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Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest and produce Priyanka Neomali Wijayasinghe, the second suspect in the case involving financial fraud during the acquisition of aircraft for SriLankan Airlines. Wijayasinghe is the wife of former SriLa…
Sydney Sweeney’s SYRN posted a photoshoot with Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, hinting at a potential collaboration that could shake the lingerie industry – and sending shares in Victoria’s Secret slumping 3.5%.
The US stock market is rising toward more records after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the list of those reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. But caution is still hanging over Wall Street, and oil prices are also rising on uncertainty about what wil…
Israeli settlers and others enjoy a day at a spring in the Jordan Valley during Israel’s Independence Day, in Auja, in the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Western Australia’s rental market has been pushed to breaking point, according to a new report, with renters no longer able to absorb increasing costs despite a 0.3 per cent vacancy rate.
A resurgent teal movement will again target one of Melbourne’s most marginal electorates at this year’s state election, with a one-time financial backer of former Liberal leader John Pesutto to challenge him in the seat of Hawthorn.
Top Wall Street executives are increasingly confident that the impasse over Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair will be resolved before central bank boss Jerome Powell’s term ends next month, On The Money has learned.
Israeli settlers have shot dead a 29-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.
Chubb's stock is falling on Wednesday despite a big earnings beat and a slew of price target increases by Wall Street analysts.
The U.S. government's weighing of a financial lifeline for the United Arab Emirates posts bigger questions about what is in store for the booming Mideast economy post-war. The UAE has spent decades engineering one of the world's most resilient tourism economies, built on global connectivity and continuous infrastruc…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that "many" oil-rich U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have requested a financial backstop amid economic turbulence from the war with Iran.
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers that he would like the central bank to change its strategy for measuring inflation.
Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan oligarch, is escorted by police, after being extradited from Greece, at the Eugen Doga International Airport in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Israel’s advancement of settlement expansion in the West Bank is being undertaken with full US backing, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, while speaking about his push for sovereignty over the entire area as the country marks its 78th Independence Day.
New York City’s foreclosure slowdown is being driven by one borough, and it’s not because the market suddenly got healthier.
If the Senate wants to fight inflation and put the US economy on an even keel, it should confirm Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve Board as soon as possible.
ON March 26, I had a meaningful exchange with Rev. Ricky Sarthou of the Christ Commission Fellowship. He pointed me to a passage that speaks deeply about God’s hand and providence in the middle of war and economic turmoil in a nation. I took his counsel seriously and spent time reading and reflecting on it.
SAN DIEGO, California — Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) around. They do not learn that the global economy depends on just 100 of those miles.
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Justin Sun alleges World Liberty Financial installed tools to prevent sale of his tokens after they became tradeable
Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on the global economy, even as some say it could run out of oil storage by Sunday
At least 55 Palestinian children have been prevented from attending school for the past 10 school days after Israeli settlers erected a barbed-wire fence blocking the route to their classrooms in the occupied West Bank, according to Save the Children.
Europe’s economic engine is sputtering yet again, and the outlook is getting worse with every day that the conflict in the Middle East drags on.
President Donald Trump's indefinite extension to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire dominated market chatter on Wednesday, with asset prices reflecting a mixed picture.
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- More than 50 U.S. Republicans have urged South Korea to halt what they describe as a "targeted assault" on American companies, including Coupang Inc., through discriminatory regulations, calling it an "unacceptable" move that could risk helping Chinese firms gain market dominance.
Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC and NBC polls show approval in mid-30s, with economy, Iran and immigration concerns
Israeli forces and settlers are committing acts of gender-based and sexualised violence that are contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a new study has found.
Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
A hearing into complaints about the financial position of the vice-president and her husband could potentially lead to her impeachment
A hearing into complaints about the financial position of the vice-president and her husband could potentially lead to her impeachment
The stock market is telling a different story from the 'Iran is strong, America is overreaching' narrative being spewed by mainstream media.
Libya has reached its highest oil production in more than a decade, approved its first unified budget in 13 years and secured one of the few growth upgrades in the IMF's latest regional outlook, making it a rare bright spot as the Iran war forces steep downgrades on economies across the Middle East.
Futures are higher with earnings in full swing and AI winners soaring. Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran just before its Taco Tuesday expiration, while maintaining a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, after plans for peace talks fell apart. Still, the market doesn’t seem too concerned about the lack…
Akbayan Rep. Jose Manuel Diokno says that Vice President Sara Duterte must answer the allegation that she did not declare millions of inflows from her bank accounts as revealed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council at the House of Representatives justice committee hearing on April 22, 2026. Meanwhile, Diokno shrugged…
The Falcons may attempt to cash in after Kyle Pitts finally raised his stock.
Home Minister Sudan Gurung was a key figure in the Gen-Z protests last September that toppled Nepal’s previous government
Home Minister Sudan Gurung was a key figure in the Gen-Z protests last September that toppled Nepal’s previous government
The task force will provide professional advice on financing and banking services for the development of the megaproject
It's becoming clearer how a war thousands of miles away is hitting pockets here in the UK, with the latest figures showing inflation has risen to 3.3% largely due to higher fuel prices.
Oil prices have edged higher while Europe's main stock markets eased on uncertainty surrounding the prospect of resumed peace talks following an extension to the US-Iran ceasefire.
Development ‘underscores growing demand from investors for cross-border products and diversified regional exposure’, HKEX CEO says
Development ‘underscores growing demand from investors for cross-border products and diversified regional exposure’, HKEX CEO says
Beijing is overhauling ‘producer services’ with upgrades and more specialisation to avert deindustrialisation and anchor advanced manufacturing
Beijing is overhauling ‘producer services’ with upgrades and more specialisation to avert deindustrialisation and anchor advanced manufacturing
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that it would halt its attacks against Iran until the regime can submit a “unified proposal” to discuss during negotiations, but Polymarket's prediction market still sees low chances for the ceasefire to be extended by Wednesday.
Donald Trump's announcement that the ceasefire with Iran would continue for talks damped anxiety that the U.S. was about to resume strikes, but investors largely reacted with a shrug.
In a matter of weeks, energy supply shocks sent oil prices up by 30 per cent, fuel costs surged to record highs, and the ripple effects hit everything from inflation and global growth to household bills.
For DBS CEO Tan Su Shan, the biggest risk keeping her up at night is not just market volatility or geopolitical shocks, but cyberattacks.