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
Israel has signed the largest natural gas export agreement in its history, sealing a deal with Egypt valued at 112 billion shekels (approximately $34.6 billion), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday.
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Guinea’s long-awaited Simandou iron ore project, championed by the country’s military rulers as a cornerstone of economic renewal, is laying off thousands of workers even as it starts exporting ore for the
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A growing wave of Chinese consumer brands is expanding into the United States, betting that higher margins and deeper pockets among American shoppers can offset slowing demand at home. Throughout 2025, companies
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India’s securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), is planning significant reforms to its merger and acquisition rules, including barring acquiring companies from offering higher prices or additional compensation
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Nearly a week after the Trump administration opened applications for its $1 million “Gold Card” visa, early signs suggest the programme has failed to generate meaningful interest among potential applicants, including wealthy
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JPMorgan Chase has withdrawn almost $350 billion in cash from its account at the Federal Reserve since 2023, redirecting much of the money into US government debt as it prepares for an
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The number of visitors arriving in Japan from China fell sharply in November compared with the previous month, reflecting rising political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo, even as annual figures showed modest
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Warner Bros Discovery is preparing to rebuff a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, with its board expected to advise shareholders to vote against the proposal and reaffirm support for
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Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA is grappling with a growing backlog of unsold crude, widening price discounts and mounting pressure from customers after the United States seized an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan
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Russia’s central bank has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion roubles ($229.36 billion) in damages from Belgian central securities depository Euroclear, the Moscow court announced on Monday. The suit targets Euroclear because
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China has started granting licenses with extended terms to allow European companies to import critical minerals essential for industries including clean technology, automakers, and defense contractors, the European Commission’s trade chief Maros
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is reportedly close to acquiring a minority stake in India’s Shriram Finance Ltd., Bloomberg reported, signaling the latest move by a global bank to deepen its presence
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India’s government introduced a sweeping nuclear energy bill in the lower house of parliament on Monday, seeking approval to replace the country’s existing two nuclear laws. The proposed legislation, named the Sustainable
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a rare and blunt rebuke to local officials for inflating growth figures and pursuing “reckless” development projects designed to produce superficial results rather than real economic
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China’s fossil fuel power plants are on course to record their first annual decline in electricity generation in nearly a decade, as a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity increasingly meets the
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