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Qatar's energy minister said he's "really worried" a lack of investment and a surge in energy use from AI will create a shortage of LNG and natural gas supplies beyond 2035.

Indian pharmaceuticals firm Biocon Ltd. will buy out minority shareholders in Biocon Biologics Ltd. via a mix of cash and shares in a deal that values the biosimilars unit at $5.5 billion.

Italy's market regulator ruled out the existence of an undisclosed investor pact involving Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and some of its shareholders in its bid for Mediobanca SpA, Il Sole 24 Ore reported.

It's been about 17 years since banks sent global equity benchmarks plunging to distressed levels during the financial crisis. In Spain and Italy, an unstoppable surge in shares of the country's biggest lenders is finally wiping out those losses.

India's growth momentum is set to continue, and the government expects the economy to expand by at least 7% in the financial year through March, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Indonesia suspended the operations of three companies in Sumatra, saying it would probe whether their land-clearing activities helped trigger the deadly floods and landslides that killed hundreds on the island.

Bitcoin options are showing that traders are betting that the largest cryptocurrency will remain mired in its current trading range in the wake of the fourth-quarter downturn that has cut more than $1 trillion in value from the digital asset market.

Eric Trump rang the Nasdaq bell in September to celebrate a more than $500 million windfall from American Bitcoin Corp.'s trading debut. Three months later, the shares have cratered 70%.

India's rupee is undervalued at current levels after sliding to record lows, and this could draw foreign investors back to the nation's equities, according to Elara Capital and Yes Securities Ltd.

South Korea's housing market remained buoyant, with prices for apartments in the capital rising for a 44th week, a result that supports the central bank's decision to refrain from easing policy last week.