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Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk, says fertiliser boss
The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week globally and will hit...
Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech’s AI bet swells to US$700 billion
The company’s 63% revenue surge, its best growth yet, is far above estimates of 50.1%Published Thu, Apr 30, 2026 · 10:40 PM[CALIFORNIA] Alphabet’s blowout cloud growth has reset expectations...
Industry Alert: Heat Stress Threatens $65 Billion in Exports and Millions of Jobs
The fashion and textile industry is facing a “pressure cooker” crisis as rising global temperatures collide with outdated factory infrastructure. In a panel discussion at the Sourcing Journal Sustainability...
Hong Kong’s IPOs in 2026 have raised HK$140 billion: finance chief
The average daily trading volume on the city’s stock market has exceeded HK$280 billion, says Paul ChanPublished Sun, Apr 26, 2026 · 03:22 PM[HONG KONG] Initial public offerings in...
EQT lands record Asia buyout fund at US$15.6 billion amid turmoil
The firm has taken the private equity world by storm with sizeable cash outs and top level returnsPublished Tue, Apr 21, 2026 · 09:50 AM[HONG KONG] EQT raised US$15.6...
China to form brokerage with US$86 billion assets by merging firms
Beijing is trying to develop its domestic investment banks to allow them to compete with global heavyweightsPublished Mon, Apr 20, 2026 · 12:03 PMTWO state-backed brokerages in Shanghai have...
Trump Ready to Settle With IRS in $10 Billion Lawsuit Over Tax Records
“If you don’t want to address that question, then you just go silent and say you can’t ask that question,” Kent, formerly the director of the National Counterterrorism Center,...
UOB’s Wee Ee Cheong says S$4.9 billion Citi deal ‘paying off’ as Asean push accelerates
The lender also flags minimal private credit exposure, and says its balance sheet can absorb Middle East shocks[SINGAPORE] UOB’s S$4.9 billion acquisition of Citigroup’s retail banking businesses in Indonesia,...
China’s Victory Giant seeks up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong listing
The fervour for AI has driven the company’s stock up by four times over the past yearPublished Mon, Apr 13, 2026 · 06:01 PM[HONG KONG] Victory Giant Technology Huizhou...
Japan approves additional 631.5 billion yen for chipmaker Rapidus
The support is part of the government’s efforts to boost domestic production of advanced semiconductors and strengthen chip supply chainsPublished Sat, Apr 11, 2026 · 02:25 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s industry...
