Economic Globe - Global Economic Journal https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html BlackRock CEO Fink raises alarm of a “global recession” if oil hits the $150 benchmark. Meta, the owner of Facebook, plans to buy $100 billion worth of AI chips from AMD. African nations to borrow $155 billion in long-term commercial debt this year, S&P says. Dubai International Airport remains the world’s busiest in 2025 with a record 95.2 million passengers. Japan-US trade deal to add nuclear power project to $550 billion investment package. Musk’s mega-merger of SpaceX and xAI bets on space-based AI to scale. The Coca-Cola group commits $1 billion to developing its value chain in South Africa. Facebook Messenger’s encryption strategy was deemed “so irresponsible” by a Meta executive. Nvidia’s CEO anchors the next phase of the AI boom on “inference inflection” with $1 trillion in orders. Spain to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for AI-generated child pornography. AT&T commits $250 billion to boost US AI infrastructure. SoftBank’s PayPay aims for a US IPO valuation of up to $13.4 billion, about the largest by a Japanese firm. US shale producers Devon and Coterra to merge in a $58 billion deal to cut costs and boost scale. Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are to issue term sheets for a $60 billion investment in OpenAI. Equitable and Corebridge are negotiating a merger to establish a $22 billion insurer. Global debt reaches a record $348 trillion in 2025 due to government spending, says IIF. China’s Alibaba targets $100 billion in AI and cloud over demand boom. Digital euro to cost EU banks 6 billion euros. World faces biggest oil supply disruption ever on Middle East war, IEA says. Africa’s biggest oil producer, Nigeria’s NNPC, records a $4.2 billion after-tax profit in 2025. Google pacifies Epic Games by reducing its app store commissions. Europe fights for digital autonomy from U.S. Big Tech firms. Goldman Sachs acquires Innovator Capital with 240 ETFs globally valued at $90 billion. Ethiopia strikes a $13b boom at an investment forum, with China’s Mingyang investing $10b. U.S. jury found Musk liable to Twitter shareholders in a fraud action involving the $44 billion buyout. Trump aims to close the $1.6 trillion revenue shortfall with a plethora of new tariffs. Goldman Sachs and Anthropic collaborate to use AI agents to automate banking processes. OpenAI achieves an $840b valuation with mega funding of $110b from Big Tech firms. Taiwan’s economy grows at the fastest pace of 8.6% in 15 years on the AI boom. Global awareness for renewable energy came to the fore with the energy impact of the Iran War. Trump bans Anthropic technology as OpenAI strikes a deal with the Pentagon. Trump adminstration is to receive a $10 billion fee from investors for brokering the TikTok deal. Uber was judged to be at fault in a sexual assault case and was mandated to pay $8.5 million. Sysco acquires Restaurant Depot in a $29 billion deal to enter the high-margin restaurant business. International Energy Agency head claims that the Iran War poses a “major, major threat” to the world economy. JPMorgan enlists CHIPS and defense officials to lobby for a $1.5 trillion security initiative. Poland becomes the world’s 20th largest economy with over $1 trillion in annual output. Alibaba introduces the Qwen3.5 model for the “era of agentic AI.” Nvidia-backed Nscale is valued at $14.6 billion after raising $2 billion for global AI infrastructure. South Korean watchdog seeks tougher crypto laws to block vulnerabilities after a $40 billion giveaway. BlackRock, EQT-led consortium close a $33.4 billion AES deal, betting on AI power boom. Gold prices are to hit $6,300/oz by the end of 2026 as buying sprees from central banks and investors mount. Meta faces trial in New Mexico for alleged child exploitation on its platforms and profiting from it. SoftBank obtains a $40 billion loan to increase its investments in OpenAI. Pentagon sets a deadline to declare Anthropic a supply chain risk over failure to bend AI safeguards. Swiss wealth managers expect the Middle East crisis to boost the inflow of Gulf assets. Anthropic hits a $380b valuation, emerging as the third most valuable startup after SpaceX and OpenAI. German media conglomerate Axel Springer to acquire the UK Daily Telegraph publisher for $766 million. The EU demands adjustments to protect users after accusing TikTok of “addictive design” that hurts minors. Microsoft commits $10 billion to expand cyber defence and AI in Japan.