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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...

U.S. Keurig’s $18bn Buy of Dutch JDE Peet’s Accelerates Global Coffee Push as Prices and Tariffs Reshape Market

Evergrande’s Tumultuous Chapter Nears Final Act as Delisting Shifts Focus to Recovery for Investors

Global Stocks Cool as Fed Pivot Fervour Fades, Rising Yields and Earnings Risks Bite

U.S. Secures Strategic Position in Intel to Bolster Domestic Chip Industry

U.S.–EU Rift Over ‘Unfair’ Digital Rules Escalates After New U.S. Threats

Trump’s Tariff Doubling Tests India: Background, Responses and the Prospect of Global Realignment

High-Protein Push: India’s Protein Shortfall and How McDonald’s, Bollywood and Cricket Are Driving a Nutrition Trend

Incentives and Pricing Lift July Car Sales in Europe Where BYD Surpasses Tesla

Strong Consumer Spending and Business Investment Drive US Corporate Profit Rebound and Higher GDP Growth in Second Quarter

China Uncertainty Clouds Spectacular Nvidia Quarter Despite Record Results

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

Japanese Startup Plans Yen-Backed Stablecoin Backed by JGBs, Raising Questions for Monetary Policy

Companies

Apple Restores Blood-Oxygen Readings on Some U.S. Watches to Preserve Health Edge and Circumvent Ban

Apple is reintroducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature to certain Apple Watch models sold in the United States, deploying a software update that shifts measurement processing to the user’s paired iPhone. The move — enabled by a recent U.S. customs determination — is designed to restore a flagship...

CoreWeave Surges Past Revenue Forecasts as AI Cloud Demand Accelerates

CoreWeave, one of the fastest-growing AI cloud computing providers, delivered a blowout second-quarter revenue performance that exceeded Wall Street expectations by a wide margin, underscoring the seismic shift artificial intelligence is having on the global cloud industry. While the company’s...

Nvidia and AMD’s 15% China Levy Reflects a Geopolitical Trade-Off Over Market Access

Nvidia and AMD’s agreement to remit 15% of revenue from certain chip sales into a U.S. government arrangement marks an unusual and strategic concession in the intersection of national security policy and global commerce. The deal — negotiated as part of export licensing for high-performance...

Kyivstar’s $200 Million U.S. Listing Seen as Strategic Vote of Confidence in Ukraine’s Recovery

Ukraine’s largest mobile operator is positioning itself at the centre of a high-stakes financial and political experiment as it prepares to raise up to $200 million through a U.S. listing that market participants say could reverberate far beyond the telecoms sector. The planned move to join a...

ESPN–NFL Media Deal Signals a Strategic Leap in Sports Broadcasting

The announced acquisition of key NFL media assets by Disney’s ESPN marks a transformative moment in sports media. This move is pivotal not only for its financial magnitude but also for how professional football content is delivered, monetized, and experienced across platforms. Analysts, league...

BP Positions Brazil Pre-Salt Find to Fuel Production Growth and Shareholder Returns

BP has unveiled plans to leverage its recent discovery in Brazil’s Santos basin—heralded as the company’s largest oil and gas find in 25 years—to accelerate upstream production, bolster its reserve base and drive enhanced cash flows for investors. Located in the prolific pre-salt region roughly 400...

Trump Tariffs to Erode Toyota, and Honda Profit Margins

Toyota Motor and Honda Motor are bracing for significant profit contractions this quarter as U.S. import tariffs imposed under the Trump administration continue to squeeze their North American operations. Despite sustained demand for hybrid models and strategic cost-management efforts, the renewed...

Meta to Offload $2 Billion in Assets to Spread Soaring AI Infrastructure Costs

Meta Platforms has moved to offload roughly $2 billion in data center land and construction-in-progress as part of a broader strategy to enlist external partners in funding its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure. The decision, disclosed in a recent quarterly filing, marks a...

Microsoft’s March to a $4 Trillion Valuation Fueled by AI, Cloud and Capital Power

Microsoft is on the cusp of entering the exclusive $4 trillion market-cap club, driven by surging demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence breakthroughs and aggressive capital deployment. The world’s second-largest public company, based in Redmond, Washington, reported blockbuster fiscal...

