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
Despite official data showing India’s economy expanding at 7.4% in the year ending March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a high-stakes decision that could determine whether the country’s growth story continues or
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A tidal wave of maturing bank deposits is prompting Chinese households to hunt for higher-yielding investments, a shift that could inject fresh momentum into the nation’s financial markets at a time when
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As Washington and Brasília mend diplomatic fences, the United States is quietly eyeing Brazil’s vast but untapped rare earth reserves as a strategic alternative to China’s dominance in the sector, according to
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The European Union is preparing a major shift in its security and technology policy, with Brussels set to propose phasing out Chinese-made equipment from critical infrastructure across the bloc. The move would
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Private credit, one of the fastest-growing corners of global finance, is facing its sharpest test in years as investors pulled more than $7bn from some of Wall Street’s largest funds in the
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India’s aviation regulator has imposed a record fine of $2.45 million on IndiGo, issued warnings to top executives and ordered the removal of a senior operations official after widespread flight cancellations last
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The Trump administration on Friday delivered a stark warning to Canada over its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 electric vehicles, signaling that the move could strain North American
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A Japanese government investigation has found that 118 orders for U.S. military equipment worth 1.14 trillion yen, or about $7.21 billion, remain undelivered at least five years after contracts were signed, in
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Malaysia will double the minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment visas in June, marking the first major overhaul of the scheme in nearly a decade as the government seeks to safeguard job
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Suppliers of key components for Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips have paused production after Chinese customs officials blocked shipments of the processors from entering China, dealing an unexpected blow to the U.S.
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OpenAI is introducing advertising on ChatGPT for the first time, marking a significant strategic shift as the company searches for new revenue streams to support its rapid expansion and mounting infrastructure costs.
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The chief executive of HSBC is considering a potential sale of the bank’s life insurance operations in Singapore, a move that could fetch more than $1 billion and mark another significant step
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The Trump administration has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, an administration official told Semafor. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Washington’s unprecedented control of Venezuela’s
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Global trade is entering 2026 under unprecedented strain, with slower economic growth, rising protectionism, geopolitical fragmentation, and rapid digital and environmental transitions converging to reshape the international economic landscape. According to the
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BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, reported a fourth-quarter profit that comfortably exceeded Wall Street expectations, buoyed by a robust rally in American financial markets and surging fee income. Assets under management
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