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Activist fund Palliser Capital has taken a stake in Japanese washlet maker Toto Ltd. and is pushing the firm to ramp up promotion of its little-known chip parts business in a bid to unlock value from the AI boom....

Australia's central bank board assessed that the economy's outlook had “materially shifted” with banks freely lending, the jobs market resilient and consumer prices staying stubbornly high when it decided to execute a U-turn and raise interest rates this month, minutes of its Feb. 2-3 meeting showed....

For investors bullish on India's technology services industry, the “AI scare trade” has created an opportunity to buy shares of companies that are able to survive the doomsday predictions....

Six months ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fending off verbal attacks from US President Donald Trump, trying to regain the upper hand over Pakistan after an armed conflict, and facing questions about his economy's prospects....

Ireland's data protection watchdog has launched an investigation into X over concerns about sexualized images created and published using the Grok AI chatbot....

Topshop and Topman clothing is set to go on sale at John Lewis Partnership Plc on Tuesday, marking the brands' first large-scale appearance on British high streets in five years....

The Bank of Japan is likely to seize on a raft of new data available in April as an opportunity to raise its benchmark interest rate, looking past rumblings in the market over the possibility of a move in March, according to a former BOJ board member....

Oil advanced from Friday's close after Iran carried out naval drills near a major regional transit chokepoint before talks with the US are set to resume later Tuesday....

Gold was little changed, with many traders in Asia offline for the Lunar New Year and the US closed on Monday....

Asian stocks were poised for a subdued start Tuesday, with holiday-thinned trading keeping volumes light as investors await a fresh round of economic data later this week for direction....

BHP Group's earnings for the six months to December rose by more than a fifth thanks to a surge in copper prices, even as plateauing demand in China weighed on its iron ore and steelmaking coal businesses....

Chile notched a second disappointing season of cherry sales in China after exporting too much fruit too far ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when consumption traditionally peaks....

The federal government won't cover any cost overruns on a $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel project for which the White House previously froze funding, President Donald Trump warned on Monday....

Apple Inc. is revamping its video offering in Apple Podcasts as part of a broader industry shift toward visuals in the once audio-only medium....

European stocks were subdued as fears about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on industrial software canceled out a rebound in bank shares. Dassault Systemes dropped 10%....

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Executive Chairman Tom Pritzker said he would retire from his position at the company and won't stand for reelection to its board, citing an association with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein....

Elon Musk's SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter....

Euro-denominated stablecoins can be a valuable tool for cheap international transfers, supplementing the European Central Bank's push for a digital common currency, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said....

Morgan Stanley has made a raft of changes to its European investment banking leadership, ahead of an anticipated surge in mergers and acquisitions in the region....

Germany looks poised to introduce age restrictions on social media in a move likely to increase tensions with US President Donald Trump....