MONTREAL -- Canadian public pension funds are set to increase holdings of Japanese stocks, sensing opportunity in the country's economy and corporate governance reforms despite volatility in the Middle East, amid a global trend of institutional investors reducing the weight of U.S. assets in their portfolios.

SAN JOSE, California -- Nvidia now expects $1 trillion in revenue through 2027 as demand for its artificial intelligence chips continue to rise, despite growing questions about how long the massive build-out of AI infrastructure will last.

LONDON -- U.S. investment group Steel Partners Holdings has made a counteroffer to buy Japanese manufacturer Sanko Sangyo in a move that is not a traditional activist play, Steel Partners Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein recently told Nikkei.

TOKYO -- Extensive use of air defense missiles in the Middle East is prompting the U.S. to transfer overseas resources to the region, and could lead Washington to request Japan's support for producing such systems if the conflict drags on.

TOKYO -- As Iran imposes a near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia is exporting crude oil via the Red Sea at a scale not seen in several years.

TOKYO -- Japanese automation equipment maker Daifuku plans to start testing humanoid robots for logistics in as little as three years, seeking to extend its high market share in factory and warehouse systems with labor-saving and fully automated solutions.

HONG KONG -- Beijing-based investment bank China Renaissance is shifting its focus back toward the United States this year, now that founder Bao Fan has been released from state detention.

JAKARTA -- Indonesia is preparing for budget cuts that will affect multiple ministries and government agencies to keep the fiscal deficit from breaching the legal ceiling amid soaring oil prices, its chief economic minister said Monday.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Electric vehicle maker VinFast's losses deepened last year as the Vietnamese company made a year-end push to double EV deliveries.