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What Amazon must do to get its stumbling stock back to record highs and beyond

The performance of Amazon Web Services is the key....

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September data shows housing market in a deep freeze

New data on the housing market's performance in September is bleak, with sales, construction and sentiment all falling more than expected....

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Data center stocks slide as Korea IPO plunges 30%, pressuring tech sentiment

Neocloud stocks are falling again following the sector's troubles last week...

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General Motors beats Wall Street's Q3 earnings expectations, narrows full-year guidance

GM narrowed its 2026 earnings guidance and raised its adjusted automotive free cash flow outlook after beating Wall Street’s third-quarter estimates....

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UK to deploy fighter jets to defend Saudi cities from Houthi attacks

The U.K.'s Royal Air Force will deploy jets to assist with defensive operations, but will not engage in offensive strikes....

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Apple adds U.S. titanium supplier for iPhone Duo as supply stays tight

Apple is adding a U.S. titanium supplier for its new iPhone Duo and expanding domestic production of camera components for the iPhone 18 Pro....

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U.S. oil surges to top $107, Brent crude at five-month high amid Mideast tensions

Oil extended its rally on Tuesday as investors continued to monitor developments in the Middle East....

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U.S. Treasury yields move lower as investors await housing data

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Tuesday as investors awaited economic data and weighed the inflationary backdrop ahead of the rate decision next week....

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France curfews calm unrest as Macron faces criticism over Gulf trip

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday some areas would remain under curfew after a weekend of violent rioting....

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What’s making Europe so angry? The frustration behind the protests

Protests broke out in France and several European countries as people railed against living costs, poor schooling conditions, and a housing crisis....

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U.S. bans DeepSeek from government agency systems amid AI rift with China

U.S. Department of Homeland Security has banned DeepSeek-related technology from federal civilian agency IT systems....

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'Cannot play hide and seek': Minister's warning over haze sends Singapore agricultural stocks lower

Singapore Senior Minister Shanmugam said the Singapore Exchange had questioned seven firms about their operations and possible links to the haze....

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Bank Indonesia faces mounting pressure to hike after MSCI threat fuels market rout

Bank Indonesia faces growing pressure to raise rates after MSCI’s threat to cut its market to standalone status triggered a rout in stocks, weakened the rupiah....

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BlackRock, GIC among investors chasing Indian telecom major Jio's IPO as anchor bids top $26 billion

Jio Platforms plans to raise up to $3.2 billion through an IPO, which is India's largest ever in rupee terms, but the second largest in dollar terms....

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‘Open your doors for AI’: German chancellor urges businesses to embrace AI as Nvidia announces new investments

Nvidia announced planned investments in four German startups as Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged businesses to embrace AI at an industry summit in Berlin....

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JD Vance refrains from endorsing Israeli leader Netanyahu as Trump offers praise

Vice President JD Vance declined to follow Trump in endorsing Netanyahu, saying he’s “not getting involved in Israeli elections” a week before Israelis vote....

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Three big takeaways from the IMF-World Bank meetings

Debt, AI and Ukraine dominated the conversation at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, while China, the focus in 2018, slipped into the background....

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Google says it can build data centers the right way. Some experts and residents are skeptical

Google says its Minnesota AI data center will add clean energy to the grid and protect ratepayers. Experts question whether grid upgrades are needed....

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Trump says he'd meet with Putin and Xi, criticizes Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping and criticized Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy....

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Apple announces product launch event for Oct. 28. Analysts expect touchscreen laptop

Apple sent invitations for an event next week, calling it "Pro and tell."...

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Cornell sexual assault case has some prospective students rethinking plans, consultants say

Some prospective Cornell University students are rethinking applications amid the Jane Doe sexual assault lawsuit, college admissions consultants say....

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Saudi Arabia postpones big investor conference to 2027 as Iran-backed Houthis escalate attacks on kingdom

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Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why

The history of technological progress suggests that as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men....

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French unrest compounds debt crisis fears. Paris-listed stocks, bonds and the euro fall

"It looks like either the bond markets riot, or the people riot, or both," one analyst told CNBC....

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Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year

The SpaceX boss said Monday that he'll give one of his company shares to every child in the U.S. next year. He didn't say how the share giveaway would happen....

