Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary activities potentially beginning in January, the Ministry of
Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary activities potentially beginning in January, the Ministry of
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Palantir Technologies has raised its annual revenue forecast and projected stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, supported by growing demand for its artificial intelligence and data analytics software among US government agencies and commercial clients.
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The US Treasury Department expects to borrow $618 billion during the fourth quarter, $10 billion less than its previous estimate announced in August, as a higher-than-anticipated starting cash balance provides additional financial
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Qatari mediators have held more than 12 hours of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran in an effort to restart direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran and prevent a possible resumption of
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered its largest-ever stock market decline on record, losing approximately US$511 billion in market value after disappointing advertising and search revenue intensified concerns about the impact
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OpenAI has reduced its target for its latest funding round by $10 billion and is now seeking to raise $20 billion at a valuation of $1.25 trillion, according to a report by
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BP reported third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit of $8.46 billion on Friday, significantly exceeding analysts’ expectations of $7.33 billion and more than tripling the $2.2 billion recorded in the same period last
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AstraZeneca announced a major restructuring programme on Friday, targeting approximately $1.5 billion in financial benefits to support investment in its drug development pipeline and keep the company on course to achieve annual
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Alphabet shares fell more than 10% after the Google parent reported negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion in the third quarter, alongside revenue and earnings that fell short of Wall Street
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The US Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as expected by financial markets, but the decision was accompanied by two dissenting votes and changes to the central bank’s
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Jio Platforms, the telecoms and digital business backed by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is set to begin trading in Mumbai on Wednesday after its $3.2 billion initial public offering attracted $77
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Brazil’s currency plunged 8 per cent against the US dollar on Monday, while the country’s benchmark stock index fell 13.9 per cent, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a surprise
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Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot and coding tools, has filed publicly for an initial public offering in a move that could rank among the most significant stock market
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Sri Lanka’s total exports reached $13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 5.04% from $12.96 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the latest figures
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Sri Lanka’s luxury property market is attracting renewed investor interest, with Chinese-backed developments among the projects benefiting from rising demand in Colombo. Yet analysts warn that the recent surge in prices and
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