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President Donald Trump has reiterated that US companies will invest at least “$100 billion” to rebuild Venezuela’s energy sector under American security guarantees.Yet major oil chief executives stopped short of committing to a rapid return…

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, citing concerns that the tool is being used to generate non-consensual, sexually explicit, and obscene content, including material involving women and children.…

Gold and silver continued their merry run from last year as prices reached fresh record highs on Monday. Investors flocked to bullion as safe-haven demand increased due to ongoing geopolitical tensions. Growing bets that the US Federal…

Global markets opened the week under pressure as investors reacted to escalating political tensions in the United States, fresh uncertainty over central bank independence, and a series of geopolitical and political developments spanning Asia and…

Meta Platforms Inc. said it has removed almost 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the new rules. The action covers multiple Meta-owned platforms and was disclosed in a company blog post outlining its initial…

Xpeng Inc. is preparing the ground for a potential stock market debut of its flying car business, reported Bloomberg, citing sources. This will mark a fresh step in the Chinese electric vehicle maker’s push beyond…

Apple shares extended a rare period of weakness this week, slipping 0.5% to $259.04 on Thursday and marking the stock’s seventh consecutive session of declines dating back to Dec. 30.While the pullback has been relatively…

Netflix stock (NASDAQ: NFLX) has tumbled roughly 27% since hitting a peak in late June 2025.The losses have been particularly steep following the December 5 announcement of its $72 billion equity acquisition of Warner Bros.…

European markets and politics ended the week on a mixed note, with London equities nudged higher by renewed mining deal speculation, while a powerful storm disrupted daily life across parts of northern Europe.Political uncertainty also…

The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% to a fresh intraday record high on Friday, following the release of December’s employment report, which showed a mixed labor market picture that calmed recession fears.The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%,…