Gulf states pay the price as Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis drives costs
Gulf states that normally receive their food and household goods by sea have spent five months flying them…
Veteran Investor: China’s Full Stack AI Is “Overlooked and Underpriced” As $2 Billion Kling Deal Signals Repricing
Quick Read Leung calls China’s full AI stack overlooked and underpriced, arguing that chips, cloud, and applications alike…
EU Sees 6 Billion Reasons for New Levy on Online Shoppers
Bargain-hunting consumers across the European Union will start feeling the pinch of higher online shopping costs next week…
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in Covid Heads Higher Again
(Bloomberg) — The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up…
Your Easter chocolate may harm the environment
The United Kingdom’s cocoa imports drove more than 2,000 hectares of deforestation in 2025 alone, mainly in…
Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says
As global trade becomes increasingly divided by geopolitical tensions, Africa’s vast mineral reserves are gaining renewed strategic importance,…
Shipping Firms Forecast Lower Profits in 2026 with Red Sea Reopening
Global container shipping companies are preparing for lower profits in 2026, according to Bloomberg. The potential reopening of…
China’s huge trade surplus brings limited boost to forex reserves
China’s trade surplus surged to a record in 2025, even as United States President Donald Trump launched a…
Trade deficit in October hits smallest since 2009 after Trump’s tariff moves
Maersk and HMM container ships at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday,…
Tariff impact starting to hit, could cause reduced headcount in 2026
President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, aimed at reshoring American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could end up lowering domestic…
China Factory Activity Slumps for Longest Stretch on Record
China’s factory activity improved but remained in contraction in November, extending its streak of declines to a record…
Singapore sees further cooperation between ASEAN and EU on digital economy, deputy PM says
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, during a panel session, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in…