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Beijing City Further Relaxes Home-Buying Rules to Boost Sales

Beijing city is relaxing home-purchase rules for non-residents in its latest effort to support a housing market that’s been in a prolonged slump.

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Canal collapse will massively affect business, says owner of narrowboat hire firm

Paul Donnelly says it will affect how many people book on to hire his canal boats.

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$100 for a Cab to the Airport? It May Soon Get Worse.

The Port Authority is preparing to increase the charge for drivers to pick up and drop off passengers at the airports.

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Grocery stores open Christmas Eve 2025: Costco, Aldi, Publix, Albertsons, Kroger hours

Last-minute holiday shoppers will find fewer options Wednesday, as most grocery stores shorten hours on Christmas Eve and some close earlier than usual.Why it matters: Christmas Eve is one of the busiest grocery shopping days of the year — and also one of the most limited. Shoppers scrambling for Ch…

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In 2026, CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains

More than a dozen finance chiefs predict how AI will continue to shape finance.

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BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol for $6bn

BP has sold a 65% stake in its motor lubricant arm Castrol to US-based investment firm Stonepeak.

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‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreamsIt is better known for its viral dances and for making hits out of forgotten songs, but the social media site TikTok is becoming a force to be reckoned with as a shopping platform.Major retaile…

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Dutch Tesla Fleet Goes Bankrupt After Betting on Musk's Self-Driving Promises

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Behind the Money: KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan

The country is courting firms to help shake up moribund corporates and spur industry consolidation

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Russia’s Sovcomflot Gets First Domestic Tanker for Arctic LNG 2

Sovcomflot PJSC, Russia’s largest shipping company, received the first domestically built ice-class tanker to expand the fleet of ships hauling super-chilled gas from the blacklisted Arctic LNG 2 project year-round.

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BP agrees deal to sell £7.4bn stake in Castrol to US investment firm

Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debtBusiness live – latest updatesBP has agreed to sell a majority stake in its $10bn (£7.4bn) lubricants business Castrol to the US investment firm Stonepeak, as the new chair, Albert Manifo…

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A Father and Son’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Larry and David Ellison didn’t always have a close relationship. Now they’re one of the most intriguing partnerships in business.

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10 free Windows apps that improved my productivity (and I'd easily pay money for)

There are great open-source applications available for most any task. Here are some of my favorites.

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The AI startups founders and VCs say could be acquisition targets in 2026

Some businesses have the tools and track records that tech giants crave.

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Honda to Buy LG Battery Assets in Ohio for $2.9 Billion

Honda Motor Co. will buy out LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s facilities and other assets from their joint battery plant in Ohio for about 4.2 trillion won ($2.9 billion) as America’s pullback in electric vehicles continues to ripple across the industry’s supply chain.

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Sanofi to Buy Dynavax to Boost Vaccines Business

Sanofi agreed to buy Dynavax Technologies Corp. for about $2.2 billion, as the French drugmaker tries to expand a vaccines business currently anchored by its flu shot franchise. The announcement came after the US Food and Drug Administration surprisingly rejected Sanofi’s experimental multiple scler…

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BP to Sell Majority Stake of Castrol to Stonepeak

BP Plc agreed to sell a majority stake in its Castrol lubricants division to Stonepeak Partners to raise about $6 billion. The UK oil giant will divest a 65% stake, retaining the remaining interest via a joint venture. Bloomberg’s Mitchell Ferman reports.

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BOE to Disappoint Dovish Bets in 2026: 3-Minute MLIV

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Horizons Middle East & Africa 12/24/2025

Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lun…

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‘A lot of gold’: the business of dressing priests for Christmas

Family-run Watts & Co serves places of worship, UK state occasions such as coronations and even Hollywood studios