US Nears Deal for Long-Term Access to Venezuelan Oil Fields
AI-generated representative image: Oil pumpjacks at a Venezuelan oilfield, as the US negotiates long-term access to the country's crude reserves.
Trump administration talks could open 17 crude fields to American producers under a lease model
Canada Retaliatory Tariffs on US: Trade War Escalates
Carney matches Washington's 50 percent levies dollar for dollar on steel, dairy and electronics
Fifa World Cup Stake Sale to Tech Investors Collapses Amid Backlash
How Silicon Valley's Thrive Eternal consortium pursued a $20 billion World Cup investment deal — and why football's governing body was forced to walk away.
Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Polysilicon Imports Amid US-China Tech Rivalry
Executive order targets critical semiconductor and solar panel material as Washington moves to rebuild domestic polysilicon production capacity
New Zealand Unemployment Hits 5.6%: Highest Since Late 2015
June quarter jobless rate surpasses forecasts as rising participation and spare labor capacity cloud RBNZ rate hike outlook
China Imposes Drone Export Controls and Sanctions on US Entities
Beijing blacklists seven American firms and tightens drone technology shipments in retaliatory countermeasures against Washington
S&P 500 Hits Record High Above 7,700 on Strait of Hormuz Deal Hopes
Dow also notches fresh record as oil prices slide on Iran-Oman talks to restore the critical crude shipping route
White House AI Safety Meeting Set After OpenAI and Anthropic Breaches
Trump administration seeks early access to advanced models for federal safety testing as state AGs demand OpenAI documentation.
US Stocks Near Record High as Oil Slides on Trump Iran Talks
S&P 500 rallies toward all-time high while Brent crude tumbles amid conflicting US-Iran diplomacy signals
Shell Profits Double as Iran War Disrupts Global Oil Markets
Energy giant reports $9.84 billion in Q2 earnings as crude price surges and LNG trading gains offset Middle East operational damage
Sainsbury's Sells Argos to Swift Partners for £120 Million
Richard Pennycook-led Swift Partners acquires the struggling general merchandise chain as Sainsbury's sharpens its food-first strategy
Turkiye Acquires 15% Kirkuk Oilfield Stake as Iraq Offers 1M Barrels Per Day
The landmark energy deal replaces the expired 1975 Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline pact with a broader Turkiye-Iraq cooperation framework spanning security, trade and transport.