BusinessUnited States US National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Raising Fresh Concerns Over Fiscal Sustainability Business NewsAugust 20, 2026August 20, 2026 WASHINGTON: The United States’ national debt has surpassed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, according to the U.S….
BusinessUnited Kingdom UK Inflation Rises to 2.9% in July as Household Energy Bills Surge Business NewsAugust 19, 2026August 19, 2026 LONDON: UK annual consumer price inflation rose to 2.9 percent in July, up from 2.6 percent in June, reaching its…
BusinessUnited Kingdom Savills First-Half Profit Jumps 47% as North America Swings to Profit After Eastdil Deal Business NewsAugust 13, 2026August 13, 2026 LONDON — Global real estate advisor Savills reported a 47% rise in underlying pretax profit to £34.3 million ($46.24 million)…
BusinessUnited States Intel Plans $15 Billion Share Sale to Fund Chip Manufacturing Expansion Business NewsAugust 11, 2026August 11, 2026 SANTA CLARA: Intel plans to raise $15 billion through a share sale as the U.S. chipmaker seeks to capitalize on…
BusinessUnited States Nvidia Partners with Wall Street Giants in $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Initiative Business NewsAugust 11, 2026August 11, 2026 NEW YORK: Nvidia has partnered with a group of major Wall Street financial institutions to mobilize more than $500 billion…
BusinessUnited Kingdom UK Housing Market Stagnates in July as Higher Mortgage Rates, Iran War Weigh on Demand Business NewsAugust 7, 2026August 7, 2026 LONDON — Britain’s housing market remained largely stagnant in July, with house prices showing no monthly growth as higher borrowing…
BusinessSouth Korea Samsung, SK Hynix Investors Demand Higher Shareholder Returns Amid AI-Driven Cash Boom Business NewsAugust 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Seoul: Shareholders of South Korea’s leading memory chip manufacturers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, are calling for significantly higher dividends…
EnvironmentIndia Google’s $15 Billion India Data Centre Project Faces Environmental and Legal Scrutiny Business NewsAugust 6, 2026August 6, 2026 New Delhi: Google’s planned $15 billion data centre project in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh is facing mounting environmental…
BusinessUnited Kingdom BP Profit More Than Doubles as Iran Conflict Drives Oil Price Surge Business NewsAugust 5, 2026August 5, 2026 LONDON: British energy giant BP reported a sharp increase in second-quarter earnings after higher global oil and gas prices, fuelled…
BusinessUnited Kingdom Apple Launches Legal Challenge Against UK Government Over Encrypted Data Access Demand Business NewsAugust 4, 2026August 4, 2026 LONDON: Apple has launched a new legal challenge against the UK government’s demand for access to customers’ encrypted iCloud data,…