” economic policies, exposing divisions within the group of major economies as Washington
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Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion worth of advanced Nvidia chips to investors through a new financing vehicle, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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US President Donald Trump’s push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska liquefied natural gas is drawing fresh attention to a proposed 20-million-ton-a-year export project whose estimated cost is
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SoftBank Group shares rose sharply in September as equity investors focused increasingly on the potential returns from its artificial intelligence investments, despite growing borrowing costs and concerns in credit markets over the
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Dutch shipbuilder Damen is seeking €4.7 billion from Germany following Berlin’s decision to terminate the F126 frigate programme, according to a letter from the law firm Gauweiler to the Bundestag’s Budget and
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South Korea’s planned $200 billion investment in the United States is not fully guaranteed, despite US President Donald Trump describing the package as a transformation that would benefit America “for generations”. South
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Britain’s MI5 has issued an unprecedented public warning accusing a Chinese research organisation of funding academic projects in the UK to strengthen China’s espionage capabilities, including research into artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and
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Researchers in the Philippines have identified a potential source of uranium in a long-explored mining district in Luzon, a discovery that could support the country’s efforts to develop nuclear energy and expand
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Elon Musk has been selected to help lead a new US Defence Department initiative examining the future of warfare, bringing the SpaceX chief back into a prominent government role as the Pentagon
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US forces are set to leave their last remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, ending a military presence shaped by more than two decades of war. Iran and its allies have celebrated
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China has warned the European Union that it would respond with a “determined reaction” if Brussels imposes new trade restrictions aimed at protecting European industries. The warning follows reports that Germany and
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Rebeca Grynspan has strengthened her position in the race to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general, winning a fourth informal vote in the Security Council and widening her lead over Guyana’s
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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by 69% in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding US$6.5 billion, as a sharp rise in import expenditure far outpaced the modest growth in export earnings,
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China’s State Council has called for stronger countercyclical economic policies and encouraged local governments to pilot measures aimed at increasing domestic consumption as Beijing responds to slowing growth and weak consumer demand.
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Argentina has instructed its Foreign Ministry and government legal teams to initiate international arbitration against the United Kingdom over hydrocarbon activities in the Malvinas Islands, President Javier Milei announced on September 28.
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