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Alphabet hits $4 trillion market cap, emerging as major AI trade winner

Alphabet's stock has risen 6 per cent so far this year, building on last year's rally of more than 65 per cent, which made it the top performer among the Magnificent Seven

BBC defends documentary targeted by Trump in $10 bn defamation lawsuit

The BBC on Monday asked a federal judge in Miami to pause the exchange of evidence in the suit, filed last month, until a ruling is issued on the broadcaster's motion to dismiss the case, which is due

Harvard enrolls record international students despite Trump admin curbs

The share of foreign students enrolled at Harvard in the fall of 2025 rose slightly to 28%, or 6,749 students, according to data published by the university

Jeanine Pirro going after Fed's Jerome Powell, heedless of backlash

The probe elicited objections from lawmakers and comments from President Donald Trump that suggest he's trying to distance himself from the matter

Turkey in talks to join Saudi-Pakistan defence alliance, says report

The trilateral defense talks come in the wake of a cease-fire between Pakistan and India that ended a four-day military clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May

Nvidia to invest $1 billion with Eli Lilly to build AI-driven drug lab

The hope is to supercharge a time-consuming process that currently relies heavily on human researchers conducting physical experiments

Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink to step down amid falling beer sales

Van den Brink, 52, will stand down on May 31 after six years at the helm of Heineken, and more than 28 years at the Dutch company in total, according to a statement Monday

US hosts meet of G-7 ministers on rare earths amid China-Japan tensions

The discussions are expected to also include officials from Australia, South Korea, India, Mexico and the European Union, and focus on critical raw materials and the security of global supply chains

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