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US-Venezuela Oil Pact Links 65bn Barrels to $100bn Investment Push

A sweeping US-Venezuela oil pact links American access to projects containing more than 65 billion barrels of proven reserves...

Norway Moves to Tighten Rules on AI-Powered Smart Glasses

Digitalisation and Public Governance Minister Karianne Tung said on August 25 that the government would establish an expert group...

Saudi Arabia, France Turn Strategic Pact Into Multibillion-Dollar Investment Pipeline

Saudi Arabia and France concluded more than 20 agreements and memoranda of understanding during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...

The AI Memory Squeeze Tests Nvidia’s Pricing Power

The artificial-intelligence infrastructure boom is pushing up the cost of the computing systems sustaining it, as tightening supplies of...

Shein Heads for Hong Kong IPO at a Quarter of Its Peak Valuation

Fast-fashion group targets September debut as slowing growth, squeezed margins and rising trade costs drive a sharp reset in...

Alibaba Plans Record $10bn Hong Kong Share Sale to Fund AI Expansion

Alibaba plans to raise HK$80bn ($10.2bn) through a Hong Kong share placement as the Chinese technology group steps up...

U.S.-Canada Tariff Escalation Puts USMCA Trade Rules Under Strain

The Peace Arch straddling the U.S.-Canada border carries an inscription intended to capture more than a century of peaceful...

The Global Price of America’s $40tn Debt

Washington would benefit from cheaper financing as federal debt rises, but persistent inflation is limiting the Federal Reserve's room...

When AI Writes the Book: Arab Publishing Confronts Its Quality-Control Crisis

Generative AI is cutting the cost of writing, translation and production across the Arab book industry. The harder question...

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