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Japan's largest life insurers are continuing plans to increase private credit investment in the fiscal year beginning April amid recent warning signals about the health of the sector, according to a survey by Bloomberg News....

The Middle East conflict won't significantly hamper the technology supply chain in the short run, according to a senior Seagate Technology Holdings executive addressing concerns that the war could begin to choke off the supply of vital materials such as helium....

Asian buyers of liquefied natural gas are preparing for the war in the Middle East to disrupt deliveries for months, as a prolonged outage at the world's largest export plant threatens tighter supply and higher prices....

MidOcean Energy LP will acquire Jera Co.'s interests in Australia's Gorgon and Ichthys liquefied natural gas export projects....

Aluminum rose for a third day as the war in the Middle East dragged on, threatening deeper supply disruptions from local producers....

China's solar manufacturers must invest in technological innovation to help the sector break free of a prolonged downturn, according to industry giant Longi Green Energy Technology Co....

On the sidelines of a meeting this week of Asia's largest loan association, private conversations were dominated by a single theme: how the Iran war has rattled enthusiasm for the Middle East....

Hong Kong regulators raided the offices of two leading Chinese brokerages and a prominent investment firm this week, marking one of the most significant enforcement actions against the city's financial sector in almost a decade....

Elara Securities expects the rupee to weaken to 94–95 per dollar....

Ban Seng Teh, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Seagate Technology says that the Middle East conflict won't significantly hamper chipmaking in the short run, and he sees resiliency in their supply chain that could buffer the data storage company from any short term impact. He speaks exclusively with Avril Hong and Haidi Stroud-Watts on 'Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)...

Firefly Aerospace Inc. launched its Alpha rocket to orbit on Wednesday, a major milestone roughly five months after one of the Texas-based firm's vehicles exploded during a test....

Oman has evacuated all vessels from its key oil export terminal at Mina Al Fahal as a precautionary measure, according to people who directly received a notice from a port agent....

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund will continue discussions over another round of funding from a $7 billion bailout program aimed at restoring confidence in the country's economy, amid questions on how the ongoing war in Iran may impact its eastern neighbor....

UI Boustead REIT is set to begin trading Thursday after an initial public offering that raised about S$ 973.6 million ($764 million), Singapore's biggest this year so far....

Allianz SE and Sun Life Financial Inc. are considering bids for HSBC Holdings Plc's insurance unit in Singapore, according to people familiar with the matter, after the bank announced a strategic review of the business....

President Donald Trump said the release of emergency oil reserves would ease energy price pressures while the US seeks to finish its campaign against Iran. Bloomberg's Rong Wei Neo has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)...

War in the Middle East is causing concern for the people behind Saudi Arabia's plans to invest $38 billion to become a global video-game hub....

Hedge funds are ramping up bullish bets on the Australian dollar in the options markets before next week's central bank decision....

The South Korean stock market has been so turbulent in recent days that expectations for future swings pale in comparison....

Japan's dependence on overseas energy supplies — laid bare by an oil shock in 1973 — has shaped its policy for more than half a century....