Oil Prices Brace for a Plot Twist: What the Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting Means for Your Wallet The headline you missed while making coffee On August 16, 2025, oil watchers got a jolt: after a high‑profile meeting in Alaska, the U.S. signaled it would pause plans to tighten

India’s chip push levels up: Tata courts Merck to lock in the chemicals that make semiconductors tick Technology beats automotive and finance in our random pick today, and the headline is refreshingly concrete: Tata Electronics is in talks with Germany’s Merck about an exclusive, long‑term supply deal

Tariffs On Steel And Chips Are Coming: What Trump’s Plan Could Mean For Prices, Jobs, and Your Next Phone What happened On August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said he will set new tariffs on imports of steel and semiconductor chips “next week and the week after.

Infineon seals $2.5B deal for Marvell’s automotive Ethernet — and your next car just got a lot more “internet” What happened On August 14, 2025, Marvell closed the sale of its Automotive Ethernet business to Germany’s Infineon Technologies for $2.5 billion in cash. Effective August 15, Marvell’

Japan’s Nikkei Blasts Past 43,000: Why This Matters Far Beyond Tokyo On August 13, 2025, Japan’s Nikkei 225 crossed the 43,000 mark for the first time ever, notching fresh intraday and closing records and adding another exclamation point to a global market rally. In case your

Thailand’s rate cut ripples worldwide: what the Bank of Thailand’s move means for your money The news: a 25 bps trim with global echoes On August 13, 2025, the Bank of Thailand cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50%, the fourth reduction in

UK quietly expands its new EV grant — and the ripple could reach your driveway What just happened Without much fanfare, the UK’s new Electric Car Grant added a fresh batch of eligible models yesterday, widening discounts of up to £3,750 for buyers of sub-£37,000 EVs. The

India’s Quiet Chip Coup: Four New Semiconductor Plants Approved — And Why You Should Care The news, in plain English India’s Union Cabinet just approved four new semiconductor projects worth roughly ₹4,594 crore (about US$524 million), spread across Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. That might not dominate

UPI Goes Globe-Trotting: Why Bank of Baroda’s “quiet” update could reshape everyday cross‑border payments What happened On August 12, 2025, Bank of Baroda switched on a trio of international features inside its bob इ Pay app: UPI Global Acceptance for paying overseas merchants, foreign inward remittances from Singapore,

TSMC Is Retiring the 6‑Inch Wafer. It Sounds Small—But the Ripple Effects Aren’t What just happened On August 12, 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it will phase out production on its last remaining 6‑inch (150mm) wafer line over the next two years. The move is

Nvidia and AMD’s 15% China Chip Deal: A New Kind of Export Control On August 11, 2025, the U.S. government confirmed a highly unusual arrangement: Nvidia and AMD can resume selling certain AI chips into China if they hand over 15% of the revenue from those sales to

In a move that’s turned heads from Wall Street to crypto Twitter, Next Technology Holding Inc. (NXTT) has supercharged its Bitcoin stash — and the market is eating it up. The company revealed it now holds 5,833 BTC, up from just 833 BTC at the end of last year.