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Fed autonomy fears spark 'Sell America' trade after DOJ legal move

The dollar, Treasuries and US equities futures all slid in early Asia trading after Chair Jerome Powell said the threat of a US criminal indictment was a consequence of a disagreement

Bill Pulte likely behind legal move against Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Some of Trump's allies were alarmed by the move, fearing a legal fight aimed at Fed Chair Jerome Powell will upset the bond market, some of the people said

Surging stock listings lift India's IPO fees to a record high in 2025

The average fee paid to bankers for IPOs rose to 1.86 per cent of a deal's value, versus 1.67 per cent a year earlier, according to capital-markets data provider LSEG

Trump says he may veto Bill to extend Obamacare health subsidies

Trump's remark to reporters on Air Force Once comes after nine swing-district House Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday in advancing legislation to revive expired Affordable Care Act subsidies

UK, Germany consider Nato troops in Greenland amid US takeover concerns

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged allies to step up their security presence in the High North and recently reached out to European leaders

Reliance halts cell-making plans after failing to secure China tech

Talks stalled after the Chinese company withdrew from the proposed partnership amid Beijing's curbs on overseas technology transfers in key sectors

US Fed faces criminal probe as Powell links move to Trump pressure

In a statement released Sunday evening, Powell rejected the notion that the action was driven by his testimony or the renovation

Global AI race shows Asia leading as tech stocks start 2026 with bang

Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc are overweight and expect further gains driven partly by surging artificial intelligence-related demand and reasonable valuations

Venezuela frees political prisoners as govt vows to 'rescue' Maduro

Venezuelan authorities released at least seven people, including Virgilio Laverde, youth coordinator for Machado's Vente Venezuela party in the southern state of Bolívar

Nvidia, Tesla target same self-driving future through different paths

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's CES pitch on autonomous driving sparks a polite rivalry with Tesla's Elon Musk, highlighting competing visions over who will power the future of self-driving cars

Elon Musk says X to open-source its new algorithm within seven days

This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed," Musk, who owns X, said in a post on the platform

Dozens feared dead as Iran faces biggest nationwide protests in years

Separate mobile-camera footage from Fardis, a city about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tehran, showed at least seven bodies covered in blood inside a building

Dozens feared dead as largest anti-govt protests intensify in Iran

Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans

US agriculture secy suspends $129 million benefit funds to Minnesota

The announcement was made as widespread protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday

Rio-Glencore merger talks gain momentum with premium and CEO in focus

Rio may ultimately consider paying a takeover premium, some of the people said, while other people suggested that the Glencore side is open to being pragmatic on the subject of management

Walmart set to join Nasdaq 100 on January 20 as AstraZeneca drops out

Walmart's addition follows its move last year to shift its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, the largest exchange transfer on record

Tanker carrying oil from Mexico reaches Cuba, increasing tensions with US

Mexico has become a key supplier of oil to Cuba after Venezuela's exports fell, drawing criticism from US lawmakers and adding strain to ties with President Trump

Venezuela seeks closer ties with US while condemning Maduro's fall

One of the first major tests of the Trump-Rodríguez alliance will focus on the oil riches of Venezuela, home to the one of the world's largest proven reserves of the key global commodity

Exxon calls Venezuela 'uninvestable' as Trump pushes $100 billion oil plan

CEO Woods said Exxon was ready "to put a team on the ground" if there is an invitation from the Venezuelan government and appropriate security guarantees

Reliance Industries loses $15 bn market cap in bruising start to 2026

The selloff so far this year has wiped about $15 billion (nearly ₹1.3 trillion) off the company's market value, making it one of the stock's worst starts to a year in recent memory