ASML upgraded the low end of its 2026 sales forecast as rising AI spending boosts demand for its chip-making machines. The company projects annual sales of between €44 billion ($49 billion) and €45 billion this year.
Indian tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal said governments should introduce artificial intelligence regulation now rather than waiting for a serious rogue agent accident. His comments were reported by Bloomberg Technology.
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said bilateral ties with the US remain very good even as trade tensions simmer. His comments follow Trump's claim that he helped mediate an end to armed clashes between India and Pakistan, which irritated New Delhi.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank released a global roadmap to fight online financial fraud. They say increasingly sophisticated scams are undermining confidence in digital finance.
Asian data center operator Princeton Digital Group is seeking a syndicated loan of up to $1.2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The debt would finance its Malaysia buildout amid growing borrowing for AI infrastructure.
Hitachi Energy CEO Andreas Schierenbeck discusses whether the electricity infrastructure industry can expand fast enough to support the AI boom and industrial electrification. He also explains how the company plans to turn that demand into sustainable growth and why electricity networks are gaining importance.
China's trade surplus rose to $938 billion for the first nine months of the year. It is on pace to exceed last year's record, as September export growth was faster than expected.
China's consumer and producer inflation both rose last month. Escalating Middle East hostilities pushed oil prices past $100 a barrel, and goods tied to AI became more expensive.
Tencent Holdings is using cheap offshore yuan debt to finance its artificial-intelligence infrastructure buildout. The move is cited as a prominent example of leading Chinese tech firms benefiting from lower borrowing costs compared with global rivals.
Malaysia is adopting Chinese satellite technology to issue earlier flood warnings for the floods that hit the country during its annual northeast monsoon. The report was based on coverage by Bernama.
U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned North Korean hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies and Pyongyang. The Justice Department says the scheme has reached dozens of American companies.
India's Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar spoke with Bloomberg's John Micklethwait at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. The conversation covered India's foreign policy objectives.