A week after the U.S. President publicly urged Intel’s new CEO, Lip‑Bu Tan, to step down over alleged ties to Chinese companies, SoftBank Group threw the embattled U.S. chipmaker a $2 billion lifeline. Intel will issue new shares to SoftBank at $23 each, just under a 2% stake that instantly puts the Japanese conglomerate among… The post SoftBank pumps $2B into Intel after Trump’s gripes over CEO’s China ties appeared first on Research & Development World.| Research & Development World
The US giant pretends Labor's policies are thwarting the expansion of its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which it does not plan to do anyway, to gain leverage with governments.| Boiling Cold
I remain concerned about both the TSX and S&P 500 from valuation, political and economic standpoints, making it worthwhile to look also toward other countries. The post Where in the world are the best investment opportunities? appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGrainews
Official figures show less than 1 per cent of residential home sales were to foreign investors, but One Nation and the Coalition want to know how many deals were blocked.| Australian Financial Review
Recently, the Texas House of Representatives introduced HB 5007, along with its companion bill SB 2117. The legislation—“Relating to the establishment of| Global Trade Law Blog
Introduction On Thursday 8 May 2025, the EU took another important step towards revamping its framework to screen foreign investment, with the European| Covington Competition
The UK Parliament has passed emergency legislation to enable the government to direct the use of assets of British Steel, and to take control of assets if| Covington Competition
In November 2024, the UK’s High Court (the “Court”) issued its judgment on the first appeal of a Final Order (“Order”) imposed by the UK government| Covington Competition
In Brief Following weeks of tariff threats from the U.S. and the imposition of retaliatory Canadian tit-for-tat tariffs and non-tariff measures, the U.S. and Canada are currently in the midst of a trade war that is expected to have significant economic repercussions. On 5 March 2025, the Government of Canada announced that it would take [...] The post Guarding the North – Updated Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments Amid U.S.-Canada Trade War appeared first on Canada In...| Canada Insights
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 2025 By Adkhamjon Janobiddinov Uzbekistan is a country with a huge youth population. According to latest reports, more than 60% of Uzbekistan’s population is composed of those below the age of … Continue reading →| Journal of Political Risk
Written by Min-hua Chiang. This article examines the trend of Taiwan’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) amidst the geopolitical uncertainties. The declining reliance on China for manu…| Taiwan Insight
In brief 2024 brought many changes and developments to foreign investment law in Canada. The Canadian government introduced various reforms to foreign investment policy through amendments to the Investment Canada Act (the “Act”), reframing risk in certain sensitive industries which Canada views as important for safeguarding its national security and economic interests. Geopolitical and trade [...] The post Canada: Key Insights and Outlook—Foreign Investment 2024 Year in Review appeared ...| Canada Insights
The “Hobson-Lenin Thesis”: Inequality, Imperialism, and the First World War In a small section in his new book, Branko Milanovic argues that the First World War was ultimately caused by…| pseudoerasmus
