China Deployed Largest

Pat Boonnitipat expected to lose money on his debut film. It’s become an Asian cultural supernova

The Thai director’s ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Died’ has hit a nerve with its tale of fragmented family

Financial Times - 2h

Australia strikes ‘rugby diplomacy’ deal to counter China

Papua New Guinea cements security agreement with Canberra and will get $385mn investment for new sports team

Financial Times - 2h

Nasdaq’s board diversity rules struck down by US court

Decision says SEC should not have signed off on directive requiring listed companies to meet certain criteria

Financial Times - 6h

South Korea deploys K-pop light sticks and dance in protests against president

Christmas carols, K-pop merchandise and food trucks create positive atmosphere as protesters seek to oust President Yoon over his martial law attempt. With blasting K-pop, glow sticks, food trucks ...

The Guardian - 7h

China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan's Lai

Taiwanese authorities said they were seeing ‘major elements of a military drill’ over a vast expanse of air and sea.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Demand for UK rented properties falls for first time since pandemic

Surveyors also find estate agents are expecting the slowest growth in rental costs in almost four years

Financial Times - 7h

Pentagon announces new AI office as it looks to deploy autonomous weapons

The Defense Department on Wednesday announced a new office focused on accelerating and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the military as it aims to deploy autonomous weapons in ...

The Hill - 13h

Immigration surge under Biden is largest in US history: NYT

The immigration surge under President Biden has been the largest in U.S. history, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The U.S.’s net migration per year, which is how many people exit the country ...

The Hill - 15h

The Largest Immigration Surge in U.S. History

We explain the scale of recent immigration to America.

The New York Times - 15h

FirstFT: Qatar’s sovereign fund plans to deploy cash ‘aggressively’

Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches Google DeepMind staff, and court blocks The Onion’s purchase of Infowars

Financial Times - 20h

Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History

Under President Biden, more than two million immigrants per year have entered, government data shows.

The New York Times - 21h

India’s second-largest renewables company plans Nasdaq delisting

ReNew has lost over 30% of its market value in three years since US listing

Financial Times - 22h

Max Fried and the Yankees agree to a $218 million, 8-year contract, the largest for a lefty pitcher, AP source says

ABC News - 1d

Bosses of world’s largest LGBT news site PinkNews accused of sexual misconduct

Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.

BBC News - 1d

Taiwan Says China Has Deployed Largest Fleet of Ships in Decades

Taiwan is on high alert in response to China’s unannounced deployment of naval and Coast Guard ships, as tensions rise over U.S. support for the island.

The New York Times - 1d

Is it a military drill? China deploys ships and planes around Taiwan but remains mum

China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military drill

ABC News - 1d

Delivery Hero's Talabat Set to be Largest Tech IPO in the Middle East

Shares in Delivery Hero subsidiary Talabat reversed direction and recently were trading lower as the company debuted on the Dubai stock exchange, but still was set to be the largest global ...

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Nvidia Faces Antitrust Investigation in China

The move by Chinese regulators came a week after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced U.S. technology to China.

The New York Times - 2d

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops could be deployed to Ukraine before Nato membership agreed

Leader says soldiers ‘could be present in Ukraine for as long as it isn’t part of Nato’. The EU’s defence and space commissioner, Andrius Kubilius , has told Politico he wants the bloc’s next ...

The Guardian - 2d

Juan Soto's $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here's who he passed

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press

ABC News - 3d

Omnicom and Interpublic in merger talks to become largest advertising group

A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies

Financial Times - 3d

Adames' reported contract tops Posey's as largest in Giants history

Buster Posey's $167 million extension no longer is the biggest deal in San Francisco Giants franchise history.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Museum exhibit focuses on largest crypto seizure in U.S. history

President-elect Donald Trump is calling himself the "crypto president," even tapping a former Paypal executive as his "crypto czar." Meanwhile, the value of one Bitcoin is right around $100,000 — ...

CBS News - 4d

China Deploys Fruit Flies in Space Station

Yahoo News - 4d

AP PHOTOS: An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that's the largest such gathering on Earth

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. The faithful believe that a dip in its waters will cleanse them of their past sins. Wherever other sacred rivers flow into the Ganges, the ...

ABC News - 5d

China Forex Reserves Climbed in November

China’s foreign-exchange reserves unexpectedly edged up in November, despite a weaker Chinese yuan against the U.S. dollar amid tariff threats from the impending second Trump administration.

The Wall Street Journal - 5d

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city

Thousands of people have fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday

ABC News - 5d

OrganiGram purchasing Motif Labs to become Canada’s largest cannabis company by market share, as others retreat

OrganiGram to pay up to C$100 million ($70.7 million) for vape and prerolled cannabis specialist Motif.

MarketWatch - 5d

UK’s largest estates pay an average of £9mn in inheritance tax

Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget

Financial Times - 6d

Luis Severino, Athletics reportedly agree to $67 million deal, the largest in franchise history

Severino put up a rebound season for the Mets in 2024 and scored a three-year deal with the now-Sacramento A's

CBS Sports - 6d

Shell and Equinor to create Britain's largest independent oil and gas company in joint venture

Britain's Shell and Norway's Equinor on Thursday announced plans to combine their British offshore oil and gas assets to create a jointly owned energy company.

CNBC - 6d

Mexico announces largest fentanyl seizure in its history

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said it was increasing the reward for the top leader of the Jalisco cartel to $15 million.

CBS News - 6d

South Korean soldiers deployed to parliament did not have live ammunition, minister says

Kim Yong Hyun resigns as defence minister as opposition moves to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

While institutions own 33% of Playtech plc (LON:PTEC), retail investors are its largest shareholders with 48% ownership

Key Insights Playtech's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Protesters, politicians and the largest labor union call for South Korean president's resignation

Opposition lawmakers in South Korea filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yoel on Wednesday over his stunning decision to declare martial law. The martial law order lasted about six hours ...

CBS News - Dec. 4