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Oil‑rich Gulf states are funneling historic finance into artificial intelligence ventures with major oil companies backing multibillion‑dollar bets to convert energy wealth into tech muscle. At the same time, Gulf stock markets ticked higher following a U.S. rate cut, solid local earnings and signs of a U.S.–China detente on trade, although investor caution remains. Together these trends show the...

Oil‑rich Gulf states are funneling historic finance into artificial intelligence ventures with major oil companies backing multibillion‑dollar bets to convert energy wealth into tech muscle. At the same time, Gulf stock markets ticked higher following a U.S. rate cut, solid local earnings and signs of a U.S.–China detente on trade, although investor caution remains. Together these trends show the...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Australia and the United States sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to boost rare earth production, a direct challenge to China’s grip on critical minerals and a signal that the next cold war runs on batteries. The IMF projected ASEAN economies to grow 4.3 percent this year, crediting steady trade recovery and surging tech investment. Markets shifted back to risk assets as oil steadied near 67 doll...

Israel kept airstrikes over Rafah despite U.S. pressure for a ceasefire as mediators warned the truce window is closing. Trump’s advisers leaked outlines of a post-election foreign-policy reset that would condition NATO support on defense spending and trade reciprocity, leaving Brussels in a quiet panic. Oil held near $67 after a volatile week of Russia sanctions, while Asian markets opened higher...

Israel kept airstrikes over Rafah despite U.S. pressure for a ceasefire as mediators warned the truce window is closing. Trump’s advisers leaked outlines of a post-election foreign-policy reset that would condition NATO support on defense spending and trade reciprocity, leaving Brussels in a quiet panic. Oil held near $67 after a volatile week of Russia sanctions, while Asian markets opened higher...

Israel kept airstrikes over Rafah despite U.S. pressure for a ceasefire as mediators warned the truce window is closing. Trump’s advisers leaked outlines of a post-election foreign-policy reset that would condition NATO support on defense spending and trade reciprocity, leaving Brussels in a quiet panic. Oil held near $67 after a volatile week of Russia sanctions, while Asian markets opened higher...

Israel kept airstrikes over Rafah despite U.S. pressure for a ceasefire as mediators warned the truce window is closing. Trump’s advisers leaked outlines of a post-election foreign-policy reset that would condition NATO support on defense spending and trade reciprocity, leaving Brussels in a quiet panic. Oil held near $67 after a volatile week of Russia sanctions, while Asian markets opened higher...

The U.S. hit Rosneft and Lukoil with fresh sanctions, jolting oil prices and rattling India’s energy bets. Washington also floated new export bans on AI software to China, tightening the digital choke just as Beijing signaled another round of tariff brinkmanship. The Nikkei cooled after yesterday’s euphoria, crypto surged past $110 k, and the IMF whispered about “manageable turbulence.” Off the co...

The U.S. hit Rosneft and Lukoil with fresh sanctions, jolting oil prices and rattling India’s energy bets. Washington also floated new export bans on AI software to China, tightening the digital choke just as Beijing signaled another round of tariff brinkmanship. The Nikkei cooled after yesterday’s euphoria, crypto surged past $110 k, and the IMF whispered about “manageable turbulence.” Off the co...

The U.S. hit Rosneft and Lukoil with fresh sanctions, jolting oil prices and rattling India’s energy bets. Washington also floated new export bans on AI software to China, tightening the digital choke just as Beijing signaled another round of tariff brinkmanship. The Nikkei cooled after yesterday’s euphoria, crypto surged past $110 k, and the IMF whispered about “manageable turbulence.” Off the co...

The U.S. hit Rosneft and Lukoil with fresh sanctions, jolting oil prices and rattling India’s energy bets. Washington also floated new export bans on AI software to China, tightening the digital choke just as Beijing signaled another round of tariff brinkmanship. The Nikkei cooled after yesterday’s euphoria, crypto surged past $110 k, and the IMF whispered about “manageable turbulence.” Off the co...

The U.S. hit Rosneft and Lukoil with fresh sanctions, jolting oil prices and rattling India’s energy bets. Washington also floated new export bans on AI software to China, tightening the digital choke just as Beijing signaled another round of tariff brinkmanship. The Nikkei cooled after yesterday’s euphoria, crypto surged past $110 k, and the IMF whispered about “manageable turbulence.” Off the co...

Japan appointed its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, sparking market optimism as the Nikkei nudged closer to 50,000. Investors caught a breath as hopes of a U.S.–China trade thaw nudged stocks higher and gold took a brief pause. Meanwhile, the art world staggered: luxury gains cooled with global high-end sales down double digits, reminding everyone that even culture can feel like colla...

Japan appointed its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, sparking market optimism as the Nikkei nudged closer to 50,000. Investors caught a breath as hopes of a U.S.–China trade thaw nudged stocks higher and gold took a brief pause. Meanwhile, the art world staggered: luxury gains cooled with global high-end sales down double digits, reminding everyone that even culture can feel like colla...

Japan appointed its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, sparking market optimism as the Nikkei nudged closer to 50,000. Investors caught a breath as hopes of a U.S.–China trade thaw nudged stocks higher and gold took a brief pause. Meanwhile, the art world staggered: luxury gains cooled with global high-end sales down double digits, reminding everyone that even culture can feel like colla...

The Donald Trump administration and China are inching toward serious trade detonations, with huge tariff threats looming unless export controls get eased. Meanwhile Afghanistan and Pakistan are finally sitting down in Doha after deadly border clashes that rattled the region. And back in Russia, an industrial explosives plant in Bashkortostan went up in a blast killing three and injuring five, remi...

The Donald Trump administration and China are inching toward serious trade detonations, with huge tariff threats looming unless export controls get eased. Meanwhile Afghanistan and Pakistan are finally sitting down in Doha after deadly border clashes that rattled the region. And back in Russia, an industrial explosives plant in Bashkortostan went up in a blast killing three and injuring five, remi...

The Donald Trump administration and China are inching toward serious trade detonations, with huge tariff threats looming unless export controls get eased. Meanwhile Afghanistan and Pakistan are finally sitting down in Doha after deadly border clashes that rattled the region. And back in Russia, an industrial explosives plant in Bashkortostan went up in a blast killing three and injuring five, remi...

The Donald Trump administration and China are inching toward serious trade detonations, with huge tariff threats looming unless export controls get eased. Meanwhile Afghanistan and Pakistan are finally sitting down in Doha after deadly border clashes that rattled the region. And back in Russia, an industrial explosives plant in Bashkortostan went up in a blast killing three and injuring five, remi...

The Donald Trump administration and China are inching toward serious trade detonations, with huge tariff threats looming unless export controls get eased. Meanwhile Afghanistan and Pakistan are finally sitting down in Doha after deadly border clashes that rattled the region. And back in Russia, an industrial explosives plant in Bashkortostan went up in a blast killing three and injuring five, remi...