United States
Brand Quad needs a marketing makeover
Amid geopolitical fragmentation, the ongoing Gulf war adds urgency for the quartet to define itself
US mortgage rates go up as Iran war ripples through financial markets
Average 30-year fixed-rate rate rises to 6.11%, up for second week in a row
US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 economies over forced labour
They include the European Union, Britain, Israel, India, China and Russia
Asia set to pledge US$30 billion in energy, mineral deals with US
Overall, some 18 nations are set to participate, including Australia, Bangladesh and South Korea
China, Singapore among economies under US trade probe; MTI disputes US trade surplus claim
The administration is planning another investigation related to a ban on imports made with forced labour
BuzzFeed flags going concern risk, shares down
Its stock has lost 98 per cent of its value since it went public via a blank-cheque merger in 2021
US to ease shipping rule in bid to tame spiralling fuel prices
The plan comes as President Donald Trump considers multiple options to stem the dramatic rise in crude and petrol amid the war in Iran
South Korean parliament approves US$350 billion US investment Bill
Primary investment sectors include shipbuilding, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and critical minerals
US to release 172 million barrels of oil for IEA relief plan
Crude, petrol, diesel and jet fuel prices have climbed dramatically since the US and Israel began their military campaign against Iran on Feb 28
Pentagon headhunting Goldman, JPMorgan bankers for economic defence unit, Semafor reports
THE Pentagon is building a new team of investment bankers steeped in private equity to invest US$200 billion over three years in defence deals, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing a document it had ...