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For most of the past two decades, China’s economy could solve slow growth by pulling one of three levers. It could push investment, lift property, or sell more to the rest of the world. Today, one lever is broken, another is politically constrained, and the third is provoking resistance abroad. Though the economy is still… Continue reading Why China’s traditional growth model is breaking down

Medical-supplies distributor Medline has raised $6.26 billion in an initial public offering, claiming the title of the largest IPO of the year and securing a valuation of more than $50 billion. The US-based company, backed by private equity groups Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman, said on Tuesday it sold 216 million shares at $29… Continue reading Medline’s $6.3B IPO tops global listings in 2025 as US equity markets regain momentum

The oil market currently sits between two distinctive scenarios, involving the growing supply risk from Venezuela, and prospect of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.  On one hand, the prospect of a potential peace agreement in the Russia and Ukraine war could see sanctions on Russian oil disappear quickly. This would then be available… Continue reading Analysis: oil caught between geopolitical forces as experts see volatile market

Authorities in Delhi have implemented stringent measures to combat the escalating pollution crisis.  Among the key initiatives rolled out on Wednesday is a ban targeting vehicles that fail to comply with the latest emission control norms, signalling a strong push towards cleaner transportation, Reuters said in a report.  Furthermore, the government is regulating attendance across… Continue reading India’s Delhi orders office attendance limits, construction halt amid severe air pollution

Warner Bros Discovery Inc. is preparing to recommend that shareholders reject Paramount Global’s $108 billion hostile takeover offer, with the board debating terms that question the strength of financial backing from Larry Ellison, according to a Financial Times report. The Hollywood group, led by Chief Executive David Zaslav, could announce its position as soon as… Continue reading Warner Bros Discovery poised to reject Paramount’s $108B bid

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, beating forecasts but revealing deeper cracks in the labor market that sent Bitcoin briefly slipping below the mid-$86,000 area.  While the headline jobs number was better than the worst-case fears, the uptick in the unemployment rate to 4.6% triggered a conflicting wave of risk appetite. The soft… Continue reading What November jobs data means for Bitcoin’s short-term trend

Global investors may be witnessing a historic turning point in how the world views US financial assets, according to Ron Temple, chief market strategist at Lazard. In a recent CNBC interview, Temple argued that 2025 marks “the beginning of the end of American exceptionalism in markets,” as foreign investors reassess the overall safety, stability, and… Continue reading The era of US assets are safest mindset is coming to an end: market expert warns

Famed investor Jim Cramer says Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) may be a better pick than artificial intelligence (AI) hyperscalers heading into 2026. More importantly, his bullish view on PG shares is not entirely based on a healthy 2.89% dividend yield – something that the consumer goods behemoth is most celebrated for. In a recent… Continue reading Why Procter & Gamble stock may be a better pick than AI hyperscalers for 2026