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Flooding in Beijing highlights climate change's impact on rainfall

So far this year, rain-induced flooding has hit regions that include India, the Philippines and California and Vermont in the US

War, AI and climate change shaking up $32 trillion in global trade

Long before these trends are reflected in government data, they're already changing global commerce, which amounts to $32 trillion a year in goods and services

Alphabet owned Google's dominance sparks South African antitrust crackdown

The watchdog determined that Google's search dominance "distorts platform competition" in favor of large market players

How Hedge Fund, other money managers are using ChatGPT for marketing

Forty-four percent of money managers use the artificial intelligence tool in a professional capacity, according to the report from BNP Paribas SA

Donald Trump says indictment on Jan 6 charges could come 'any day now'

In a social media post, he said investigation into events of Jan 2021 was an attempt to interfere with 2024 election as he solidifies his wide polling lead for Republican presidential nomination

Adani Group in talks to raise $1.8 bn from India bond sales: Report

The plans will likely gather steam in two months and the amount eventually raised could be double the initial size, sources said

UBS to dispose of riskiest Credit Suisse loans to Asian customers

The bank intends to either wind-down or sell off the majority of Credit Suisse's more complex and higher-risk structured loans in APAC, people familiar with the matter said

US, Europe growing alarmed by China's rush into legacy semiconductors

President Joe Biden implemented broad controls over China's ability to secure the kind of advanced chips that power artificial-intelligence models and military applications

Amazon doubling same-day delivery facilities in push for speed: Report

The company said more than half of all orders placed by Prime subscribers in the 60 largest metropolitan areas during the most recent quarter arrived the same or next day

Retail traders bullish even as India run eases, derivatives data shows

The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index failed to scale a much-hyped 20,000 level and has fallen over 1% from its peak on July 20

Asia's richest families now fuelling race for lucrative finance jobs

"The talent gap is growing and becoming a problem," said instructor Dixon Wong, ahead of his lesson at HKU Space, a continuing education school affiliated with Hong Kong University

Walmart buys Tiger Global's stake in e-com giant Flipkart for $1.4 billion

Separately, venture capital firm Accel also sold its 1 per cent stake in Flipkart to Walmart, the Economic Times reported

US to expand military footprint in Australia to counter China's dominance

The two countries also announced plans to further cooperate on space issues as well as step up integration of Japan into military planning

SpaceX rocket lifts off with world's largest commercial satellite

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s three-fuselage Falcon Heavy ferried the massive payload into orbit at 11:04 p.m. local time from the company's launchpad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

J&J can't use bankruptcy to settle 100,000 baby powder cancer claims: Judge

J&J shares dropped as much as 3.4% in post-market trading following the ruling. The company vowed to appeal Judge Kaplan's ruling

Donald Trump faces fresh charges over footage in Mar-a-Lago probe

Trump had recently announced he had received notice that he was a target in that probe. He has pleaded not guilty in the Florida case and faces a trial on May 20

India, Brazil push back against China's bid to rapidly expand BRICS

Dozens of other nations are also clamoring to join the alliance, fueling western concerns the group is moving to become a counterweight to Washington and the European Union

Companies allowed to list on GIFT IFSC for foreign flows: Sitharaman

India has been considering proposals to allow firms to list on foreign exchanges, in order to compete with Chinese companies that flourish on bourses in the US

Global warming: An overheating planet requires extreme solutions

Rising causes of death would include not just heat itself but exposure to ground-level ozone, malaria, dengue, and West Nile virus

India-made cold syrup sent to Iraq tainted with toxic chemicals, shows test

A bottle of Cold Out purchased at a pharmacy in Baghdad in March contains 2.1 per cent ethylene glycol, according to Valisure LLC, an independent US laboratory