AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025
Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes...
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Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes...
London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year...
White House’s demand for limit on what issuers can charge rattles investors...
Shanghai-based AgiBot topped global humanoid robot shipments in 2025, with nearly a 38 per cent share, as China’s robotics firms dominated the market, leaving in the dust major US players like Elon Mu...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
Australia’s government is “disappointed” with China’s decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over A$1 billion (US$667 million) be...
Macy's plans to close stores over several years. kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images Nearly 300 US retail stores, including Macy's and Kroger locations, are set to close by the end of 2026. Major cha...
The contest for resources between the US and China will continue after the president is gone and affect us all...
Barnes & Noble is among the retailers reportedly opening more stores in 2026. Al Drago/Getty Images Retailers such as Dollar General and Nordstrom Rack plan major store expansions in the US in 2026. S...
US President Donald Trump proposes setting the military budget at $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would allow the US to build a 'dream military.'...
Wix purchased its downtown Manhattan office space in December 2019 Wix.com Wix announced an office return for staff in Israel, Poland, and Lithuania, starting February 1. US employees will continue to...
President Trump has set his sights on Venezuela's vast oil reserves, the largest in the world. If consolidated under Washington’s influence, about one third of global oil reserves could end up under U...
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...
Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)...
DramaBox is best known for romances and thrillers. DramaBox DramaBox is seeking to raise funding as the competition among micro-drama apps intensifies. The app from Singapore's StoryMatrix is a top pl...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at its main distillery for a year ✓ US distillers face uncertainty after Presiden...
A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota. LAUREN OWENS LAMBERT/REUTERS A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois an...
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’...
US President seeks to win commitments to invest up to $100bn...
US administration has other ways to hit trading partners with duties...