Global Business & International Markets
Global Business & International Markets
BUSINESS
US consumer inflation hits 3-year high fuelled by Iran war
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8% year-on-year in April, up from March’s 3.3% figure.
BUSINESS
French parliament summons TotalEnergies chief over Iran war ‘superprofits’
BUSINESS
EBay rejects GameStop’s US$56bil bid as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
BUSINESS
Australian miner Fortescue to pay US$108mil to Indigenous group
BUSINESS
South Korea floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom
BUSINESS
SoftBank’s OpenAI-related debt in focus as another strong quarter expected
BUSINESS
Asia-Pacific’s heirs turn to wealth professionals for succession advice, says UBS
BUSINESS
Bessent vows ‘constant and robust’ US, Japan coordination on FX
BUSINESS
Govt mulls further cuts to RON95 subsidy quota
BUSINESS
Trump delays order to boost beef imports, calm prices
AUTOMOTIVE
Toyota plans new India plant to make SUV model
BUSINESS
AI rally pauses as Middle East ceasefire goes on ‘life support’
BUSINESS
Dollar steady as Middle East peace hopes recede
BUSINESS
New Zealand plans law change to stop private climate lawsuits
BUSINESS
Trump backs suspension of US gas tax as prices stay high
BUSINESS
Microsoft boss ‘proud’ of profit-making OpenAI investment
BUSINESS
Netflix accused of illegal data collection in Texas lawsuit
BUSINESS
Musk, Apple’s Cook head to China with Trump for Xi talks
BUSINESS
Stocks rise ahead of US-China meeting, oil rallies on war stalemate
BUSINESS
London’s Heathrow airport traffic dips due to Mideast war
BUSINESS
Wall St set for subdued open as US-Iran impasse lifts oil
BUSINESS
World’s ‘largest energy shock’ may affect markets into 2027
BUSINESS
Shein accuses Temu of ‘industrial scale’ copyright breaches in UK legal battle
BUSINESS
Stocks steady, dollar firms as US-Iran talks hit stalemate
BUSINESS