A Power of Siberia natural gas pipelines facility in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline on the agenda, as the Iran war disrupts…
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Global artificial-intelligence chip leader Nvidia will launch a new research center in Singapore, one of a slew of new AI-related measures announced by the city-state on Wednesday. Nvidia’s new lab represents its first Singapore research hub, and its second such presence in the Asia Pacific. The company has increasingly…
TOPSHOT – Members of the Samsung Electronics labour union hold signs reading “Change it to be transparent!” as they stage a mass rally demanding the removal of a cap on performance bonuses, outside the company’s foundry and semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) Jung…
A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on May 19, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Treasurys have entered a “danger zone” as surging long-term yields raise fears that sticky inflation and hawkish rate expectations could begin spilling over…
An employee smiles while looking at her mobile phone in front of a digital board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on April 21, 2026. Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent,…
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open mixed Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “an hour away” from deciding whether to attack Iran on Tuesday…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a state banquet for President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images SpaceX, which is getting set to publicly disclose its IPO prospectus, has picked Goldman Sachs to…
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman arrives at the courthouse on the day of the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S., May 12, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new offering called Guaranteed Capacity, which allows customers to secure long-term access…
Google Vice President of Android XR Shahram Izadi speaks during the keynote address at Google I/O on May 19, 2026 in Mountain View, California. Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty Images Google gave a first look at its first audio smart glasses on Tuesday, as the company tries to crack a corner of the wearables market where…
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his caucus night event, with sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Federal tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, family members, the Trump Organization, and related…
