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Will Iraq’s oil smuggling crackdown disarm militias without a conflict?

Iraq has dismantled an alleged smuggling ring in Jurf al-Sakhar which could squeeze militias and avert internal strife

Congress Presses Nvidia Over China Chip Access

Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the national security questions surrounding ...

Alleged Chinese spy left Megaspeed last year, company says

Singapore-based Megaspeed International is under scrutiny from US authorities over reports it shipped AI chips to China ...

Why the Nvidia scandal is bad news for Europe’s AI ambitions

Nvidia's Jensen Huang poured money into open-source AI, from French-founded Hugging Face to chips for Mistral's data cen...

Nvidia Crisis Reshapes Washington’s Tech Debate

Veda Partners’ Henrietta Treyz and Washington Post national security reporter Tara Copp are on Bloomberg This Weekend to...

Chinese spy, chip sales, Trump ties... The Nvidia scandal deepens

The Nvidia scandal continues to unravel. Sunday, the Singapore-based company Megaspeed said that Chinese businesswoman A...

Indebted Hong Kong developer New World offers shares at 81% discount in US$3.2b cash call

New World Development will issue 11 new shares for every existing share at an 81.5 per cent discount, exposing sharehold...

EU reported an expansion of sanctions against companies allegedly transporting Russian oil

Additions to the restrictions could be approved on November 16, stated EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas

Nvidia Crisis Complicates Trump’s China Trip

On Bloomberg This Weekend, co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance Annmarie Hordern examines how scrutiny surrounding Nvidia a...

Trump Heads to Asia With Trade, Security at Stake

Bloomberg’s Avril Hong is on Bloomberg This Weekend to preview President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia, where trade, secur...

Japanese gov't to aid firms ready to switch to defense production

The Japanese government will launch a program to provide loans and subsidies to companies willing to help produce produc...

Megaspeed says Alice Huang left firm in August 2025

Megaspeed is suspected of helping Chinese firms get around U.S. export controls by buying Nvidia chips and routing them ...

Congress moves to pass tighter AI chip export rules following Nvidia scandal

Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with Chinese spy ‘increases momentum’ to crack down on US hardware reaching China

EU forces board suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean, Kallas says

The shadow fleet helps Russia get around Western sanctions on its oil industry by utilising complex ownership structures...

Pension funds raise alarm on systemic risk from climate events

Asset managers, insurers and central bankers gather at COP31 to discuss financial stability concerns as temperatures ris...

Uzbek student gets 16 months in prison for funding terrorist group in Syria

An Uzbek national who sent money to a terrorist organization in Syria while staying in South Korea has been sentenced to...

Dubai, Abu Dhabi property markets could gain if Trump’s midterm losses help end Iran war

The United Arab Emirates, a favoured destination for foreign property investment, could see support for housing demand a...

Maria Ressa speaks at 2026 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit

Artificial intelligence can reproduce ‘the worst of who we are,’ says Rappler CEO and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria R...

What will Nvidia’s post-Huang era look like?

The chip company has only itself to blame for a long list of adversaries

EU banking watchdog veers away from single deposit insurance scheme

Chair of European Banking Authority working on alternative ways to free up more cross-border lending

‘Low fire, low hire’ job market hurts US and UK productivity

Sluggish rates of hiring, resignations and job-switching may lead to long-term damage, say economists

EU banking watchdog veers away from single deposit insurance scheme

Chair of European Banking Authority working on alternative ways to free up more cross-border lending

Brookfield and KKR vie over $700mn deal for Gulf retailer Eyewa

Private capital firms in advanced talks to acquire majority stake in eyewear chain after Middle East deal drought

Data centre construction stocks lose $4.2tn as boom in AI trade unravels

Shares in AI ‘picks and shovels’ companies hit hard by tech sell-off

Brookfield and KKR vie over $700mn deal for Gulf retailer Eyewa

Private capital firms in advanced talks to acquire majority stake in eyewear chain after Middle East deal drought

Malaysia probing alleged Nvidia AI chip diversion since April 2025: Home Minister

This follows allegations of illicit procurement and diversion of high-performance AI chips through Malaysia.

UBS unveils new West Kowloon hub to tap Greater Bay Area wealth

UBS has drawn back the curtains on its new Hong Kong headquarters in West Kowloon, a 20-storey tower with a client floor...

Japan firms thrive on AI boom, but uncertainty grows

Factors like raw material prices amid Middle East turmoil and data center construction have come industry analysts conce...

Finance and tech talent is beginning to return to Venezuela

US-backed oil company flaunts Venezuelan facilities

Electrifying Ambitions Meet Tough Reality in Europe

European Union leaders are among the most enthusiastic proponents of maximum electrification to reduce dependence on imp...

Iraq PM targets powerful militia stronghold in $30m oil smuggling probe

Iraq’s PM has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly.

Nvidia Without Huang: What a Pause in AI Deals Means for Metals

Copper slid to its lowest in almost four months on Friday and was heading for a fifth straight weekly loss, with traders...

New Orleans port sues for control of China-linked tanker that crashed into cruise ship

Just hours after a tanker in New Orleans lost its steering and slammed into a docked river cruise boat, the city's port ...

Singapore Makes a $65 Billion Bet on the Future of Gold

For three years, the gold story was about who was buying. In 2026, it has become a story about where the metal sleeps at...

Washington divided over how to deal with fallout from the Nvidia case

After the fall, the fallout. US government agencies are squabbling after AI leader Jensen Huang stepped down from chips ...

A rapid interest rate rise seems inevitable – and households are expected to pick up the tab

Raising borrowing costs too far risks laying waste to whatever growth there is in the economyA head of steam is building...

Canada and the Philippines conclude talks on free trade deal, Mark Carney says

"This is good news for Canadians in the agriculture sector, in the aerospace sector, even in AI, and our businesses work...

Fed’s Collins Says ‘Steady, Gradual’ Rate Hikes Appropriate

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said a gradual path for interest-rate hikes will be appropriate t...

Canada’s Stelco to recall 175 workers after government pressure

Steelmaker promises back pay for workers whose layoffs its US owner blamed on tariffs, weak demand and imports.