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US ‘unsanctions’ Russian oil amid Middle East crisis

Oil price surges to highest since 2023

Putin warning fuels calls in EU to drop sanctions

US to exempt Russian oil giant’s German units from sanctions – Bloomberg

This could prove to be America’s Achilles’ heel in the Iran war

Iran war may push EU towards Russian gas – key supplier

Gas prices spike amid fears of Middle East supply shock

Oil prices spike over US-Israeli strikes on Iran

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon

Meta and Google strike chip deal amid regulatory pressure – media

IMF issues national debt warning to US

Trump slams black Netflix board member as ‘racist’

Trump company to build Australia’s tallest skyscraper

Is an energy war brewing between Ukraine and EU states? (VIDEO)

Coca Cola bottler sued over female-only event

EU prices killing competitiveness – industry leaders

US claims Peru risking sovereignty in megaport dispute with China

Trump urged to drag Mexico and Canada into Chinese trade war – Reuters

Russian energy cut key to EU economic woes – Macron

Russian MP calls out ‘idiots’ and ‘scoundrels’ for throttling Telegram

Venezuela renews oil shipments to Israel – Bloomberg

American auto giant reports record losses

Britons working harder for less – report

Russia exports record crude to China

EU needs to wean itself off Visa and Mastercard – banking chief

EU targets ‘addictive’ TikTok

The EU’s war on physical reality: Here’s what Brussels fails to grasp about energy

Big Tech stocks plummet on record AI spending

Davos chief probed over alleged Epstein ties – media

Bitcoin Trump-era gains wiped out

Russian businessman’s remains found on British base in Cyprus

Musk becomes richest person in history

Musk announces record merger

Trump moving to curb US reliance on Chinese minerals – Bloomberg

Gold and silver extend slide after record-breaking rally

EU gas reserves plunge to lowest level since 2022 – FT

Gold, silver plunge after Trump names Fed chair pick

US probing claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private – Bloomberg

German unemployment highest in over a decade

Trump reveals Fed boss nominee

Musk mulling mega-mergers – Bloomberg

US dollar’s global role at risk – German regulator

EU scrambles to secure new energy suppliers to curb reliance on US

Traders placing record bets on dollar collapse – Bloomberg

Russian oil major agrees sale of foreign assets to US firm

Trump’s dollar dilemma: Is a strong greenback a destabilizing force?

Gold breaks new record

Amazon to axe thousands more jobs

Gold soars above $5,300 per ounce

EU state’s PM predicts rush to resume business in Russia

Extreme poverty rate shoots up in UK – study

US dollar hits 4-year low after Trump says it’s ‘doing great’

Chinese firm to become top shareholder at Puma

EU ‘a trampled worm’ – veteran German politician

Google to pay $68 million over voice assistant ‘spying’ – media

Gold breaks new ground as safe-haven surge continues

Russia reports major inflation drop in 2025

The monetary system is broken and gold knows why

Blue chip French banks announce major job cuts

EU depletes gas reserves faster than usual – Bloomberg

German lawmaker pushing to repatriate gold from US

Russian gas exports to China soar – data

EU countries’ debt climbs amid military buildup

Buckets and bullion: Behind the glitter of Russia’s gold reserves

EU free trade pact on hold as farmers revolt

Russian gold gains offset frozen asset value – Bloomberg

UK flouting own ban on Russian oil – Politico

IMF chief outlines terms for more Ukraine funding

Gold hits record high

US big pharma sector poised to hike prices in Europe – FT

Beijing slams EU’s ‘naked protectionism’ over Chinese gear phase-out – media

Trump megadonor’s firm gets first Venezuelan oil deal – FT

AI boom fuels fears of an industry bubble (VIDEO)

Orban slams ‘Brusselian war plan’

Eurozone manufacturing slumps – S P

From collapse fears to resilience: How Russia reshaped its economy by the end of 2025

