US-China friction returns: Beijing protests Pentagon’s military-company label for BYD, Alibaba and Baidu

China on Saturday opposed the United States for adding several leading Chinese companies, including BYD, Alibaba and Baidu, to a Pentagon list of firms alleged to have links with the Chinese military, arguing that the move undermines understandings reached during last month’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.This comes despite…

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SpaceX made Musk a trillionaire, but what else does he own? A look at his business empire

SpaceX‘s blockbuster stock market debut may have made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, but the rocket company is only one part of a sprawling business empire that stretches from electric vehicles and artificial intelligence to brain implants and underground transport systems.Over the years, several of Musk’s ventures have become increasingly interconnected. Earlier this year,…

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Venezuela oil rush: US investors chase Trump’s $100 billion call as funds target energy assets – report

US investment groups are racing to capitalise on the reopening of Venezuela’s oil sector, targeting underinvested oilfields and launching new investment vehicles after US President Donald Trump’s January call for companies to invest $100 billion to help rebuild the country’s energy industry, the Financial Times reported.Among the early movers is Miami-based Lionheart Capital, which has…

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How rich is a trillionaire? Elon Musk can sponsor IPL for 17,000 years, spend Rs 1 crore daily for 23,500 years

Representative image (AI-generated) When most people hear the word ‘trillion’, it is difficult to grasp just how large that number really is.A million sounds huge. A billion sounds almost unimaginable. But a trillion is an entirely different scale.The question has taken centre stage after Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, a milestone driven by…

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