Today: October 25, 2026
Today: October 25, 2026

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United Airlines sees elevated fuel costs through 2027, flags margin challenges

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday the carrier expects fuel prices to remain elevated throughout 2027.

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Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include

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Colombia to enact 2027 budget by decree after congressional process fails

Colombia's government said on Wednesday it will enact its 2027 budget of 634.9 trillion pesos ($198.83 billion) by decree after a procedural error in Congress derailed final

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In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic

Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor

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Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks

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India rate panel flags more hikes but wary of aggressive cycle, minutes show

Members of India's rate-setting panel indicated that further rate hikes may be needed to curb inflation but stopped short of endorsing an aggressive tightening cycle over

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Thousands of Greek students, teachers protest over education, pay

Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets across Greece on Wednesday, demanding higher state funding for education, better facilities and less-crowded

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Brookings paper offers broad plan to shrink Fed balance sheet

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Philip Morris warns conflicts are raising costs, hurting earnings

Philip Morris International flagged growing pressure from conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on Wednesday and said it now expects to land in

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Wall St opens higher as SpaceX, Super Micro results lift AI stocks

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved appetite for AI stocks, while Netflix slipped after its

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Bank of Israel holds interest rates steady a week before election

The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged at 3.25% on Wednesday, opting to hold ahead of the country's election next week and amid

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Netflix's ad stumble deepens fears its growth is hitting a wall

Netflix's cut to its advertising sales forecast is fuelling concerns that its growth engine is losing steam, threatening the edge that made it a

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Nigeria says private capital to drive next growth phase, petrol subsidy gone

Nigeria will increasingly turn to private investors at home and abroad to finance its next phase of growth rather than relying on state borrowing, Finance

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US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says

Humanity is losing more ground in its fight against climate change

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Putin, at talks with Witkoff, suggests he and Trump could meet in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed meeting US President Donald Trump in China as he welcomed Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in St Petersburg on Wednesday

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Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff, agencies report

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.

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Super Micro climbs after upbeat forecast shows robust AI demand

Super Micro Computer jumped more than 11% on Wednesday after it forecast quarterly revenue and profit margin comfortably above Wall Street estimates, signaling that AI data center

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Musk mulls megacap

It was hard to keep track of global markets from hour to hour on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting fresh five-month highs before plunging, which rippled through tech-

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Euro zone bond yields rise as French borrowing costs hit 24-year high

Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, led by another increase in French borrowing costs to their highest since mid-2002, as widespread

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Heineken ordered to pay €111 million in damages, interest to Greek rival

Dutch beer company Heineken said on Wednesday a Dutch court had awarded Macedonian Thrace Brewery €111 million ($125 million) in damages and interest in a case it brought

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How cheap Chinese antibiotics threaten Europe's last major penicillin plant

Tucked away in the green foothills of the Austrian Alps, the last fully integrated European penicillin plant faces an

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Russia says it will send first diesel cargo to US on Thursday

Russia will dispatch its first tanker with diesel for the United States on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to the Vedomosti news outlet,

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OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push

OpenAI will make its frontier artificial intelligence models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday

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The 2027 full-size trucks you need to know about, according to Edmunds

Choosing a full-size pickup truck is harder in 2027

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Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

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UK inflation rises to highest in almost a year as Iran war drives fuel prices higher

Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest rate in almost a year as the Iran war continues to drive up fuel prices

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UK annual house prices rise at weakest pace since March, ONS says

British annual house prices rose at their weakest annual pace since March in August, according to official data published on Wednesday that also showed growth in average

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French 10-year bond yields hit 5%, highest since 2002

France's 10-year government bond yield hit the 5% mark on Wednesday, a new 24-year high, the latest sign of growing concern among investors over France's

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Hungary finance minister hopes deficit cuts pave way for 2032 euro entry

Hungary's government hopes a front-loaded budget adjustment geared towards spending cuts will pave the way for a sustainable reduction in the deficit

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Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms

Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US

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ECB says AI, greener economy help euro zone weather energy shock

The euro zone economy has weathered this year's energy shock better than expected, with lower dependence on fossil fuels, stronger fiscal support and an AI investment

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Adidas shares rise on guidance increase after surprise earnings statement

Adidas shares rose almost 3% on Wednesday after the German sportswear group raised its full-year outlook on the back of unscheduled

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Investors flood to Jio IPO on day one of India's largest offering

Investors flocked to Jio Platforms’ $3.2 billion IPO on Wednesday, with bids covering the shares on offer in under two

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Strong earnings help European shares erase nearly all losses from French unrest

European shares rose on Wednesday, recouping nearly all of their losses since the weekend turmoil in France as strong earnings encouraged investors to

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Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

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Global diesel prices seen staying high despite Trump's deal with Russia

