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Honda, Nissan aim to merge in 2026 as negotiations begin this week

The two automakers plan to create a holding company that would be helmed by a president picked by Honda

Banks lobby RBI to approve new benchmark for overnight indexed swaps

The move is intended to improve price discovery in the interest-rate swap market

Here's all about the worst climate news of the year you may have missed

If the ongoing renewables boom (see below) doesn't avert those plans, coal's role in India's grid looks to be getting back on track

Donald Trump keeps door open to Putin offer for talks on war in Ukraine

The Russian president offered on Thursday to hold talks with Trump, saying, 'I'll be ready to meet if he wants'

Germany's SPD calls for Antitrust Act to limit Elon Musk's influence

A modern-day version would essentially lead to a break-up of Musk's increasingly monopolistic conglomerate of companies

Trump denies claims he's ceded presidency to Musk, calls it 'hoax'

Trump told a conservative audience in Phoenix, addressing growing complaints about the outsized role the Tesla boss has already had in his incoming administration

Honda-Nissan merger talks driven by challenges in China's auto market

The surging popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles made by BYD Co. and others has erased the leading position that Japan's automakers once enjoyed

Trump shakes up global politics a month before taking charge at White House

His trade threats helped set off a cabinet crisis in Canada that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau teetering

Donald Trump makes crypto and defence picks for his second-term team

Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg official as the No. 2 at the Pentagon and appoints Michael Kratsios to lead tech policy at the White House

Reduce transit fees or return it: Trump threatens to reclaim Panama canal

The US is the canal's biggest customer, responsible for about three quarters of the cargo transiting through each year

New year looks dull for emerging markets due to Trump's tariffs, trade wars

While a handful of frontier markets such as Pakistan, Kenya and Sri Lanka posted turnarounds this year, no major emerging market outperformed the US stock market in 2024

Bankruptcies, suicide rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt

While Japan is by no means alone in confronting a debt problem, salaries are the lowest of Group-of-Seven countries, and the central bank is raising borrowing costs while its peers cut them

Iran hires locals, including minors to attack Israeli targets in Europe

Britain's MI5 has also issued warnings of an increase in Iran-linked attacks. But the Nordic countries are particularly vulnerable

Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard faces a tricky climb for Senate backing

Gabbard's priorities as director of national intelligence, she has told senators, would include China's cyber threat and fentanyl trafficking at the border

Mexico City to boost mobility, security ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

The city's proposed mobility budget, which includes initiatives to make it easier for fans to enter and exit the iconic Azteca stadium, will increase to nearly 7 billion pesos

Trudeau government faces collapse as NDP plans no-confidence motion

Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party, said in a public letter that he will put forward a motion of non-confidence in the government at the next parliamentary sitting

Crypto companies Kraken, Ripple, Ondo donate to Trump's inauguration

Coinbase donated $1 million to the Trump-Vance inauguration committee before the election results were known, according to the company

Fed's rate cuts reflect uncertainty amid Trump's tariff policies, inflation

Mr Powell brought to Wednesday's press conference details from 2018 Fed research that suggested looking past tariff-induced inflation

Tata Steel Netherlands faces fines of almost 27 mn euros over emissions

Tata Steel Netherlands will face fines of almost €27 million ($28 million) if it doesn't take measures at its coke plaBy Charlotte Hughes-Morgan

Banner year beckons again for India after $19 billion IPO record this year

Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.'s trading debut Wednesday underscored this insatiable appetite for IPOs - shares of the retailer surged more than 40 per cent. The feeding frenzy is set to roll into 2025