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A brief Budget passage and a larger components scheme outlay signal India’s bid to build chips, materials and equipment—not just assemble electronics.
Australia’s central bank lifts rates for the first time in two years, citing re-accelerating inflation, strong demand and housing pressures.
Reds, Royals, Marlins, Brewers, Cardinals and Rays will shift local broadcasts to MLB’s in-house unit in 2026 after missed RSN rights fees.
Capital One struck a $5.15B cash-and-stock deal for fintech Brex, betting on AI-native spend software as regulators weigh another big integration.
ESPN has completed its purchase of NFL Network and related assets, while the NFL takes a 10% equity stake—reshaping how fans get games, RedZone and fantasy.
AstraZeneca will delist its Nasdaq ADRs and begin trading its ordinary shares on the NYSE, simplifying global trading and exiting the Nasdaq-100.
A review finds India’s ACC battery PLI has delivered just 1.4 GWh so far, with no payouts made and near-total reliance on imported cells.
Hiring cooled sharply in 2025 while unemployment claims stayed low, creating a “low-hire, low-fire” job market that’s squeezing mobility.
Blackstone reports record earnings, inflows and $1.3T in assets, and says an improving IPO market could unlock exits for Jersey Mike’s and Copeland.
Korean steel giants plan an ultra-low-carbon mill near Donaldsonville, aiming to supply Hyundai and Kia U.S. plants while raising local and environmental stakes.
The Fed paused rate cuts in a 10-2 vote, citing resilient growth and elevated inflation, as Trump pressure and legal fights sharpen scrutiny of its independence.
The S&P 500 briefly crossed 7,000 for the first time, highlighting how a handful of AI and tech giants are driving gains as the Fed stays on hold.
Netflix rewrites its Warner Bros. deal as a $27.75-a-share all-cash offer, sharpening a takeover fight and intensifying U.S. and EU antitrust review.
Inflation rose to 3.8% in December, above forecasts, pushing markets to price a possible RBA rate hike in February and sending the Australian dollar higher.
Insurers’ shares plunge after CMS proposes near-flat 2027 Medicare Advantage payments, alongside UnitedHealth guidance warning of higher costs and pullbacks.
Norway’s Telenor will sell its entire 30.3% holding in True Corp to Thai billionaire Suphachai Chearavanont’s firm, deepening telecom localization.
New ECB guidelines reshape who can borrow in a resolution, tighten post-pandemic collateral rules, add climate haircuts and admit DLT-linked securities.
New ECB guidelines tighten collateral, set a path for resolved banks to regain liquidity access, add climate haircuts and admit some DLT securities.