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Can Japan and South Korea draw up a Plan B for Asian security? automated-news
Can Japan and South Korea draw up a Plan B for Asian security?

Can Japan and South Korea draw up a Plan B for Asian security?

24 Aug 2026 🔒
Tokio Marine Weighs Suncorp, IAG as Acquisition Targets, FT Says automated-news
Tokio Marine Weighs Suncorp, IAG as Acquisition Targets, FT Says

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., the Japanese insurer in which Berkshire Hathaway Inc. recently took a stake, is close to finalizing an acquisition target after reviewing Australian and Canadian firms, the Financial Times reported.

24 Aug 2026 🔒
The Real Reason Why Walmart Is Slashing Prices by $2.9 Billion automated-news
The Real Reason Why Walmart Is Slashing Prices by $2.9 Billion

You might not know it from looking at the cost of everything from burritos to berries, but the US is on the cusp of a supermarket price war.

24 Aug 2026 🔒
US affordability tracker: the data that could decide the 2026 midterm elections automated-news
US affordability tracker: the data that could decide the 2026 midterm elections

The FT is tracking changes to the cost of living that will affect American voters

24 Aug 2026 🔒
Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state automated-news
Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state

There is a ready supply of explanations on offer at Westminster

24 Aug 2026 🔒
US grain farmers pummelled as Iran war triggers surge in costs automated-news
US grain farmers pummelled as Iran war triggers surge in costs

Middle East conflict adds to strains in America’s heartland months ahead of midterm elections

24 Aug 2026 🔒
Shortage of Engineers Becomes a Bottleneck for Ukraine’s Defense-Tech automated-news
Shortage of Engineers Becomes a Bottleneck for Ukraine’s Defense-Tech

The speed of innovation on the Ukrainian battlefield means frontline troops may need a new drone design within weeks — but the country’s defense industry faces a critical labor shortage that threatens to derail that pace.

24 Aug 2026 🔒
Why Bessent’s Iran D-Day Threat Hinges on His Willingness to Hit China automated-news
Why Bessent’s Iran D-Day Threat Hinges on His Willingness to Hit China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s threat to unleash an “economic D-Day” against Iran risks setting the US on a collision course with China, its main trading partner. Bloomberg's Jon Herskovitz breaks down the likelihood that the US will take aggressive actions against Beijing. (Source: Bloomberg)

24 Aug 2026 🔒
JLL: HK Luxury Home Rents Set to Rise 5% in 2026 automated-news
JLL: HK Luxury Home Rents Set to Rise 5% in 2026

Cathie Chung, Senior Research Director at JLL Hong Kong, says expats relocating to Hong Kong are driving growth in the city's luxury home rental market. She discusses this on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (Source: Bloomberg)

24 Aug 2026 🔒
China robot maker Unitree’s post-listing slump sparks bubble fears automated-news
China robot maker Unitree’s post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

China robot maker Unitree’s post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

24 Aug 2026 🔒
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