Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Serbia clears the way for controversial Trump-linked property plan
BBC - 5 hours 33 min ago
The president's son-in-law wants to build a hotel on the ruins of the former Yugoslav Army headquarters.

BBC - US judge says Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Portland - 8 hours 31 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump: No US officials attending G20 in South Africa - 11 hours 31 min ago

FOX Business - Trump orders DOJ to investigate meatpacking companies for 'illicit collusion' amid rising beef prices - 11 hours 43 min ago

Bloomberg - How the US Under Trump Fits Into China-Taiwan Tensions - Bloomberg.com - 13 hours 6 min ago

CNBC - Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump's deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk - 14 hours 56 min ago

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New York Times - ‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly - 1 hour 24 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump caught snoozing during discussion on sleep and obesity; California Gov says 'Dozy don is back' - 3 hours 6 min ago

SCMP - Taiwan faces new unease after Xi-Trump summit leaves island sidelined - 5 hours 26 min ago

The Independent - Trump administration permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests - 7 hours 18 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Why Trump’s ‘Mirabella moment’ is going viral - 8 hours 56 min ago

The Guardian - Judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard to Portland - 10 hours 4 min ago

BusinessInsider - Meta details $600 billion US investment pledge that led to a hot-mic moment between Zuckerberg and Trump - 14 hours 2 min ago

Russia Today - Trump sees ‘good chance’ of meeting Putin in Hungary - 16 hours 33 min ago

Ukraine updates: Russia strikes cause deaths, power outages
Deutsche Welle - 7 hours 16 min ago
A large Russian attack on Ukraine has cut power to several regions and killed at least two people. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is going all out to seize Pokrovsk. DW has more.

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Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Russia strikes cause power outages - 7 hours 16 min ago

Reuters - Reuters: US Backs EU Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine - UNITED24 Media - 13 hours 27 min ago

NDTV - Over 1,400 Africans From Dozens Of Countries Fighting For Russia: Ukraine - 20 hours 31 min ago

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SCMP - Ukraine hit by widespread power cuts after Russia strikes energy grid - 4 hours 10 min ago

The Independent - Inside Ukraine’s start-up weapons industry rising from the ashes - 4 hours 22 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Putin gives old Soviet bombs jet engines to strike deeper into Ukraine - 6 hours 56 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump hints at easing Russian oil sanctions on Hungary, says Russia-Ukraine war "taking a big toll on Moscow" - 10 hours 28 min ago

Russia Today - Diplomacy not weapons: NATO member’s incoming govt on Ukraine policy - 21 hours 22 min ago

Republicans Reject Democratic Offer To End Shutdown As Impasse Enters Day 38
NDTV - 8 hours 19 min ago
Despite the stalemate, lawmakers in both parties were feeling increased urgency to reopen the government as airlines were forced to cut more than 1,000 flights, government workers remained unpaid and food aid was delayed for millions of people.

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Associated Press - US Govt Shutdown Grounds Hundreds of Flights - Deccan Chronicle - 8 hours 56 min ago

BBC - Thousands of US flights cancelled or delayed over government shutdown cuts - 9 hours 39 min ago

NDTV - Over 1,200 Flights Cut Across US Amid Shutdown Standoff - 12 hours 9 min ago

Bloomberg - Stocks Fall as Economic Angst Brews Amid Shutdown: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com - 14 hours 19 min ago

CNBC - Food banks are in 'disaster response mode' due to shutdown and SNAP cuts, leaders say: 'The damage gets worse and worse' every day - 18 hours 30 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Flight cancellation updates: FAA's government shutdown traffic reduction continues - 34 min 53 sec ago

Indiatimes - Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph’s 30-year rule: How a weekly 5pm shutdown preserved his sanity and work-life balance - 55 min 48 sec ago

New York Times - Shutdown Casts a Shadow Over Travelers’ Thanksgiving Flight Plans - 1 hour 23 min ago

The Independent - Trump administration cuts more than 1,000 flights as government shutdown hits travel hard - 6 hours 31 min ago

The Straits Times - Wall St ends mixed on signs of shutdown progress - 12 hours 56 min ago

Russia Today - US shutdown damage ‘far worse’ than estimated – White House aide - 15 hours 17 min ago

The Guardian - Senate to hold 15th vote on ending record US government shutdown - 19 hours 48 min ago

SCMP - US economy hit hard by 38-day shutdown but rebound expected: Hassett - 20 hours 58 min ago

US Judge Declares Mistrial In MIT Grad Brothers' $25 Million Crypto Fraud Case
NDTV - 8 hours 52 min ago
James Peraire-Bueno, 29, and his brother Anton, 25, argued their actions were fair game in an unregulated market.

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Indiatimes - Demonetisation biggest fraud on Indians, says Derek O'Brien; shares Modi's '50 days' speech - 1 hour 6 min ago

The Independent - Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it - 12 hours 55 min ago

India's Chronic Kidney Disease Cases Hit 138 Million In 2023, 2nd Globally: Study
NDTV - 9 hours 4 min ago
India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal.

