Amazon to raise $15 billion in first US bond sale in three years to fund AI push
E-commerce giant files for a six-part bond sale; proceeds may be used for acquisitions and capital expenditures to share buybacks
US is the largest recipient of Chinese loans with $200 billion, study shows
AidData finds China's lending to wealthy countries totalled $2.2 trillion across 200 countries in every region from 2000 to 2023; Britain received $60 billion, EU $161 billion
Trump says ‘we’ll be selling’ F-35s to Saudi Arabia
F-35 sale could mark major shift in regional military balance; Saudis have asked to buy 48 of the stealthy fighters
US Chevron joins race to explore potential purchase of Russian Lukoil’s global assets, sources say
Chevron exploring options to acquire assets in areas where it overlaps with Lukoil, including Kazakhstan oilfields and Nigeria offshore licenses, after US Treasury clearance for discussions
Stocks slip as markets eye US data barrage, Japan PM’s meet with BOJ chief
Japan's PM Takaichi to meet BOJ governor as markets speculate on rates; Fed rate-cut expectations decrease despite U.S. economic weakness
Singapore Exchange to launch bitcoin and ether perpetual futures
Trading platform, set to launch on November 24, will be accessible to accredited and institutional investors, according to SGX's announcement
Gold declines for fourth session as strong dollar and rate cut expectations weigh on prices
Spot gold drops 0.1% to $4,039.19 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures for December delivery fall 0.9% to $4,038.60 per ounce
Oil prices fall as Russian export hub resumes operations after Ukrainian strike
Brent crude futures fall 28 cents, or 0.4% to $63.92; US WTI futures drop by 26 cents, or 0.4%, to $59.65 a barrel
Gulf stock markets cautious ahead of U.S. jobs report
Qatari, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai benchmarks slip or remain subdued as investors weigh Fed’s policy signals
GMI cloud to build $500 million AI data centre in Taiwan with Nvidia support
Facility will run on Nvidia’s Blackwell GB300 chips, hosting 7,000 GPUs across 96 high-density racks, set to go online by March 2026
India ships first jet fuel cargo to US West Coast for Chevron, traders say
Chevron fire cuts output at 285,000 bpd El Segundo refinery, curbing West Coast jet fuel supplies
Bitcoin drops 1.59% to $93,684, hits six-month low as Fed rate-cut odds fall to 40%
Risk sentiment weakens further as investors pull back from crypto, with bitcoin earlier sliding to $95,885 and the market losing over $1tr since October
Gold holds steady as focus turns to US data for more Fed cues
Spot gold edges up to $4,083.92 while U.S. December futures dip to $4,085.30 in early trade
Asia markets pause ahead of earnings, US data and AI-driven rally test
December U.S. rate-cut odds fall to 40% as cautious policymakers weigh on global stocks
Oil falls after loadings resume at key Russian export hub
Brent slips 58 cents to $63.81 while WTI drops 59 cents to $59.50 in early Monday trade