Japan’s antitrust watchdog has begun an investigation into whether Alphabet Inc.’s Google abuses its market position to block rival services, compounding scrutiny of the internet leader’s business practices across the globe.
Game platforms including Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox and Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation will be “the most clear-cut beneficiaries of AI adoption in the game industry,” according to Morgan Stanley.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida underscored his plan to return some tax revenues to the public, fund more handouts for those on low incomes and extend energy subsidies in a speech a day after his party lost a special election.
Oil declined, tracking losses in equity markets, as Israel held off on its ground invasion of Gaza amid diplomatic efforts to secure the release of more hostages.
Venezuela’s María Corina Machado is projected to have a commanding lead in an early count of Sunday’s primary in a demonstrative turnout by opposition voters, putting her in position to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in general elections next year.
Argentina’s election will be settled in a presidential runoff between Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who defied expectations to snatch the lead in Sunday’s election, and libertarian outsider Javier Milei. It’s a politically polarizing scenario that investors had feared most.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit China next month in the latest sign of thawing ties after a years-long dispute, with the two sides signaling a deal toward ending Chinese tariffs on Australian wine exports.
Vedanta Ltd. may lose its third chief financial officer in as many years just as the mining conglomerate controlled by billionaire Anil Agarwal heads into an ambitious restructuring of its businesses, according to people familiar with the matter.
About 40% of issuers in this crucial area of corporate finance are yet to price a new deal this year. That’s an unwelcome signal for Wall Street — and business.
Israel is set to offer its first accounting of the toll on the economy from the violent conflict with Hamas, as the central bank reviews interest rates just over two weeks after attacks by the militant group forced emergency measures to stabilize markets.
