Monday, 2 November 2026
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The yield on France's benchmark 10-year government bond briefly crossed the 5% threshold for the first time since 2002 on Wednesday, as the country grapples with multiple crises. Mass civil unrest resulted in a swathe o…
U.K. inflation rose by a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the 12 months to September, driven by the surging cost of motor fuels.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss refining Western energy supplies with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries when he visits the company's plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat — the world's largest…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged data center companies to "MAKE DEALS" with local communities to ensure their support for the costly facilities.
Oil prices climbed Wednesday as worries over Middle East supply disruptions keep the market on edge, with attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy facilities denting sentiment.
Shares of Australia's NextDC plunged 39.5% on Wednesday after the data center operator slashed its annual earnings forecast, citing power supply delays at its Melbourne facility amid local community and stakeholder oppo…
Cotton futures were 8 to 77 points higher across most contracts on the Tuesday session. Crude was down $2.57 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.266 lower. Late on Monday, the White House announ…
New import access is intended to increase lean beef supplies and ease consumer prices, but cattle groups are watching potential effects on domestic cow values, producer returns and herd rebuilding
Japan's exports in September rose 16.7% from a year earlier, missing market expectations by a huge margin. Reuters-polled analysts had pegged exports growth at 20.1%.
These risks in semiliquid private credit funds are rarely part of the conversation.
Stronger net interest income and credit performance were the stars of the bank's earnings.
The artificial intelligence boom may be entering a more unforgiving phase, as investors increasingly question whether the billions poured into data centers will translate into sustainable profits.
United Airlines is slashing its profit forecast for the year as fuel costs continue to bite, but the carrier said passengers keep booking.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, and 5G/Edge Total IT Solution Provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS), toda…
Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a version of SpaceX's Starlink that Ukraine has relied on in its war against Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in the midst of a transition that’s moving faster than most investors might think.
The Federal Reserve's inflation fight is running into a growing complication: The housing market is slumping even as broader price pressures persist.
Cocoa (US Cocoa) traded near $5,700 in early European hours as of 9:59am UTC on 13 July 2026, after moving within an intraday range of $5,645–$6,337.50.
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday signed off on the Boeing 737 Max 10 after years of delays, a major win for the manufacturer and the last in Boeing's best-selling family of jets to get government approval.
Simon King of Saturna Capital names two stocks tied to base metals, for investors who want to look beyond the beaten path for AI-related trades.
Netflix doesn’t need its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday to get anyone’s attention. It already has had all sorts of eyes and ears in Hollywood and on Wall Street on it for days. After all, the global streamer h…
Mike Bloomberg spent $80 million in September and October to help Democrats regain majority control of the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing his team.