US banking giant reveals massive Russia exit cost

Britons getting poorer – report

EU sets new record in trade surplus with Russia – Eurostat

Ruble posts strongest gains since 1994 – Bloomberg

Russian seafood still sold in EU despite fishy sanctions – Euractiv

AI and crypto data centers straining power grids worldwide – satellite image

CIS conducting trade almost entirely in national currencies – Putin

China sets new monthly record for Russian gold purchases – media

Trump Media to merge with Google-backed nuclear fusion firm

EU reverses green car policy – media

EU needs Russian cash to avoid collapse – Orban

EU state offers to cover costs incurred by Hungary for cutting energy ties with Russia

Top 0.001% holds three times more wealth than poorest half of humanity – report

EU rushing to bypass Orban on Russian assets plan – FT

Meta to change policy on ads after EU fine – Brussels

Major Italian bank winding down Russian operations – Kommersant

China’s trade surplus exceeds record $1 trillion

AI driving global memory chip crisis

Von der Leyen facing new pushback over ‘crazy’ Russian asset plan – FT

EU agrees to halt Russian gas imports

Chinese company makes historic rocket debut (VIDEO)

Putin reveals new plans with China and India

Chinese authorities sound alarm over humanoid robots

OpenAI needs $200bn to continue losing money – HSBC

Meta turned blind eye to sex trafficking – court filings

Russia to crack down on shadow economy

Japanese companies in no rush to leave Russia – survey

Arms industry investors in panic over Ukraine peace talks

AI will make work ‘optional’ and money ‘irrelevant’ – Musk

Meta ordered to pay $500 million to Spanish media outlets

EU energy policies ‘illegal’ – ex-Austrian FM (VIDEO)

