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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...

AI Memory Boom Forces Apple to Raise Device Prices

Immigration Drives Productivity Across Wealthy Economies

Apple Challenges India’s Antitrust Process Over Investigative Methods**

US Political Spending Fuels Crypto's Regulatory Strategy

Nasdaq Rule Changes Accelerate Passive Investment in SpaceX

Trump's Drug Pricing Plan Faces Mid-Sized Industry Resistance

AI Investment Boom Reshapes Global Corporate Debt Markets

Europe's Heat Crisis Exposes Growing Climate and Infrastructure Risks

Cost Pressures Drive British American Tobacco’s 9,000-Role Overhaul

Tech Valuations Face Growing Reality Check

UK Scrutiny Reflects Broader Media Independence Concerns

Joby and Toyota Deepen Manufacturing Push for Air Taxis

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Tech Valuations Face Growing Reality Check

A recent selloff in technology shares has renewed debate over whether parts of the United States stock market have become excessively valued after years of strong gains driven by artificial intelligence and semiconductor companies. While investors continue to support the long-term growth potential...

Joby and Toyota Deepen Manufacturing Push for Air Taxis

Joby Aviation and Toyota Motor are strengthening their long-standing partnership through a manufacturing joint venture, underscoring how production capability has become one of the biggest challenges facing the emerging electric air taxi industry. As developers move closer to regulatory...

Trump's Drug Pricing Plan Faces Mid-Sized Industry Resistance

President Donald Trump's effort to align United States prescription drug prices with those paid in other developed countries is encountering growing resistance from mid-sized pharmaceutical companies, highlighting the challenges of extending a pricing strategy that has already secured support from...

UK Scrutiny Reflects Broader Media Independence Concerns

Britain is moving closer to intervening in Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, signalling that the government views the transaction as more than a conventional corporate merger. Officials have indicated that concerns surrounding media plurality, editorial...

US Security Strategy Targets Chinese Power Grid Technology

The United States is preparing stricter scrutiny of Chinese-made energy technology as national security concerns increasingly shape policy toward critical infrastructure. According to people familiar with the matter, the Trump administration is drafting measures that could restrict imports of new...

China's AI Export Strength Revives Factory Growth

China's manufacturing sector has returned to expansion as strong global demand for artificial intelligence-related products offsets persistent weakness in other parts of the economy, highlighting the growing role of advanced technology exports in sustaining industrial activity. Economists and...

Germany's Fiscal Concerns Challenge EU Budget Plans

Germany is intensifying pressure for a substantially smaller European Union budget, arguing that the bloc's proposed long-term spending plan has expanded beyond what member states can realistically finance. The position reflects a broader debate over how the European Union should balance new...

Persistent Energy Risks Complicate ECB Inflation Outlook

The European Central Bank (ECB) is signalling that inflation risks in the euro area may remain elevated despite signs of easing geopolitical tensions, highlighting how prolonged energy market disruptions can continue influencing prices long after immediate conflicts begin to subside. Senior...

US Political Spending Fuels Crypto's Regulatory Strategy

The cryptocurrency industry's growing political spending in the United States reflects a broader strategy to shape the regulatory environment governing digital assets rather than simply influence individual election campaigns. According to a new report by consumer advocacy organisation Public...

AI Investment Boom Reshapes Global Corporate Debt Markets

The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is transforming far more than the technology sector. It is fundamentally changing how the world's largest companies raise capital and forcing investment banks to redesign financing strategies to keep pace with unprecedented borrowing...

Immigration Drives Productivity Across Wealthy Economies

Immigration is increasingly emerging as a critical driver of long-term economic growth in advanced economies, with new research suggesting that countries attracting larger numbers of foreign workers have experienced stronger productivity gains, higher investment and improved economic performance...

New Priorities Set to Reshape Inherited Wealth

The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in modern history is expected to do more than move trillions of dollars from one generation to the next. It is also poised to reshape how wealth is invested, managed and defined. As aging entrepreneurs, business owners and investors prepare to pass...