China’s decision to grant limited approval for ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to purchase Nvidia’s H200 artificial-intelligence chips marks a carefully calibrated shift in Beijing’s technology policy. Rather than a blanket endorsement of foreign semiconductor imports, the move reflects a...

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...