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Bill To Outlaw Trade In Dog Meat Passed By The Parliament Of South Korea

South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the consumption and sale of dog meat, outlawing the contentious centuries-old practice amid increased support for animal welfare. ...

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has announced that Singapore and Zurich were tied for the most expensive cities in the world this year, followed by Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong....

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

The more than a decade-long history of cryptocurrency has clearly demonstrated that the world is keen on the new form of money. The crypto frenzy has even prompted leading central banks to work on...

India’s Surveillance Crossroads: Push for Always-On GPS Tracking Meets Privacy Backlash

India Moves to Reassert Digital Governance Limits After Dropping Mandatory Security App Plan

AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

Institutional Expectations Shift as Goldman Sachs Poll Shows Strong Momentum Toward a $5,000 Gold Market

Netflix Moves Toward Structural Expansion as Exclusive Talks Advance for Warner Bros Discovery Assets

Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

Hollywood Labour Fears Intensify as Netflix’s Warner Bros Bid Signals a New Era of Consolidated Power

Volkswagen Charts a Strategic Transformation With $186 Billion Investment Drive Through 2030

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Volkswagen Charts a Strategic Transformation With $186 Billion Investment Drive Through 2030

Volkswagen is embarking on one of the most ambitious investment cycles in its history, committing $186 billion through 2030 in a sweeping effort to modernise its operations, defend its global market position and respond to competitive pressure across two of its most important regions. The scale and...

Hollywood Labour Fears Intensify as Netflix’s Warner Bros Bid Signals a New Era of Consolidated Power

Hollywood unions are bracing for one of the most consequential industry realignments in decades as Netflix moves forward with a proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. What alarms labour groups is not merely the size of the deal, but the deeper shift in power it...

Netflix Moves Toward Structural Expansion as Exclusive Talks Advance for Warner Bros Discovery Assets

Netflix’s effort to reshape its long-term strategy reached a pivotal stage this week as the streaming giant entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a set of core assets from Warner Bros Discovery. The talks reflect a broader transformation in global entertainment economics, where consolidation,...

Walmart Signals Strength Through Upgraded Forecasts as Strategic Shift to Nasdaq Highlights Its Technology-Led Transformation

Walmart’s decision to raise its annual outlook ahead of the holiday season and simultaneously announce a switch of its stock listing to Nasdaq reflects a deeper recalibration underway inside the world’s largest retailer. The moves underscore Walmart’s confidence in its ability to navigate a...

Structural Indicators in Nvidia’s Forecast Quiet AI Bubble Alarm Bells on Wall Street

Nvidia’s latest quarterly results and forward-guidance reveal a pivotal shift in investor sentiment — moving from rampant concern over an overheated artificial-intelligence investment frenzy to guarded optimism about the concrete infrastructure spending behind it. Having posted year-on-year revenue...

The Structural Risks Behind Musk’s 2018 Pay Deal and Tesla’s Future Earnings Capacity

When the board of Tesla approved the 2018 compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, the headlines fixated on its unprecedented size and ambition. But today analysts and investors are focusing less on the flashy “pay-deal of the future” and more closely on how the legacy of that earlier package...

Air India’s Strategic Push to Tap China’s Xinjiang Corridor Amid Mounting Financial Pressure

Facing a sharp rise in operational expenses tied to the closure of Pakistan’s airspace, Air India has launched a concerted lobbying effort with the Indian government to secure access to a particularly sensitive airspace corridor over Xinjiang in western China. The airline frames the request as an...

Amazon Launches $15 Billion Bond Offering to Fuel AI Expansion

Amazon.com, Inc. has initiated a substantial US-dollar bond issuance, seeking to raise approximately $15 billion in its first major debt offering in roughly three years. The timing reflects a strategic juncture in which Amazon is heavily ramping its investment in artificial-intelligence...