President Donald Trump's deal with Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets is unlikely to meaningfully lower

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From cashmere to faux fur, Target's holiday push centers on affordable luxury

Target on Wednesday announced a holiday strategy centered on affordability as consumers strain under rising cost of living, featuring what it called “luxe for less” items like

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Booking.com targeted in EU investigation into phishing scams, fraudulent listings

EU tech regulators will investigate whether online hotel reservation website Booking.com is doing enough to weed out fraudulent listings and phishing scams

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OpenAI president urges AI safeguards as group he funds opposes regulation

As OpenAI executives step up their public calls for federal AI safety rules, a political group the company’s president helped fund is spending millions

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Hungary’s Magyar vows accountability for Orbán era while holding firm on migration

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses

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Turkey plans mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia, ruling party official says

Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a

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Who's a vulture? Spain struggles to identify culprits in fury over evictions

As anger boiled over in Spain about the death of Maricarmen Abascal two weeks after the 87-year-old pensioner was evicted from her

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Republicans bet Musk’s millions can rescue Texas' Paxton in US Senate race

Texas Democrats' best chance at a statewide win in more than three decades is facing a wall of Republican money,

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Indonesia's central bank keeps main rate unchanged, hikes deposit facility rate

Indonesia's central bank held its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight policy review on Wednesday, but hiked the deposit facility rate, as the country's stock

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Auto industry bosses expect software, China growth to reshape sector by 2035, survey shows

Software and digital technology are set to overtake traditional vehicle engineering as the key battleground in the automotive industry by 2035, while China is

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Halfords falls 10% after holding annual outlook despite strong first half

Halfords shares fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after the British bicycle and car parts retailer maintained its full-year outlook despite a strong first half, adding to investor

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Micron faces strike from one Taiwan union after deal with another

A union representing workers at a Micron plant in Taiwan said it would proceed with a planned strike on Thursday, even as the US memory chipmaker reached a

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OPmobility's revenue rises amid reorganization, weak auto market

OPmobility reported higher third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as the French car parts supplier restructures its business amid broader

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UK inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year at 3.5%

British inflation rose by more than expected last month, according to data that is likely to intensify calls for support for households in next week's budget and add to the

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Getty Images files for US bankruptcy, advances restructuring plan

Getty Images filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, formalizing restructuring plans unveiled more than a week ago as part of its move to go private.

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US agents investigate report incendiary device thrown at ICE office in Atlanta

US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday

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In China, ECB makes case for euro liquidity lines

The European Central Bank can strengthen the euro's global role and amplify the reach of its monetary policy by providing liquidity safety nets to foreign countries, ECB

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UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario

Global warming is now projected to exceed previous estimates, with even the most optimistic scenario seeing average temperatures rise to 1.7-1.8 degrees

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Bank of Japan's Himino signals readiness to raise borrowing costs

Japan's underlying inflation is quite close to the central bank's 2% target and financial conditions remain loose, Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Ryozo Himino

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Tesla may get rocket boosters for real this time

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Just days after strapping thrusters onto the new Roadster, Elon Musk may be about to repeat the stunt for real this

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Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026

Anthropic's net loss widened sharply to $80.7 billion in the first half of this year, in large part due to a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares of

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Bond selloff revives debate about euro zone banks' 'doom loop'

Soaring euro zone government borrowing costs are reviving fears of a replay of the debt crisis that 15 years ago rocked the bloc.

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Guatemalan man gets 30 years for role in smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people in Texas

Federal prosecutors say a Guatemalan man who was extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to a smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday

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Japan records a trade deficit as oil imports soar because of conflict in the Middle East

Japan’s trade deficit has reached 2.81 trillion yen, or $17.8 billion, for the first fiscal half, according to government data, as the war in Iran sent oil import prices soaring

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Australian AI data centre operator NextDC shares shed 42% on revenue delay, future plans on hold

Australian data centre operator NextDC shed nearly half of its market value on Wednesday after sharply cutting revenue forecasts for

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Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Israeli Foreign Minister says

Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on X, describing the move as part of the country's broader effort to strengthen

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A 'golden age' vs. 'we're working on it': Trump and Vance give different pitches on the economy

When Vice President JD Vance speaks on the campaign trail about the high costs Americans are facing, he often says he understands that people are hurting

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Japan shifting to wage-driven inflation phase, finance minister says

Japan's economy is seeing price rises driven by higher import costs and on the cusp of shifting to a period of sustained inflation driven by rising wages,

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Japan exports rise 16.7% in September as AI chip demand powers trade

Japan's exports rose 16.7% in September from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as strong demand for semiconductors and AI

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Japan September exports rise 16.7% y/y, slower than forecast

Japanese exports in September rose 16.7% year-on-year, up for a 13th straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.

