Oil Prices Rebound in Asia as Venezuela Sanctions Risks Offset Ukraine Peace Hopes

Oil prices edged higher during Asian trading on Friday, recovering some losses from the previous session as supply disruption concerns resurfaced. Crude markets were supported by reports that the United States is preparing...

U.S. Dollar Slides for Third Straight Week as Rate Cut Expectations Boost Euro and Pound

The U.S. dollar weakened for a third consecutive week on Friday, pressured by growing expectations of interest rate cuts next year after the Federal Reserve pushed back against more hawkish market assumptions. This shift...

Gold Prices Dip as Markets Absorb Dovish Fed Outlook; Silver Eases After Record High

Gold prices slipped in Asian trading on Thursday as investors evaluated the Federal Reserves latest policy signals, which combined a widely expected interest rate cut with a surprisingly dovish move to boost liquidity. The...

Asian Currencies Steady as Fed Delivers Hawkish Rate Cut; Aussie and Rupee Under Pressure

Asian currencies traded cautiously on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate cut but paired it with a hawkish outlook. The Fed lowered its benchmark rate to 3.50%-3.75%,...

U.S. Bomber Flights Over Sea of Japan Signal Strong Alliance With Tokyo Amid China-Russia Drills

U.S. nuclear-capable bombers conducted a high-profile flight over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets this week, underscoring the strength of the U.S.-Japan security alliance amid rising regional tensions...

U.S. Expands Sanctions on Venezuela, Targeting Maduro Family and Oil Tankers

The United States on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions against Venezuela, significantly escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduros government by targeting members of the first family, oil tankers,...

Thailand Moves Toward Early Elections After Parliament Dissolution

Thailand is heading toward early elections after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the dissolution of parliament, saying he is returning power to the people. The decision accelerates the countrys election...

Environmental Group Sues to Block Trump Image on U.S. National Park Passes

An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Interior Department from placing an image of former President Donald Trump on next years America the Beautiful annual national park pass. The Center for...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Apple App Store Injunction Largely Upheld as Appeals Court Rules on Epic Games Case

Apple secured a partial victory in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games after a U.S. appeals court on Thursday modified parts of a lower court order that required changes to the iPhone makers highly profitable App...

SK Hynix Considers U.S. ADR Listing to Boost Shareholder Value Amid Rising AI Chip Demand

South Koreas leading memory-chip producer SK Hynix is exploring a potential listing on the U.S. stock market through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), according to a regulatory filing released Wednesday. The company...

SoftBank Shares Slide as Oracle’s AI Spending Plans Fuel Market Jitters

SoftBank Group shares dropped sharply on Thursday, leading declines across Japanese markets, after Oracles mixed quarterly earnings reignited concerns about soaring artificial intelligence investments. SoftBank (TYO:9984)...

SpaceX Edges Toward Landmark IPO as Elon Musk Confirms Plans

Elon Musk signaled that SpaceX is moving closer to a long-anticipated initial public offering, confirming on Wednesday that reports of an upcoming IPO were accurate. His response came after Ars Technica editor Eric Berger...