Global markets are navigating a complex mix of trade policy uncertainty, surging commodity prices, and resilient equity performance as the year draws to a close. Washington signaled a pause — for now — in escalating trade measures against China’s semiconductor sector. At the same time, precious metals rallied to historic…

A South Korean court has rejected a move by two of Korea Zinc’s major shareholders, MBK Partners and YoungPoong, to block the zinc refiner’s planned new share issuance. The company is seeking to issue these shares to raise funds for a $7.4 billion smelter project in the US, according to a…

AST SpaceMobile Inc. has moved closer to offering space-based mobile connectivity by launching its largest satellite to date from India, said a Bloomberg report, marking a significant step in its global deployment strategy.The deployment marks a milestone for the Texas-based company as it seeks to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in…

BP share price has pulled back in the past few weeks as investors have watched energy prices dip. The stock was trading at 427p, down by 10% from its highest point in November. So, will the stock rebound after the company starts its divestments?BP PLC made its first step in…

Waymo said it will update its automated driving software to better manage large-scale power outages similar to the San Francisco blackout to reduce delays when multiple vehicles require human oversight at the same time.An electricity failure in San Francisco last weekend exposed how self-driving taxi systems respond under citywide stress.…

A consortium led by private equity firms KKR and PAG has agreed to acquire Sapporo Holdings’ real estate subsidiary in a deal valued at about $3 billion, marking another high-profile transaction as Japanese companies increasingly shed non-core assets and embrace foreign capital.Sapporo Holdings said on Wednesday that the deal to…

Shares of Dynavax Technologies jumped sharply in premarket trading on Wednesday after the US vaccine maker agreed to be acquired by French pharmaceutical group Sanofi in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.2 billion.Sanofi said it will pay $15.50 per share for Dynavax, representing a premium of roughly 39% to…

Italy has become the latest European regulator to challenge how Big Tech is integrating artificial intelligence into widely used digital platforms. This week, the country’s antitrust authority ordered Meta Platforms to suspend certain WhatsApp contractual terms while it investigates whether the company abused its dominant position.The case centres on AI…