China has already won the green energy war

Dutch backtrack on Chinese chip hub seizure

EU lowers economic growth forecast for 2026

US increasingly frustrated with EU over trade deal – FT

Google sued for using AI to snoop on users

Chinese tech facing EU ban – Bloomberg

Dutch may loosen grip on Chinese chipmaker – Bloomberg

German arms giant reports booming sales and profits

Poland in talks to channel US LNG to Ukraine and Slovakia – Reuters

Blocking Russian asset sale could trigger oil supply crisis – trader

Foreign investment in EU ‘frighteningly’ low – Euractiv

EU nation limits fuel exports to bloc members amid Lukoil sanctions

Russian tycoon warns of surge in global gas prices

EU could sue member states defying Kiev trade deal – Politico

China reveals outcome of key US trade talks

Poland extends ban on Ukrainian food imports

West a decade behind China on rare earths – Goldman Sachs

Nvidia storms past $5trn mark

Italian firms to lose €140 million from Russian toilet sanctions – union chief

Sanctioned Russian oil giant to sell foreign assets

Amazon announces mass layoffs amid AI push

Washington could ditch 100% China tariff threat – US Treasury chief

Germany in ‘dramatic’ economic decline – leading think tank

Key rating agency slashes France’s credit outlook

How Washington’s crusade against Russian oil went sideways

‘Economy stabilizing’ – Russian central bank

Oil spikes following US sanctions on Russia

Musk planning ‘robot army’ – media

China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner – Reuters

UK exempts Russian oil giant’s subsidiaries from sanctions

IMF pushes Kiev to weaken currency – Bloomberg

Russia takes first place for crypto in Europe

EU nation to allow 13-hour workday

Gold could hit $10,000 – JPMorgan boss

ChatGPT to allow porn – OpenAI CEO

UK tightens sanctions against Russia’s largest oil firms

US forces Dutch government to seize Chinese chipmaker – Politico

Poland seeking EU ban on Ukrainian steel imports – Bloomberg

First container ship from China docks in UK via Arctic shortcut

US treasury chief accuses China of ‘Leninist’ trade tactics

Beijing vows to ‘fight to the end’ in trade war with US

EU state nationalizes Сhinese-owned tech company

Ukraine lost 60% of gas output – Bloomberg

Britain faces winter gas shortages – FT

IMF issues global debt warning

AI could wipe out 100 million US jobs – Bernie Sanders report

Tesla beats Mercedes in sales

ECB boss warns EU against seizing Russian assets

No euro for Hungary as EU ‘falling apart’ – Orban

Apple lining up successor to CEO Cook – Bloomberg

Brussels moves to lift sanctions on Russian billionaire’s assets – FT

US dollar hits 30-year low in global foreign reserves – IMF

Musk becomes first person worth $500 billion – Forbes

Russian oil product finds unexpected top buyer – NGO

Ukraine conflict fuels ‘gold rush’ for Western weapons makers – NYT

Russian oil keeps flowing despite US pressure – Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia to buy world’s largest video games publisher

Russia’s finance minister explains VAT increase

US ‘ready to displace’ all Russian gas and oil in EU – energy secretary

Russian Finance Ministry proposes VAT increase

Russia to introduce 5% gambling tax

Post-Soviet trade bloc defying Western unilateralism – Iranian minister

Russians ramp up spending on foreign holidays – data

EU to unlock €500mn in bid for Orban’s Russia sanctions backing – FT

EU names member states still importing Russian gas

Billionaire Ellison to become most powerful US media mogul ever – NYT

Central Bank of Russia governor dismisses talk of recession

EU plans to seize €170bn of Russia’s frozen funds – FT

US and China reach ‘framework’ TikTok deal

China probes US chip giants

Fitch hits France with record-low credit score

EU could target ‘Russian SWIFT’ – Euractiv

Russia and China planning clearinghouse to avoid West – Moscow

France headed for ‘black hole’ – financial expert

China to open up ‘panda bonds’ to Russian energy giants – media

Russia and UAE agree major business deal – Kommersant

Gazprom boss warns EU to prepare for ‘cold winter’

Russia’s biggest bank sounds warning about economy

Russian economy cooling ‘faster than expected’ – ministry

EU country taps record volume of Russian gas

Russia-China gas deal to ‘turn the LNG market on its head’ – analysts

German unemployment hits ten-year high

Tesla sales slump in Europe – data

US extends loophole to keep banned Russian diamonds coming

EU ready to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s partners – Bloomberg

China boosts AI chip output amid US export curbs – FT

US energy giant ‘in secret talks’ to return to Russia – WSJ

Britain faces worst crash in fifty years – economists

Russia sees tourism boom from Gulf states despite sanctions – FT

Russia to print new Syrian banknotes – Reuters

EU has given Ukraine €9bn in Russian money – data

US hails ‘major win’ over EU

Chinese refiners boost Russian oil imports – CNN

Major US firms ‘lining up’ to return to Russia – industry boss

European military stocks fall as Ukraine peace hopes rise

Ruble share of Russia’s exports hits record high

EU pledges to maintain Russian sanctions

China hits back at EU over Russia sanctions

EU state blasts Ukraine over key pipeline attack

US chipmakers to pay Washington for trade with China – media

US slaps tariffs on gold bars – media

Trump tariffs wipe out $12 billion from global carmakers – WSJ

Luxury brands suffer slump as tourist spending falls in Europe and Japan – FT

US ‘on precipice’ of recession – Moody’s chief analyst

Global trade hub seeking Russia partnership – media

Russia’s rich grow richer

BMW reports 29% drop in profits

Trump announces EU-style deal with South Korea

Vast majority of sanctions against Russia haven’t worked – expert

Apple closes store in China for first time

Russia bans all gasoline exports

Trump tariffs to cost German car giants over €10bn – study

Trump’s tariffs to cost global economy $2 trn – Bloomberg

China’s next-gen surveillance tools get AI boost to target Telegram and VPN users

China’s next-gen surveillance tools get AI boost to target Telegram and VPN users