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Australian central banker says inflation outlook worse, unsure about November rate hike

A top Australian central banker on Wednesday said tighter monetary policy was working to slow the economy but the inflation outlook had still

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Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney

Voters in Alberta have overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with four-fifths of votes counted showing 75% support for staying

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AI data center projects boost US warehouse demand and rents, real estate company JLL says

AI data center construction projects, particularly near Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC, are generating new demand for warehouse space and helped

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Trump promises cash for fraud tips as he awards right-wing YouTuber

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would reward tipsters who uncover fraud in US government programs, launching the initiative by announcing a

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USDA plans to resume imports of Mexican cattle at more ports of entry

The US Department of Agriculture plans to resume cattle imports from Mexico at two additional US ports of entry, after halting shipments last year in an

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Netflix posts higher Q3 profit but revenue growth worries pull shares lower

Netflix, which announced layoff plans last week, posted a third-quarter profit above Wall Street’s expectations

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FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

The U.S. government has certified Boeing’s 737 Max 10 airliner for passenger service after years of delays

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Trading Day: Oil reversal lifts spirits

US stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off global weakness earlier in the day as oil prices pulled back sharply from six-month highs, a reversal

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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer

Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas

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Alaska Air forecasts bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on soaring fuel costs

Alaska Air Group on Tuesday forecast a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as soaring fuel costs continued to squeeze its profits despite strong travel demand and

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BOJ to raise rates to 1.50% in December, sticking to quarterly pace: Reuters poll

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates in December to 1.50%, following June and September increases, according to a majority of economists in a

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FAA certifies Boeing's 737 MAX 10, clearing way for deliveries

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday granted final approval to the long-delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10,

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Kennedy says Trump administration aims for regulated market for peptides

US Health Secretary Robert F.

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Beijing blasts US sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer

Beijing has expressed strong opposition to U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft

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Michigan Republican candidate and UAW, in rare alignment, blast GM

Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Workers union found rare common ground on Tuesday, separately accusing General

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Dow outperforms as Wall Street rises, healthcare stocks lead gains 

The Dow rose 1% on Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 while the healthcare sector provided Wall Street's biggest boost and

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LATAM says capacity growth tracking to lower end of guidance as fuel stays high 

LATAM Airlines expects capacity growth this year to come in at the lower end of its forecast range after trimming some supply in response to high jet

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Most US stocks rise following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other big companies

Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies

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A New Jersey food importer files a lawsuit challenging Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

A New Jersey food importer has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods

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Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’

Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’

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'Be patient at the pumps': Nebraska drivers face rising gas prices as fuel supply tightens

'Be patient at the pumps': Nebraska drivers face rising gas prices as fuel supply tightens

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Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

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Canada, Turkey to agree during Carney visit to deepen defence and energy ties, source says

NATO allies Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas,

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Citi Mexico sees new opportunities with banks after Banamex split

Citigroup's Mexican unit is aiming to expand its business with other banks after its separation from Banamex gave it greater freedom to serve financial

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Instacart settles US probe over foreign worker recruiting for $5 million

Instacart parent Maplebear will pay $5 million to settle a federal investigation into claims that the grocery delivery company discriminated against American

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Gold edges lower as investors weigh Fed rate signals

Gold edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed the likelihood of additional US interest rate hikes this year ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy

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AI startup ASI valued at $3 billion in latest funding round

Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software

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European stocks extend slide as French unrest rattles investors

European shares ended just a touch lower on Tuesday, as violent protests in France kept risk appetite in check and hammered equities in the euro

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Otter.ai raises $320 million in non-equity financing to expand enterprise business

AI meeting-transcription company Otter.ai said on Tuesday it had closed $320 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to expand its

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Blackstone, Warburg explore IntraFi sale at over $10 billion, sources say

Blackstone Inc and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of IntraFi that could value the financial technology company at more than $10 billion,

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Germany's Adidas raises full-year profit outlook after record quarter

German sportswear maker Adidas on Tuesday raised its full-year profit outlook and reported a 37% increase in third-quarter operating profit, lifted by a US tariff refund

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Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM Balluku

Prosecutors in Albania have formalised corruption charges against former deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku, whose original indictment a year ago triggered rioting in

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Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met

Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening

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Stocks mostly rise as oil, US yields ease; French stocks fall

US stock indexes ended mostly higher as oil prices and Treasury yields eased on Tuesday, while French stocks fell as worries about

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What F1’s return to Africa means for a continent long overlooked by global sports

Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1’s choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent’s sports industry – if it can deliver lasting development

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Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth

As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public

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Trucker protest leaves supermarket shelves and gas pumps empty in southern Italy

Supermarkets and gas stations in Naples are facing shortages due to weeklong protests by truck drivers against high gasoline costs

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Brazil's Bolsonaro courts events sector with pledge to restore tax breaks ahead of election

Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said in a post on X on Tuesday that he would restore Perse, a tax break program for the events sector, if he wins Sunday's presidential

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US pending home sales tumble to record low in September

Contracts to purchase previously owned US homes plunged to a record low in September as rising mortgage rates depressed demand for housing.

