Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by 69% in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding US$6.5 billion, as a sharp rise in import expenditure far outpaced the modest growth in export earnings,
The Trump family-associated crypto venture World Liberty is facing mounting pressure after its WLFI token fell nearly 16 per cent over the past month, triggered by revelations that the firm borrowed $75mn
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Lloyd’s of London has announced it will end its flagship diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, bringing to a close a programme that has shaped its efforts to reform workplace culture over the
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Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has overtaken Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest person, as rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict weigh heavily on energy markets and reshape the fortunes of
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Reed Hastings, co-founder and long-time chairman of Netflix, has announced he is stepping down from his role, marking a symbolic turning point for a company that helped redefine how the world watches
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Venezuela has taken a decisive step back onto the global financial stage, announcing the resumption of relations with the International Monetary Fund after a six-year rupture that symbolized its deep international isolation.
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Cement manufacturers have raised prices by ₹15–20 per 50 kg bag this month, resulting in an all-India average increase of about 5% in April compared with March, according to a Motilal Oswal
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Venezuela and the European Union have taken a significant step toward deepening economic and technological cooperation following high-level meetings held in Caracas on April 16. Venezuelan authorities and EU representatives agreed to
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Goldman Sachs suffered significant setbacks in its fixed-income trading business after being caught off guard by the market turmoil triggered by the Iran war, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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China’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter of 2026, demonstrating resilience in the face of global instability triggered by the U.S.-Iran conflict. Official data released Thursday showed gross domestic
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Amazon has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Globalstar in a move that signals a dramatic escalation in the global race to dominate space-based communications. The deal will allow Amazon to integrate
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has revealed its latest and most ambitious creation, a £3 million all-electric hypercar called the Nightingale, marking a bold shift in strategy toward ultra-exclusive, high-margin vehicles designed for the
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A feature reported by The New York Times has cast renewed attention on the unusually visible private life of Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos, framing their relationship not just as a
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Financial experts in Sri Lanka have raised serious concerns following reports of a massive financial fraud amounting to approximately Rs. 13,200 million linked to NDB Bank. The alleged irregularity has sparked intense
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Wall Street’s largest banks are preparing to report combined trading revenues exceeding $40 billion for the first quarter, as escalating geopolitical tensions and market volatility drive a sharp rise in activity. According
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by Durga Changpeng Zhao’s Freedom of Money is an unusually self-reflexive work for a figure so deeply entangled in the infrastructural power struggles of contemporary finance. It is at once memoir, apologia,
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