Page 7 - Bloomberg/workspace/business Standard Web/video

Mercedes-Benz risks US ban under bill targeting China-linked automakers

The legislative provision effectively bans companies from the US based on certain thresholds, such as whether they are more than 15 per cent owned by a foreign entity

Goldman's model shows Spain as 26% probable winner of FIFA World Cup

The analysis combined historical match data, team rankings, scoring talent and geographic factors to forecast the tournament's outcome

Social media giants to pay $27 mn to settle Kentucky school lawsuit

The settlements, which were announced earlier this month but without financial details, allowed the companies to avert the first trial in the nation over a school district's complaint

Trump admin's immigration surge cost 668,000 jobs, says Brookings report

In the 86 cities that saw the sharpest rise in ICE arrests, they found roughly 13 lost jobs associated with each excess arrest

Trump to hand Kennedy Center control to Congress after court setback

Trump decried the judge's ruling and said he would be 'working with Congress to transfer this failing Institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it'

Internet built Backrooms, does Hollywood effectively own them now?

As A24 turns the internet-born Backrooms phenomenon into a blockbuster, fans are debating who truly owns collaborative online storytelling

SpaceX lowers IPO valuation target to at least $1.8 trillion

SpaceX is targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its IPO, potentially making it the largest public offering in history

Founder supremacy is eroding the discipline of corporate governance

It's not an accident that Apple's Steve Jobs, maybe the greatest of all high-tech founders and CEOs, had no need to shelter behind bespoke extra protections

Companies face tougher investor scrutiny as rupee hits record lows

The rupee has lost about 10 per cent against the dollar over the past 12 months, the worst performance among Asian currencies

Indian power firms boost gas purchases to meet night-time cooling demand

Large swathes of India have suffered from blistering heat waves this summer, with sweltering temperatures around-the-clock pushing peak electricity demand to new highs

Waaree Energies planning to hire banks for $700 million share sale

Waaree Energies has selected Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd., and Nomura Holdings Inc. to manage the offering

Vietnam emerging as Asia's rising power by balancing US-China rivalry

According to the Lowy Institute's 2025 Asia Power Index, Vietnam recorded the second-largest increase in overall influence in the region; it now ranks seventh in Asia for economic relationships

Anthropic valued at $965 bn after latest funding round, eclipsing OpenAI

Alphabet Inc.'s Google contributed several billion dollars to the round as part of a previously announced commitment to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic over time

Starbucks to weigh AI usage into account in tech workers' bonuses

A quarter of bonuses paid to tech employees will be pegged to department-wide goals that include AI adoption

WHO advisers recommend Ebola drugs be limited to clinical trials only

That means people who are sick now, or are at risk of becoming sick after being exposed to them, may not get access

Stocks and bonds rally as hopes grow for end to West Asia conflict

Hopes of extended US-Iran ceasefire talks lifted global equities and eased oil prices, while gold rebounded after touching a two-month low

AI could lead European banks to cut up to 20% jobs: Morgan Stanley

Many bank executives have acknowledged that AI will upend some jobs as firms start implementing the technology across different functions

Merchant ships avoid Strait of Hormuz after renewed US airstrikes

President Donald Trump said no single nation would be allowed to control the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring one of the central obstacles to securing a lasting agreement with Iran

Ex-BP Chairman Manifold hits back at 'lies' told about his conduct

Manifold's dismissal is the latest in a prolonged period of leadership upheaval at BP, which has included 3 CEOs in as many years, and raises fresh questions about company's internal processes

Congo seeks experimental Ebola antibody as outbreak crosses 1,000 cases

Eastern Congo faces a "catastrophic collision" of war and disease as fighting and displacement accelerate the spread of Ebola and undermine efforts to isolate patients and trace contacts