Category: Foreign Investments

I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades

The 3.3 percent rate for 2026 would match last year’s pace. Booming investment in artificial intelligence is buttressing global output.
Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash.

History suggests that the price of oil and a wider distribution of wealth are as important as foreign investment.
Nicolai Tangen Manages Trillions of Dollars, but His Podcast Made Him Famous

Nicolai Tangen wanted to raise the profile of Norway’s $2.1 trillion oil fund and change corporate behavior, but he may have helped embroil it in a geopolitical tangle.
Chevron’s Risky Bet to Stay in Venezuela May Now Give It an Advantage

The second-largest U.S. oil company, which kept pumping oil in the country after others left, could find it relatively easy to expand its operations if the political conditions there improve.
I.M.F. Prods China, Gently, on Its Weak Currency

Caught between Beijing and the Trump administration, the International Monetary Fund offered mild criticism of China for relying too heavily on exports.
RedBird Capital Withdraws Takeover Bid for UK’s Telegraph

The exit by RedBird Capital Partners comes months after it agreed to buy control of the media company in a deal that valued it at $658 million.
China’s Control of Rare Earths Has U.S. Scrambling to Find Alternatives

The Trump administration is trying an array of unconventional measures to shore up U.S. rare earths supplies. It remains uncertain whether the strategy will work.
After an ICE Raid in Rural Georgia, Hyundai Keeps Betting on America

The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.
Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.
Apple, Caught Between U.S. and China, Pledges Investment in Both

In Beijing this week, the company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, made promises similar to ones he’d made at the White House. He also got a custom Labubu.
Brash Investor in Global Soccer Clubs Is Charged With Fraud

Josh Wander, a Miami businessman, drew scrutiny after buying soccer teams on three continents through 777 Partners, which collapsed after facing spiraling accusations of wrongdoing.
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.