“Russia does have more vessels at its disposal compared to the summer/fall of 2024,” Malte Humpert, founder of the Arctic Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, said in an email. “If it can find buyers, this small fleet should be sufficient to lift cargoes.”
The largest tranche is going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, which will receive 9.4 million shares. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation will receive 943,384 shares, and the Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation will each receive 660,366 shares.
In a season marked by designer shake-ups and economic jitters, Hermes stood alone: confident, focused, and unwilling to compromise. As Nichanian took her bow to cheers, she sent a clear message — at Hermes, luxury is about the pleasure of the wearer, not the applause of the crowd.
Trade groups and experts lined up to say they’d long warned this would happen, including the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada and the Business Council of Canada, an influential lobby group representing top CEOs. Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, called Friday’s blowup “completely […]
“Together, we will evolve California’s strategy to successfully phase out petroleum-based fuels by 2045 while protecting communities, workers, and consumers, and foster market conditions that support the industry’s ability to operate safely, reliably, and successfully to meet demand through the transition,” Gunda wrote in a letter to Newsom.
Bloomberg News reported in February that NIQ was exploring an IPO that could raise about $1.25 billion and value the company at $10 billion. The Chicago-based company carries $4.3 billion of total debt, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $740.7 million last year, the filing shows.
With Palantir’s software, the Nuclear Company is digitizing the paperwork required to build the last plants, “so that when supply chain delays are happening, our teams on the front lines are aware of it,” said Nuclear Company Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Webb. Webb and Gallagher plan to streamline construction at the startup, which hopes to […]
“In today’s data, the slowdown in rice price hikes and the drag from energy were pretty significant, and it really feels like policy factors pushed down the overall figure,” said Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. “Going forward, since import prices have been coming down, the upward pressure isn’t as strong as […]
Trade exposure underscores Korea’s dependence on exports in a few key sectors. Semiconductor shipments totaled $141.9 billion in 2024, accounting for about 21% of South Korea’s total exports, according to the Trade Ministry. Automobiles, the second-largest export item, exceeded 10%, while steel products neared 5%.
Bullion fell 0.5% to trade near $3,353 an ounce on Friday, and is down more than 2% for the week. US President Donald Trump will decide whether to join Israel’s attacks on Iran within two weeks, his spokeswoman said, reducing fears of imminent action that could escalate hostilities, threaten energy flows and spur inflation.