2025

FTSE 100 Drifts Toward Record High in Thin Year-End Trading

LONDON – The UK’s FTSE 100 edged closer to a record high in subdued year-end trading, as investors navigated a holiday-s…

Dec 31, 2025

SoftBank Completes $40 Billion Investment, Cementing OpenAI at the Center of the AI Boom

TOKYO – Japan’s technology investor SoftBank Group has fully completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI , marking one …

Dec 31, 2025

Plump.com Enters the iGaming Market With a Speed-First, Player-Controlled Platform

LONDON – A new entrant is positioning itself quietly but deliberately in the competitive iGaming landscape. Plump.com h…

Dec 31, 2025

China–Netherlands Chip Dispute Escalates Over Nexperia Control

BEIJING – China has sharply criticised the Netherlands over its handling of Nexperia , urging Dutch authorities to revers…

Dec 31, 2025

Drone Strike Sets Tuapse Refinery Ablaze, Exposing Russia’s Black Sea Energy Vulnerability

MOSCOW – A Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia’s Tuapse port and oil refinery on December 31, injuring two people, dam…

Dec 31, 2025

Bulgaria Joins the Eurozone: A Historic Shift Amid Economic Anxiety

SOFIA— At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will officially become the 21st member of the Eurozone, mar…

Dec 31, 2025

China’s Industrial Pulse: A Fragile December Recovery Signals a Pivotal 2026

BEIJING— Relief has finally arrived for China’s manufacturing heartland, but it comes with a shadow of caution. For the f…

Dec 31, 2025

AEON Brings Crypto Scan-to-Pay to X Layer, Expanding Real-World Adoption Across Emerging Markets

AEON, the foundational payment and settlement layer built for the emerging AI-driven economy , has announced a strategic …

Dec 31, 2025

“Once They’ve Tried It, They Come Back”: How Continuation Vehicles Are Fueling a $100 Billion Fever in Private Equity

NEW YORK – Continuation vehicles, known in the industry as CVs , have moved from niche tool to central pillar of the priva…

Dec 31, 2025

US banking giant reveals massive Russia exit cost

Citigroup expects a loss of over $1 billion from the sale of its remaining business in the country Citigroup will post a bi…

Dec 30, 2025

European IPOs: The "Quiet Continent" Trails Global Markets in 2025

BRUSSELS— While Wall Street and Asian markets experienced a resurgence in public listings, the European IPO market remained…

Dec 30, 2025