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India, US to hold trade talks this week in Washington, source says

FILE PHOTO: A display shows lithium ore spodumene, mined in Western Australia, which is used in the production of batteries for electric vehicles, in Perth, Australia, May 24, 2024. REUTERS/Melanie Burton/File Photo
Companies & Markets

Australia consults on critical minerals stockpile ahead of Albanese-Trump meeting

Rebuilding Gaza, addressing the deep-seated grievances of both Israelis and Palestinians, and establishing a durable political settlement remain formidable challenges.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Gaza ceasefire agreement marks a vital first step, but difficult stages await

About 750,000 federal employees in the US are expected to be furloughed each day, with hundreds of thousands more required to work without immediate pay.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Economic effects of the US government shutdown: A self-inflicted wound

Trump's assault on the rule of law is so sweeping that it doesn't easily lend itself to concrete demands in a shutdown.
Opinion & Features

The US government shutdown may help Democrats, but not democracy

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of Argentina Javier Milei during a bilateral meeting at the 80th session of the UNs General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on Sep 23 in New York City.
Opinion & Features

Is Trump’s US$20 billion bailout for Argentina a strategic lifeline or political favouritism?

Demonstrators during a climate protest in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of energy legislation Friday that will expand oil drilling in the state's interior, allow the state to join a regional power transmission system, and extend the state's cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions reduction program. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
ESG

More than ‘saving the Earth’, climate action recast as energy savings amid AI boom

The Trump administration has targeted law firms, universities, think tanks, semiconductor and battery manufacturers, media companies, research, and more.
Global Enterprise
THE BROAD VIEW

Trump’s effort to pick America’s corporate winners will end badly

"We’ll continue to talk to the Democrats but I think you could very well end up with a closed country for a period of time,” said US President Donald Trump on Sep 19.
Opinion & Features

What’s the true cost of America’s shutdown politics?

Disney's Bob Iger has morphed from outspoken CEO to capitulating yes-man. It’s a transformation that encapsulates the narrative arc of most of corporate America.
Opinion & Features

Bob Iger just learnt a hard lesson

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