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Trump drops threats against Canadian jet maker Bombardier, citing US jobs

President Donald Trump has dropped threats against Canadian jet maker Bombardier to ban it from the US market and 

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US single-family housing starts plunge; building permits hit 3-1/2-year low

US single-family homebuilding fell sharply in September and permits for future construction tumbled to a 3-1/2-year low as higher mortgage rates

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Rubio to encourage India's Reliance to produce, refine more Venezuelan oil

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to encourage India's Reliance Industries to refine more Venezuelan crude at its local refineries and potentially

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Brazil's Newcastle poultry outbreak unlikely to have major long-term impact, analysts say

An outbreak of Newcastle disease in Brazil is unlikely to cause lasting damage to the country's poultry industry if authorities contain it quickly,

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Ahead of elections, Bessent says a Democrat-led Congress could do little to stop Trump agenda

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that there was not much a Democrat-led House of Representatives could do to stop the Trump administration's agenda.

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Dollar dips as traders weigh Iran, AI risks

The US dollar slipped on Tuesday in line with falling oil prices and longer-dated Treasury yields as traders evaluated the impact of rising tensions in

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Romanian parliament confirms new prime minister after months of deadlock

Independent Luca Niculescu was confirmed as Romania's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, ending nearly six months of political deadlock that put

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UK stocks slip as banks and commodity-linked stocks weigh

Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday as banks and commodity-linked stocks weighed, while signs of resilience in the labour market kept expectations alive for a Bank of England

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GE Aerospace raises profit outlook as engine repairs defy fuel shock, Boeing costs loom

GE Aerospace on Tuesday raised its 2026 profit forecast for the second time this year, as demand for aircraft engine repairs and spare

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French bond yields dip but remain near 24-year high in volatile trading

French government bond yields remained near 24-year highs on Tuesday after their biggest daily rise in nearly a month, with trading volatility to the fore as

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Bank of Israel to pause rate cuts ahead of October 27 election: Reuters poll

Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will

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Kroger to invest $5 billion by 2029 as new CEO sharpens grocery focus

Kroger unveiled a $5 billion investment plan to lower prices and improve the shopping experience, as part of new CEO Greg Foran's first strategy to revive the grocer's core business

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Fed to skip October but raise rates again in December, nearly all economists say: Reuters poll

The Federal Reserve will skip raising interest rates this month and deliver a hike in December, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as

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China's CATL third-quarter profit growth slowest in nearly two years as competition intensifies

Net profit growth at China's CATL slowed sharply in the third quarter, hit by fierce competition in the electric vehicle battery market as China's auto sales growth cooled.

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Aerospace and military contractors raise 2026 profit forecasts

Northrop Grumman and RTX raised their annual profit forecasts on Tuesday, helped by robust demand from military programs that

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Amazon to recruit over 300,000 workers for holiday season in first hiring jump in three years

Amazon said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 300,000 workers for the US holiday season, marking the first increase in recruitment for the period in three years as the online

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Wall St opens lower as AI stocks decline, oil prices rise

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, dragged down by renewed weakness in AI-linked stocks and a rebound in oil prices, while investors braced for major corporate

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UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthis with ‘defensive’ air patrols

Britain says it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis to include “defensive” air patrols by Royal Air Force jets

Economy|Environment

Trump administration announces $8 billion farm relief plan as fuel, fertilizer costs bite

Trump administration announces $8 billion farm relief plan as fuel, fertilizer costs bite

Economy|Education

State takeovers of struggling Texas school districts come at a high cost, with little evidence of success

The number of uncertified teachers rose, while enrolled student numbers dropped, following a state takeover of Houston. Data shows other uneven results across districts.

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I’m a Philly forensic psychologist who has conducted dozens of psychopathic evaluations – here’s why an evaluation of R.C. Horsch in the ‘80s didn’t identify him as a possible psychopath

Philadelphia police and FBI are conducting a massive investigation into the home where the late R.C. Horsch and his son lived, along with several women who’ve gone missing.

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US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect

From tax policy to gas prices and tariffs, a mix of new factors is making inequality in the US more extreme.

