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Michael Burry of 'Big Short' fame deregisters Scion Asset Management

Bets by Scion, which managed $155 million in assets as of March, have long been dissected for hints of looming bubbles and signs of market froth

Bangladesh on alert as tribunal sets verdict date for deposed PM Hasina

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) is set to go ahead with its scheduled task, a prosecution team member of the special court briefly said

After 230 years, penny dies: What pushed the US Mint to pull the plug

The decision to end the production of pennies was made by US President Donald Trump earlier this year as costs climbed and the one-cent valuation became virtually obsolete

How a single remark on Taiwan by Japan has reignited tensions with China

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark on defending Taiwan has triggered a fierce diplomatic clash with China, reopening historical wounds

China leads global patent race in 2024, filing nearly half of world total

China filed 1.8 million patent applications in 2024, almost half of the world's total, with most coming from local innovators; the US ranked second, followed by Japan

China tightens control on AI-generated content: What the new law says

The move comes amid a surge in AI-generated content on earthquake damage and kidnappings, leading to widespread public confusion

Special Bangladeshi tribunal to deliver verdict against Hasina on Nov 17

Hasina, her home minister in the ousted Awami League government, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and then inspector general of police (IGP) or police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were tried in tribunal

What Democrats' new emails suggest about Trump's links with Epstein victims

The Democrats released a new batch of emails revealing shocking details about Trump's ties to Epstein, claiming that he "knew about the girls" and "the victim spent hours with him"

China accuses US of $13 bn Bitcoin theft, calls it state-backed hacking

China's cyber agency has accused the US of stealing $13 billion in Bitcoin from the LuBian mining pool in 2020, calling it a state-backed hack; the US has denied such allegations

Asian shares mixed as US stocks hover near record after shutdown ends

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 per cent to 51,139.48 as investors took heart as the US government shutdown finally ended

Zelenskyy hit by major scandal as ex-biz partner accused of $100 mn graft

The case involves Timur Mindich, Zelenskyy's longtime associate and co-owner of his former entertainment company, Kvartal 95

Trump did 'nothing wrong': White House after Epstein-linked emails release

The White House moved quickly to defend President Donald Trump after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released long-spanning Jeffrey Epstein emails referencing him

Trump signs govt funding bill, ending shutdown after 43-day disruption

The shutdown magnified partisan divisions in Washington as Trump took unprecedented unilateral actions including cancelling projects and trying to fire federal workers

Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs: Report

Mexico and Vietnam are among the most exposed to US trade dependence, the paper showed, but progressive economic policies and political stability meant they were among the more resilient economies

Trump needs 'real chance' of ending war to meet Putin, says Rubio

In October, Trump announced surprise plans to hold a new summit with Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine after the two spoke by phone

China targets tax evasion by sellers on Amazon, other e-commerce sites

Tax bureaus across China in recent months told major platforms to submit some Chinese merchants' third-quarter revenue in a bid to curb underreported sales

Blackstone's AirTrunk targets India for its next data facility: CEO

Investors are pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the data centers required to power them

China heads for longest slowdown in consumption growth since post-covid

Top government and Communist Party officials regularly state that they're committed to lifting domestic spending - something the US and other major trading partners have also long demanded

China to control chemical subsidiaries, lists 13 Fentanyl precursors: FBI

The announcement comes on the heels of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

House passes bill to end historic govt shutdown, sending measure to Trump

House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away, with Republicans using their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line