Today: November 12, 2026
Today: November 12, 2026

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Most large firms plan higher open-weight AI use to cap bills, study shows

Nearly 6 in 10 senior executives at large companies plan to increase their use of cheaper open-weight AI models over the next year as AI bills overshoot budgets, a

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Alphabet raises $3.8 billion in first Hong Kong, Singapore dollar bonds

Google parent Alphabet is raising about $3.8 billion through its first Hong Kong and Singapore dollar bond offerings, according to term

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US humanoid robot production could hit 400,000 by 2030 as deployment ramps, J.P. Morgan says

Humanoid robot production in the US will hit 300,000-400,000 units by 2030 and about 1.5 million units by 2035, J.P.

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Setback for Google as EU Court adviser backs $1.7 billion antitrust fine

Google suffered a setback on Thursday as an adviser to Europe's top court faulted a lower tribunal's decision to scrap a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) fine levied against

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European shares hit record high helped by strong earnings and lower energy prices

European shares hit a record high on Thursday, building on gains driven by a strong third quarter earnings season and the recent drop in energy prices.

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Taiwan's Foxconn bullish on outlook but warns about supply chain tightness

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Thursday it was confident about its business next year

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ECB's Lagarde would rival centrists in French presidential race, poll shows

Departing European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde would fare as well as center-right candidate Edouard Philippe if she ran in France's presidential election next

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AI spending helps lift UK growth to fastest since early 2024

Britain's economy grew at the fastest rate in two-and-a-half years in the third quarter of 2026, helped by investment in artificial

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Citi turns to China Inc.'s global expansion, yuan to grow cross-border business

Citi is aiming to ride Chinese businesses' global growth and the expanding use of the yuan around the world to boost its currency trading and

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Nvidia's Asian supply chain prepares for life after Huang

US chip giant Nvidia's partners and suppliers across Asia, from memory chip powerhouse South Korea to advanced chipmaking

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What is ASEAN and why does the bloc matter?

Major powers will join a summit next week of Southeast Asian nations hosted by the Philippines against one of the most complex backdrops for the regional bloc,

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Public funds ploughing cash into AI will 'own' megatrends shaping economy

Sovereign wealth fund assets are set to surge nearly 50% to $22.4 trillion by 2030 as state-backed investors deepen their involvement in artificial

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European business sentiment picks up,  inflation worries grow, survey finds

Sentiment among European companies has picked up across industry and services since June, but there are growing concerns about rising inflation and

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Taiwan is taking part in APEC China summit on an 'equal basis,' president says

Taiwan is participating in this year's APEC leaders' summit in China on the principle of interaction on an "equal basis",

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In APEC host Shenzhen, China’s next-gen startups still bank on foreign buyers

The billboards along the thoroughfares of this metropolis welcome US President Donald Trump and other world leaders next week with a futuristic

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US says China agreed importance of leader-level talks to advance denuclearization

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

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JetBlue president says airlines should follow customers' lead on AI booking agents

JetBlue Airways' President Marty St.

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Australian corporate watchdog sues CBA over alleged business customer overcharging

Australia's corporate regulator said on Thursday it has launched civil penalty proceedings against Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Federal Court over allegations it

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South Korea's President Lee to visit Philippines, attend APEC summit in China

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit the Philippines and China from November 16 to 19 to attend the South Korea-ASEAN summit in Manila and APEC summit in Shenzhen,

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South Korea's Lee says Samsung chip packaging expansion to spur $30 billion additional investment

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that Samsung Electronics' 6 trillion won ($4.48 billion) investment in a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip packaging

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Japan's Mimura says markets shouldn't forget intervention risks as yen nears 160

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura on Thursday warned market participants that it's "too early to forget" this summer's

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Pope Leo returns to a national celebration in his second homeland of Peru

Pope Leo XIV has declared Peru his “homeland” as he arrived in Lima Wednesday at the start of his historic visit

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Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is 'not reasonable'

An Alaska judge has ruled that a request by Democratic U_S_ Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is “not reasonable."

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Dollar near one-month high as yen edges toward 160 

The dollar held near a one-month high against major peers in early Asian trading on Thursday, supported by growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate

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UK house sales outlook is darkest since 2023, RICS says

British property surveyors were the most downbeat about the short-term outlook for house sales in more than three years in October, as rising interest rates for mortgages

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Global electric vehicle sales return to growth in October

Global demand for electrified cars returned to growth in October, reflecting a very low US comparison base coupled with continued growth in Europe, data from

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JetBlue debuts new domestic first class, key driver for targeted return to profit in 2027

JetBlue Airways showcased on Wednesday its new domestic first-class product, BlueFirst, marking the start of what the airline has described as its

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Massive rescue effort underway after NYC building collapse leaves at least 1 dead, 12 injured, officials say

Massive rescue effort underway after NYC building collapse leaves at least 1 dead, 12 injured, officials say

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House approves bill to boost compensation for many veterans, with some floor drama

The House has passed a major package of veterans bills on Veterans Day — but not without confusion and controversy

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Fitch places Paraguay's rating on watch for possible downgrade after ueno collapse

Credit ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday placed Paraguay's "BB+" sovereign rating on watch for a possible downgrade, citing fallout from the collapse of lender ueno and the

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Nvidia CEO Huang had relationship with executive who reported to him, NYT reports

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair with a company executive who reported to him, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing five people who worked at the

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Turkey's president calls the war in Gaza an 'ecocide' at the UN climate summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a U.N. climate summit that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza isn't only a genocide but an ecocide

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Housing protests sweep Madrid and Barcelona after Spain’s workers strike, with clashes erupting

Millions of Spanish workers have shut down businesses and disrupted transportation in a protest over housing costs

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House Republicans’ middle is disappearing

House Republicans’ middle is disappearing

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Mexico says crackdown on Asian steel shipments is paying off as US tariff talks advance

Mexico is working to block steel from China and other countries from being rerouted through Mexico into the US under North America's trade pact, a

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Australian companies face 'AI washing' claims after wave of job cuts, offshoring

Australia's blue-chip companies are increasingly invoking artificial intelligence as they cut jobs and move work offshore, unions and

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AI stocks rebound, and Wall Street nearly returns to where it was before last week's sell-off

A rebound for AI stocks lifted the U.S. market

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Central Florida food bank faces rising costs and increased demand ahead of Thanksgiving

Central Florida food bank faces rising costs and increased demand ahead of Thanksgiving

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Brazil's central bank chief sees negative value in providing policy guidance

Brazil's central bank governor Gabriel Galipolo said on Wednesday that he sees the value of providing monetary policy guidance as negative amid an uncertain economic

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Brazil unveils fiscal package worth up to $10.8 billion for next year

Brazil's government proposed on Wednesday new ways to curb spending as part of a package that Planning Minister Bruno Moretti said was expected to improve

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BoE's Greene says it is right to proactively tighten monetary policy stance - FT

Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene said on Wednesday it was appropriate to "proactively tighten our monetary policy stance" to ward against the risk of wage growth

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US container imports set all-time volume record in October as Chinese imports spike, Descartes says 

US container ports hit an all-time record for import volume in October, driven in part by a surge in cargo from China, supply chain technology

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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles, drones; group denies targeting Mecca

Saudi air defences intercepted Houthi missiles and drones launched towards Riyadh, Mecca and other regions on Wednesday, as hostilities between the Iran-aligned group and the

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Migrants trek north through Mexico, buoyed by US election result

More than a thousand migrants were walking northward on Wednesday in a caravan through southern Mexico, spurred by last week's

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CoreWeave sparks AI cloud stock rally, lifts Nvidia as results ease bubble fears

CoreWeave jumped more than 20% on Wednesday, igniting a rally in battered AI cloud stocks, as its hefty spending yielded strong revenue growth and the company signaled a pullback

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Bessent confronts Lutnick over not labeling Nvidia customer a national security threat, sources say

Bessent confronts Lutnick over not labeling Nvidia customer a national security threat, sources say

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Oil up 1% as Iran official says country will keep enriched nuclear material

Oil prices rose about 1% on Wednesday after the Iranian security chief said Iran would not allow any enriched nuclear material to leave the country, feeding

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Tankers burn in the Middle East despite hopes for de-escalation

In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers are still ablaze, oil spills are washing ashore and drones and missiles strike infrastructure across the region, despite expectations of a de-

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Wachtell, Nvidia's pick for Huang probe, built reputation in boardroom battles

Nvidia has become the latest company in crisis to turn to Wall Street law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, as the chipmaker faces fallout from

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US companies shunning Russian diesel as tanker carrying that fuel idles off East Coast