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Britain seeks to break Apple's grip on contactless payments

Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it was seeking to loosen Apple's grip on contactless payments by proposing that the company lower fees and

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Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to influence US midterms, officials say

Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say,

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3M lifts profit forecast as AI push deepens, shares rise

3M lifted its 2026 profit forecast on Tuesday, a day after its expanded data-center partnership with Amazon signaled a growing focus on AI-linked offerings,

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Prudential sheds Brazil, Mexico units to CNP for $4 billion as it narrows its focus

Prudential Financial said on Tuesday it would sell its Brazil and Mexico units to French insurance group CNP Assurances Group for $4.03 billion in cash as part of its ongoing push

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Could disillusioned Kansas voters send their first Democrat to the US Senate in 94 years?

The last time the state of Kansas sent a Democrat to the US Senate, the Great Depression was ravaging the state, wheat prices had collapsed and

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GM shares sink as automaker signals rising cost pressures

General Motors' third-quarter core profit rose sharply on the back of strong pickup truck sales, but its shares fell on Tuesday after the automaker

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Brazil’s love affair with cellphones turns theft into an election flashpoint

Brazilian content creator Tabata Lenk had just been fired

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Britain's Conservatives make pre-budget pitch to cut spending and borrowing

Britain's opposition Conservative Party called on the Labour government to cut spending and borrowing at next week's budget, as leader Kemi Badenoch set out her party's

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Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the

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Mexico revamps aviation regulator following US safety audit

Mexico plans to strengthen its civil aviation regulator with more money, staff and fresh policy planning as it addresses deficiencies that were flagged

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Rubio and India's foreign minister hold talks in Mumbai as both sides aim to finalize a trade deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with India's foreign minister in Mumbai

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Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

A battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly

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ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders

ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards with a collective sticker price of over $35 billion, two people familiar

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Brazil's Azul sees longer recovery as fuel costs squeeze margins after Chapter 11

Brazilian airline Azul expects its recovery to take longer than previously hoped and is sticking to a cautious growth plan, Chief Financial Officer

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In Europe, budget airlines thrive. Why not the US?

In Europe, budget airlines thrive. Why not the US?

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Brazil central bank looks to encourage responsible lending in consumer debt crackdown, sources say

Brazil's central bank is preparing a package of measures to curb rising household indebtedness, including stricter disclosure

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Walmart launches $120 membership bundle with Sam's Club ahead of holidays

Walmart on Tuesday launched a $120-a-year bundle combining its Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus memberships, offering shoppers a discount of nearly $100 versus buying the subscriptions

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Colombian Congress approves $201.1 billion budget for 2027

Colombian lawmakers approved spending distributions for next year's 634.9 trillion pesos ($201.14 billion) budget early on Tuesday, trimming spending linked to a 10-year-old

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A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?

A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?

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France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next?

France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next?

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China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

China has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies and is warning of possible retaliatory measures, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries

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Europe's earnings boom widens beyond energy and AI

European companies are expected to deliver another quarter of exceptional earnings growth, again driven mainly by profits at energy companies and those

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As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections

The tractors rolling into the town of Gela on the southern tip of Europe are flying the Sicilian flag, emblazoned

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CoreWeave debt selloff poses limited risk to global banks, J.P. Morgan says

Most global banks have limited exposure to CoreWeave, J.P.

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Bank of Japan may raise inflation forecast, stand pat on rates, sources say

The Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year in forecasts due this month, as rising oil prices exert longer-

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Oil majors face spending test from Iran war windfall cash

Oil majors are set to post a big jump in third-quarter profit as the US-Israeli war on Iran has boosted refining and

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UK jobs market shows some recovery signs as BoE mulls rate hike

British workers have seen another modest rise in the pace of pay growth and there were other hints of a small recovery in the jobs

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US to launch $8 billion support program for farmers to offset diesel costs, Trump says

President Donald Trump said on Monday the US Department of Agriculture will launch what he called a new "harvest fuel relief

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How safe havens stack up as tech, energy and France fears grip markets

Demand for safe-haven assets is strong as AI jitters hurt tech stocks, the Iran war continues and keeps energy prices

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Korean canary in the AI coalmine

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift A rocky start for a South Korean startup cast a shadow over highly anticipated announcements by AI hyperscalers this week.

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Volkswagen bet on Xpeng to save its China business. It's not going to plan

When Volkswagen turned to EV maker Xpeng in 2023 to help fix its flailing Chinese business, executives touted the partnership as a

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As Japan pursues a chip-industry reboot, it's being pressed to build America's

Japan is in the midst of a major push to revive its chip sector, but its latest investments show how Tokyo is being pulled into helping

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Software upgrades eat nearly a third of companies' IT budgets, survey finds

Large US and British companies spend 28% of their software

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Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win

US President Donald Trump on Monday used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a

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China's September US soybean imports rebound from zero a year earlier, data shows

China imported 360,878 metric tons of US soybeans in September, up from zero a year earlier, as soybeans bought under a deal to end last year's trade war continued to

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China leaves loan rates steady for 17th consecutive month

China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 17th straight month in October on Tuesday, in line with market expectations.

