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China’s property sector has been in an extended slump. Shrinking population is making it worse
QINGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 16, 2025 – Citizens are viewing sand table at the sales office of a commercial residential property development in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on June 16, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population […]
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Why Germany is rebooting its economy
Germany is making bold moves to modernize its sluggish economy. Will it be enough? Source
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Wall Street will continue to monitor the Iran-Israel conflict next week, with stocks at an impasse
Wall Street will continue to monitor the Iran-Israel war next week, with stocks at a bit of an impasse as investors await greater clarity on the economic outlook. The S & P 500 remains on the cusp of an all-time high, more than 2% off a February peak it has yet to clear as investors […]
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Mahmoud Khalil ordered released by federal judge
Protesters gather at Ervan Chew Park in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2025, for a demonstration against Trump immigration policies and mass deportations. A protester holds a sign that reads, ”Free Mahmoud Khalil.” (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Reginald Mathalone | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump […]
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Tesla inks first deal to build China’s largest grid-scale battery power plant
Tesla has inked its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems help […]
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Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub
Lionel Bonaventure | Afp | Getty Images Coinbase has secured a license from Luxembourg to offer crypto services across the European Union and will make the country its central hub in the region. The U.S. crypto exchange’s main European base has been in Ireland since 2023. Coinbase said Friday that it obtained its Markets in […]
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Rooftop solar stocks face ‘wipe out’ but First Solar shares could double, says clean energy investor
The U.S. Senate’s latest draft of President Donald Trump’s signature tax bill is expected to wreck the rooftop solar industry, while rewarding large-scale renewable energy operators. According to FactSet data, shares of rooftop solar energy firms Sunrun and SolarEdge have declined by 36% and 29% since the release of the Senate’s version of the One […]
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Apollo to pump £4.5 billion into UK nuclear project in major private loan deal
Cranes surround one of the two reactors being constructed at Hinkley Point C on September 27, 2024 in Bridgwater, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. asset management giant Apollo is set to provide a £4.5 billion ($6 billion) loan to U.K. nuclear project Hinkley Point C, as the private credit […]
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Mineral-rich Greenland says it doesn’t want to become a great mining nation. Here’s why
Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources Naaja Nathanielsen speaks during an interview with AFP in her office in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images Greenland has little interest in harnessing its massive resource potential to become a top mining country. The world’s largest island has been thrust […]
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Europe and Iran to hold talks as Trump sets two-week deadline for U.S. strikes decision
KANANASKIS, ALBERTA – JUNE 16: U.S. President Donald Trump walks out to talk to reporters at the G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Top U.K., France and Germany diplomats are pushing for eleventh-hour diplomacy with Iran in Geneva on Friday, as Washington […]
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