Business news today captured companies and governments adjusting to a harsher competitive and financing landscape. In Washington, President Trump signed executive orders to speed U.S. quantum computing development while pushing federal systems toward post-quantum cybersecurity, underscoring how strategic technology is now treated as both an economic and national-security race. In Europe, Heineken turned to outsider Rafael Oliveira to lead a turnaround after weaker demand, while Royal Mail’s results showed the strain many legacy businesses face: revenues and underlying earnings improved, but operating profit was squeezed by rising staff costs. Markets were more unforgiving in Asia, where a tech-led rout sent South Korea’s KOSPI down nearly 10%, forcing exchange officials to trigger both a sidecar and a circuit breaker. And in credit markets, Sony’s planned return to dollar bond issuance for the first time in decades highlighted how rising Japanese rates are reshaping corporate funding choices.