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China Makes First Inquiry for US Wheat Since Trump-Xi Summit

China has inquired about buying US wheat, signaling that Beijing may be gearing up to expand its purchases of American crops beyond soybeans following the …

ECB holds rates as Lagarde announces early departure

Lagarde’s successor will probably have to contend with further French bond market turbulence

The death penalty: Maga vs Catholicism

In recent years the Church has positioned itself as the guardian of human dignity

Blue Owl Looks to Raise Insurance Capital for AI Deals

Blue Owl is telling investors that it needs more cash, particularly from deep-pocketed insurance firms, given the trillions of dollars needed to finance the artificial …

Healey's Budget Placates Gilt Markets, Santander Says (Video)

Trump calls for Alaska Democratic candidate to be banned from Senate race

Report alleges that Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited other contenders to mislead Republican opponent’s supporters

Have Britain's Income Taxes Grown Too High?

Bloomberg UK Senior Reporter John Stepek discusses Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's budget and the potential impact of his tax measures on the labor …

Hong Kong leader apologises for fire that killed 168 people

Tai Po blaze was one of the worst in the territory’s history

Stronger UK-EU Ties Would Strengthen Pound, JPMorgan's Gimber Says

JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist Hugh Gimber comments on the outlook for the UK economy following yesterday's budget, saying "measures that brought the UK …

Healey scatters the pain far and wide

Almost everyone is worse off as a result of this Budget — a weakness Kemi Badenoch failed to exploit in the Commons

Can Chancellor Healey's Budget Aid Britain's Founders?

Bloomberg UK Senior Columnist Merryn Somerset Webb discusses Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's promise of a founder's allowance and government support for young entrepreneurs. …

Alphabet spells out more AI capex, China+1 doesn’t add up

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

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Shell Lifts Buyback to $5 Billion as Refining Windfall Grows

Shell Plc boosted its share buyback to one of the highest levels in its history, returning more of a wartime refining windfall to investors as …

Healey pledges to cut welfare spending as he defends Budget

Chancellor promises to set out plans to bring down ‘unsustainable’ bill by end of the year

Hello Kitty gets caught up in Japan-China spat

Sanrio apologises for collaboration with wartime spy thriller that drew outrage over depiction of torture

Japan 2-Year Bond Sale Sees Firm Demand Before BOJ Decision

Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew firm demand, as elevated yields attracted investors ahead of a Bank of Japan policy decision on Friday, where rates …

Prediction Markets Avoid Australia’s Tough Line on Gambling

Australia’s corporate regulator has not received a single application from a prediction market provider to operate in the country, where such platforms would likely face …

HK Dollar Peg Architect Says Narrower Band May Ease Speculation

Narrowing the Hong Kong dollar’s trading band against the US greenback may enhance stability and reassure the public if such a move were ever implemented, …

Samsung shares fall despite bullish outlook on AI spending

Third-quarter profits for world’s largest memory-chip maker fall just short of analyst estimates

Flávio Bolsonaro claims fraud in Brazil’s presidential election

But some allies of the loser in Sunday’s run-off, who has fled to the US, disown his allegations

Microsoft blames data centre delays for lower capital expenditure

Software group reports overall revenue rose 19% to $92.3bn in quarter to the end of September

North Korean labour advertised online to Russian factories

Report into worker pipeline sheds light on deepening economic ties between Moscow and Pyongyang

Nasdaq Futures Sink as AI Trade Shows New Cracks: Markets Wrap

A global rally in technology shares stalled after disappointing earnings from two industry heavyweights revived doubts over whether billions of dollars in artificial intelligence spending …