In the bustling world of high-tech gadgets, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defence systems, a shadow supply chain hums in the background. The so-called “rare earth elements” (REEs) — 17 metallic elements including the 15 lanthanides along with scandium and yttrium — occupy an outsized role...

In a high-stakes meeting that has reverberated across global supply chains, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping reached an agreement whereby China will maintain exports of rare-earth elements for one year under a new framework, with the U.S. President declaring that the matter is “settled” for now. The...

U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, marking a pivotal shift in the interplay of finance, technology and political power. The move not only frees a high-profile crypto executive from a...

In boardrooms across multiple industries, corporate executives are grappling with a stark bifurcation: affluent consumers remain relatively resilient, while lower-income households are pulling back decisively. The effect is a two-tier consumer market emerging across the U.S., posing renewed...

Recent gyrations in bank shares are now less about fleeting market sentiment and more about a fundamental shift in the under-currents of credit risk. What has triggered the renewed unease is not a single event, but a cascade of loan losses, alleged fraud and exposure to weaker borrowers that...

Global bank equities were under broad pressure this week as credit concerns emanating from the United States rattled investor confidence. With disclosures of troubled loans and fraud allegations among smaller U.S. lenders, markets around the world responded as if the vulnerabilities in credit had...

India’s status as the world’s call-center capital is facing its most profound test in decades. Artificial intelligence, once viewed as an enhancement to customer service, is now threatening to replace much of the human workforce that has powered the country’s $283 billion IT outsourcing sector....

Gold and silver prices ascended to unprecedented levels in recent sessions, propelled by a potent mix of fresh geopolitical jitters and widespread expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts. As trade tensions between the United States and China sharpened, investors rushed toward safe-haven assets,...

Major U.S. e-commerce platforms have removed millions of listings for Chinese-made electronics, marking one of the most sweeping enforcement actions yet under Washington’s tightening technology security rules. The move reflects a broader strategy by American regulators to choke off potential...

In the third quarter of 2025, many large U.S. companies are expected to report slower earnings growth compared to earlier in the year, even as investors zero in on how much their aggressive spending on artificial intelligence is yielding actual returns. After a stretch of outsized profit expansion,...

A senior executive at PGIM Fixed Income has raised alarms that the U.S. dollar faces significant downside risk if President Donald Trump succeeds in pushing the Federal Reserve toward a more dovish monetary stance. As public criticism of the Fed intensifies and Trump seeks to influence its...