11.05.2026 8:0611.05.2026 8:10 Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with his political party a member of the governing coalition.11.05.2026 8:1511.05.2026 8:24 SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit said it plans to begin large-scale battery cell manufacturing at its Sakai, Osaka plant to address growing power demand for AI services.11.05.2026 8:30 Last week, South Africa’s top court ordered parliament to conduct an impeachment hearing into Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of hundreds of thousands of US dollars stashed in a sofa at his game farm. The ruling effectively seals the president’s fate, leaving just the question of timing: Does he leave office immediately, setting off uncertainty and chaos in the governing coalition he’s built with the market-friendly Democratic Alliance (DA) and others? Or does he put up a fight, giving h11.05.2026 8:30 Christina Moreira, who advocates for womens right to the priesthood, was excommunicated by the Vatican for seeking a role reserved for men. She continues her vocation as a priest in a parish in Galicia, disturbing even the highest levels of the Catholic Church.11.05.2026 8:31 China’s car sales fell 21.5% in April after deliveries of gasoline vehicles plunged due to the Iran oil shock, and electric car demand wasn’t strong enough to counter the slump.11.05.2026 8:36 The ADL said in a statement that it deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director, without providing details about where and when Foxman died.11.05.2026 8:40 The passengers will be monitored in Omaha at the country’s only federally funded quarantine center.11.05.2026 8:46 China’s Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. is looking to acquire more gold mines in Africa and other regions, Chief Investment Officer Xu Jianzhuo said in an interview.11.05.2026 8:48 Iron ore rose as signs of solid Chinese demand offset concerns over rising supply, with futures hitting the highest since October 2024.11.05.2026 9:00 South Korea’s military is exploring a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Co. to potentially deploy robotics to the front lines as Seoul accelerates investment in AI-powered, unmanned systems to tackle a deepening troop shortage.11.05.2026 9:0011.05.2026 9:0011.05.2026 9:00 The battle last week between the cheeky life-chancer Nigel Farage and the sober former state prosecutor Keir Starmer was never going to be much of a contest.11.05.2026 9:00 In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Tom Slater, manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and partner at Baillie Gifford, about his provocative paper, “AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job. It’s Coming for Your Mind,” and why the real risk may be a world that looks more productive while quietly losing the judgement, learning and expertise that make progress possible. They also discuss what that means for the future workforce and smart investing. (Source: Bloomberg)11.05.2026 9:00 Africa’s growing gambling use is sapping income that would ordinarily be flowing into groceries, entertainment and mobile phone bills.11.05.2026 9:01 Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.11.05.2026 9:05 The total amount of Indonesian central bank bills outstanding climbed by the most in almost two years last month as the monetary authority sought to attract capital inflows to support the weakening rupiah.11.05.2026 9:08 China has cushioned the worst of the energy shock through its strategic oil stockpiles and a diversified mix of renewable energy sources. 11.05.2026 9:1011.05.2026 9:15 The European Central Bank will raise interest rates twice this year as the Iran war drives inflation higher, a Bloomberg survey showed.11.05.2026 9:1711.05.2026 9:22 The Reserve Bank of India should temper its currency intervention efforts, and continue with measures to open up the nation’s markets, a former governor said, about a month after the monetary authority imposed sweeping curbs to support a struggling rupee.11.05.2026 9:22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indians to avoid buying gold for at least a year to preserve foreign-exchange reserves, a surprising appeal in a country where the metal plays a vital role in savings, weddings and religious festivals.11.05.2026 9:24 The three major indexes are coming off a winning weak.11.05.2026 9:26 South Korea and Taiwan’s artificial intelligence-fueled chip booms are set to swell both economies’ trade surpluses and pressure their central banks to raise interest rates later this year.11.05.2026 9:43 New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out a grand coalition between his National Party and the main opposition Labour Party after November’s election.11.05.2026 9:48 Modi appealed to Indians to cut fuel use, overseas travel and gold purchases as the Middle East conflict exposes India’s heavy reliance on imported energy.11.05.2026 9:49 Oil prices jumped on Monday after Israel warned that the conflict with Iran was still ongoing.11.05.2026 9:5111.05.2026 9:59 The oil market is in “a race against time” as the factors that combined to restrain price rises from the Iran war stand to come under strain if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed into June, according to Morgan Stanley. 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