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Brookfield Seeks Around $800 Million Loan for World Freight LBO

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is seeking a loan of around $800 million to back its proposed purchase of air cargo …

Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Hits Turkey, USGS Says

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck 16 kilometers east of Erbaa, Turkey, according to the United States Geological …

China Consumption Start to Year Seen as Worst Ever Outside Covid

China’s consumer spending may have booked the worst start to any year outside the pandemic, highlighting the challenge to a …

Singapore Disputes US Trade Surplus Data as New Tariffs Loom

Singapore said it ran a trade deficit with the US in 2024, disputing figures published by Washington that showed the …

Canada launches tens of billions in Arctic military investment

Mark Carney announces funds for three ‘forward operating bases’ and other upgrades in the country’s north

Bitcoin climbs to near $72,000 after Treasury Secretary Bessent attempts to calm oil fears

Bessent said the U.S. Treasury Department will provide temporary authorization to allow countries to purchase Russian oil currently in transit.

Trump and Iran Defiant as Hormuz Strait Remains Closed

President Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader both struck defiant tones on the 13th day of the war, offering …

Rush Into Leveraged Bets Sparks Fears of Fresh Asian Stock Rout

Inflows into leveraged exchange-traded funds and elevated levels of borrowed cash to buy stocks are reviving fears that some of …

China AI Giants Offer Better Value Than US Peers, Top Fund Says

A top-performing emerging markets fund is increasing its exposure to major Chinese artificial intelligence hyperscalers, betting they offer better value …

Why China’s renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar

If renminbi settlement becomes cheaper and more trade migrates, firms will have less need to generate or hold US currency

Brazil Judge Bars US Official From Visiting Bolsonaro in Prison

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred a US State Department official from visiting Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former …

US has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of Iran war

Rapid depletion of stockpile including Tomahawk missiles raises pressure on Trump over cost of conflict