[POLA] US stock market climbs as US-Iran deal stirs hopes for end to energy chaos
Benchmark S&P 500 rises 1.7 percent, while tech-heavy Nasdaq jumps 3.1 percent.
Economy
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Economy
[POLA] Starbucks Korea to shut stores for history training after ‘Tank Day’ furore
Coffee chain to hold 'historical awareness' training after backlash to ad campaign that evoked 1980 military crackdown.
Economy
[POLA] Stock markets soar, oil falls as US, Iran confirm deal to end war
Asian stock markets surge as Washington and Tehran announce agreement to end hostiles and reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Economy
[POLA] Elon Musk poised to make history as world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX's record-breaking IPO catapults Musk to unprecedented wealth amid rising angst over global inequality.
Economy
[POLA] Stock markets surge as Trump calls off strikes on Iran, touts peace deal
Wall Street and Asian markets rally on hopes for an end to the US-Israel war on Iran.
Economy
[POLA] South Korea fines Coupang $408m over biggest data leak in country’s history
Data protection watchdog says e-commerce giant failed to implement safety measures and delayed reporting breach.
Economy
[POLA] OpenAI says China-based actors stoking opposition to AI data centres
AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to 'exploit and amplify existing public concerns' about energy prices.
Economy
[POLA] Indonesia’s rupiah falls to record low against US dollar
Currency plunge comes as energy shock from the Iran war casts a cloud over Southeast Asian economies.
Economy
[POLA] Thailand cracks down on foreign companies using fig leaf of local ownership
Thai authorities are ramping up enforcement of local ownership rules, stoking anxiety among foreign businesses.
Economy
[POLA] Ex-US Fed Chair Powell warns against politicisation amid Trump’s attacks
Jerome Powell says the US central bank is undergoing a 'stress test' like other institutions in the current era.