Google Agrees to EU AI Code of Practice Amid Warnings of Innovation Risks

Google’s decision to sign the European Union’s voluntary Code of Practice for General‑Purpose AI models marks a high‑profile endorsement of Brussels’ ambitious AI regulatory framework, even as the tech giant cautions that certain provisions could hamper innovation and competitiveness across Europe....

PayPal Raises 2025 Profit Outlook Above Expectations on Margin Expansion and Venmo Momentum

PayPal Holdings surprised investors on Tuesday by lifting its full-year 2025 adjusted earnings per share forecast to a range of $5.15–$5.30, surpassing the Wall Street consensus of $5.10. The upward revision reflects a multi-quarter turnaround under CEO Alex Chriss, who has pivoted the payments...

Microsoft’s AI Dominance in the Balance as OpenAI Broadens Cloud Partnerships

The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has been a defining force in the generative artificial intelligence boom, positioning Microsoft’s Azure cloud as the primary engine powering ChatGPT and other cutting‑edge models. That exclusive relationship has driven rapid revenue growth for Azure,...

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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?

U.S. Keurig’s $18bn Buy of Dutch JDE Peet’s Accelerates Global Coffee Push as Prices and Tariffs Reshape Market

Evergrande’s Tumultuous Chapter Nears Final Act as Delisting Shifts Focus to Recovery for Investors

Global Stocks Cool as Fed Pivot Fervour Fades, Rising Yields and Earnings Risks Bite

U.S. Secures Strategic Position in Intel to Bolster Domestic Chip Industry

U.S.–EU Rift Over ‘Unfair’ Digital Rules Escalates After New U.S. Threats

Trump’s Tariff Doubling Tests India: Background, Responses and the Prospect of Global Realignment

High-Protein Push: India’s Protein Shortfall and How McDonald’s, Bollywood and Cricket Are Driving a Nutrition Trend

Incentives and Pricing Lift July Car Sales in Europe Where BYD Surpasses Tesla

Strong Consumer Spending and Business Investment Drive US Corporate Profit Rebound and Higher GDP Growth in Second Quarter

China Uncertainty Clouds Spectacular Nvidia Quarter Despite Record Results

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

Japanese Startup Plans Yen-Backed Stablecoin Backed by JGBs, Raising Questions for Monetary Policy

Apple Restores Blood-Oxygen Readings on Some U.S. Watches to Preserve Health Edge and Circumvent Ban

CoreWeave Surges Past Revenue Forecasts as AI Cloud Demand Accelerates

Nvidia and AMD’s 15% China Levy Reflects a Geopolitical Trade-Off Over Market Access

Kyivstar’s $200 Million U.S. Listing Seen as Strategic Vote of Confidence in Ukraine’s Recovery

ESPN–NFL Media Deal Signals a Strategic Leap in Sports Broadcasting

BP Positions Brazil Pre-Salt Find to Fuel Production Growth and Shareholder Returns

Trump Tariffs to Erode Toyota, and Honda Profit Margins

Meta to Offload $2 Billion in Assets to Spread Soaring AI Infrastructure Costs

Microsoft’s March to a $4 Trillion Valuation Fueled by AI, Cloud and Capital Power

Google Agrees to EU AI Code of Practice Amid Warnings of Innovation Risks

PayPal Raises 2025 Profit Outlook Above Expectations on Margin Expansion and Venmo Momentum

Microsoft’s AI Dominance in the Balance as OpenAI Broadens Cloud Partnerships

World

Economic Necessity and Geopolitical Hedging: Why India and China Are Reopening Skies and Trade

Putin–Witkoff Kremlin Talks Raise Global Stakes as U.S. Deadline Nears

China’s Exit Bans Trap U.S. Citizens Amid Diplomatic Strain

China Expands Global Reach to Fill U.S. Diplomatic Void

WHO Faces Major Budget Cuts: The Impact on Global Health

People

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

Kamala Harris Targets GOP Economic Criticism With New Policy Proposals

Musk Gives To An Organisation That Supports Trump's Election: Bloomberg