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Beijing is quietly distancing itself from Moscow's war. During Trump's recent summit in Beijing, Xi privately told him that Putin might 'regret' his 2022 invasion decision, marking a sharp shift from China's earlier 'no limits' partnership rhetoric. Trump also floated joint US-China opposition to the International Criminal Court's Putin warrant, seeking tactical common ground on limiting global legal constraints.
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Page 7Trade Representative Jamieson Greer expects China to commit billions in US agricultural purchases, with Beijing already one-third through its soybean commitments for this growing season.
The yen has weakened 1% over the past week to near 158 per dollar, putting traders back on intervention alert after Japanese authorities spent tens of billions defending the currency above 160 last…
India's PE market has split in two: record deal volume but collapsing values as sponsors balk at seller prices.
SkyeChip's IPO demand signals Asia wants its own NVIDIA proxies. The Penang-based chip designer drew 95x oversubscription for its public tranche, the largest retail demand since Petronas Chemicals in…
Amazon is betting its entire retail interface on conversational commerce. Rufus, the AI assistant now used by 250 million customers, delivers 60% higher purchase rates than traditional search, the…
The three companies controlling 90% of global memory supply just discovered what monopoly pricing looks like. Micron's shares jumped 38% last week after executives said demand is "nowhere close" to…
Morgan McSweeney, the architect of Labour's July 2024 landslide, quit as Chief of Staff within 24 hours of Starmer's Director of Communications.
Dua Lipa is demanding at least $15 million from Samsung after the electronics giant used her copyrighted image from Austin City Limits 2024 on television box packaging without permission across US…
A federal judge has predicted tribal nations will succeed in blocking Kalshi's sports contracts, marking the first major legal victory using tribal sovereignty rather than state gambling law.
Iran omitted a key US demand to extract highly enriched uranium from its written counter-proposal, prompting Trump to dismiss their response as "a piece of garbage" he "didn't even finish reading."…
Australia's financial regulator is reviewing DroneShield's November disclosures after three executives sold shares following a botched $7.6 million US government deal announcement that was later…
Trump's 14-point peace proposal died yesterday after Iran's counterproposal ignored every nuclear concession the White House demanded.
Infrastructure investor I Squared Capital has trumped Pacific Equity Partners with a $1.45 per share offer for the Australian out-of-home advertising company, valuing it at A$766 million versus PEP's…
Chinese refiners are pulling unprecedented volumes of platinum through the new Guangzhou futures contracts, with one major processor reporting triple the normal demand since November's launch.
Hang Seng Bank and Bank of Communications are in early talks to create a special vehicle for offloading $25 billion in non-performing loans, a two-decade high representing 2 percent of total lending.
Goldman Sachs revised its yuan forecasts higher across all timeframes, calling the currency one of its highest conviction trades for 2026.
Australia's former healthcare darling hit A$125.78, down 49.91 percent over 12 months and wiping A$60 billion from its market cap after dismal half-year results triggered another confidence collapse.
FBI warnings about criminal networks like "The Com" and "764" reveal cybercrime's evolution from purely digital to hybrid online-offline operations, with members aged 11-25 offering contracts for…
The May 14-15 Beijing summit will happen as scheduled, six weeks after Iran tensions forced the original delay.
The wafer-scale processor maker is reportedly considering raising its IPO price to $150-160 per share, up from an initial $115-125 range, as institutional demand builds for alternatives to Nvidia's…
Japanese authorities burned through over $35 billion in forex intervention starting April 30, triggering a 500-pip yen rally that reversed within days.
Australian superannuation achieved its highest transparency score in five years but dropped to 7th place globally, the lowest ranking in 17 years despite managing over A$4 trillion.
Microsoft Office represents the lone success story in a strategy that fails far more than it succeeds. Fast following requires the same market insight as leading but without first-mover advantages…
Trump administration officials explicitly ruled out restricting US oil exports despite surging global demand from the Iran conflict.
Gautam Adani is building the world's largest renewable-powered AI infrastructure network. His $100 billion commitment targets 5 GW of data centers by 2035, powered entirely by the Khavda project's 30…
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