In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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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A government announcement of a fuel subsidy for fishermen has been met with widespread relief and optimism in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, while also prompting renewed calls for improved administrative coordination to
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Oil prices could surge past $150 a barrel for the first time in history if restrictions on tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz persist, according to market analysts, even as Brent
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