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Qatar Turns to Cheniere for U.S. LNG as Iran War Reshapes Global Gas Trade
QatarEnergy's 4 mtpa deal with Cheniere through 2054 marks a historic reversal: the world's former No. 2 LNG exporter is...
Cannabis Growers Bet on AI Data Centers as Prices Collapse — and Hit a Wall
Falling cannabis prices and heavy taxes are pushing US growers to convert cultivation facilities into AI data centers, b...
Evergrande-Linked Guangzhou Luxury Flat Sells for $7.3 Million at Court Auction, 57% Below Peak
A 317-sqm Guangzhou apartment tied to Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan's family fetched 50.16 million yuan at a court-order...
Daimler Truck Sues Ex-Fleet Supervisor Over Alleged $3.8M Expense Fraud
Daimler Truck North America alleges a former fleet supervisor and his wife siphoned $3.78 million through corporate cred...
WTI Holds Near $100 as Gulf Attacks Keep Supply Insurance Bid Alive
December WTI ended the week almost flat at $99.29 after a $6 swing, with Houthi strikes on Saudi infrastructure and Horm...
Chinese Naval Hospital Ship Auspicious Ark Makes First Ghana Visit on Medical Mission
The PLA Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark has docked in Tema, Ghana, for a seven-day medical mission — the first Chinese...
Pirbright Institute Develops New Tools to Track Key Immune Cells in Pigs, Accelerating Vaccine Research
Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have created novel reagents to identify T follicular helper cells in pigs for the...
Hong Kong Planners Back Converting Hung Shui Kiu Commercial Space to 1,830 Homes
Henderson Land and Sun Hung Kai won a key Planning Department endorsement to convert 32% of two commercial sites in Hung...
Strategy Isn't a Buzzword: Egyptian Columnist Breaks Down What Strategic Thinking Actually Means
In a widely circulated Arabic-language column, Dr. Ahmed Sobhy Hamido argues that strategy is far simpler and more urgen...
UK to Inject £20.4bn into National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank
Britain plans an extra £20.4bn for its state-backed investment arms over five years, targeting AI, defence and green ene...
Grüüün's Abrupt Exit Leaves 200,000 Customers Facing Higher Bills as Regulator Investigates
German energy provider Grüüün will stop supplying 200,000 customers by 31 October 2026, but failed to notify the Federal...
Trump Expands Tariff Exemptions for Canada as Collins Fights for Maine Senate Seat
The Trump administration is broadening tariff carve-outs for Canadian goods tied to Maine's rural economy, but officials...
Change.org Bets $100 Million on AI to Turn Local Rants into Political Wins
Change.org has rebuilt its platform around local campaigns and AI tools, investing roughly $100 million to convince Amer...
ASD Fest Debuts in Brno to Pull Young Talent Into Czech Aerospace and Defence
A new Czech festival aims to rebrand aerospace and defence as attractive career paths for young people, backed by arms a...
Elon Musk Invests $1 Billion in Skydance Amid Debt Woes
Elon Musk has invested $1 billion in Skydance, a move that comes as the entertainment conglomerate faces a massive debt ...
AI Adoption in Higher Ed Hits an Operational Reckoning
From rogue AI agents to unmeasured ROI, a wave of new surveys and campus deployments shows higher education is moving pa...
Mlabs Systems Trades at RM0.030 as Market Cap Sits at RM8.67 Million
Mlabs Systems Bhd (MLBS) is trading at RM0.030 on Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalisation of RM8.67 million, sitting...
Hawk Resources (ASX: HWK) Trades at A$0.008 as Micro-Cap Explorer Sits Near 52-Week Low
Hawk Resources, the Melbourne-based critical and precious metals explorer formerly known as Alderan Resources, is tradin...
CMS and States Launch $275 Million Nurse Recruitment Drive for Nursing Homes
A new $275 million federal-state initiative offers up to $40,000 in student loan repayment and $10,000 stipends to nurse...
Turkey's Brain Drain Reaches Record High: Who's Leaving and Why
Turkey's brain drain has reached a record high, with 2.2% of high education graduates leaving the country in 2025, up fr...
China's CSRC Fines Jiayuan Technology 6 Million Yuan for IPO and Annual Report Fraud
China's securities regulator penalized Jiayuan Technology and its executives for inflating revenue and profit in its 202...
Pokémon Cards vs. Nvidia: The 40x Comparison That Doesn't Quite Hold
Pokémon card values rose 40-fold in eight years, nearly matching Nvidia's 41x — but illiquidity, condition risk and a fr...
Gold's 14% Slide: Oil, Fed Rate Bets and Chinese Cash Needs Drive the Selloff
Gold has fallen below $4,000 an ounce, down 14% in two months, as surging oil prices keep real rates high and Chinese in...
Is Investing in Artificial Intelligence Still Intelligent?
Investors are reevaluating their expectations for artificial intelligence, leading to a decline in tech stocks. A realit...
LG S30A Soundbar Bundle Hits Record Low $150 on Amazon
LG's S30A 2.1-channel soundbar with wireless subwoofer drops to an all-time low of $150, a 32% discount from its $220 li...
Telecom Stocks Plummet as SpaceX's Wireless Ambitions Spark Concerns
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon shares drop as reports suggest SpaceX is in talks to lease 80,000 cell towers, potentially d...
AI Tutoring CEO Told Students to Ignore Professors' AI Bans. Geneseo Pushed Back.
A CircleIn marketing email urged 224 SUNY Geneseo students to use its AI tutor despite faculty restrictions, exposing a ...
Egypt to Launch National Economic Transformation Programme Before End-2026, Deputy PM Says
Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Eissa outlined Egypt's 2027–2030 economic transformation plan at the Egypt Forum 2026, tar...
C.H. Robinson Faces $604 Million Verdict, Raising Stakes for Freight Broker Carrier Vetting
A Dallas County court has upheld a $604 million verdict against C.H. Robinson, a global third-party logistics provider, ...
Millions of Websites Vulnerable to Hackers Due to PHP Security Flaw
A critical security flaw in the PHP programming language has left millions of websites vulnerable to attacks, with sever...