US President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao just months after his prison term for money-laundering failures. The pardon comes amid the US president’s rollback of Biden-era crypto regulations and Binance’s financial involvement with the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, a $3-billion digital asset enterprise
Oil prices rose nearly 5% on Thursday after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over the Ukraine war, extending gains from the previous session
Gold prices were on track for the steepest daily fall in five years on Tuesday, as the dollar rose and investors booked profits after expectations of US interest rate cuts and sustained safe-haven demand drove the yellow metal to a fresh record high in the previous session
The US and Australia have signed an $8.5 billion critical minerals pact to counter China’s dominance in rare earths. The Trump-Albanese summit at the White House signalled a major realignment of global supply chains, with both nations pledging massive investments to secure strategic resources vital for defence and clean energy
China’s Communist Party is set to hold its Fourth Plenary Session from October 20-23, 2025 — a confidential political gathering expected to define the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). The closed-door meeting will shape the direction of China’s economy and governance priorities at a time of slowing global growth
US President Donald Trump claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him India would halt Russian oil imports — a potential shift in New Delhi’s energy strategy. While Trump framed it as a breakthrough, trade data reveals that India continues to rely heavily on discounted Russian crude
Greece is pushing through a polarising labour reform allowing employees in select sectors to work up to 13 hours a day for limited periods annually. The Mitsotakis government insists the measure boosts flexibility, but unions call it a rollback of workers’ rights
Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff campaign — designed to revive US manufacturing — has shifted much of the cost burden to American households and businesses. Goldman Sachs estimates that US consumers now bear 55 per cent of tariff costs, while companies absorb 22 per cent, and foreign exporters just 18 per cent
Diwali’s around the corner. But the festivities might shine a bit dimmer this year as there’s a shortage of silver. This dearth of the white metal has pushed up the prices to a record high and also caused mutual fund houses to halt new investments in the silver ETF Fund of Funds
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Former Frank CEO Charlie Javice has been sentenced for defrauding JPMorgan Chase in a $175-million acquisition deal. Accused of inflating user numbers to mislead the bank, Javice’s case has become one of the biggest recent corporate fraud scandals in the US
Launched in 2017, Kotak811 is among India’s earliest digital banking brands
India is currently facing an alarming increase in hypertension cases
US President Donald Trump has pledged to help Argentina amid its financial turmoil, with the US Treasury considering a $20 billion bailout through currency swaps and bond purchases. President Javier Milei seeks urgent support as the peso plunges and debt payments loom, hoping to stabilise markets and boost his political standing ahead of October elections