AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCritical Minerals: The World Bank plans to quintuple its critical-minerals business over five years, working with 20 countries to build local industries, create jobs and retain more value at home. Investment: Haryana signed ₹4,000 crore in letters of intent with Swedish companies, including plans for retail, warehousing and logistics. Big Tech: Microsoft expects capital spending to reach $175 billion this year, largely to build and equip data centres for cloud and AI growth. Household Costs: Water UK warned that uncertainty over industry regulation could raise household bills by up to £40 a year as suppliers face higher borrowing costs. Energy: With Brent crude at $110 a barrel, the US invited oil companies to borrow 17 million barrels from emergency reserves. Cross-border Deals: UniCredit won European Central Bank approval to pursue a €45 billion hostile takeover of Germany’s Commerzbank, part of a wider push by Italian firms into the German market. Small Business: US small-business optimism slipped in September as uncertainty rose.
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