US companies are unlikely to import Russian diesel as a tanker full of the fuel idles off the US Eastern Seaboard,

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Gavin Newsom won the argument on California’s proposed wealth tax. He could still face a fight over it

Gavin Newsom won the argument on California’s proposed wealth tax. He could still face a fight over it

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Bessent moves to a military base over safety concerns, an AP source says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been forced to relocate to a military base over concerns for his safety

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Baird, Morgan Stanley sour on Nvidia as CEO affair controversy deepens

Baird issued a rare downgrade of Nvidia and Morgan Stanley dropped the stock from its Top Pick list on Wednesday as investor concerns mounted over CEO Jensen Huang's future at the

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UK watchdog demands competition remedies in $65 billion Unilever-McCormick food deal

Britain's competition watchdog told consumer goods group Unilever and US spice maker McCormick they must address competition concerns in recipe mixes and sauces

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Capri Holdings names longtime Estee Lauder executive Justin Boxford CEO

Capri on Wednesday named Estee Lauder veteran Justin Boxford as CEO, replacing longtime chief John Idol, as the fashion group tries to draw shoppers back to its pricey

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India garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock

At Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts and children's clothing for British retailers Next and Marks & Spencer.

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ArcelorMittal's $900 million Brazil expansion plan trudges along as imports weigh on economics

ArcelorMittal's proposed $900 million expansion in Brazil is taking longer than planned, the company's top executive in the country said in an interview,

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German economic adviser sees higher US tariff risks after midterms

The outcome of the US midterms is unlikely to soften Washington's protectionist trade stance and may instead increase uncertainty around tariffs, warned Gabriel Felbermayr,

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Wall St opens higher as CoreWeave lifts AI trade

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after neocloud firm CoreWeave's strong earnings allowed investors to look past fears of excessive AI spending. At 09:30 a.m.

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El Salvador's Bukele makes a political gamble with a Haiti gang offensive ahead of an election

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sought to present himself as the savior to Haiti’s gang crisis

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Trump envoys to meet Putin in Moscow after latest Ukraine talks end with no breakthrough

Trump envoys to meet Putin in Moscow after latest Ukraine talks end with no breakthrough

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Iran will not allow enriched nuclear material to leave the country, security chief says

Iran will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave the country and there will be consequences in the event of any new US strikes on the Islamic

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German economic council upgrades growth forecasts, flags budget risks

Germany's Council of Economic Experts significantly revised up its growth forecasts for Europe's largest economy on Wednesday, while

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Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

Brazil's electoral authority fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential

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No SUV, no problem. Edmunds picks the five best cars with all-wheel drive

If you want all-wheel-drive traction but don’t want an SUV, don’t worry

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As higher prices seep into broader economy, Fed officials consider faster hikes

More evidence this week of hot inflation in the U.S. was unpleasant news for the Federal Reserve, not to mention consumers: Rising prices may be spreading beyond the one-time shocks from tariffs and high gas prices into the wider economy, meaning that mortgages, credit cards and other forms of borrowing are likely to become increasingly expensive

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AI data center opponents are cheering midterm results, but they say the fight isn’t over

AI data center opponents are cheering midterm results, but they say the fight isn’t over

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China's central bank vows to step up policy support for the economy

China's central bank vowed to step up counter-cyclical adjustments, expand domestic demand and optimise supply to strive to achieve the annual economic development goals

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Paraguay digital bank collapse leaves market traders scrambling for alternatives

For many stallholders at Asuncion's sprawling Mercado 4, the introduction of digital bank ueno had been a revelation.

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China’s Singles' Day shopping festival struggles to shake off weak consumer spending

Early signs suggest China’s biggest annual online shopping festival is failing to persuade anxious consumers to spend more, despite discounts

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European shares log record close on Siemens, CoreWeave-fueled AI optimism

European shares notched a record close on Wednesday and ended just shy of an intraday record high, as upbeat forecasts

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German antitrust authority says PayPal practices may restrict competition

Germany's antitrust authority, the Federal Cartel Office, said on Wednesday that a PayPal prohibition against online merchants charging customers extra fees to use the

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Japan advisers urge focus on sustaining growth after inflation hits BOJ goal

Private-sector members of the Japanese government's top economic panel said on Wednesday that hitting the central bank's 2% inflation target is not an end

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Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist, records show

A Chinese university with deep ties to the People's Liberation Army bought Nvidia's powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export