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
The builder of the superyacht on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died has launched a £400m lawsuit against his widow, escalating a bitter legal battle over responsibility for one of the
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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has awarded one-year contracts for Iraq’s Basrah Medium and Omani crude to global trader Trafigura, while also seeking spot cargoes of UAE’s Murban crude. The shift is
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Britain and China are moving to revive a “golden era” business dialogue as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares for a planned visit to Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative
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by Durga Jamie Dimon’s conversation with The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes at the World Economic Forum in Davos was, in many ways, a warning shot fired across the bow of global
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The State of Qatar and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) confirmed on Tuesday that Doha will host the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF) from October 25 to 27,
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Prime Infrastructure Capital, one of the Philippines’ most active energy investors, plans to invest close to $9 billion over the next five years in hydropower and natural gas projects, signaling a major
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The unexpectedly large and influential gathering taking shape in Davos this week owes much to the personal intervention of Larry Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, who has emerged as the driving
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China’s leading solar panel makers are bracing for a second consecutive year of steep losses, with five of the country’s biggest firms forecasting combined net losses of between 34.2 billion and 38.4
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U.S.-based Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music, the companies announced Monday. The deal allows UMG-signed artists, including global stars like
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President Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against corporate stock buybacks is beginning to cast a shadow over Wall Street’s largest banks, prompting investors to reassess a risk that until recently seemed remote. As
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As President Donald Trump completes one year in office today, January 20, new customs data show his tariff-driven approach has coincided with a sharp drop in U.S. trade with nearly 40% of
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According to a spokesperson from the nation’s finance ministry, Malaysia has approached debt arrangers with a request for proposals, marking the first step toward a potential dollar bond issuance. The government said
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When the United States completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil this week, the $500 million transaction reopened a geopolitical channel that had been largely dormant for years, signaling that energy pragmatism
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Experts investigating Sunday’s catastrophic derailment of a high-speed train in southern Spain have identified a broken joint in the railway tracks as a critical factor in an accident that killed at least
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In a stark appeal to the nation’s corporate elite, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark called on executives to defend free markets “fearlessly,” signaling growing unease among business leaders as President
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