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Kazakh oil terminal to resume loadings

Kazakhstan's main oil export terminal is set to resume loadings after drone attacks on vessels caused a halt in shipments, according to the article…

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Toyota joins Cellcentric as equal partner with Volvo, Daimler

The Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, Cellcentric and Toyota Motor Corporation signed a binding agreement for Toyota to join Cellcentric as an equal…

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Fed meeting and AI earnings shape US market outlook

A jittery U.S. stock market entered the week pressured by steep slides in Alphabet and Tesla after earnings, a surge in oil that pushed Brent crude…

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FINMA opens enforcement proceedings against Zurich Insurance

FINMA has initiated the most severe regulatory measure against Zurich Insurance, appointing Deloitte as external investigator while Zurich is…

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Iraq to sign pipeline deal with Syria

Iraq's cabinet approved steps to expand oil export and development capacity, authorizing Basra Oil Co.'s director general to sign a memorandum of…

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Naver secures $10 billion commitment for AI data center

Naver Corp. has received a combined $10 billion investment commitment from Nvidia and U.S. private equity firm Brookfield to finance its planned…

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Trip.com fined for abusing market position

China's State Administration for Market Regulation said Trip.com abused its dominant market position by using traffic-allocation algorithms, platform…

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Vitol pays shareholders $5.9 billion in 2025 buyback

Vitol, the Geneva-headquartered oil trader, paid shareholders $5.9 billion in 2025 through its annual buyback, down from a record $10.6 billion in…

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China to tax citizens' offshore trusts

China will officially begin taxing offshore trusts established by its citizens, closing a longstanding loophole used by wealthy families for asset…

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Indonesia starts construction of Makassar Strait North Hub

Indonesia has begun construction work on the Makassar Strait North Hub, a US$15 billion national strategic project led by Searah, a joint venture of…

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Ford and Geely form joint venture for Valencia plant

Ford and Geely announced a joint venture to restart and repurpose Ford's underutilized Valencia plant to produce new electric and multi-energy…

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US tariff expiry restores MFN rates for Indian exports

The 10% tariff imposed under Section 122 was allowed to expire on July 24, returning most Indian merchandise exports to US most-favoured-nation (MFN)…

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China seeks feedback on reciprocal tariff cuts with US

China's commerce ministry said it is widely soliciting views from domestic companies, business associations, local governments and U.S. business…

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Foreign investors applied 1.37 trillion baht in Thailand

Foreign investors applied to invest 1.37 trillion baht ($40.6 billion) in Thailand in the first half of 2026, an 80% increase from a year earlier, as…

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Congo to enforce 10% local share requirement for miners

The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin enforcing a 2018 law from July 31 that requires mining companies to transfer 10% of their equity to…

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ADM names Jeff Rowe chief operating officer

ADM appointed Jeff Rowe as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective August 17, 2026, and said he will oversee the company's…

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Canada to keep bridge tolls until investment repaid

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not share toll revenues from the new Gordie Howe bridge linking Windsor and Detroit until Canada recovers…

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Investors return to Apple after AI worries hit chip and cloud stocks

Investors are moving back into Apple shares after a sell-off tied to a disappointing presentation of upcoming AI features, with the stock rallying…

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Japan urges pension funds to boost domestic asset allocations

Japan's finance minister suggested that the $1.8 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund and other retirement funds increase allocations to…

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Nippon Paint makes offers for Akzo Nobel paints unit

Nippon Paint has made multiple offers for Akzo Nobel's decorative paints business in the past month, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with…

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World Economic Forum warns housing unaffordability will persist through 2040

A World Economic Forum report, with input from Marsh, says housing unaffordability will be a defining economic and health challenge through 2040 and…

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Global data center buildout faces delays and cancellations

Research from Bernstein finds the global data centre pipeline is slowing, with 35-40% of announced capacity at risk of delay or cancellation due to…

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Samsung to start Yongin chip plant operations in 2029

Samsung Electronics is moving to begin operations at the first semiconductor fabrication plant in its Yongin chip cluster in 2029, one to two years…

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U.S. and Canada agree to open Gordie Howe bridge

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $4.7 billion, six-lane cable-stayed crossing between Windsor and Detroit, is set to open on July 27 after the…

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