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
India’s central bank has unveiled a set of measures aimed at boosting credit flow to small businesses and the real estate sector, signalling a renewed push to deepen access to formal financing
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The World Economic Forum has launched an independent investigation into its chief executive, Borge Brende, to clarify the nature of his past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a move
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A U.S. jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in damages after finding the company liable for the sexual assault of a teenage passenger by one of its drivers, a verdict
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Bitcoin slid to its weakest level in more than a year on Friday, briefly testing the critical $60,000 mark as a deepening global selloff in technology stocks triggered a broad retreat from
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Russia’s public budget deficit could reach between 3.5% and 4.4% of gross domestic product by the end of 2026, nearly three times the official target of 1.6%, according to calculations seen by
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Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as concerns over escalating spending on artificial intelligence unsettled investors, with technology companies facing particular pressure. MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific index outside Japan slid 1%, while South
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India’s trade with China surged past $155 billion in 2025, marking a 12% increase from the previous year, according to Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong, Mint reports. Indian exports to China also rose
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As part of her 2026-27 budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the formation of a high-level committee to review India’s banking sector, Mint reports. The panel is expected to prioritize strategic
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Profit at Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship firm Adani Enterprises more than doubled in the October–December quarter, as robust growth in its airports business and a one-time gain from a divestment outweighed
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A ruling by Panama’s Supreme Court has upended decades-old port concessions held by a conglomerate linked to Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, forcing a reset of control over two strategic terminals at
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A newly announced trade agreement between India and the United States is expected to significantly increase the flow of American agricultural products into India, while easing months of tariff-related pressure that had
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Howard and Aidan Barclay have been granted six weeks to negotiate a deal with their creditors in an effort to avoid bankruptcy proceedings initiated by HSBC over debts linked to the collapse
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U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to launch a strategic stockpile of critical minerals backed by $12 billion in financing, marking a major escalation in Washington’s effort to reduce reliance on China
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday a sweeping trade deal with India that sharply reduces U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50%, in exchange for India ending purchases of
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OpenAI has grown dissatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence chips and has been quietly seeking alternatives since last year, according to eight sources familiar with the matter, a shift first
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