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Hormuz traffic still blocked as Iran tries to formalize control

Just seven ships, all with some kind of prior link to Iran, were observed making the voyage out of the Persian Gulf on Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

By Alex Longley, Weilun Soon, Julian Lee and BloombergApril 9, 2026
Why a proposed merger to create Malaysia’s largest construction conglomerate fell apart
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By Angelica AngApril 9, 2026
Asian stocks rally after Trump’s Iran ceasefire and ‘immediate’ Hormuz opening—even as it remains unclear how open the strait actually is
Asian stocks rally after Trump’s Iran ceasefire and ‘immediate’ Hormuz opening—even as it remains unclear how open the strait actually is
By Angelica AngApril 8, 2026
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By Catherina GioinoApril 6, 2026
AMRO holds Asia’s 2026 growth forecast steady at 4%, but said it would have been higher if not for the Iran war
AMRO holds Asia’s 2026 growth forecast steady at 4%, but said it would have been higher if not for the Iran war
By Angelica AngApril 6, 2026
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China steps forward into world leadership role on Iran war, crisis as America looks on with disinterest
By Didi Tang, Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressApril 4, 2026
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U.S. states are ordering their pension funds to sell their China investments: ‘They won’t get money from us. Not one penny’
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Chicken feet, a key Chinese dim sum menu item, is at risk because Brazil has stopped exporting chickens to China
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By Hallie Gu and BloombergJuly 24, 2024
Japan says Russia’s new permanent ban of 13 people—mostly company leaders like Toyota chair Akio Toyoda—is an attack on Japanese business
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By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2024
South Korea arrests the founder of one of its biggest internet companies over a K-pop stock rigging scandal
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By Yoolim Lee, Sohee Kim and BloombergJuly 23, 2024
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cuts its stake in EV giant BYD to under 5%, dropping below Hong Kong’s disclosure threshold
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By Lionel LimJuly 23, 2024
Nvidia is reportedly making another China-focused AI chip as U.S. export controls hit its business in the world’s second largest economy
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By Lionel LimJuly 22, 2024
Sovereign wealth investors think geopolitics and election uncertainty, not inflation, is their biggest risk
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By Lionel LimJuly 22, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris trends on Chinese social media as users think the U.S. election chaos helps Donald Trump
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By BloombergJuly 22, 2024
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By Lionel LimJuly 19, 2024
Trump invites Chinese automakers to build cars in the U.S.—and says ones they build in Mexico will be hit with tariffs up to 200%
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Chinese investors dump a record $42.6 billion in U.S. stocks and bonds as the 2024 presidential election nears
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Beijing promises to support ‘high-quality development’—and signals a tolerance of slower growth
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Malaysian cyberbully who threatened a TikTok user who then committed suicide only had to pay a $21 fine as punishment
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Ex-CIA analyst specializing in North Korea accused of working as South Korean agent in exchange for Bottega Veneta and Louis Vuitton handbags
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Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui
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