Democrat Senators in the US have called for a probe into whether the Trump Administration is using trade talks with foreign governments to benefit Musk and his Starlink business

Deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars, involving a vast number of advanced AI chips, plus data centres in US, were unveiled in the Middle East this week, despite long-held fears about Gulf nations ties to China

Trump administration officials are looking to dump the tiered approach to access to advanced chips and shift to a global licensing regime with government-to-government agreements, sources say

Outlet says the US approached Beijing to hold talks on tariffs; Trump says "potential" trade deals are lined up with India, South Korea and Japan

Banking sources say the net payments system is designed for large corporations and works directly with 11 Chinese provinces

Dozens of firms helping to develop technology, such as AI and supercomputers for the Chinese military, plus others helping Iran to make drones were added to a US blacklist on Tuesday

Serious opposition to Trump's port docking fees plan could see it drastically altered, while BlackRock's takeover of CK Hutchison is also likely to be chopped in half, analysts say

Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world

The global energy transition needs to average $5.6 trillion a year from 2025 to 2030 to meet net zero emissions by 2050; current investment levels are only 37% of what's required despite topping $2 trillion

Trump announced the deal with OpenAI's Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, saying it is the "largest AI infrastructure project in history"

The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management.

Shandong Port Group has blacklisted vessels sanctioned by the US, blocking access to key ports as the US looks to enlarge its list of 'shadow fleet' tankers shipping Russian oil