Russia’s international reserves hit all-time high – central bank

Russia’s international reserves hit all-time high – central bank

China’s advanced Fujian carrier conducts ‘intensive’ eighth sea trial

China’s advanced Fujian carrier conducts ‘intensive’ eighth sea trial

Trump to reinstate sweeping tariffs

Trump to reinstate sweeping tariffs

Hong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone eyes funds to take on da Vinci

Hong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone eyes funds to take on da Vinci

Malaysia denounces Israeli bombardment of Gaza, says Asean ‘cannot remain silent’

Malaysia denounces Israeli bombardment of Gaza, says Asean ‘cannot remain silent’

Hong Kong helicopter rescues 3 women after Big Wave Bay coastal hike turns perilous

Hong Kong helicopter rescues 3 women after Big Wave Bay coastal hike turns perilous

China’s spy agency warns of foreigners posing as scholars, tourists, ‘insincere lovers’

China’s spy agency warns of foreigners posing as scholars, tourists, ‘insincere lovers’

Ship sinks off India’s coast, spilling oil and cargo containers

Ship sinks off India’s coast, spilling oil and cargo containers

Trump Mobile drops ‘Made in USA’ label amid China copycat concerns

Trump Mobile drops ‘Made in USA’ label amid China copycat concerns

Plague of flying pests adds to Osaka World Expo’s woes in Japan

Plague of flying pests adds to Osaka World Expo’s woes in Japan

More Russians warming to US – poll

More Russians warming to US – poll

Putin explains what will happen if West ‘robs’ Russia’s reserves

Putin explains what will happen if West ‘robs’ Russia’s reserves

Russia sanctions trigger European trust fund crisis – FT

Russia sanctions trigger European trust fund crisis – FT

Oil prices surge on new US data

Oil prices surge on new US data

Russia’s largest bank delivers pessimistic 2026 forecast

Russia’s largest bank delivers pessimistic 2026 forecast

National currencies free BRICS from Western pressure – Russian finance minister

National currencies free BRICS from Western pressure – Russian finance minister

Snoop Dogg drops music VIDEO about Telegram gifts

Snoop Dogg drops music VIDEO about Telegram gifts

China boosting purchases of Russian metals – Bloomberg

China boosting purchases of Russian metals – Bloomberg

Dollar enduring worst year since 1973 – NYT

Dollar enduring worst year since 1973 – NYT

Russian pipeline gas exports to EU fall – Reuters

Russian pipeline gas exports to EU fall – Reuters

Russian IT sector sees Asia influx — Kommersant

Russian IT sector sees Asia influx — Kommersant

Richest Russians add $24 billion to wealth – Bloomberg

Richest Russians add $24 billion to wealth – Bloomberg

US lifts Russia sanctions that blocked key NPP construction in EU state

US lifts Russia sanctions that blocked key NPP construction in EU state

Putin takes action against Apple

Putin takes action against Apple

Russia will not bend under sanctions – finance minister

Russia will not bend under sanctions – finance minister

EU could become ‘province of China’ – German industry leader

EU could become ‘province of China’ – German industry leader

Canada scraps tax on tech giants in bid to revive US trade talks

Canada scraps tax on tech giants in bid to revive US trade talks

Trump announces stinging tariffs on US allies in Asia

Trump announces stinging tariffs on US allies in Asia

China buying up mines globally – FT

China buying up mines globally – FT

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Russian oil product finds unexpected top buyer – NGO

Ukraine conflict fuels ‘gold rush’ for Western weapons makers – NYT

Russian oil keeps flowing despite US pressure – Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia to buy world’s largest video games publisher

