French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at the far-left and the far-right for uniting an “anti-Republican front” to bring down the government after Prime Minister […]
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Currency and bond markets price in fall of France’s government
As France’s National Assembly voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, we look at how markets have responded to the news. Chief among investor […]
US – China chip war heats up as Beijing bans export of key minerals
A day after the US government announced new export restrictions hitting China’s chip industry, Beijing retaliated with a ban on the sale of key minerals […]
Vietnamese real estate tycoon to raise $9 billion or face death penalty
An Ho Chi Minh City court upheld a death sentence for Vietnamese real estate magnate Truong My Lan after convicting her for embezzlement and bribery […]
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid plummeting vehicle sales
The board of the world’s fourth largest automaker, Stellantis, said that its CEO Carlos Tavares had stepped down from his position on Sunday. The group, […]
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns as auto giant suffers slump in sales
Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that […]
How to carry out a visual detox: Ways to sharpen our visual critical thinking
With the advent of social media, our brains are receiving a constant stream of images. So how can we undergo a visual detox? Annette Young […]
Putin says there’s no need to panic over Russia’s plummeting ruble
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there’s no need to panic over the country’s plummeting currency… despite the ruble weakening to its lowest level in over […]
Bittersweet business: How the global cocoa industry is changing
The cocoa industry in Haiti is one of the few bright spots in an economy that’s suffocating amid gang violence and political instability. Exports of fermented […]
LVMH boss to testify in trial of former French spy chief Squarcini
Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man and the billionaire head of luxury group LVMH, is set to take the witness stand in a Paris court in […]