– Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures climbing $1.48, or 1.3%, to $115.36 a barrel by 01:40 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $1.22, or 1.22%, to $101.12 a barrel. The increase reversed part of

– Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to a wide range of employees as it balances a costly artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out with capital efficiency. The new voluntary exit offer covers certain workers in the United States,

– South Korea posted the second-largest current account surplus among major economies in the second quarter, exceeding the combined surpluses of Germany and Japan. The country’s surplus reached $116.63 billion in the April-June period, according to central bank data reported

– Trade relations between Russia and Oman experienced a remarkable surge, increasing 22-fold in the first seven months of 2026 to reach a total of $1.5 billion, according to Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu. He disclosed these figures on

– According to preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance, Japan experienced a trade shortfall of 536.6 billion yen in September, as import growth outpaced that of exports. During this period, exports increased by 16.7% year-on-year to reach 10.9723 trillion

– In the first 20 days of October, South Korea’s exports experienced a remarkable increase, more than doubling compared to the same period last year, reaching a total of $61.6 billion primarily due to record-breaking semiconductor exports. The Korea Customs