Shares in the lender run by Brian Moynihan have trailed many of its big rivals in past years, while the valuation discount to ...

The artificial intelligence boom will upend how chips are made. For decades, the majority of the world’s semiconductors have been built on know-how developed by two players. That is starting to change ...

Brussels dropped a de facto 2035 ban on combustion engine cars. The rules are still stringent, however, making more Ford-style $20 bln writedowns unlikely. The problem is that governments may now be ...

Restrictive US trade practices last seen a century ago confoundingly have not led to a recession. Despite concerns about the cost of living, limited layoffs are keeping consumers spending, pushing up ...

The Chinese developer with $51 bln in interest‑bearing debt is on the brink of default two years after a Shenzhen government ...

Sanae Takaichi took office vowing to tackle rampant inflation, even though her fiscal ambitions look more likely to hasten price rises if successful. Concerns that Japan’s new prime minister could ...

The $122 bln energy giant’s shares have doubled in the past year amid an AI power boom. Yet investors value US peer GE ...

It’s go big or go home for dealmakers. As of November 2025, acquisitions valued at more than $10 billion apiece were on pace to reach a new high, even as the total number of transactions tumbled. The ...

South Korea's top e-retailer faces penalties, a police probe and shareholder lawsuits following a massive data leak. That could wipe out annual profit at the $44 bln group. The saga also raises ...

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Family scion John Elkann rejected the crypto giant's $1.2 bln bid for the Italian soccer club. That's unsurprising: the valuation looks far too low. Yet Tether has the means, and also a possible ...

Welcome back! It’s been a mixed week for the Ellison family. Son David launched a bid for Warner Bros Discovery while shares in Oracle , run by his father Larry, plunged due to fears about ...