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OpenAI bugging suspect WhatsApp'ed Saudi royal days before arrest, feds reveal

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco....

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Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi rejects criticism around weak yen and high interest rates

The prime minister denied that her policies were responsible for the yen’s weakness or rising JGB yields....

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India’s Finance Minister says easy exits and excess liquidity fuel equity market's underperformance

India's finance minister said that continued capital outflows are one of the biggest risks for the country in 2027....

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Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of Ukraine

The report comes amid mounting tensions between Ukraine and the United States, its largest military backer....

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Indonesian stocks plunge to six-year low as MSCI downgrade fears mount

Indonesia's benchmark stock index plunged to its lowest level in six years....

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China's third-quarter economic growth quickens to 4.5% as exports surge, beating estimates

China's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter, as foreign demand for the country's technological goods largely offset sluggish consumer demand....

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China's CXMT sees shares drop over 6% as investors look past chipmaker's profit turnaround

CXMT shares fell over 6% on Monday after the company released its earnings forecast for the first nine months of 2026....

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Brent crude hovers near $109 a barrel as Ukraine resumes energy strikes, tankers attacked in Middle East

Fires broke out at an oil terminal and depot in St. Petersburg after Ukraine launched a massive wave of drone strikes on Sunday....

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Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new public benefit fund that could address AI job disruption

The Claude maker said that establishing the fund as an LLC will provide greater flexibility in how the money is used....

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Why I am taking the other side of the trade that crushed the market Friday

How did this happen so quickly? Where were the buyers? I have some answers....

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Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink

Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine's defense....

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The bloated workweek is coming for Sundays—as some embrace flexibility, others worry about job security

A new report finds nearly half of workers are often logging in on Sundays. It is a boon for worker flexibility, or a sign of job-hugging insecurity?...

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Iran says it has a 'new operational plan' if the U.S. resumes attacks, as shipping vessels report strikes

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said the country's military has prepared a response to any new attacks....

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Boomers are buying into the promise of monthly income from options ETFs, but there's a tax catch

Covered call ETFs have been widely adopted by baby boomers to meet monthly income needs, but unlike most ETFs, the tax implications can be significant....

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Always on, always listening: New AI devices are pushing legal limits and could put users in jeopardy

AI always-listening wearables from Apple, Amazon, Meta and other startups are getting creative with privacy rules and fueling concerns about covert recordings....

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Why hedge funds could be making a bond market shock more likely

The Bank of England's deputy governor has warned that hedge funds' activities could raise the risk of a global bond market shock....

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Semiconductor market to remain solid ‘at least through next year,’ South Korea finance minister says

South Korea's finance minister said semiconductor growth can last at least through 2027 as supply remains tight despite a global chip sell-off....

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AI stocks plunge. Inflation heats up. Where we're still finding opportunities

The sinking AI trade rattled last week's market. But solid bank earnings and a rotation beyond tech gave us reasons for optimism....

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Investors are buying up vast tracts of timberland across U.S. in one of market's longest-term bets

Timberland managers buying for pension funds and other institutional investors can wait decades for returns, but the market can also be a profit trap....

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'Everyone laughed' when he started a pumpkin farm—now it brings in $2 million a year

Kelly Schultz bought a pumpkin farm in 1996. He transformed it into a seasonal attraction that draws in 100,000 visitors each fall....

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Berkshire shares buck market sell-off, rally to highest since Buffett said he would step down as CEO

Berkshire Hathaway shares are at their highest level since Warren Buffett told shareholders at the May 2025 annual meeting he planned to step down as CEO at the end of that year....

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Bending Spoons wants to revive software castoffs. Berkshire is backing the plan

Less than four months into life as a public company, Bending Spoons got a big vote of confidence this week from Berkshire Hathaway....

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Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions and tariffs under Graham Act, citing national interest

Trump signed the Graham Bill, which targeted Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, into law in September....

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Trump's Russia diesel deal may offer Putin more than money — and spell trouble for Ukraine

Trump's diesel deal may do little for Russia's finances, but it raises bigger questions about Ukraine's leverage, U.S. support and Putin's next moves....

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