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Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus

The curbs on rice now cover all varieties that the South Asian nation ships to overseas markets, further tightening global supply

Hyperdrive: Here's why 'black mass' is latest buzzword for EV industry

There's growing interest in battery recycling as the global electric-vehicle industry expands, and as carmakers and Western governments aim to build supply chains that bypass China

Billion-dollar pharma cos set to face their first US price negotiations

For taxpayers, the savings could be significant: Negotiations could save the US $36.5 bn from 2026 to 2028, according to Wells Fargo Securities. Drugmakers are suing the government to stop the squeeze

S&P 500 comebacks fade at historic pace, illustrates lack of conviction

By the end of July, the S&P 500 had risen almost 30% off its October lows

Markets show China needs stimulus 'bazooka' to bring back investors

The price action illustrated once again how China's efforts to boost its markets are struggling in the face of economic worries

Viasat Inc's $1 bn orbiting satellites risks upending space insurance

Viasat's troubles in orbit come a few years after big-name insurers like American International Group Inc and Allianz SE have shuttered their space portfolios

PM Modi weighs continuing free grains program into Lok Sabha polls 2024

The proposal involves continuing a $24 billion program by another six months to June 2024, said the people who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private

Apple, Tesla links mean China can't pressure business: Foxconn's Terry Gou

If China were to confiscate assets of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., it would hurt the interests of major global pension funds, and "no foreign investor will dare to invest," he said

China's worsening economic slowdown is sounding alarm bells across globe

Policymakers are bracing for a hit to their economies as China's imports of everything from construction materials to electronics slide

Global air tickets face potential price hikes as Chinese return to skies

China's return is thought to be the final missing piece in the global air travel recovery

Stake sale, IPO plans for retail units in focus for Ambani's AGM speech

His once-a-year speech to investors - similar to Warren Buffett's annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders - has over time evolved into an highly anticipated pageant

Saudi Arabia signals interest in the Champions League football entry

UEFA members include a few non-European countries, including Kazakhstan, whose clubs can participate in the Champions League

Germany's inflation trauma of 1923 strikes an unpleasant chord today

Soaring energy costs helped trigger a recession that's exposed economic frailties. Heightened inequality, meanwhile, is fueling a resurgence of far-right political forces

Donald Trump raises $7.1 million as Georgia arrest rallies supporters

Trump brought in $4.18 million just on Friday, the highest single-day haul of his 2024 presidential campaign effort, the person said

China's travel rebound risks supercharging of jet fuel prices: Report

China's return is thought to be the final missing piece in the global air travel recovery.

How climate change is helping pests and diseases destroy our food

As temperature rise, you have this expanded geographic range and this expanded range of insects that will just increase those diseases that insects spread

SpaceX launches latest crew to space station after fixing valve issue

SpaceX also opted to replace some of the valves on multiple Dragon spacecraft - including some of the valves on Crew-7's Dragon

Steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal seeks non-tariff barriers on imports from US, EU

Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal wants the government to counter American tariffs and Europe's carbon tax with a similar levy, to level the playing field for companies like his

Apple security chief under scanner for bribery charge over gun permits

The company pursued the gun permits starting in 2017 so that Apple's executive protection team could be armed after Moyer's staff reported receiving more serious threats against Chief Executive Office

Niger junta expels French Ambassador Sylvain Itte as tensions mount

France's ambassador was accredited by the foreign ministry under ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday