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SpaceX reportedly set to launch IPO valuing firm at $1....

Elon Musk's profitable rocket and satellite internet company SpaceX is reportedl...

France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf ...

France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure revealed on Wednesday that between 30 a...

France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40% Gulf energy inf...

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Oil supply shock hardens energy transition resolve – fo...

The energy crisis over the Iran war has left some countries glad they've added m...

Iran war pushes plastic packaging costs higher

Oil prices rose again on Tuesday, a day after a sharp decline, amid confusion ov...

EU, Australia seal free trade deal eight years in the m...

The EU and Australia have signed a sweeping free trade agreement that will elimi...

Oil plunges, stocks surge on Trump's Iran reprieve

Global crude oil prices fell about 10% and Wall Street stocks rallied after Dona...

Is this the beginning of the end for the Metaverse?

Five years and more than $80 billion later, Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality dr...

Gas prices soar as energy infrastructure is attacked in...

Natural gas prices soared as attacks intensified on energy infrastructure in the...

Gas prices soar as energy infrastructure is attacked in...

Natural gas prices soared, as attacks intensified on energy infrastracture in th...

Iran war exposes Gulf economies' food, water vulnerability

The spiralling conflict in Iran has highlighted the potential vulnerability of G...

Central banks confront spectre of inflation as Iran war...

Strikes on the natural gas production facilities of Iran and Qatar have sent ene...

US seeks to curb soaring petrol prices

The Trump administration is taking steps to curb rising energy costs, as it cont...

BTS fever grips Seoul as boy band return after four-yea...

The long-awaited return to the stage of K-pop sensation BTS is set to boost Sout...

Indian tankers carrying LPG arrive at port after safe p...

Two Indian-flagged tankers together carrying over 92,000 metric tonnes of liquef...

Gulf states seek to bypass Strait of Hormuz for oil exp...

Iran sends drones to attack the UAE port of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman, raisin...

Oil eases amid signs Iran is allowing some tankers to p...

Global oil prices fell sharply on Monday after a Pakistan-bound oil tanker passe...

Oil eases amid signs Iran is allowing some tankers pass...

Global oil prices fell sharply on Monday after a Pakistan-bound oil tanker passe...

#QuitGPT: Can an AI boycott really change big tech?

It started quietly, with a handful of posts on tech forums and Reddit explaining...

Trump announces AI chatbot ban while Pentagon uses it t...

In the hours leading up to the US attack on Iran, Donald Trump announced that te...

India faces dilemma as energy crisis bites amid US trad...

New Delhi walks a policy tightrope, with public anger mounting over shortages of...

Oil prices top $100 as markets brace for prolonged Iran...

Brent crude has once again topped $100 a barrel as energy markets brace for the ...

Oil prices top $100 as market braces for long conflict

Brent crude oil prices have once again topped $100 per barrel, as energy markets...

Ireland’s deputy PM warns of ‘near-existential moment’ ...

The European Union is facing an “almost existential moment” as it seeks to weath...

Oil markets swing on stockpile release and Hormuz Strai...

Oil markets fell and picked up again on Wednesday, as the International Energy A...

EU chief says turning away from nuclear energy was a 's...

As the Iran war continues to disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East, Paris ho...

EU chief says turning away from nuclear energy was 'a s...

As the Iran war continues to disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East, Paris ho...

Oil prices fall, stocks rise as Trump says military goa...

Global benchmark prices for oil fell, and stocks rose, on the back of US Preside...

Oil and stocks whipsaw on hopes of an end to Middle Eas...

Crude oil prices pulled back sharply after brushing $120 a barrel earlier on Mon...

Oil and stocks whipsaw on hopes of an end to Iran war

Crude oil prices pulled back sharply after brushing $120 per barrel earlier on M...

Trump's Claude ban: The first salvo in a long battle ov...

A struggle to control artificial intelligence is playing out just as the United ...

Trump's Claude ban: the first salvo in a long battle ov...

A struggle to control artificial intelligence is playing out, just as United Sta...

China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

China's annual parliamentary session kicks off with a growth downgrade as leader...

Oil prices steady as Iran war continues

Oil prices have steadied for the first time since the US and Israel launched str...

Korean stocks suffer worst crash ever as Iran war hits ...

South Korea's main stock index, the KOSPI, lost 12 percent on Wednesday, sending...

Can Iran's economy survive if the war drags on?

Iran took the risky gambit of closing the Strait of Hormuz, which could backfire...

Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. What more could i...

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship...

Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. What more can it do?

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship...

Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. What more can it...

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to fire at any ship...

Oil prices surge as tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz ...

As war escalates in the Middle East and Iran's security forces order ships not t...

Hungary steps up rhetoric over Russian oil disruption

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked the EU for a fact-finding missio...

The workplace in 2026: Many workers unhappy being in th...

What does the corporate workplace look like in 2026? Following the Covid-19 pand...

EBRD reports resilient regional economic growth

Despite headwinds from US tariffs and Chinese competition, the European Bank for...

German chancellor seeks 'right balance' in his first of...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting China on a two-day trip starting on...

Trump talks affordability amid public distrust in his h...

US President Donald Trump seeks to reassure Americans that the economy is doing ...

German Chancellor seeks "right balance" in his first of...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting China on a two-day trip starting We...

EU hits pause on trade deal with US as Trump warns coun...

After the US Supreme Court struck down his "Liberation Day" tariffs as unlawful,...

Reconstruction of Ukraine's economy could cost $588 bil...

Four years to the day after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we take a l...

EU hits pause on trade deal with US, Trump warns countr...

After the US Supreme Court struck down his 'liberation day' tariffs as unlawful,...

US calls on partners to stick to existing trade deals a...

After a weekend of trade upheaval in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision...