ADB approves $400 million loan to make it easier to do business in the Philippines

MANILA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank has approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines’ efforts to make it easier for investors to do business in the country.

Wall St futures skittish with Fed rate cut in sight; tech earnings loom

Futures were muted following a largely middling session on Wall Street, as the U.S.’ allowing of Nvidia to ship more advanced ...

Silver prices hit record high above $60/oz on rate cut bets

Spot silver rose to a record high of $60.9125 an ounce, while silver futures for March hit a peak of $61.430/oz. Silver is trading up over 100% so far in 2025, having largely outpaced gold on ...

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta ...

Palantir wins US Navy contract to deploy AI system across submarine fleet

Investing.com-- The U.S. Navy has struck a $448 million deal with Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) to deploy a bespoke AI-driven maintenance and logistics platform dubbed ShipOS, initially focused ...

Google Gemini chosen by Pentagon for AI platform- Hegseth

Investing.com-- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the Department of Defense had chosen Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Gemini as the first model in an artificial intelligence ...

USTR Greer says he’s open to ’different treatment’ of South Africa under African trade initiative

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he was open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if the U.S. extends a trade ...

Top Indian arms makers held rare meetings in Russia on potential joint ventures, sources say

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat ...

US-Indonesia trade deal faces risk of collapse, FT reports

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia’s trade deal with the United States is in danger of collapsing, with U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer believing Jakarta is "backtracking" on several commitments it ...

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to launch firm with ex-Justice Department lawyers

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who prosecuted Republican ...

Match Group stock falls after CEO of Hinge departs to launch AI startup

Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff will join Overtone’s board of directors as the new company operates independently during its ...

Citigroup CFO Mason expects investment banking to climb in mid 20s in fourth quarter

NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter investment banking fees are expected to be increase by a percentage in the mid 20s compared ...