Russia’s finance minister explains VAT increase

US ‘ready to displace’ all Russian gas and oil in EU – energy secretary

Russian Finance Ministry proposes VAT increase

Russia to introduce 5% gambling tax

Post-Soviet trade bloc defying Western unilateralism – Iranian minister

Russians ramp up spending on foreign holidays – data

EU to unlock €500mn in bid for Orban’s Russia sanctions backing – FT

EU names member states still importing Russian gas

Billionaire Ellison to become most powerful US media mogul ever – NYT

Central Bank of Russia governor dismisses talk of recession

EU plans to seize €170bn of Russia’s frozen funds – FT

US and China reach ‘framework’ TikTok deal

China probes US chip giants

Fitch hits France with record-low credit score

EU could target ‘Russian SWIFT’ – Euractiv

Russia and China planning clearinghouse to avoid West – Moscow

France headed for ‘black hole’ – financial expert

China to open up ‘panda bonds’ to Russian energy giants – media

Russia and UAE agree major business deal – Kommersant

Gazprom boss warns EU to prepare for ‘cold winter’

Russia’s biggest bank sounds warning about economy

Russian economy cooling ‘faster than expected’ – ministry

EU country taps record volume of Russian gas

Russia-China gas deal to ‘turn the LNG market on its head’ – analysts

German unemployment hits ten-year high

Tesla sales slump in Europe – data

US extends loophole to keep banned Russian diamonds coming

EU ready to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s partners – Bloomberg

China boosts AI chip output amid US export curbs – FT

US energy giant ‘in secret talks’ to return to Russia – WSJ

Britain faces worst crash in fifty years – economists

Russia sees tourism boom from Gulf states despite sanctions – FT

Russia to print new Syrian banknotes – Reuters

EU has given Ukraine €9bn in Russian money – data

US hails ‘major win’ over EU

Chinese refiners boost Russian oil imports – CNN

Major US firms ‘lining up’ to return to Russia – industry boss

European military stocks fall as Ukraine peace hopes rise

Ruble share of Russia’s exports hits record high

EU pledges to maintain Russian sanctions

China hits back at EU over Russia sanctions

EU state blasts Ukraine over key pipeline attack

US chipmakers to pay Washington for trade with China – media

US slaps tariffs on gold bars – media

Trump tariffs wipe out $12 billion from global carmakers – WSJ

Luxury brands suffer slump as tourist spending falls in Europe and Japan – FT

US ‘on precipice’ of recession – Moody’s chief analyst

Global trade hub seeking Russia partnership – media

Russia’s rich grow richer

BMW reports 29% drop in profits

Trump announces EU-style deal with South Korea

Vast majority of sanctions against Russia haven’t worked – expert

Apple closes store in China for first time

Russia bans all gasoline exports

Trump tariffs to cost German car giants over €10bn – study

Trump’s tariffs to cost global economy $2 trn – Bloomberg

Trump backs down on tech export restrictions to China – FT

Russia crosses ruble foreign trade threshold

US-made Taiwanese microchips cost up to 20% higher – leading buyer

EU’s Russian diesel ban pushing up prices – industry boss

Asian company achieves $1 trillion valuation for first time

AI fueling energy price rises in US – FT

Russia ousts Germany from global top-five beer brewers – report

Mass bankruptcies threaten Russian construction sector – industry leader

Trump Media invests $2 billion in Bitcoin

US Treasury chief calls for review of Fed for ‘many mistakes’ (VIDEO)

China posts over 5% growth despite trade war

Beijing slams EU for including Chinese firms in Russia sanctions

Russian inflation cooling down – Bloomberg

Putin aide issues warning on Russian economy

Bitcoin soars to new all-time high

Russian companies losing interest in foreign currency – central bank

US Treasury reports surprise surplus

EU plans to tax big corporates to boost coffers – FT

Ruble hits two-year high against dollar

Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs over ‘witch-hunt’ trial

Snoop Dogg drops music VIDEO about Telegram gifts

Musk’s X CEO steps down

Trump announces stinging tariffs on US allies in Asia

Putin takes action against Apple

National currencies free BRICS from Western pressure – Russian finance minister

China buying up mines globally – FT

Russia sanctions trigger European trust fund crisis – FT

Russia’s fertilizer exports to BRICS soaring – industry

Trump threatens BRICS partners with extra tariffs

Trump threatens BRICS partners with extra tariffs

Sources

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RT business
scmp
straitstimes

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