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Revolut wins provisional US banking licence
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approval is a milestone for UK-based fintech seeking American expansion
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUS pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading it...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNorway Seizes Russian Cruise Ship to Enforce Naftogaz's $4.22 Billion Claim
Norway has seized a Russian commercial cruise ship off the Svalbard archipelago at the request of Ukrainian oil and gas ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNorway Seizes Russian Cruise Ship to Enforce Naftogaz's $4.22 Billion Claim
Norway has seized a Russian commercial cruise ship off the Svalbard archipelago at the request of Ukrainian oil and gas ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNorway seizes Russian ship in Svalbard to compensate Ukraine
Authorities in Norway have seized a Russian ship, the Professor Molchanov, on a court order sought and obtained by Nafto...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailIN BRIEF: Key statements by Russian Deputy PM Trutnev at EEF
Yury Trutnev noted that Norwegian authorities have no choice but to release the passengers of the Russian research vesse...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Diesel Prices Surge Toward All-Time High
The average price of diesel in the United States hit $5.7832 per gallon on Thursday, which is just three cents lower tha...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailArctic, Trans-Arctic corridor development project needs $11.5 bln in investments
Specific projects for the development of the Russian Arctic zone and the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor will be impleme...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailEU suspension of Brazilian meat comes into force, despite ongoing talks with Brasília
Brazil has yet to provide the necessary guarantees to allow an audit of its beef exports’ compliance with EU food safety...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailHawala networks increasingly use virtual assets, fintech to conceal illicit wealth: FATF, OECD
ISLAMABAD: Traditional underground financial networks, including hawala and other similar service providers (HOSSPs), ha...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailRussia-Mongolia-China economic corridor to boost trade turnover — Mongolian PM
Nyam-Osor Uchral highlighted that advancing the project would reduce transportation times and costs and enhance reliabil...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailDefense firms soar on ample military spending, testing manufacturing schemes
For the many billions of dollars governments spend on defense, companies are on the hook to get their production pipelin...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailYen soars as Bank of Japan tipped to raise interest rates
Jump lifts currency to highest level against dollar in a month, while global markets remain jitteryBusiness live – lates...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNumber of Chinese companies carrying out shipments via NSR up six-fold in three years
Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov pointed out that three years ago only o...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe economics of economic security
Comparative advantage can’t explain why Australia’s largest aluminium smelter is worth saving – geoeconomics can.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailThailand’s semiconductor plan has a Washington problem
The Thai government’s “Siam Silica” strategy is well-designed but needs better alignment with the US.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailTrump invoked a zombie statute to justify tariffs on Canada
The world is used to American tariff news daily. A new target is chosen, a new reason is put forward, another legal auth...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailBlackstone stands firm with cap on private credit outflows
Flagship $43bn fund said it was hit with notices from investors to pull 10% of the vehicle’s value in the third quarter
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNew Black Sea blockade fuels fears of food crisis and migration wave
The escalation in the Black Sea has reignited fears among Europeans that Russia will seek to weaponise food supply chain...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailSaudi AI firm HUMAIN to launch giant global VC fund this year
The kingdom’s AI champion is also “hardening” data center defenses as the Iran war threatens infrastructure.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion
Hugging Face has exploded in popularity, providing an open-source hub for collaborative machine learning.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNvidia to buy open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9bn
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face, the platform millions of developers use to build AI, for $12.9bn (€11.1bn) — its second-b...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailNew U.S. tariffs on drones take effect
Drones with a takeoff weight exceeding 25 kilograms, as well as those with thermal imaging capabilities and docking stat...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailYen surges as traders bet on Japan interest rate rises
Currency moves past ¥156 to the dollar after sudden jump overnight
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUS-China economic rivalry transforming into a battle for leverage
Several Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent, have reportedly accessed compute power from GB...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailWorld Bank reaffirms support for Solomon Islands energy reforms
PACIFIC Island countries need to work together to reduce transport, freight, and insurance costs for fuel imported from ...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailFiji and UAE to explore new trade and investment opportunities
FIJI will welcome United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi on an...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailGem Diamonds rebounds as big stones lift prices, profit
Letšeng’s high-value diamonds and lower costs help the miner recover despite persistent weakness across the broader mark...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailPrabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to ASEAN
Indonesian President calls for deeper trade, investment and transport links with Russia.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailAn Agentic WTO: Thoughts on WTO reform in the face of a divided WTO membership and China’s role
Abstract The multilateral trading system was a vision of post-World War II Allied planners for all nations living in har...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail'Breeze Comet' Tears Into Brazilian & Global Financial Systems
Brazil's most sophisticated threat group is making light work of the country's financial systems, putting money directly...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailIran bets on shadow networks to evade US sanctions
To circumvent US sanctions, Iran has spent decades building a complex network of businesspeople and companies. A billion...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailJapan remains on high alert over forex moves: top currency diplomat
Japan remains on high alert over foreign exchange movements, its top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said Thursday, fol...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian ex-defense minister launches Palantir-backed military tech firm
The move risks angering Ukraine’s European supporters, as defense expertise is likely to be shared with US firms instead...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailUS President Donald Trump imposes 100% tariff on drones
Chinese drone firm DJI alone accounts for more than 70% of the global market.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailRussian Government Seizes Control of Industrial Fan Producer Ventprom
Ventprom supplies ventilation systems to underground metro networks across Russia, as well as to companies like Lukoil a...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailOPEC’s new threat comes from within
Saudi Aramco’s widening oil discount suggests that Riyadh — which normally bears the cost of supporting prices — isn’t w...
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailRussia Can Manage Its Growing Deficit, Putin Says
The federal budget deficit grew by 40% in the first half of this year to reach 2.8% of gross domestic product.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailAlbemarle taps BHP veteran Udd as next CEO
Lithium giant picks a resources veteran to steer the company as battery-metal demand accelerates worldwide.
No location · Sep 03, 2026 · WedgetailDiesel premium in Europe jumps to record high
So-called crack spread rises above $100 a barrel on continent for first time, leaving diesel at more than twice the cost...
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