The US president's authorised killing of Khamenei ​and capture of Venezuela's ​Maduro put China's leader in an ⁠awkward spot ahead of ​planned talks. A fragile $560 bln ​trade détente is at stake.

Tehran’s strikes on the likes of ‌UAE, Bahrain and Qatar dent their appeal as a home for foreign money. If Iran implodes, ...

The BlackRock unit is co-leading the acquisition ‌of AES, a sprawling operation overstretched between running utilities and ...

The failure of lender MFS wiped $10 bln ​of market value from Barclays, Apollo and Jefferies, dwarfing their ‌exposure. It ...

Some see silicon intellects ‌as a risk to humanity. The Pentagon raises the reverse worry by stamping Anthropic a supply-chain ​threat: that humans can crush a ​chatbot lab. If access to computing ...

A ‌protracted war risks higher costs of energy and shipping for American firms and ​consumers. It comes as the ​Pentagon eyes $500 bln in new military ⁠spending, tariff revenue is uncertain ​and ...

The black stuff is trading at $80 per barrel, suggesting traders think disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz won’t last long. That may in itself prove optimistic. But a bigger jump in European gas ...

Insiders have won over Elliott by again raising their lowball bid for Toyota Industries to value it at $40 bln. At 26% above the first offer, it diverts some juice from the buyers and falls short of ...

Lenders from Barclays to BNP have struck 'risk transfer' deals covering $885 bln of loans, flattering their equity ratios.

Struggling fund manager Magellan is buying Aussie advice shop Barrenjoey at a $1.1 bln valuation. Despite its fast growth, 15 times profit is a discount to peers like Evercore and Moelis. Boss Brian ...

Fast-growing e-wallet provider PayPay is branching into loans and securities trading. To hit a valuation of $20 bln in its US listing, Masayoshi Son needs to convince investors it’s primed to become ...

Fresh US and Israeli strikes attempted to remove Tehran’s leaders, rather than force a nuclear deal. Yet the president’s hope ...