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Vietnam and Malaysia agreed to elevate ties and explore closer cooperation to maintain peace in the South China Sea, after a complaint from Malaysia raised tensions over the contested waters.
A little-known Turkish holding company completed its second acquisition of a fuel retailer within months, extending a push by independent firms into a tightly regulated market that oil majors BP Plc and TotalEnergies SE have left.
Falling oil prices and an impending period of over-supply could create the perfect opportunity to toughen sanctions on Russian supplies to the point where they actually start to bite into the Kremlin’s war chest, writes Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee.
The COP29 UN climate summit released a first draft deal Thursday which puts at least $1 trillion of financing on the table, yet key details on where that money will come from still need to be ironed out.
Potential trade levies during a second Donald Trump presidency wouldn’t derail the European Central Bank’s easing plans, Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.
For years, Israelis were told that in the next war with Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia would fire thousands of rockets and missiles a day, overwhelming their air defenses, causing blackouts, death and destruction.
Fresh troubles at the Adani Group are posing a threat to US-based GQG Partners LLC, which took a contrarian bet on the conglomerate after a short-seller attack last year.
Kioxia Holdings Corp. plans to debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in mid-December at a value of about ¥750 billion ($4.8 billion), fast-tracking the move to stay relevant in the competitive memory sector.
India’s central bank will consider its job unfinished until inflation moderates around its 4% target on a durable basis, Governor Shaktikanta Das said.
Ireland holds a general election on Nov. 29, with Prime Minister Simon Harris hoping to capitalize on a strong economy to secure another five years in power.
South Africa’s reserve bank is set to look past a sharp slowdown in inflation and only cut interests rates by a modest quarter percentage point, as new risks to its outlook emerge.
Car sales in Europe are flatlining, leading manufacturers including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG to push for cost cuts in response to muted demand.
Egypt is poised to keep interest rates at a record high as it awaits the full inflationary impact of a fuel-price hike and the completion of a key International Monetary Fund review.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to meet with top foreign executives on Monday ahead of a supply chain expo in Beijing, just as companies brace for Donald Trump’s threat to hike tariffs on Chinese goods.
Starbucks Corp. is exploring options for its Chinese operations including the possibility of selling a stake in the business, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Another quarter-point policy rate cut will help Philippine stocks recover amid uncertainty over Donald Trump’s policies, the head of the local bourse said on Thursday.
