Europe’s political and economic fault lines deepened this week as France delayed its 2026 austerity budget amid parliamentary deadlock.Germany’s VDA warned carmakers against resuming Suez Canal shipments until insurers clarify…

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) pushed meaningfully higher to print a record high of nearly $120 this morning after being picked as a prime contractor for the SHIELD program.“SHIELD” is part…

Tonight’s digest tracks the accelerating use of trade and tariffs as geopolitical leverage, from Trump’s renewed pressure campaign over Greenland to Canada’s landmark trade reset with China.In the Americas, Washington’s…

US stocks ticked higher at midday Friday as the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%, the Nasdaq advanced 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 116 points, or 0.2%.But the intraday…

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, recognised as China’s preeminent jewellery seller, commands a vast retail network encompassing thousands of stores throughout mainland China and Hong Kong. With its dominance well-established in…

Japan has joined a growing list of countries scrutinising X over Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok and concerns that the chatbot can be used to create and spread sexualised…

Barclays share price has been in a strong bull run and is now hovering at its highest level on record. It has jumped in the last five consecutive months, and…