Economy
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Emirati billionaire to invest $20b
Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani promised a $20 billion investment in the booming US data center industry in the coming years,…
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Saudi Arabia acquires 15% stake in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mining project for $540 million
The federal cabinet has approved the sale of a 15% stake in the Reko Diq mining project to Saudi Arabia,…
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Starbucks’ workers strike over wages, conditions
Some members of the Starbucks workers’ union that represents more than 10,000 baristas walked off their jobs in multiple US…
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Republicans accused of protecting Elon Musk
The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on Friday that Republicans in Congress were protecting Elon…
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UK businesses cut jobs at fastest rate amid tax hikes
UK businesses are reducing their staff numbers more rapidly than at any time since the global financial crisis. As per The…
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EU-Mercosur free trade agreement set to create one of world’s largest trade zones
The European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc have struck a long-awaited free trade agreement, European Commission President Ursula…
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Trump taps David Sacks as AI & crypto Czar to revolutionise US digital policy
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed David Sacks, a former PayPal executive, as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” signaling…
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US online sales hit whopping $10.8bn in Black Friday shopping frenzy: report
Shoppers in the United States have approximately spent a whopping $10.8 billion, collectively, on Black Friday, The News reported citing data from…
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Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk again asked a US court on Saturday to stop ChatGPT-maker OpenAI from converting into a for-profit…
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Britain commits $2.5b to World Bank fund for poorest nations
Britain on Thursday pledged to invest 1.98 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) over three years into the World Bank’s International Development…
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