Exports jumped 21% in 2026 after a record year, but ​the gains are not ​showing up in jobs and wage ⁠growth. Policies that ...

Welcome back! It’s been a week of studying shipping routes and commodity charts. Unlike some, though, we have not been ...

The $840 billion startup’s ⁠wildly successful ​partnership with Microsoft ​contains a prenuptial agreement triggered when artificial ​general intelligence ​is achieved. Snag is, ‌the ⁠definition and ...

Alibaba and ‌Tencent shares are down while $40 bln upstart Minimax briefly surpassed Baidu's market value. One reason ​is the incumbents' core businesses ​are vulnerable to a consumer spending slump.

Saudi, the UAE and Qatar may feel anger at the US president for Iran counter-strikes. ​Gulf states will struggle to ​reverse ...

A ‌top bank regulator has proposed rules which would bar retailers like Walmart and Amazon ​from offering rewards on dollar‑pegged ​tokens. Without incentives to encourage consumers ⁠to ditch other ...

The CEO of the largest US bank is fond of ​dark warnings about the dangers ​lurking in credit markets. As ⁠it turns out, ...

Moscow planned a tight budget for 2026, with its Urals crude ​oil seen at $59 a ​barrel. The bombing of its ally ⁠Iran ...

Two years after a failed ​listing effort and ​four since folding a SPAC, ⁠the Pershing Square boss ​is seeking up to $10 bln ...

The $10 ‌bln Chinese coffee chain's top shareholder looks set to buy US peer Blue ​Bottle for under $400 mln. Overseas ...

The money-burning ​developers of ChatGPT and ⁠Claude sparked an ​investment mania, with ​Big Tech set to spend $650 bln this ...

America’s $260 bln Lam Research is among ‌suitors circling BE Semiconductor Industries. The $16 bln Dutch chip group is pricey, but there’s strategic appeal in securing ​its advanced packaging knowhow ...