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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...

Heritage Meets Youth: How Burberry’s China Strategy Turned Gen Z Momentum into Holiday Sales Strength

Streaming’s Strategic Pivot: How Netflix Is Rewriting Its Playbook to Justify a Warner Bros Bet

U.S. Consumer Fatigue Weighs on Procter & Gamble as Domestic Growth Falters

Banking Discretion, Political Retaliation and Contract Law Collide in Trump’s Lawsuit Against JPMorgan

AI’s Employment Narrative Takes Centre Stage as Davos Reframes Automation From Threat to Growth Engine

Europe’s AI Red Lines Harden as Brussels Tests Platform Accountability

Gold’s New Price Regime Emerges as Trust in Markets and Money Frays

Control, Uncertainty, and Capital Constraints Reshape Venezuela’s Oil Sector

From Presidential Image to Market Signal: How Macron’s Aviator Moment Lifted a Niche Eyewear Stock

Automation-Driven Restructuring Marks Nike’s Shift Toward Leaner Growth

Markets

Control, Uncertainty, and Capital Constraints Reshape Venezuela’s Oil Sector

Venezuela’s oil industry has entered a radically altered phase following Washington’s intervention under the administration of Donald Trump, an episode that culminated in the U.S. asserting control over oil exports and revenues after moving to detain President Nicolás Maduro. Whatever the political...

Gold’s New Price Regime Emerges as Trust in Markets and Money Frays

Gold’s surge beyond the $5,100 mark is not a conventional commodities rally driven by cyclical demand or supply disruptions. It reflects a deeper repricing of financial risk as investors, institutions, and central banks increasingly question the stability of currencies, policy frameworks, and...

Europe’s AI Red Lines Harden as Brussels Tests Platform Accountability

The European Union’s investigation into the deployment of Grok, the artificial-intelligence chatbot integrated into X, marks a turning point in how regulators are asserting control over generative AI embedded inside mass-reach social platforms. At issue is not simply whether objectionable material...

From Presidential Image to Market Signal: How Macron’s Aviator Moment Lifted a Niche Eyewear Stock

When Emmanuel Macron stepped onto the stage at the World Economic Forum wearing aviator sunglasses, the gesture appeared incidental—an aesthetic footnote to a high-level political address. Yet within hours, that visual detail had translated into a tangible market reaction, sending shares of a...

Banking Discretion, Political Retaliation and Contract Law Collide in Trump’s Lawsuit Against JPMorgan

When U.S. President Donald Trump moved to sue JPMorgan Chase for closing his business accounts, the legal fight immediately raised questions far larger than a single banking relationship. At its core, the case sits at the intersection of private contract law, political discrimination claims,...

AI’s Employment Narrative Takes Centre Stage as Davos Reframes Automation From Threat to Growth Engine

World leaders and corporate executives arrived in the Swiss Alps confronting a familiar anxiety: whether artificial intelligence would hollow out labour markets faster than economies could adapt. Yet as discussions unfolded, a striking shift took hold. Instead of job destruction, the dominant...

Boardroom Diplomacy Takes Center Stage as Trump Brings U.S. Policy Agenda to Davos

Donald Trump’s decision to engage directly with global chief executives on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos reflects a deliberate effort to reposition the United States at the centre of global economic decision-making. His presence at the Swiss gathering is not merely ceremonial....

Trade Firewalls and Strategic Restraint: Why Washington Wants Greenland Tariffs Kept Out of EU Trade Talks

The suggestion by a senior U.S. trade official that Europe should consider separating the Greenland tariff dispute from broader U.S.–EU trade negotiations offers a revealing glimpse into how Washington is attempting to manage an increasingly tangled intersection of trade, security, and geopolitics....

A High-Stakes Reckoning Over Value, Control, and the Origins of Artificial Intelligence

The legal battle between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and Microsoft has evolved into one of the most consequential disputes in the modern technology sector, not only because of the staggering sums involved but because of what the case reveals about power, ownership, and intent in the race to dominate...