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Trump rallies in Kansas as rising farm costs fuel Republican concerns about voter turnout

Rising fuel prices coinciding with harvest season are frustrating farmers across the Midwest and raising concerns for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections

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Trump approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican

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Brazil's government says $4 billion budget reshuffle needed for Lula measures in 2027

Brazil's Planning Ministry said on Monday that the budget reallocations needed to accommodate measures recently announced by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he

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Democratic senator sparks controversy over comments on investigating the Trump administration

Democratic senator sparks controversy over comments on investigating the Trump administration

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Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as

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AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests

AI stocks recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky

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Aeromexico eyes new US flights after Washington lifts Mexico City restrictions

Aeromexico is evaluating new flights to the United States from Mexico City after Washington lifted restrictions that had barred Mexican airlines from

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Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led Wall Street with a 1% advance on Monday as investors returned to the chip sector and other AI-related

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Germany's Merz urges AI investment ahead of Nvidia deal

Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to Germany's businesses to embrace artificial intelligence at an industry summit in Berlin on Monday that was meant to attract

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US and Cuba clash at UN as Washington seeks to sway annual vote on economic embargo

The United States and Cuba have clashed at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington's decades-long economic embargo against Havana

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Kansas auto shop offers free oil changes, inspections to single moms and widows

Kansas auto shop offers free oil changes, inspections to single moms and widows

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined

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Federal spending on climate change before 2024 election boosted incumbents of both parties

Incumbents can still reap electoral rewards when federal money reaches their districts, even if they opposed the bill that provided it.

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Saudi Arabia postpones its 'Davos in the Desert' conference after attacks

Saudi Arabia has decided to postpone its flagship investment conference until next year, organizers

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Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says

Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

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Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

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Euro dips on French turmoil, US dollar lifted as stocks rebound

The euro fell against the dollar on Monday as riots in France added to concerns about the country's worsening fiscal outlook, while the US currency was boosted by

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US stocks rebound with AI earnings test ahead, euro falls on France unrest

The Nasdaq rose more than 1% on Monday as tech shares rebounded ahead of a big week for AI-related earnings, while

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AI stocks bounce back after bruising selloff, CoreWeave gets Goldman upgrade

AI-linked stocks bounced back on Monday from a bruising selloff last week as yields on government bonds dropped and crude oil prices eased, while CoreWeave

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Google, McKinsey strike Brazil carbon removal deal with silvopasture project

Google and McKinsey have agreed to buy 320,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits over 10 years in its first-ever silvopasture project, as part of

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France's unrest lays bare 'slow agony' of Macron's twilight months

France’s worst bout of civil unrest in years has plunged President Emmanuel Macron’s final months in office deeper into turmoil, exposing the powerlessness of

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China's central bank studies making overnight rate its main policy rate

China's central bank is considering switching its main policy rate to the overnight reverse repurchase rate, in a shift aimed at improving the transmission of

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Tesla asks shareholders to re-elect Musk, Denholm and Straubel at December annual meeting

Tesla filed its proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asking shareholders to re-elect CEO Elon Musk, Chair Robyn Denholm and director JB Straubel

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KKR to sell railcar-leasing company Infinity to Ares for $2.9 billion

US investment firm KKR said on Monday it will sell railcar-leasing company Infinity Transportation to peer Ares Management for about $2.9 billion.

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Trump's Russia sanctions waiver eases India's energy woes, lifts trade deal chances

US President Donald Trump's waiver of Russian sanctions eases energy concerns for India, one of the top importers of Russian oil, and may improve the

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National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital

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Hong Kong regulator sees rise in listing of young growth firms

Hong Kong has seen an increase in listings of growth companies — those yet to achieve sustained profitability but with strong growth potential — due to improved market

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European shares slip as France unrest dents sentiment

French equities suffered their worst day in nearly two weeks on Monday, weighing on European shares after rioting erupted in cities across the country

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JPMorgan announces $5 billion in investments in companies critical to US national security

JPMorgan Chase said it has invested $5 billion in equity in industries critical to US economic and national security, as banks seek to capitalize on growing

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Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache, but others may pay for the medicine

The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with

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Under Trump, deficits remain high while borrowing costs escalate 

US government debt hit a milestone $40 trillion in August, triggering a potentially uncomfortable debate for President Donald Trump and Republicans

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Brazil's airlines fear tax rise impact as election nears

Brazil's airline industry fears that the implementation of an impending consumption tax reform could raise fares and curb passenger growth, as the

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Indonesian exchange seeks to calm market after record two-day rout

Indonesian stocks suffered the deepest two-day sell-off recorded, while authorities in Jakarta demanded an explanation

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German industry has lost nearly half a million jobs since 2019, Ifo says

German industry has shed nearly half a million jobs since 2019, an Ifo study showed on Monday, as manufacturers grapple with mounting competitive pressure.

