BUSINESS
Copper rises toward $13,000 as dollar dips on Greenland tariffs
Frenzied buying across multiple metals in China has stoked the gains in recent weeks, while the debasement trade, where investors avoid traditional financial assets, is also helping
BUSINESS
Brookfield-backed energy firm Clean Max said to plan reduced IPO
The Mumbai-based company is now planning an IPO of about $350 million to $400 million, down from an earlier proposed size of roughly Rs 5,200 crore
BUSINESS
China transformer exports hit record value on global shortage
The equipment converts power from high to low voltage for use in households or factories
DEFENCE
Ukraine holds off on new Helsing drone orders after setbacks
The German company’s flagship strike drone, the HX-2, had trouble taking off in tests by Ukraine’s 14th Regiment, an unmanned aerial systems unit
BUSINESS
Micron says AI-driven memory crunch is 'unprecedented'
Global smartphone shipments may decline 2.1% this year as a shortage of memory chips drives up costs and squeezes production, industry tracker Counterpoint Research estimated in December.
MARKETS
Franklin Templeton strategist sees promise in Indian stocks
Indian equities have been trailing their regional peers since last year as punishing US tariffs weigh on investor sentiment
MARKETS
China’s economy grows 5% in 2025 as exports help meet target
Chinese stocks gained and the offshore yuan held steady against the dollar after the data release
MARKETS
Jane Street India unit saw trading gains soar 494% before curbs
The financial results cast new light on the scale of Jane Street’s trading operations in India, where the company is currently facing investigations by the stock market regulator
BUSINESS
Gold and silver jump to record highs on Greenland tariff threats
Precious metals have rallied sharply this year, following dramatic gains in 2025, as the US seized Venezuela’s leader and then doubled down on threats to take Greenland.
BUSINESS
Bitcoin falls below $92,000 as tariff fears weigh on risk assets
Bitcoin rose to just shy of $98,000 on Jan. 14, with strong inflows into a group of US-listed exchange-traded funds for the token.
WORLD
China rare-earth product exports fall as Japan spat draws focus
Outbound flows of the materials — used in electric vehicles, weapons systems and high-tech manufacturing — totaled 6,745 tons, down from 6,958 tons in November
WORLD
‘I’ll sue JPMorgan’: Trump attacks Jamie Dimon over debanking row
Responding to a report, Trump said he had never offered the Fed chair’s post to JPMorgan Chase CEO
WORLD
Anti-ICE demonstrators outnumber backers in Minneapolis protest
Jake Lang, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol, was among the leaders of the pro-ICE demonstrations outside Minneapolis City Hall
BUSINESS
China’s new tech stock boom leaves its economic malaise behind
Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial rockets to robotics and flying cars, Chinese tech shares have begun the new year with a bang
WORLD
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder bid for Fed chair is gaining traction
Trump’s interview Thursday with Rieder went well, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the private deliberations
BUSINESS
2020 Fed transcripts show how Powell sold fateful rate guidance
The new set illuminate the pivotal role Powell played amid the historic upheavals brought about by the pandemic.
WORLD
EU set to halt US trade deal over Trump’s Greenland tariff threat
The trade agreement set a 15% US tariff for most EU goods in exchange for a pledge by the EU to eliminate duties on US industrial goods and some agricultural products
WORLD
China consumed twice the electricity of the US in 2025
Total power consumption in China rose 5% from a year earlier to 10.4 trillion kilowatt hours, according to the report
BUSINESS
Centre to start recovery of taxes from Tiger Global after SC verdict
The revenue department will initiate action to recover taxes, a finance ministry official said Friday
WORLD
Does paracetamol in pregnancy raise autism risk? Check what Lancet study says
Researchers concluded there was no link between use of the drug — known as its generic names acetaminophen or paracetamol and its brand name Tylenol — and those outcomes in newborns
WORLD
'Walking a tightrope': How Venezuela’s Rodríguez is trying to please US and keep 'Chavismo' together
Rodríguez’s days start earlier, her public remarks are far more concise and the marathon speeches that defined Maduro’s rule are gone
WORLD
Venezuela moves to resume dollar sales, halting bolivar rout
BUSINESS
Hedge funds turn more bullish on Brent oil as Iran risks swirl
Traders are closely watching nationwide protests across Iran and assessing the risk of US intervention that could disrupt the country’s roughly 3.3 million barrels-a-day of oil production.
WORLD
Magnificent 7 stock options get SEC nod for Monday, Wednesday expiries
The decision will allow Nasdaq Inc. to list options expiring on Mondays and Wednesday in these stocks. Nasdaq first proposed the listings in May
