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Plus, how export controls can backfire unless allies move in lockstep.

The blast struck during the startup of operations at the Ras Laffan industrial complex, as Qatar works to restore LNG exports disrupted by months of Middle East conflict.

The Washington-Tehran deal allows Iranian oil shipments on the open market for the first time since 2018.

The plan, which isn’t yet completed, would make billions of dollars available to Iran for humanitarian spending.

Abundant reserves, alternative supplies and the AI boom helped mitigate the economic harm.

It could take weeks for traffic through the route to return to even half of prewar levels, with knock-on effects continuing for months.

Billions of dollars hang in the balance as Indonesia faces a potential market-status downgrade that could spur another round of capital flight from the country.

The movable structure has renewed fears that Beijing is expanding its campaign to dominate the South China Sea.

Memory-chip maker SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable company amid the AI-driven chip boom.

The tit-for-tat retaliation comes after Washington’s decision to expand its military-linked company list.

Japan is looking to exports to revitalize its defense industry, strengthen regional deterrence against China and help meet global demand for arms.

Excess global imbalances are widening again, with risks of an economic disruption heightened by an increasing share of financial activity being conducted outside of the regulated banking sector, says Canada’s top central banker.

Anti-incumbent sentiment has swept into office right-wing leaders on board with Washington’s drug and migrant policies.

Abelardo de la Espriella promises more prisons and a crackdown after cocaine production and the ranks of armed groups expanded across the country.

The founder of the auto-parts giant was found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault in Toronto, in cases dating back decades involving two women.

The move aims to boost lending as the government seeks to lure investment to kick-start the economy.

Monetary Policy Committees member Alan Taylor said that for as long as there are high levels of uncertainty about the progress of the conflict, leaving the key rate at 3.75% is the right decision.

British politics has gone from predictable and patrician to utterly maverick. Now, the once unthinkable looks possible: an unpopular populist taking power.

Watch how scandals, stagnation and populist politics took down the latest U.K. prime minister.

Yields on U.K. government bonds turned lower while sterling edged up following the announcement.

Britain is headed for its sixth prime minister in seven years, an unprecedented period of political turbulence for the country.

The Montana Republican Senator has some pointed words for Trump’s negotiators.

America must think quickly about how to meet AI safety goals without losing its lead.

At least in America government can’t compel us to endorse transgender ideology.

Trump took bold actions other presidents never dared, only to end up where they were all along.

The money is flowing to Tehran even before nuclear commitments.

Beijing identifies key sectors for creating a ‘people-vehicle-home’ ecosystem.

The battle to contain a fire at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster reveals a new danger on the front line of the war in Ukraine.

Lines at gas stations are a growing headache for the Kremlin’s efforts to shield its citizens from the consequences of the four-year-old war.

Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blasted the president after he told Italian media that she had “begged” for a photo opportunity with him at the G-7 summit earlier this week.

EU leaders are struggling for consensus on how much to restrict imports that are battering their industries.

The investigation comes after Berlin said it would require drugmakers to offer bigger discounts on medicines.

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Beijing has built a near-constant naval presence around the island since the start of the decade, as it has stepped up efforts to bring it under its control.

The Chinese leader’s anticorruption campaign has widened into a fight against everything from disloyalty to “superstitious” behavior.

Plus, what Japan and South Korea did right.

The country’s economic growth has become increasingly reliant on exports, stirring up geopolitical tensions.

Watch to see what life looks like after a prisoner swap, one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine.

The Bank of Russia lowered borrowing costs for a ninth straight meeting, saying further reductions are possible following an economic contraction it sees as temporary.

The attack came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech in which he rejected a call for peace talks from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russia’s elite have been forced to adapt since the start of the war, but sanctions haven’t done much to crimp their globe-spanning lifestyles.

The Kremlin chief rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to meet and appeared more interested in boosting relations with the American right.

The U.S. has been silent on a law passed in Ghana last month in a sharp shift from the Biden years.

A Congolese man’s motionless presence is seen as so critical to the team’s success that the president intervened to get him to the U.S.

The deadly strain has spread to a forested area where health workers, who are already coping with short supplies and local suspicions, dare not venture.

US president ‘impressed’ with Ukrainian drones hitting targets deep into Russia, say officials

Survey finds company executives are struggling with rising costs and shifting policy

Former Kirkland & Ellis partner helped turn firm into a restructuring powerhouse

Jacob Helberg, architect of Pax Silica, tells the FT the American-led group will boost innovation

Ecommerce giant claims US defence department’s ‘arbitrary and capricious’ decision lacked evidence

‘Unprecedented’ blockade of the strait raises concerns about the future of global maritime trade, says insurer Allianz

Largely symbolic resolution is a sign of disquiet over the US president’s handling of the conflict

Though the firm's manufacturing index ran better than expected for June, it came largely from an inventory rebuild and despite sharp job cuts.

FedEx posted strong fiscal fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday in the company's last quarter that included the freight business before its spin-off.

Voters are heading to the polls in New York, with four competitive races in Democratic congressional primaries in focus.

Tuesday’s primaries in New York, Maryland and Utah test outside money, party power and the influence of Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump.

The greatest wealth transfer is underway, and heirs around the world who are set to inherit billions are preparing to use the money very differently from the generations that built it.

Changes to the PGA Tour are designed to elevate competition and raise payouts for winners.

The House on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill aimed at lowering costs for homebuyers and reining in private equity.

Senate Republicans want more details on Trump’s Iran deal as questions swirl around sanctions relief, nuclear restrictions and congressional approval.

"I should never have met with Epstein in the first place," Bill Gates told members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The commission has now sued nine states in its battle to defend what it sees as its exclusive right to regulate event contracts.

AI data centers powered by off-grid power plants took a major step forward this week, a good sign for GE Vernova as industry challenges pile up.

Choosing a new head for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an opportunity for new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh to reshape the central bank.

More than 11,000 seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf will begin to exit through the Hormuz Strait in a large-scale evacuation plan backed by Iran and the U.S.

Just a day after making new all-time records, the semiconductor sector is down almost 7% and traders are finding a cheap way to bet on a bigger pivot.

Meta executives have said they see the lightweight smart glasses as a step towards a more advanced device that includes screens in the lenses.

The report said that CEO Mark Zuckerberg directed staff to develop a prediction markets platform, internally known as "Arena."

As Social Security faces an imminent funding shortfall, Sen. Bill Cassidy said he has come up with a plan to invest in the stock market on the program's behalf.

Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., is fighting for his political life in a race with Brad Lander, who is backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

About 40 million SpaceX shares are sold short, roughly 5% to 7% of the shares that are publicly available to trade, according to an estimate by S3 Partners.

Gains have been pared back at the space and AI company following an initial surge off of its record-breaking IPO.

The U.S. issued a sweeping rollback of sanctions on Iranian oil, offering Tehran an economic lifeline as negotiations toward a peace deal proceed.

The latest action against ABC comes as the broadcaster faces two investigations from the Federal Communications Commission.

The loans will support the construction of five projects that each host two big nuclear reactors.

Ten years after the Brexit vote, CNBC compiled these charts show how the U.K. has changed across growth, immigration, sterling, trade and politics.

"The adoption and deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and may continue to result, in reductions to our workforce," Oracle said.