J&J Reinforces Oncology Strategy with $3.05 Billion Acquisition of Halda Therapeutics

Johnson & Johnson is committing approximately $3.05 billion in cash to acquire Halda Therapeutics, a privately-held biotech firm with a developing portfolio in solid tumour therapy—most notably a candidate in prostate cancer. This move reflects J&J’s broader pivot toward high-growth...

Disney and YouTube TV Forge New Multi-Year Deal, Ending Content Blackout After Protracted Fee Dispute

The new agreement between The Walt Disney Company and YouTube TV, a unit of Google LLC, restores Disney’s full suite of networks—including ESPN, ABC, FX and National Geographic—to the YouTube TV platform, after the prior carriage agreement expired on October 30 and triggered a blackout. In...

Valve Positions New Steam Machine as a Strategic Bid to Compete Directly With Xbox and PlayStation

Valve Corporation, the dominant force in PC digital distribution, has unveiled a renewed hardware strategy aimed squarely at the living-room console market. With its new Steam Machine slated for release in early 2026, Valve is making its most ambitious push yet to challenge Sony’s PlayStation and...

Disney Signals a protracted showdown with YouTube TV as legacy TV revenue faces fresh pressure

The Walt Disney Company (Disney) has sounded alarms about a potentially lengthy carriage-rights dispute with YouTube TV, a standoff that investors view as a troubling signal for Disney’s ailing traditional television business—even as its streaming and parks divisions push ahead. The company’s...

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Bill To Outlaw Trade In Dog Meat Passed By The Parliament Of South Korea

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

India’s Surveillance Crossroads: Push for Always-On GPS Tracking Meets Privacy Backlash

India Moves to Reassert Digital Governance Limits After Dropping Mandatory Security App Plan

AI Expansion Reshapes Global Memory Markets as Supply Tightens

Institutional Expectations Shift as Goldman Sachs Poll Shows Strong Momentum Toward a $5,000 Gold Market

Netflix Moves Toward Structural Expansion as Exclusive Talks Advance for Warner Bros Discovery Assets

Bitcoin’s Deep Pullback Fits a Familiar Pattern as the Market Repeats Long-Term Cycles

Hollywood Labour Fears Intensify as Netflix’s Warner Bros Bid Signals a New Era of Consolidated Power

Volkswagen Charts a Strategic Transformation With $186 Billion Investment Drive Through 2030

Volkswagen Charts a Strategic Transformation With $186 Billion Investment Drive Through 2030

Hollywood Labour Fears Intensify as Netflix’s Warner Bros Bid Signals a New Era of Consolidated Power

Netflix Moves Toward Structural Expansion as Exclusive Talks Advance for Warner Bros Discovery Assets

Walmart Signals Strength Through Upgraded Forecasts as Strategic Shift to Nasdaq Highlights Its Technology-Led Transformation

Structural Indicators in Nvidia’s Forecast Quiet AI Bubble Alarm Bells on Wall Street

The Structural Risks Behind Musk’s 2018 Pay Deal and Tesla’s Future Earnings Capacity

Air India’s Strategic Push to Tap China’s Xinjiang Corridor Amid Mounting Financial Pressure

Amazon Launches $15 Billion Bond Offering to Fuel AI Expansion

J&J Reinforces Oncology Strategy with $3.05 Billion Acquisition of Halda Therapeutics

Disney and YouTube TV Forge New Multi-Year Deal, Ending Content Blackout After Protracted Fee Dispute

Valve Positions New Steam Machine as a Strategic Bid to Compete Directly With Xbox and PlayStation

Disney Signals a protracted showdown with YouTube TV as legacy TV revenue faces fresh pressure

World

Taiwan Rolls Out Universal Security Handbook as China’s Threat Deepens

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve

Brazil’s Amazon ‘Time Machine’ Tests the Future of Climate as COP30 Nears

Europe’s Strategic Break-with-China: How the EU Is Rewiring Its Industrial Core to Escape Beijing’s Grip on Rare Earths

Trump Issues Firm Warning to Russia in Lead-Up to High-Stakes Summit

People

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls