Monday’s referendum on independence for the western province threatens Mark Carney’s effort to unite the country against a hostile US

Shadow economy drives demand for physical currency as new charge could hit popularity of the UPI digital payments interface

Owner of digital wallet GCash set to start trading in region’s biggest debut this year

Central Bank governor warns rapid development of AI is a major issue for financial stability

US president gives Putin a reprieve on threatened energy measures after cutting deal with Moscow to release diesel

Losses across semi stocks have been unequal

Banks and miners lead payouts to investors

Ructions point to what a true bursting of the bubble might do to financial markets

The value of stocks can fall suddenly in a way that cash can’t. But introduce inflation and it’s a different equation

Masayoshi Son looks to increase pace of his bets on robotics and AI

High borrowing costs complicate AI lab’s goal of achieving investment-grade status

Brent prices jump on reports that Saudi Arabia-led forces intercepted and destroyed missiles aimed at critical energy hubs

AI trade jitters send investors scrambling for government debt in a move that halts a months-long Treasury sell-off

Competition and Markets Authority plans to force Big Tech group to allow rival payments providers to access its digital wallet technology

US lenders fear chatbots could shift billions of dollars in deposits to higher-yielding accounts

Discussions come as German airline seeks to free up cash to make investments following stake in Portuguese carrier

SEC decision to rescind key rule on voting could not have come at a worse time

Power inverters are central to the global clean electricity boom but reliance on China is triggering security fears

Quite big, but still quite far away

Unhedged readers on how to hedge AI risk