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Chinese refiners have reportedly stopped sending refined fuels to destinations outside Hong Kong and Macau until further notice. Oil benchmarks rebounded by roughly 2%, but the duration, volumes and eventual effect on retail fuel prices remain unclear.
The Singapore investor targets two Middle East hubs in 2027, subject to approvals; exact opening dates, staffing and office sizes remain unannounced.
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement to buy 10 Boeing cargo aircraft and says it holds options for eight more. The firm purchase and the options are separate: the extra eight are not part of the committed 10, and the final model mix should not be inferred beyond what the signed announcement confirms.
Carnegie Mellon says Ken Griffin's $3 billion gift will put $2 billion toward a new 35-acre CMU Miami campus in Wynwood and $1 billion into Pittsburgh, including $500 million for the School of Computer Science. Construction is planned for 2027, with the first Miami students expected in 2028 pending regulatory approvals.
DoorDash opened a new Hyderabad hub with about 500 people initially and says it plans to create or scale to roughly 3,000 jobs over two years. The roles are planned, not already filled, and the centre adds customer experience, integrity and administrative work alongside DoorDash’s existing Pune technology operations.
Australia's corporate regulator is reviewing how banks use and plan to use artificial intelligence in customer-facing decisions, including lending. ASIC says automation can improve banking, but existing consumer-protection and financial-services obligations still apply as AI use expands.
China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1 in September from 49.8 in August, moving just above the line that separates expansion from contraction. A private RatingDog survey reported a stronger 52.1 reading, while official sub-indices showed faster production but still-soft factory employment.
Synthetic-graphite producer Vianode has hired J.P. Morgan to find a partner for its next expansion phase and says it is open to outcomes ranging from a strategic investment to a full takeover. The search comes as the company builds a large Ontario plant and seeks fresh capital in a tougher battery-materials funding market.
Petrobras agreed to buy about 0.8 million tonnes of LNG a year from Cheniere Marketing for 22 years on a free-on-board basis. The companies disclosed the volume and term but not the exact start year, LNG price formula or a single loading terminal assigned to the deal.
Sochaux and Rennes production will pause in late October as long-range EV battery supply trails fleet demand, affecting Peugeot 3008/5008 and Citroën C5 Aircross output; reports differ on Rennes’ exact end date.
Ultium Cells will retool its Tennessee factory for lithium-manganese-rich prismatic cells; GM says the chemistry targets 33% more energy density than LFP at comparable cost, with upgrades due to finish in 2028.
Asia-Pacific companies have raised $327.1 billion through equity deals in 2026, up 53% from a year earlier, Reuters reported from LSEG data. High-tech firms account for $125.8 billion, while the region still needs $230.6 billion in the fourth quarter to beat the $557.6 billion full-year record set in 2021.
Accelevation and selling shareholders priced 30 million shares at $18 each, below the marketed $20-$24 range. The company is issuing 10 million shares while Olympus Partners-affiliated holders are selling 20 million, so the $540 million headline deal size is not all new cash for Accelevation.
Netlist filed a new ITC complaint alleging that Micron HBM3E, HBM4 and HBM4E infringe two Netlist patents and seeking exclusion and cease-and-desist orders against Micron plus downstream products from Nvidia, Broadcom and Google. The filing is a request, not an ITC infringement finding or an import ban.
The Conference Board’s September index dropped 6.7 points to 81.9, its lowest level since 2014, as views of business conditions, jobs and household finances weakened.
The investigation is closed, but recall 26V363 remains active for affected 2021-2025 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles. Owners should still complete the free remedy and follow NHTSA's park-outside guidance until repaired.
Megaport says three new Latitude.sh contracts cover GPU and CPU compute, networking and storage for AI workloads. The agreements carry A$978.6 million in total contract value, are expected to add A$232.4 million in annual recurring revenue at full deployment, and prompted higher FY27 revenue and EBITDA-margin guidance.
AAR will take a controlling stake in aircraft-maintenance provider MRO Holdings, subject to regulatory approval. The initial 65% interest carries about $1.8 billion of equity value, while AAR says the transaction implies a $4.0 billion enterprise value and includes separate debt repayment.
UPS says participating TikTok Shop sellers can offer eligible U.S. shoppers no-box, no-label returns through Happy Returns. Items can be dropped at nearly 10,000 Return Bars, where staff scan, bag, label and consolidate them for shipment.
Cerebras plans to supply Gimlet Labs with CS-4 AI systems at roughly 100 megawatts of capacity over one to two years. Gimlet says the first Cerebras-powered datacenter is expected later in 2026, with broader cloud availability planned for 2027.
The court set aside the June 30 direction because Red Bull was not given a chance to present its case. The ruling does not settle whether the descriptor is substantively lawful, and FSSAI can revisit the issue after notice and a hearing.
Google has appealed two Digital Markets Act orders to the EU General Court. One expands rival AI assistants’ access to Android features; the other requires anonymised Search data sharing with eligible rival search services.
Shell and its partners approved two more liquefaction trains at Kitimat, taking planned capacity from 14 to about 28 million tonnes a year, with commercial operations targeted for the early 2030s.
Six Samsung companies are backing KKR-led Helix Digital Infrastructure: Samsung Electronics will provide $500 million and five affiliates another $500 million, pairing capital with capabilities in chips, data centers, cooling, power and battery backup.