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Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a wild horse and her foal feeding on spiny gorses in the Serra da Groba, near Baiona, Galicia, Spain, May 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a wild horse and her foal feeding on spiny gorses in the Serra da Groba, near Baiona, Galicia, Spain, May 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

I built an AI trading platform in six days. That’s terrifying

AI coding agents can easily create trading platforms that once would have required the work of a well-funded fintech team of eight, says the writer.
AI coding agents can easily create trading platforms that once would have required the work of a well-funded fintech team of eight, says the writer.

Person Of The Moment

Mark Mobius, the eagle-eyed investment legend who bet on Asia before others did

To most, Mr Mark Mobius – the long-time chairman of Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Group – remained something of an enigma. He died in Singapore, aged 89.
To most, Mr Mark Mobius – the long-time chairman of Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Group – remained something of an enigma. He died in Singapore, aged 89.

11 nations urge ‘coordinated’ economic support amid Mid-East war

The IMF has lowered its global growth projection for 2026 to 3.1 per cent due to escalating conflict in the Middle East.
The IMF has lowered its global growth projection for 2026 to 3.1 per cent due to escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Super Rich In Korea’s David Yong allegedly allowed company to unlawfully issue over $1m in loans

David Yong Khung Lin was also charged with 10 counts of falsification of accounts on March 16. He allegedly committed these offences between 2019 and 2023.
David Yong Khung Lin was also charged with 10 counts of falsification of accounts on March 16. He allegedly committed these offences between 2019 and 2023.

Emergency measures hobble Cuba as fuel supplies dwindle under US pressure

A person sits at a gas station in Havana on Feb 9. The country is facing a shortage of jet fuel, highlighting the severe impact of US energy restrictions on an island already grappling with a serious economic crisis.
A person sits at a gas station in Havana on Feb 9. The country is facing a shortage of jet fuel, highlighting the severe impact of US energy restrictions on an island already grappling with a serious economic crisis.

Cubans queue for fuel as Trump issues oil ultimatum

Vehicles waiting in line to refuel at a gas station in Havana on Jan 30, 2026.
Vehicles waiting in line to refuel at a gas station in Havana on Jan 30, 2026.

Ignore gold’s message at your peril

For global financial markets, dealing with chaos means turning to gold.
For global financial markets, dealing with chaos means turning to gold.

Tunisians revive protests in Gabes over pollution from state chemical plant

People march on the 15th anniversary of the 2011 uprising to protest over pollution caused by chemical emissions from the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group's phosphate complex, demanding its closure, in Gabes, Tunisia December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Nasraoui
People march on the 15th anniversary of the 2011 uprising to protest over pollution caused by chemical emissions from the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group's phosphate complex, demanding its closure, in Gabes, Tunisia December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Nasraoui

G20 countries' medium-term growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis, IMF says

Schoolchildren holding umbrellas walk across the road from a G20 banner as South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit on November 22-23, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Schoolchildren holding umbrellas walk across the road from a G20 banner as South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit on November 22-23, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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