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Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes $2 trillion valuation ahead of mega IPO

Firm eyes biggest-ever listing that could raise up to 75 billion dollars. This would dwarf the biggest ever IPO, Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion in 2019.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fires US Army chief amid ‘escalating rift over military appointments’

A key issue was Hegseth’s move to block the promotion of four officers—two Black and two women—which General Randy George opposed

Trump says ‘biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down’, more attacks to follow

US escalates threats against Iranian infrastructure to force a deal as West Asia war nears five weeks. Global efforts to reopen Hormuz intensify.

Orion ignites main engine, putting Artemis II astronauts on track to Moon for flyby

'With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth. We choose it,' said astronaut Christina Koch before the engine ignited.

US deploys EA-37B Compass Call against Iran, the electronic attack plane that can jam communications

CENTCOM confirms the first-ever combat deployment of EA-37B. The Compass Call disrupts and jams enemy communication systems rather than destroying them.

India IPO pipeline at risk as market downturn delays listings & approvals near expiry

Companies increasingly opting to hold back listings are adding to the signs of weakness in IPO market after two record years for proceeds.

China drains liquidity for first time in a year as rising oil prices weigh on economy

The People’s Bank of China drained a total of 890 billion yuan ($129 billion) worth of liquidity via short-term open market operations in March.

Trump’s mixed signals on Iran war— says conflict nearing end but warns of hitting power plants

What the president has intuited but can’t admit is that America, and by extension Trump, has suffered defeat. Not on the battlefield, but on the bigger map of strategy.

Why Iran hit UAE hardest & how tiny Gulf power is fighting back | Cut the Clutter

This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1817, explaining how the UAE has been not just a collateral, but a primary target of Iran in the war in West Asia.

Asian nations jockey for leverage to re-open Strait of Hormuz

Governments from India to Philippines are negotiating with Iran for the safe passage of vessels, while forming small circles to seek a diplomatic solution and even bartering deals.

On Camera

No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.