Anthropic is preparing for a possible October 2026 IPO with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as lead underwriters, targeting a valuation close to or above...
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports rose 20.7% year-on-year in June 2026, driven by a 115.4% surge in integrated circuit shipments tied to AI demand, even as a...
Pakistan’s petrol price hit Rs. 316.15 per litre by mid-July 2026 as global crude climbed toward $89 a barrel following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz....
The Federal Reserve’s independence faces its most serious test in decades: a Justice Department investigation into Chair Jerome Powell over building-renovation costs, a Supreme Court case...
Gulf oil producers are fast-tracking at least seven new or expanded pipelines — from Iraq’s Kirkuk-Baniyas line through Syria to the UAE’s second Fujairah link —...
US semiconductor stocks fell sharply in mid-July 2026 after a decline in chipmakers dragged the broader market lower, coinciding with growing reports that a new Chinese...
US shipments of yttrium — a rare earth element critical to advanced semiconductor manufacturing — have collapsed roughly 95%, from 333 tons to just 17 tons,...
Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow 4.6% in 2026, moderating only slightly from an estimated 4.9% in 2025, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)....
Singapore’s economy grew 5.7% year-on-year in Q2 2026, beating consensus forecasts of 5.5% but decelerating from Q1’s revised 6.3% pace. Manufacturing, powered by an AI-related semiconductor...
The United States is removing restrictions on the sale of advanced American technology and other sensitive goods to the UAE, effectively placing the Gulf state on...