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IGO Shares Drop as Kwinana Lithium Refinery Faces Major Impairment

Jul 30, 2025 02:48 am UTC| Business

Shares of IGO Ltd (ASX:IGO) plunged 12% to A$4.40 on Wednesday after the Australian miner warned of a significant impairment charge of A$70 million to A$90 million related to its troubled Kwinana lithium hydroxide...

Tata Motors to Acquire Iveco in $4.5 Billion Deal, Largest Automotive Buyout Since JLR

Jul 30, 2025 02:39 am UTC| Business

Tata Motors Ltd (NSE:TAMO) is set to acquire Italian truck manufacturer Iveco (BIT:IVG) for $4.5 billion from the Agnelli familys investment firm Exor (AS:EXOR), according to the Economic Times. The deal marks Tatas...

Tesla Secures $4.3B Battery Deal with LG Energy for U.S. Storage Projects

Jul 30, 2025 02:34 am UTC| Business

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has signed a $4.3 billion agreement with South Koreas LG Energy Solution Ltd (KS: 373220) to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage, according to a Reuters report on...

Trump Says Murdoch, Wall Street Journal Seek Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit

Jul 30, 2025 01:43 am UTC| Politics Law Business

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Wall Street Journal and its owner, billionaire Rupert Murdoch, are seeking to settle his defamation lawsuit against the newspaper. Trump filed the lawsuit on July 18,...

LG Energy Solution Secures $4.3 Billion Global LFP Battery Supply Deal

Jul 30, 2025 01:29 am UTC| Business

South Koreas LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced a $4.3 billion contract to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries globally over three years. The agreement, running from August 2027 to July 2030, does not disclose...

Nissan to Shut Mexico Civac Plant by 2026 Amid Global Restructuring

Jul 30, 2025 01:25 am UTC| Business

Nissan (OTC:NSANY) announced plans to cease production at its Civac plant in Jiutepec, Mexico, by March 2026 as part of its sweeping global restructuring strategy. Vehicle production will be consolidated into the companys...

Shell’s LNG Canada Faces Technical Setbacks During Ramp-Up at Kitimat Facility

Jul 30, 2025 01:24 am UTC| Business

Shell-led LNG Canada is encountering technical challenges as it ramps up production at its liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat, British Columbia, the first major LNG export facility in Canada and on North Americas west...

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Economy

India's Central Bank Holds Rates Amid Iran War Energy Shock

Indias Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain its benchmark repo rate at 5.25% this Wednesday, as policymakers carefully monitor the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Iran war. The conflict has...

Oil Crisis Escalates: Trump Threatens Iran as Strait of Hormuz Closure Pushes Prices Above $110

Oil prices briefly surged past $110 per barrel on Monday after President Donald Trump escalated military and diplomatic pressure on Iran, demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening or face strikes...

Asian Currencies Waver as Dollar Holds Firm Amid Middle East Tensions

Asian currencies struggled to find clear direction on Monday as the US dollar remained resilient, with investors carefully weighing escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East against emerging ceasefire diplomacy. The...

Bank of Japan Warns of Regional Economic Risks Amid Middle East Conflict and Rising Oil Prices

The Bank of Japan has raised concerns about the potential deterioration of regional economies, citing escalating oil prices and supply chain disruptions linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In its latest...

India's Services Sector Growth Slows to 14-Month Low in March Amid Rising Costs

Indias services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 14 months during March, as the ongoing Middle East conflict weighed on domestic demand and cost pressures intensified sharply, according to the latest HSBC India...

Politics

Hegseth Warns of Heaviest Strikes Yet as Trump Issues Iran Ultimatum Over Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Iran on Monday, warning that the United States could launch devastating attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure including power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to...

Trump's Iran Deadline Is Final: Nuclear Deal Talks at Critical Juncture

With tensions escalating rapidly in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that his Tuesday deadline for Iran to reach a nuclear agreement is firm and unlikely to be pushed back. Speaking to reporters...

Indonesia Files Genocide Case Against Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing Over Rohingya Crisis

A coalition of civil society organizations filed a landmark criminal complaint in Indonesia on Monday against Myanmars newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing, accusing him of committing genocide against the Rohingya...

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Novorossiysk, Injuring Eight and Cutting Power Across Russia

At least eight people, including two children, were injured Monday after Ukrainian drones struck Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea port city. Local authorities confirmed that several residential buildings sustained...

Trump Endorses Steve Hilton for California Governor

Donald Trump has thrown his full support behind Steve Hilton, a Fox News host and former British government official, in Californias upcoming gubernatorial race. Announcing his endorsement on Truth Social, Trump expressed...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...

OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO

OpenAI is navigating a significant leadership restructuring at one of the most pivotal moments in its history. The AI powerhouse confirmed that Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap is transitioning into a newly created...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...