
Alexis Akwagyiram

Nawaf M. Al-Thani

Apple named John Ternus as its new CEO effective Sept. 1, replacing Tim Cook, who led the US tech giant for 15 years.
2The US and Iran appear poised to hold a second round of talks in Pakistan following several days of confusion over diplomatic efforts.
3The Iran conflict’s geopolitical volatility is rattling oil traders and derailing expectations of a Middle East drilling boom.
4Supply disruptions from the Middle East are forcing Asian countries to focus on energy self-sufficiency.
5Russia may scrap a crucial spending rule as the Ukraine war puts the economy under pressure.
6Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s profit fell more than 70% on the company’s aggressive AI push.
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