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SpaceX is set to face a major test in the public markets this week as the first substantial tranche of previously locked shares becomes eligible for trading, marking a significant milestone following
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The sharp swings that swept through artificial intelligence markets this week offered a striking reminder that even one of the world’s fastest-growing technology sectors is not immune to financial turbulence. Semiconductor companies
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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to announce on Monday that Japan and the United States have undertaken joint intervention in the foreign exchange market to halt the yen’s decline to
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Citadel’s purchase of most of hedge fund Situational Awareness’ public equity portfolio has helped calm investor concerns after a sharp semiconductor market downturn erased around $3 trillion in value. The deal, first
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FIFA has withdrawn plans to establish a $20 billion commercial rights company and sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors following widespread opposition from football governing bodies and senior officials.
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The world’s largest technology companies have invested more than $1.1 trillion in capital expenditure since the emergence of the artificial intelligence boom in 2023, reflecting an extraordinary transformation in how the sector
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While Western collector car cultures have spent over a century maturing into multi-billion-dollar industries, China’s story is just getting started. As the world’s largest auto market shifts from raw volume growth to
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Apple has briefly become the second company in history to achieve a market capitalisation of $5 trillion, marking another milestone for the technology giant as it reclaimed its position as the world’s
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Elon Musk has lost his status as the world’s first trillionaire after a sharp decline in the value of his technology holdings erased around US$130 billion in paper wealth over five trading
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Apple’s incoming chief executive, John Ternus, has pledged to build on the company’s growing momentum in the entertainment sector when he takes over leadership of the iPhone maker in September, signalling continuity
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