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Asian markets are facing some pressure early Monday after US President Donald Trump proposed new tariffs on eight European countries, denting risk appetite and boosting demand for haven assets....

Libya signed a partnership deal that involves Qatari, Italian and Swiss companies to expand and develop the Misrata Free Zone port terminal on the Mediterranean, the OPEC member said....

Reform UK has announced its second successful defection to its party, as lawmaker Andrew Rosindell joined from the Conservatives....

The US and Ukraine agreed to hold additional talks in Davos, Switzerland, as the two sides continue negotiations to forge a peace deal, Kyiv's top negotiator said on Sunday....

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told President Trump that applying tariffs on allies for NATO's pursuit of collective security is “wrong,” his office said in a statement....

European Union member states are discussing several options for how to respond to President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, including imposing retaliatory levies on €93 billion ($108 billion) of US goods, according to people familiar with the talks....

US President Donald Trump's announcement of new tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland is set to weigh on risk sentiment as trading kicks off on Monday, with the region's equities facing the brunt of any selloff....

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump may well keep him in his current job, which would eliminate him from contention for the next Federal Reserve chair....

The fallout on the euro from President Donald Trump's renewed trade threats toward European governments over Greenland may be limited because of how much the US relies on the region for capital, according to a Deutsche Bank AG strategist....

The billionaire Batista brothers are eyeing a billion-barrel Venezuelan oil project that stands to benefit from US President Donald Trump's planned revival of the South American nation's energy sector....

A nonprofit foundation backed by Italian billionaire Andrea Pignataro is merging with the tech incubators of Milan's leading universities in a bid to boost early-stage investment in the country....

The Senate will be “quite happy” with any one of the four “great” candidates the Trump administration is considering to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News....

Over the last twenty years, two companies transformed skiing from a local pastime into a global subscription business. Vail Resorts, under CEO Rob Katz, and Alterra, led by CEO Jared Smith, used season passes such as the Epic Pass and Ikon Pass to lock in customers before the snow falls, allowing resorts to invest earlier in lifts, snowmaking, and technology. But the model has also brought bigger crowds and backlash from workers and locals. Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu examines how Epic and Ikon reshaped the ski industry and why some mountains are choosing to stay independent. (Source: Bloomberg)...

As investors are caught between fear of missing out on a further stock market rally and the building geopolitical risks, they can take a cue from the derivatives strategists at the biggest Wall Street banks....

The new year was supposed to bring opportunities for beaten-down software stocks. Instead, the group is off to its worst start in years....

A record wave of private credit deals across emerging markets looks set to extend this year, with a host of institutional and sovereign wealth investors seeking to diversify their US-focused portfolios....

This week, Mpho Hlakudi in Johannesburg joins Selcuk Gokoluk to discuss how private credit funds are looking to take advantage of increased demand for emerging markets investments in a shift away from US credit....

Israel has long been known as the “startup nation,” and its tech sector accelerated during the Israel-Hamas war. Since 2023, Israeli startups have raised record levels of private capital, driven by growth in cybersecurity, defense, artificial intelligence, biotech, and dual-use technologies. Author and political advisor Dan Senor, OurCrowd's Ely Razin, and NH Ventures CEO Hyun Jun Kim explain how military-trained industry talent, combined with cross-border investment from the US, Gulf states, and Asia, bolstered Israel's startup ecosystem. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Sequoia Capital is planning a “big investment” in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, according to the Financial Times....

Day visitation to South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park will resume on Monday on better weather conditions following the devastation caused by deadly floods last week....