Shares in Japan’s largest trading houses rally after Buffett’s Berkshire hikes stake
Shares in Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo were up at least 4% shortly after the open.
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Trump says he will release 80,000 pages of JFK files on Tuesday
US president says files contain ‘a lot of reading’ about assassination that has fuelled conspiracy…
BYD shares surge after it rolls out new technology that charges EVs in five minutes
BYD shares jumped on Tuesday after the company announced a new technology that allows electric…
CNBC Daily Open: Stocks post second winning day as U.S. consumers show signs of holding up
The Wall Street adage to never bet against the U.S. consumer still holds true —…
Singapore is more expensive than regional peers. So it’s using a different playbook to attract visitors
Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world, so it’s using world-class…
Japan lacks workers to care for the elderly. This company is using AI to help
Japan’s Sompo Holdings, Inc. is using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of…
Two people killed in Israeli air strike on Deraa in southern Syria
The Israeli army said it had targeted military sites in southern Syria that posed a…
This startup is creating a global tech platform for recycled wood
Cambium finds and recycles wood and uses its supply chain technology to get it where…
Video: Thousands of Yemenis rally in Sanaa against deadly US strikes
Thousands of Yemeni demonstrators marched in the streets of Sanaa to protest the deadly US…
Trump picks Fed Governor Michelle Bowman to replace Michael Barr as Fed’s supervision head
Bowman will have a key role in bank oversight as part of her new role.
PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion
Poppi’s founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth launched the brand back in 2018.
Trump warns Iran will be ‘held responsible’ for Houthi attacks from Yemen
The US president has threatened Iran, while the Pentagon vows ‘overwhelming lethal force’ against the…
White House threatens ‘dire consequences’ for Iran if Houthis strike
The Trump administration is upping threats against Tehran, saying it has full responsibility for the…
EU warns of threat to Syrian transition while pledging billions in aid
The EU has pledged $2.7 billion in aid to Syria to help the country rebuild…
Cyprus recovers at least seven bodies after refugee boat capsizes
The border protection agency Frontex says irregular crossings into the EU over the Mediterranean rose…
Putin and Trump to talk with proposed Russia-Ukraine truce in balance
US President Donald Trump is trying to win Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support for a…
Pub said to have same owner as nightclub where blaze killed 59 attacked
People smashed out windows of a pub suspected to be owned by the same owner…
No, ‘nerds’ and their technologies are not going to save the world
Despite pop-culture portrayals, certain nerds have no intention of making the world better for anyone…
EU pledges $2.7bn to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive
Western powers and regional neighbours attend conference in Brussels aimed at helping country rebuild after…