BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minBiggest US law firms explore selling stakes to private equityPaul Weiss, Quinn Emanuel and Proskauer among firms that have had conversations about dealsFinancial Times
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 min‘People are going to kill me’: Haitians fear deportation from USTrump administration’s push to end humanitarian programme could affect more than 1mn peopleFinancial Times
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minColombian narcos head to Ukraine for drone expertiseUnmanned aerial vehicles have upended Colombia’s decades-long armed conflict, as cartels and rebel groups reclaim the skiesFinancial Times
BusinessFinancial TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minDo you talk to your chatbot?OpenAI and Google invest heavily in voice systems as main way to interact with a new generation of AI agentsFinancial Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minFormer Japan PM on Yen, Communication with BOJ and MarketsJoint US-Japan intervention has supported the yen for now, but it isn't a game-changer for the currency or the economy, Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview with Bloomberg TV in Tokyo. Kishida also highlighted…Bloomberg
BusinessJapan TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minLow water levels on Germany’s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blowShallow water is imposing tighter limits on how much ship cargo can float down the river — sending prices up for riverboat freight and heaping pressure on the government to act.Japan Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minJapan 30-Year Bond Sale Sees Firmer Demand Than 12-Month AverageJapan’s 30-year bond auction drew stronger demand than its 12-month average as high yields attracted investors.Bloomberg
BusinessJapan TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minK-Beauty wants to fix the ‘Ozempic face’ problemFrom glass skin regimens to salmon sperm facials, South Korea has repeatedly turned niche cosmetic procedures into global beauty trends.Japan Times
BusinessJapan TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minOpenAI models joined forces months ahead of Hugging Face hackThe episode has underscored growing global concerns that cutting-edge AI systems could be used to carry out crippling cyber attacks.Japan Times
BusinessBloombergBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minKRW/USD: Korean Won Rises to Highest Since October on Exporters Dollar SalesThe South Korean won rose to the strongest level in almost 10 months as exporters converted their dollar earnings into the local currency.Bloomberg
BusinessStraits TimesBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minLow water on Germany’s Rhine river threatens new blow to economyThe Rhine river handles around 80 per cent of Germany’s inland waterway traffic, according to an economist.Straits Times
BusinessAl JazeeraBusinessAug 6, 2026 · 1 minTrump administration refunds $100bn in tariffs struck down by Supreme CourtMove comes after the US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump's sweeping levies in February.Al Jazeera