Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors assessed the risk of supply disruptions following attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and considered the outlook for global crude supplies outlined in
Chinese automaker Chery Automobile and metals giant Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group are reviving an old form of commerce: barter. Bloomberg reports that in recent years, the two Anhui province companies have exchanged
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest with $1.8 trillion in assets, is considering a move into impact investing, a strategy that targets both financial returns and measurable social or
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Vietnam’s economic growth accelerated sharply in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector and robust business activity helping the country weather the impact of higher tariffs that came into effect in early
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Inside JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s investment banking division, executives are sounding a note of caution on the rising optimism surrounding nuclear energy in the United States. “We’ve spent so much time on
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In a potential pivot for India’s cryptocurrency stance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday stated that countries must “prepare to engage” with stablecoins, whether they are ready or not. Her remarks, made
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Amazon’s Ring is introducing facial recognition for the first time on its home security doorbells and cameras, allowing users to identify friends, family, and neighbors. The feature, called “Familiar Faces,” will be
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Germany’s industrial legacy is under renewed scrutiny as Klaus-Michael Kuehne, the billionaire majority owner of logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, faces questions over his company’s Nazi-era history. The Financial Times reports that
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Movie star George Clooney criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas, calling it the wrong fix for a real industry problem. Clooney made
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The Trump administration has discussed taking a stake in Critical Metals Corp (CRML.O), a move that would give Washington a direct interest in Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earths project, four people familiar with
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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, will soon roll out new copyright controls for its AI video tool Sora, allowing rights holders to decide how their characters are used — and to share
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Amazon (AMZN.O) is set to lose one of its senior-most executives in the devices and services division, just days after unveiling a slate of new hardware. Rob Williams, vice president of device
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China’s push into the Northern Sea Route (NSR)—the Arctic shipping lane stretching along Russia’s northern coast—has reignited debate over the safety, environmental impact, and commercial viability of the high-latitude shortcut. While the
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India’s markets regulator is exploring plans to bring family offices under its supervision, reflecting the growing influence of billionaire families on the nation’s stock exchanges. The discussions, reported by Bloomberg, aim to
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in advanced discussions to acquire Aligned Data Centers, a move that could mark one of the largest deals of the year, Bloomberg reports. The acquisition, backed by
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State securities regulators are raising concerns that their ability to prosecute cryptocurrency-related fraud could be sharply curtailed under draft legislation making its way through Congress — just as federal enforcement against digital-asset
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