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Wary of instability, China calls for deeper security cooperation with Tajikistan

China's Premier Li Qiang called on Monday for deeper security and intelligence cooperation with Tajikistan to fight what Beijing views as extremism and separatism, and said

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China set to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for 17th month

China is set to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month in October, a Reuters survey showed, after better-than-expected third-quarter GDP data

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Philippines summons China's envoy over remarks conveying 'threat'

The Philippine foreign ministry on Monday summoned China's ambassador to express its "serious concern and strong objection" about remarks by the envoy that it said conveyed

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Chocolate maker Lindt ousts CEO after poor European results, two outlook cuts

Lindt & Sprüngli said on Monday that CEO Adalbert Lechner was leaving the company following the chocolate maker's recent outlook cuts and weak performance in Europe

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Africa's minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle

As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major obstacle risks crimping

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Japan PM says won't rule out debt issuance to fund tax cut

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would not rule out the chance of issuing bonds to fund a two-year cut to the country's consumption

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China economy grows thanks to AI export boom but domestic slump remains a drag

China economy grows thanks to AI export boom but domestic slump remains a drag

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China's economy accelerated in the July-September quarter on robust exports

China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago

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Global food inflation is expected to intensify as supply shocks pile up

Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta, says he has cut back on meals as rising prices have

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UBS capital rules have Swiss stuck between a rock and a hard place

Swiss lawmakers face a quandary as they craft new capital rules for UBS following the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse: too strict and

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‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

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China's new home prices fall again as recovery remains elusive

China's new home prices fell again in September, extending a more than three-year slump and suggesting policy support has yet to spark a broad

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China's economic growth picks up as exports boom, consumers balk

China's economic growth bounced off three-year lows in the third quarter, as roaring exports offset consumers' tight

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Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in

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Markets left to figure out sanctions

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

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Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds

A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach

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BOJ chief says underlying inflation 'quite close' to price goal

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said underlying inflation is "quite close" to the central bank's 2% target with strong global AI demand adding to

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China's Q3 GDP growth accelerates to 4.5%, beating forecast

China's economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing the pressure on policymakers to deliver more aggressive

Economy

Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit next month with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine

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China's economic growth accelerates to 4.5% in third quarter

China's economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing the pressure on policymakers for delivering more aggressive stimulus

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Australia central banker sees signs of labour market easing

A senior Australian central banker flagged on Monday signs that the labour market was loosening faster than expected, but cautioned against reading too much into a month of

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Beijing's population expected to become super-aged by 2035

The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above, the official Beijing Daily reported.

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Ampol shares slump as maintenance work overshadows strong refining margins

Australia's Ampol on Monday cut its fourth-quarter output forecast for higher-value products at its Lytton refinery after bringing forward maintenance work, overshadowing a surge in

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UK housing market showing signs of mortgage rates impact, Rightmove says

Asking prices for British homes rose in October but there were signs that rising mortgage rates caused by the war in Iran were starting to weigh on affordability and more

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China's Q3 GDP growth set to pick up as exports power ahead

China's economy likely sped up slightly in the third quarter from a more than three-year low, helped by hot demand for the country's technological goods and

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Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund

Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value

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Japan's Daiichi Life unit tables offer to take over Australia's Challenger

A unit of Japan's Daiichi Life has made an indicative proposal to buy more than 79% of shares in Australian investment manager Challenger it does not already own, Challenger said on

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Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back

Dave Roethler is a former Donald Trump supporter in Iowa who feels disillusioned about the economy and believes middle-class families are suffering while the president benefits

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Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed anger and shame over recent violence in France

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Milan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest

Milan police clashed on Sunday with protesters throwing stones and looting shops during demonstrations against poor services and the rising cost of living, a day after

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Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions

The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final

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Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years

President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of

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Facing a lost job and home, mother finds support from restaurant coworkers

Facing a lost job and home, mother finds support from restaurant coworkers

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Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

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Carney’s pipeline push is unlikely to bring back Canada’s oil jobs boom

 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting a new pipeline can help revive the country’s oil industry, boost its production and

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IMF/World Bank meetings leave developing countries with more questions than answers

Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions

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Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What's their next move?

The path to a House majority on Capitol Hill runs through heavily Latino districts in states such as Arizona, Colorado and Texas

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Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday.