Oil, Power and Protection: How U.S. Backing Could Reshape Venezuela’s Energy Revival

The prospect of a large-scale return of foreign oil investment to Venezuela marks a striking shift in how Washington is framing energy, geopolitics, and economic leverage in the Western Hemisphere. The assertion that U.S. oil companies could deploy as much as $100 billion into Venezuela’s shattered...

Washington Shields Venezuelan Oil Funds to Shape a Controlled Economic Reset

The decision by Donald Trump to block U.S. courts and private creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues held in American accounts represents a deliberate assertion of executive authority over a highly contested financial space. Signed through an emergency executive order, the move reflects a...

Capital Returns to the Margins as Global Banks Position for a Venezuelan Reopening

As Washington cautiously reopens channels to Venezuela’s oil sector, international banks are reassessing a market long considered untouchable. The shift is not driven by optimism alone but by calculation. Venezuela’s gradual reintegration into global energy trade is creating narrowly defined...

World

Nobel Rules Affirmed: Peace Prize Is Immutable, Non-Transferable, Nobel Institute Explains After Machado’s Trump Comments

The Nobel Peace Prize remains one of the world’s most prestigious accolades, symbolizing international acknowledgment of individuals or organisations whose efforts have significantly advanced peace,...

Lifestyle

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?

Heritage Meets Youth: How Burberry’s China Strategy Turned Gen Z Momentum into Holiday Sales Strength

Streaming’s Strategic Pivot: How Netflix Is Rewriting Its Playbook to Justify a Warner Bros Bet

U.S. Consumer Fatigue Weighs on Procter & Gamble as Domestic Growth Falters

Banking Discretion, Political Retaliation and Contract Law Collide in Trump’s Lawsuit Against JPMorgan

AI’s Employment Narrative Takes Centre Stage as Davos Reframes Automation From Threat to Growth Engine

Europe’s AI Red Lines Harden as Brussels Tests Platform Accountability

Gold’s New Price Regime Emerges as Trust in Markets and Money Frays

Control, Uncertainty, and Capital Constraints Reshape Venezuela’s Oil Sector

From Presidential Image to Market Signal: How Macron’s Aviator Moment Lifted a Niche Eyewear Stock

Automation-Driven Restructuring Marks Nike’s Shift Toward Leaner Growth

Control, Uncertainty, and Capital Constraints Reshape Venezuela’s Oil Sector

Gold’s New Price Regime Emerges as Trust in Markets and Money Frays

Europe’s AI Red Lines Harden as Brussels Tests Platform Accountability

From Presidential Image to Market Signal: How Macron’s Aviator Moment Lifted a Niche Eyewear Stock

Banking Discretion, Political Retaliation and Contract Law Collide in Trump’s Lawsuit Against JPMorgan

AI’s Employment Narrative Takes Centre Stage as Davos Reframes Automation From Threat to Growth Engine

Boardroom Diplomacy Takes Center Stage as Trump Brings U.S. Policy Agenda to Davos

Trade Firewalls and Strategic Restraint: Why Washington Wants Greenland Tariffs Kept Out of EU Trade Talks

A High-Stakes Reckoning Over Value, Control, and the Origins of Artificial Intelligence

Oil, Power and Protection: How U.S. Backing Could Reshape Venezuela’s Energy Revival

Washington Shields Venezuelan Oil Funds to Shape a Controlled Economic Reset

Capital Returns to the Margins as Global Banks Position for a Venezuelan Reopening

World

Nobel Rules Affirmed: Peace Prize Is Immutable, Non-Transferable, Nobel Institute Explains After Machado’s Trump Comments

Washington’s Transactional Turn Puts Greenland at the Center of a New Arctic Power Play

Diplomacy at a Delicate Juncture as Washington Pushes Ukraine Talks Toward Compromise

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

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

People

Fiscal Signals and Social Engineering Shape China’s New Push to Reverse Demographic Decline

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