Jeremy Hunt, UK chancellor of the exchequer, holding the despatch box as he stands with treasury colleagues outside 11 Downing Street in London, UK.. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. logged a record £16.7 billion ($21.1 billion) net budget surplus in January, according to official figures […]
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This Southeast Asian country is set to see the sharpest spike in wealth growth over the next decade
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Marty Windle | Moment | Getty Images Vietnam is set to see the sharpest spike in wealth growth over the next decade as it cements its status as a global manufacturing hub, according to a report by global wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth and […]
Africa’s largest economy is battling a currency crisis and soaring inflation
IBADAN, Nigeria – Feb. 19, 2024: Demonstrators are seen at a protest against the hike in price and hard living conditions in Ibadan on February 19, 2024. Samuel Alabi | Afp | Getty Images With annual inflation nearing 30% and a currency in freefall, Nigeria is facing one of its […]
Turkey is back in from the cold with NATO and F-16 moves, but thorny issues remain
President of Turkey Recep Erdogan addresses journalists during the final national press conference during the high level NATO summit in Litexpo Conference Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023. Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Turkey spent nearly two years — along with Hungary — holding up Sweden’s […]
Shares of supplier TSMC, chip equipment maker ASML fall ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report
A laptop keyboard, a binary code reflected and Nvidia logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 2, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of two critical chip firms TSMC and ASML fell ahead of U.S.-based artificial […]
Jeff Bezos unloads around $2.4 billion in Amazon stock, bringing recent sales to 50 million shares
Jeff Bezos attends at “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” World Premiere in August, 2022. Dave J Hogan | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos unloaded more than 14 million shares of his company valued at roughly $2.4 billion, bringing […]
Uber Eats to begin self-driving robot deliveries in Japan
Courtesy: Uber Eats Uber announced Tuesday that its Uber Eats business is partnering with Mitsubishi Electric and delivery robotics company Cartken to begin transporting food using self-driving robots in Japan. The sidewalk robot deliveries are set to start by the end of March in a select area of Tokyo, according […]
Skull and Bones, Singapore’s first major video game title, launches to mixed reviews after decade-long wait
Justin Farren, Creative Director at Ubisoft Singapore, reveals “Skull & Bones” during the Ubisoft E3 conference at the Orpheum Theater on June 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Christian Petersen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ubisoft Singapore officially launched its first major video game, Skull And Bones, for […]
This country is set to see the sharpest spike in wealth growth over the next decade
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Marty Windle | Moment | Getty Images Vietnam is set to see the sharpest spike in wealth growth over the next decade as it cements its status as a global manufacturing hub, according to a report by global wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth and […]
Walmart CEO says the big-box retailer is well-positioned to grow its advertising business
After Walmart‘s earnings report impressed Wall Street on Tuesday, CEO Doug McMillon told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that his company has unique advantages in the advertising space. “When you grow your digital reach, and you’ve got an e-commerce business that’s scaling like ours is,” McMillon said, “You get an opportunity to […]