South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
Investors and financial institutions are scrambling to protect their interests following the dramatic collapse of Market Financial Solutions (MFS), a Mayfair-based mortgage lender, which has left private investors and Wall Street and
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Asia’s semiconductor industry is entering a new era of growth and price pressure as rising demand for artificial intelligence chips fuels both record capital expenditures and widespread price increases. According to Nikkei
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A widening conflict in the Middle East sent tremors through global financial markets Tuesday, triggering sharp stock-market declines from New York to Seoul and briefly igniting a surge in oil prices that
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Qatar halted production at its liquefied natural gas facilities on Monday after Iranian drone attacks targeted the sprawling Ras Laffan complex, which hosts the country’s massive gas trains responsible for supercooling natural
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Amazon’s newly launched cloud-computing facilities in the United Arab Emirates faced significant disruptions on Monday after unidentified objects hit one of its data centers, igniting a fire on Sunday. Authorities were forced
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Global energy markets jolted sharply upward following the weekend offensive by United States and Israel against Iran, with investors focusing on the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime corridor
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Even before any retaliatory action by the Houthis over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, major shipping companies are already altering their routes in response to the growing conflict in
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As 2026 begins, one of the biggest questions looming over the tech industry is the sustainability of OpenAI’s spending. The maker of ChatGPT and other generative-AI tools has emerged as a poster
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India and Canada took a major step toward strengthening bilateral ties on Monday, signing a landmark agreement on uranium cooperation and agreeing to finalize a comprehensive economic partnership agreement in the near
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Ports across the Gulf have been thrown into chaos as a series of missile and projectile attacks forced the suspension of operations in Dubai, Oman, and Bahrain, raising fears of a broader
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The math of modern war is stark and costly. In recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Iran has demonstrated a troubling efficiency: a single ballistic missile, estimated at roughly $250,000, can
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The United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and military infrastructure, sending shockwaves across the Middle East and triggering Iranian missile retaliation toward
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OpenAI announced Friday that it is raising $110 billion in one of the largest private funding rounds in history, a deal that values the company at an estimated $840 billion and underscores
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India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $2.11 billion to $723.608 billion in the week ending February 20, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India. This follows a
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The United States is hurtling toward a debt milestone that economists describe as unprecedented in modern history. According to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund, the national debt, already exceeding
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