Global Economy

Global Economy

OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company

The structural issue had become a significant point of contention for the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, with major investors pushing for the change to better secure their returns.

16m ago

Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8b Qatar investment

Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a “financial freezone”, the government said Monday.

11h ago

April exports grow slightly

Exports stood at $3.01 billion in April

17h ago

Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes

He still lives in the same house in a quiet neighborhood of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $31,500.

22h ago

Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment

Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.

23h ago

'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price

The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.

1d ago

Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.

1d ago

OPINION / The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan

1d ago

Trump tariffs expose US weak flank in services

If an angry trading partner wanted to go for US President Donald Trump’s jugular, its head of state might make a speech something like this:

5d ago

Trump tempers auto tariffs, winning cautious praise from industry

Trump signed an executive order to limit the impact of overlapping tariffs on automakers.

6d ago

HSBC sounds Trump tariff alarm

HSBC warned that loan demand and credit quality could suffer from the broader fallout of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war, signalling tougher times for trade-focused banks even as the lender’s first quarter profit beat forecasts.

6d ago

Trump’s low pain threshold limits economic damage

Donald Trump has shown he has a low pain threshold. The US president seems happy to bully those he considers weak. He does not seem so relaxed when there is a strong counter-reaction, especially from financial markets.

6d ago

Trade war may lower growth and inflation in euro zone, ECB's Cipollone says

While the inflation impact is less clear, the short to medium-term effects may even prove disinflationary for the euro area, Cipollone added.

6d ago

China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries

"Relevant Chinese airlines and Boeing in the United States have suffered greatly," a spokesperson said.

6d ago

Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs, commerce secretary says

A White House official confirmed the report and indicated the move would be made official on Tuesday.

1w ago

China downplays impact of Trump tariffs on economic recovery

U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war has rattled financial markets and raised fears of a recession, particularly as tit-for-tat tariffs between the world's two biggest economies threaten to upend supply chains and a whole range of industries.

1w ago

After 100 days, Trump voters feel tariffs, but most see long-term gain

Trump’s barrage of tariffs against global trading partners has reverberated around the United States over the past few months, affecting the livelihoods of myriad Americans, including many who said they voted for him.

1w ago

Asian markets mixed as investors eye trade talks

Investors were also keeping tabs on China after President Xi Jinping and other top leaders last week discussed plans to boost consumption in the world's number two economy.

1w ago