India, New Zealand sign free-trade agreement slashing tariffs, expanding market access. The agreement aims to reduce tariffs on most goods and expand market access between the two nations.

Short bets against U.S. life insurers surge past $5.3 billion, Ortex data shows; global insurance shorts rise 60% to $31 billion, S&P Global says.

Short seller positions against U.S. life insurers have surged over the past year, with total short bets now exceeding $5.3 billion, according to Ortex data. Globally, shorts against insurance firms rose more than 60% in the last year to over $31 billion, S&P Global data shows.

Shell agrees to acquire a Canadian shale company for $14 billion, marking the oil giant's largest acquisition in 10 years.

Shell has announced an agreement to acquire a Canadian shale company for $14 billion, marking the oil major's largest acquisition in a decade.

Real Brokerage to acquire Re/Max Holdings at $13.80 a share, in the latest consolidation move in the U.S. real estate brokerage industry.

Real Brokerage is acquiring Re/Max Holdings for $13.80 per share, reflecting consolidation in the U.S. real estate brokerage industry.

Germany's Finance Ministry signals readiness to suspend debt restrictions as the country braces for economic impacts stemming from the war in Iran.

Germany's Finance Ministry has indicated a willingness to consider suspending national debt restrictions as an emergency measure in response to the economic impact of the war in Iran.