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South Korea chip workers’ bonuses puts central bank on inflation alert
An employee counts genuine South Korean 50,000 won banknotes in this arranged photograph at the Counterfeit Notes Response Center of KEB Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2017. The won advanced for the first day in four as top…
‘Commercially useful’ quantum computers in 5-7 years
The first "commercially useful" quantum computer will be available in the next five-to-seven years, Amazon's top artificial intelligence executive told CNBC on Wednesday.Peter DeSantis, who is a few months into his role leading a new…
Strait of Hormuz reopening may take weeks
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. Stringer | ReutersIt will take weeks to clear the backlog of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, industry executives and shipping experts have warned, as the…
OPEC chief dismisses IEA supply glut forecast as ‘critical’ Strait of
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham al-Ghais speaks during a panel at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 4, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via…
Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion
People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty ImagesA group of Amazon engineers said they're being investigated by the company after they criticized the breakneck expansion of…
Trump claims Iran deal is ‘unconditional surrender’: Axios
U.S. President Donald Trump talks as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump asserted that…
MSCI still concerned about Indonesian stock-market transparency
Morning rush hour in Jakarta. Indonesia's Jakarta Composite index faced a couple of bumps in the road in 2022, but as of Friday's close, it was the best performing major Asia-Pacific index for the year.Bay Ismoyo | AFP| Getty ImagesMSCI…
Yen slides past 161 against the dollar, nearing 40-year low and reviving
The yen looked punch-drunk on Wednesday after a sudden spill overnight, pressured by wide interest rate differentials between Japan and the rest of the world.Bibek Raj Giri | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Japanese yen breached the 161 level…
Swiss signing canceled as U.S.-Iran talks stall
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during an event at Gold Coast Studios on June 17, 2026 in Bethpage, New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to…
DOJ sworn declaration ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference hosted with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin on unaccompanied minors and prosecuting their sponsors, at the Justice Department, in Washington,…