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U.S. Allies Turn Against Trump’s Drug Boat War
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we’ve gone trans-Atlantic this week. Rishi is in Lisbon attending Web Summit, keeping an eye on Europe’s—and China’s—tech scene there (more on that below) while enjoying some excellent Portuguese…
Indian businesses keen to expand trade, investment in Saudi Arabia, says report
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DUBAI, Nov 13: A large number of Indian business leaders see Saudi Arabia as a reliable investment destinations and are keen to increase trade with the country amid global uncertainties, a new report has said.…
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US stocks finished mixed ahead of the government funding bill vote at the House, while oil slipped on oversupply concerns – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks were mixed in which the SPX, NDX, and RUT closed little changed, but the DJI saw strong outperformance thanks to upside in heavyweights UnitedHealth (UNH) and Goldman Sachs (GS).…
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US stocks finished mostly higher after rebounding from early losses, while dollar softened on a weak ADP report – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks mostly turned around initial losses seen in what was a day of two halves. At the cash open, and US equity futures prior to it, weakness was seen, which was led by CoreWeave cutting revenue guidance, and Softbank selling its whole stake in NVI…
Anand opens G7 foreign ministers meeting with a push for multilateralism
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand opened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven countries Tuesday by calling for continued collaboration to tackle many of the world’s problems.…
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Sam Altman Eye-Scanning Orb Startup Less Than 2% to Billion-User Goal
Sam Altman’s startup, Tools for Humanity, has raised hundreds of millions of dollars on a futuristic premise: using eyeballs to establish that someone is human in the age of AI.
At the center of the plan is the Orb, a polished, volleyball-sized m…
Crowdfunded Singapore Fringe Festival 2026 returns with four shows and two panel discussions in January
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Fringe Festival 2026 will be a “people’s” festival, says Ms Melissa Lim, general manager of theatre company The Necessary Stage (TNS), which organises the event.
This is because the festival’s
shoestring budget of about $50,00…
European Commission plans to ban Chinese companies that America calls ‘national security threat’ across Europe and why it may not go well
The European Commission is reportedly exploring ways to legally compel EU member states to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from their telecommunications networks. This move aims to transform a 2020 recommendation into a binding requirement, addressing …
EU Eyes Banning Huawei From Mobile Networks of Member Countries
(Bloomberg) — The European Commission is exploring ways to force European Union member states to phase out Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from their telecommunications networks, according to people with the matter.…
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Key Events This Week: Jobs Report Could Come As Soon As Thursday Once Govt Reopens; Fed Speakers Galore
As DB’s Jim Reid puts it poetically, it looks like white smoke is finally emerging from Capitol Hill as late on Sunday night in the Senate there was a 60-40 procedural vote to advance a bill that would end the shutdown as enough moderate Democrat…