WORLD
Alibaba teams with China’s nuclear leader to power AI expansion
Alibaba this week established a 250 million yuan ($35.9 million) joint venture with China National Nuclear Power Co. and several other partners, according to data on corporate database Tianyancha
BUSINESS
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US treasuries
'The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable,' Anders Schelde, chief investment officer at AkademikerPension, told Bloomberg on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Blackstone said to weigh $500 million India IPO for PGP Glass
Deliberations are at an early stage, and details including the valuation and size of the offering could change, the people said.
BUSINESS
Nomura sued in London by Elara Capital fund accused in short-seller report
The Tokyo-based lender has denied any wrongdoing.
WORLD
Greenland leader tells people to prepare for possible invasion
Greenland’s government will form a task force consisting of representatives of all relevant local authorities to help people prepare for any disruptions to daily life, Nielsen said.
BUSINESS
Poland considers ban on Chinese-made cars entering its military bases
Poland has maintained trading ties with China even as Beijing sided with Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Warsaw has repeatedly blamed Moscow for a series of hybrid attacks on its territory.
BUSINESS
Netflix sweetens Warner Bros.Discovery terms to all cash in bidding war
Warner Bros.’ advisers value the cable networks from as little as 72 cents a share to as much as $6.86 a share, according to the filing
BUSINESS
Tata eyes bid for 6,000 e-buses without joining price wars
Tata’s insistence on factoring in those risks has cost it ground in recent tenders run by Convergence Energy Services Ltd., a state-backed agency that aggregates demand for electric buses.
BUSINESS
Gold tops $4,700 as Greenland tensions fuel trade war fears
Markets are waiting for Europe’s response to Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on eight European nations that oppose his Greenland ambitions
BUSINESS
Centre stitches $1-bn package for footwear manufacturing to soften tariff blow: Report
The report said the package has not been finalized yet, but the discussions are at an advanced stage
BUSINESS
India allows some exports of wheat products after three-year ban
The world’s second-biggest producer of the grain greenlit the export of 500,000 tons of wheat flour and other related products such as semolina, according to a notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade dated Jan. 16.
WORLD
Xi Jinping's export machine gets lift from US move to strongarm allies
WORLD
Vietnam’s Lam takes spotlight as party selects new leadership
The political gathering comes at a crucial time for Vietnam, which is negotiating a tariff deal with the US while balancing relations with its biggest trade partner, Beijing
WORLD
Dozens of Sydney beaches closed after spate of shark attacks
All beaches in the city’s Northern Beaches area are shut after a shark attack on Monday evening, police said
BUSINESS
RBI needs to ramp up bond purchases to cool yields, funds say
The benchmark 10-year yield on Monday surged back to nearly the same level seen before the RBI began cutting rates early last year
BUSINESS
Silver hits record high as US-EU crisis over Greenland simmers
The precious metals edged lower, after rising sharply in the previous session following Trump’s pledge to put tariffs on eight European nations that opposed his Greenland ambitions.
WORLD
US treasuries, Asia stocks fall on Greenland tariff angst
Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on countries opposing his bid to control Greenland, and the pushback from Europe, have reignited the market volatility
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
