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,
Asian equity markets tumbled to one-month lows on Tuesday, led by sharp selloffs in Japan and South Korea, as investors grew increasingly uneasy ahead of Nvidia’s earnings later this week—a key test
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Nvidia could see as much as $320 billion wiped from or added to its market value after reporting quarterly earnings on Wednesday, a potential swing of unprecedented scale that underscores Wall Street’s
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A small group of investment consultants has played an outsized role in steering US public pension funds toward private markets over the past two decades, according to a new study by researchers
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India’s trade deficit surged to a record $41.68 billion in October as imports rose sharply following a cut in domestic consumption taxes, while exports slipped due to ongoing US tariff policies, according
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Apple is taking concrete steps toward succession planning, according to a new report from The Financial Times, raising the possibility that Tim Cook could step down as chief executive as soon as
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Leading South Korean companies Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, and LG Group have committed to invest a combined $464 billion in the country over the next five years, following a high-profile meeting
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Singapore police have carried out one of the country’s most sweeping financial crime operations in years, confiscating hundreds of millions of dollars in assets — including luxury cars, a yacht and extensive
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The diamond industry is calling for urgent reform of the Kimberley Process, the international pact created to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, amid growing criticism from activists who say the system has
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is preparing an extra budget for the current fiscal year that is set to surpass last year’s size, according to multiple local media reports, marking a renewed
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India’s Adani Group said Friday it will invest about 630 billion rupees ($7.17 billion) in two major energy projects in the northeastern state of Assam, including what is set to become the
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The event marked the departure of the first ore shipment from the world’s largest known untapped deposit of high-grade iron ore, a major victory for the Simandou consortium. The Chinese delegation, led
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Public data from the People’s Bank of China shows only small monthly increases to its reserves this year, but analysts say the real numbers are far larger. Société Générale told the Financial
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China’s economy showed its softest factory output and retail sales growth in more than a year in October, according to data reported by Reuters, adding urgency to Beijing’s struggle to counter mounting
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Wu Qing, the chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has sought approval to step down from his role, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in an abrupt move that could
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Chaos Industries, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of counter-drone radar systems, has raised $510 million in a Series D funding round, CEO John Tenet told Reuters, marking another milestone in the surging interest
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