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China proposes export controls on solar-manufacturing technologies

China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment, citing national security concerns, as part of a broader revision that

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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast

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Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over five years, acting president says

Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over the next five years under recently signed agreements, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday, adding

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Zelenskiy criticizes Trump's waiver of sanctions on Russia as 'wrong'

US President Donald Trump's decision to waive sanctions on Russia and tariffs on its goods days before they were to take effect will

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Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France, joining students

Violent clashes, fires, and looting have marred demonstrations across France as hundreds of thousands protest rising living costs and poor school conditions

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Mass protests in France spiral into worst riots in years

Rioting erupted in cities across France on Saturday as demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public

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Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied

Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years in the capital on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and

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China AI supply-chain IPOs hold firm despite valuation pullback, Citi says

Listings of Chinese AI supply chain companies are expected to stand their ground weathering rising

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Retail price impacts from the Iran war are uneven but add up for US households before midterms

High fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive, fly and buy some goods more than seven months into the U.S.-Iran war

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BOJ may need to tighten faster if inflation beats forecast, IMF says

The Bank of Japan is "doing the right thing" by normalising monetary policy and may need to raise interest rates faster if inflation rises more than

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IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, 'advanced intelligence' risks

International Monetary Fund member countries called for increasing support to countries that are facing short-term financing challenges caused by negative

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German minister seeks debt-brake exemption to sustain Ukraine aid

Germany's development minister is seeking an exemption from the country's debt brake, a constitutional limit on government borrowing, for Ukraine funding,

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Iran war votes in Congress become a focal point for campaign ad attacks

Democrats and aligned advocacy groups are hitting the airwaves with a flood of campaign ads on the Iran war as they seek to win back in the House and Senate

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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest

Economy|Election

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that, if elected president, he would seek to curb Brazil's rising public debt without touching politically sensitive

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Canada's Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of referendum

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters in his home province of Alberta warning that a referendum that could put the oil-rich province on a path toward independence is a dangerous gamble at a time of growing threats to Canada’s sovereignty

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Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

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US air traffic controllers to get 2.8% pay raise under FAA deal

Thousands of US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay raise retroactive to January 1 under a deal announced by the

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Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

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Novavax shareholder Shah Capital to step back from activist role

Shah Capital, one of Novavax's top shareholders, said on Friday it no longer seeks to influence control of the vaccine maker after restructuring into a family office.

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US air traffic controllers reach deal with FAA for 2.8% pay rise, WSJ reports

Air traffic controllers have reached a deal with the FAA for a 2.8% pay increase, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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DOJ reaches settlement with Mississippi police department it found routinely violated civil rights

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms for a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics

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Nasdaq sinks more than 2% as investors raise questions about AI debt

Nasdaq sinks more than 2% as investors raise questions about AI debt

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Nearly 12,000 California residents bought EVs using state rebate program

California said on Friday that nearly 12,000 residents bought electric vehicles since August using rebates under a new $270 million program funded by

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy blasts US-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia, called Moscow's stance a "parody" of peace negotiations and welcomed

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Brazil may offer credit lines to ease impact of tax, labor reforms, minister says

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Friday that specific credit lines could be unveiled by the government for companies affected by a consumer tax

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Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology

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Vandalism threatens nearly $1 billion Metrocenter Mall redevelopment in Jackson

Vandalism threatens nearly $1 billion Metrocenter Mall redevelopment in Jackson

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Mexico limits tariffs break to established local carmakers

Mexico said on Friday that a new five-year tariff break for imported car parts will apply only to automakers that already have production facilities in the country.

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In Yemen's besieged Taiz, families take shelter as Houthis close in

Ali Hassan and his family took shelter under a stairwell at a school in Taiz as Iran-allied Houthi forces closed in around them, tightening a siege of Yemen's third-

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US annual budget gap hits nearly $2 trillion, largest in 5 years

The US budget deficit rose by $217 billion to nearly $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and record spending to service the nation's

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Dollar heads for weekly loss as Fed hike bets fade, AI jitters linger

The dollar was lower on Friday and on track for its first weekly fall in more than a month against the euro and the yen, reflecting fading expectations

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Trump move to restart direct US flights with Lebanon hits roadblock

The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters,

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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

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Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

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CoreWeave's CEO sold nearly $1 billion of stock since IPO, filings show

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator and entities linked to him have sold nearly $1 billion of stock, mostly under prearranged trading plans, since the AI cloud company's IPO in March

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US regional banks join bigger peers in signaling resilient economy as lending holds firm

A clutch of US regional banks reported strong third-quarter earnings this week, powered by robust loan demand from

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Oil touches $110 a barrel for first time since May on Middle East, Russia supply fears

Brent touched $110 a barrel for the first time since May on Friday on worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could further tighten

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Swiss finance minister warns steep European debt could trigger euro crisis

Rising public debt levels in Europe and beyond pose a risk to economic stability and could trigger a euro crisis, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said on Friday.