Insiders at global recruitment firm Robert Walters plc have been net buyers of the company's shares over the past year, with the Independent Chairman making a significant purchase above the current trading price, suggesting long-term confidence in the business strategy.
ExxonMobil reshapes its portfolio with a dual-pronged strategy, resolving a long-standing arbitration in Colombia to secure exploration rights while closing its aging Fife ethylene plant in Scotland, signaling a sharper focus on core, cost-efficient assets.
Three Chinese legislators with senior roles in the defense, aerospace, and nuclear sectors have been removed from their posts, state media announced. The move follows a high-profile investigation into a top general and comes as Beijing intensifies its military modernization campaign.
Silver prices tumbled over 9%, wiping out two days of gains amid a broad market pullback. The sell-off extended to gold, tech stocks, and cryptocurrencies as a stronger dollar and sector rotation prompted investors to reassess risk.
On-chain data reveals the Royal Government of Bhutan has transferred over 184 Bitcoin to trading desks and exchanges as prices tumbled, marking its first significant wallet activity in months and raising questions about sovereign digital asset strategies during volatile conditions.
Shell PLC posted its weakest quarterly profit in four years as falling oil prices bit into earnings, yet the energy giant doubled down on rewarding investors with a dividend hike and a new multi-billion dollar buyback, even as its debt load climbed.
Moscow's lead negotiator Kirill Dmitriev claims substantive progress in talks aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict, while accusing Western powers of attempting to derail the diplomatic process.
In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria this year, armed assailants stormed two villages in Kwara state, killing scores of civilians and burning homes to the ground. The assault underscores the alarming spread of the country's overlapping security crises beyond their traditional strongholds.
A global financial watchdog warns that record hedge fund leverage in government bond markets, concentrated in the $16tn repo market, has created a dangerous vulnerability that could trigger fire sales and a new crisis during economic stress.
Moscow reaffirms its commitment to supply oil to Havana, countering Washington's recent sanctions and threats aimed at choking off the island's energy imports.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino asserts judicial independence after Supreme Court voids Hong Kong firm's canal port contracts, triggering a sharp rebuke from Beijing and highlighting escalating US-China tensions in Latin America.
Fueled by a wave of anti-corruption protests, a new generation of candidates is challenging Nepal's political establishment. Young contenders like 25-year-old Kishori Karki are campaigning on promises of change, transparency, and a break from the past as the nation heads to the polls.
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the crypto firm championing an 'Ethereum-first' treasury strategy, is grappling with massive unrealized losses exceeding $7 billion following Ether's sharp decline below $2,100, spotlighting the high-stakes risks of corporate crypto concentration.
A seismic sell-off rippled through global markets this week, erasing hundreds of billions in value from tech stocks and bonds. Unlike previous AI-driven corrections, this rout stems from a growing fear that artificial intelligence is poised to disrupt the core business models of established software giants, not just from bubble concerns.
The Swedish automaker, majority-owned by China's Geely, reports a sharp decline in quarterly earnings, citing U.S.-EU tariffs, currency pressures, and softening demand as key challenges to its near-term outlook.
A routine congressional hearing on financial oversight descended into a series of heated, personal clashes Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traded barbs with Democratic lawmakers, marking a stark departure from the typically staid nature of such testimonies.
Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping held a comprehensive phone discussion covering Iran sanctions, trade tensions, and Taiwan, as Washington seeks to rally international pressure on Tehran. The call precedes a planned presidential visit to Beijing in April.
France's top representative in Taipei asserts that naval transits through the sensitive waterway are exercises in defending maritime norms, not deliberate provocations against Beijing.
Shares of Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) surged nearly 10% on Wednesday, extending a four-day rally after Morgan Stanley raised its price target, a vote of confidence that overshadowed the company's recent disappointing financial results.
London's blue-chip index is poised to open lower, pausing after hitting a fresh record high, as market focus shifts to the Bank of England's upcoming interest rate announcement and guidance.
