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Why global funds are flocking to GIFT City in Modi’s home state
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of "Inside India" — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world's fastest-growing large economy.India's Gujarat…
Middle East tensions send oil higher while Iran-U.S. tensions escalate
The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Asghar Besharati | Getty ImagesHello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore, filling in for Leonie. News of…
Iran disputes Trump claims as traffic sinks to near 3-month lows
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty ImagesIranian authorities have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Washington has "total…
South Korea Kospi bull market: SK Hynix, Samsung surge
A man looks at a stock index board showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) after the close of trading in Seoul on July 28, 2026. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty ImagesSouth Korea's Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout,…
Chinese firm tops Micron and Kioxia in shipments of NAND memory chips
Liquid cooled servers in an installation at the Global Switch Docklands data centre campus in London, UK, on Monday, June 16, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Yangtze Memory Technologies is rapidly gaining market share…
Japan has firepower to continue yen intervention efforts: Goldman
A Japanese 10,000 yen banknote arranged in Kyoto, Japan, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The Japanese government's push for pension funds and individuals to invest more in domestic markets is seen as a potential boost for the nation's bonds…
SK Hynix, Samsung, AI trade
Employees celebrate the close of trading for the year at the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013.SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korean stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull…
Japan wholesale inflation eases slightly to 7.2%, undershooting
A customer places Japanese 1,000 yen banknotes on a checkout counter while making a purchase at an Akidai YK supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Japan's core consumer inflation remained above the central bank's 2%…
Cisco’s stock drops despite earnings, revenue beat
Cisco Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins speaks at a keynote address at the Cisco Live! conference in Las Vegas on June 7, 2023.Ethan Miller | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesCisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday…
Saudi ramps oil via Mediterranean to avoid Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Saudi Arabia has surged oil exports through a pipeline that stretches across Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, as Riyadh looks for alternatives to the Red Sea since Iran's Houthi allies declared a maritime embargo of the kingdom. Oil…