Brent crude climbed toward $100 a barrel on September 9 as the conflict between the United States and Iran widened and Iran-backed Houthi forces struck Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure, rattling global markets and pressuring emerging-market currencies.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says its programmes reduced 138,162 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste and valorised a further 165,317 tonnes in 2025, while catalysing $641 million in third-party and impact-investor funding commitments.
Solar manufacturer Suniva has completed an $835 million debt and equity financing package to build a second US solar-cell plant in South Carolina, adding 4.5GW of annual capacity and taking total US manufacturing to 5.5GW.
Irish cybersecurity startup ZeroRisk has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by MiddleGame Ventures, aiming to give banks and payment processors continuous visibility into merchant-portfolio risk.
London-based manufacturing-software company CloudNC has raised $20 million in a Series B extension led by Nimble Ventures, with Lockheed Martin's venture arm participating, bringing total funding to $128 million.
Enterprise AI data-infrastructure startup Euno, based in San Francisco and Tel Aviv, has raised $23 million in a Series A round, bringing its total funding to $29 million as it builds context infrastructure for AI agents.
San Francisco-based legal AI company Harvey has raised $550 million in a growth financing round backed by Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Coatue and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, pushing its total disclosed funding above $1.55 billion.
Gold prices in India climbed to Rs 154,070 per 10 grams and silver to Rs 240,100 per kilogram on September 9, as investors sought safe-haven assets amid heightened market volatility driven by rising oil prices and equity weakness.
Singapore has reaffirmed its support for Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India through Temasek's 25.1% stake, even as public scrutiny grows over the Indian carrier's financial performance.
India's government has granted preliminary approval for approximately $11 billion in military procurement, lifting shares of defence companies such as Bharat Electronics even as broader markets came under pressure from rising oil prices.