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NDTV - Nigerian Man Staying In India Illegally For Over 10 Years Deported - 9 hours 11 min ago

BBC - Blame game over Air India crash goes on - 12 hours 51 min ago

Deutsche Welle - How far will India and China go in improving ties? - 22 hours 21 min ago

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Indiatimes - Indian missions worldwide mark 150 years of Vande Mataram with mass recitations, cultural events - 1 hour 23 min ago

The Hindu - WB asks India to provide further impetus to financial sector reforms to achieve 2027 vision - 20 hours 30 min ago

US Grants Hungary Exemption On Russian Oil Sanctions
NDTV - 10 hours 23 min ago
US President Donald Trump handed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban an exemption from sanctions to keep buying Russian oil on Friday, as the right-wing allies held a chummy White House meeting.

Bloomberg - Trump May Exempt Hungary From Sanctions for Buying Russian Energy - Bloomberg.com - 16 hours 41 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil - 17 hours 11 min ago

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The Guardian - US grants Hungary one-year exception from sanctions over Russian oil and gas - 10 hours 16 min ago

Russia Today - Hungary secures ‘full exemption’ from US sanctions on Russian oil – Orban - 12 hours 36 min ago

Indiatimes - ‘It’s vital for us’: Hungary’s Orban pleads with Trump to avoid US sanctions over Russian oil - 15 hours 5 min ago

SCMP - Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban, eyes oil sanctions carve-out for Putin ally - 15 hours 54 min ago

The Straits Times - Two tankers with Russian oil drop anchor at sea in sign sanctions hit sales - 19 hours 47 min ago

OpenAI's Altman urges US to expand Chips Act tax credit for AI growth - Reuters
Reuters - 11 hours 33 min ago
OpenAI's Altman urges US to expand Chips Act tax credit for AI growth Reuters

BBC - The Week: Mistaken Prisoner Releases and Tax Rises Are Coming? - 23 hours 48 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Tax breaks, clubbing, and social challenges: Gen Z and millennial traders who flocked to Puerto Rico tell us how it's going - 56 min 18 sec ago

New York Times - How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy - 1 hour 25 min ago

The Independent - Trump pardons former New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion - 11 hours 49 min ago

Indiatimes - Schumer pushes urgent deal in today’s Senate vote to end 38-day shutdown with one-year ACA tax-credit extension - 14 hours 37 min ago

Watch Celsius CEO: Portfolio Growing Faster Than Category - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 12 hours 44 min ago
Watch Celsius CEO: Portfolio Growing Faster Than Category Bloomberg.com

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Indiatimes - JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon reveals his hardline smartphone policy, says 'The only notifications I get are from...' - 7 hours 3 min ago

BusinessInsider - Rivian just doubled its CEO's salary and gave him a $4.6B pay package - 10 hours 1 min ago

New York Post - Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav loving the ‘energy’ among bidders for his media empire - 23 hours 26 min ago

Tesla plans to pay Musk $1tn - do they really need him that much?
BBC - 12 hours 54 min ago
Shareholders have approved a pay package that puts an astronomical value on Elon Musk's value as a leader.

BBC - Why human-shaped robots loom large in Musk's Tesla plans - 23 hours 11 min ago

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BusinessInsider - These are the states where Tesla is racing to hit Elon Musk's end-of-year Robotaxi goal - 40 min 17 sec ago

Indiatimes - Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Payday Explained - 4 hours 6 min ago

New York Post - Tesla rival Rivian gives CEO RJ Scaringe a Musk-like pay package worth up to $4.6B - 11 hours 29 min ago

The Guardian - ‘Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk’ – why investors are happy to pay him $1tn - 20 hours 10 min ago

Fed's Miran says stablecoin surge could help push interest rates lower
CNBC - 14 hours 39 min ago
The central banker said the Fed might need to lower its own policy rate to avoid unintentionally slowing the economy.

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The Guardian - NS&I increases interest rates on fixed-term savings accounts - 21 hours 7 min ago

Consumer sentiment slides to near-lowest level on record as government shutdown drags on
FOX Business - 14 hours 54 min ago
Consumer confidence slumps to a three-year low as government shutdown fears grip American households, with sentiment dropping to 50.3 amid economic uncertainty.

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New York Post - Nasdaq plunges as consumer sentiment nears historic lows, panic over AI spending mounts - 12 hours 20 min ago

Indiatimes - US consumer sentiment gloomiest in more than three years: Survey - 18 hours 54 min ago

What caused the stock market's lackluster week — plus, an earnings season update
CNBC - 14 hours 59 min ago
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

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CNBC - The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday - 21 hours 27 min ago

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AllAfrica - Congo-Brazzaville: Congo-Brazzaville Returns to Global Stock Markets After Almost 20 Years - 2 hours 49 min ago

Indiatimes - Stock market outlook 2026: JPMorgan says retail investors will drive next big rally - here’s what it means for investors - 13 hours 22 min ago

BusinessInsider - 3 takeaways from a volatile week in the stock market — and one key level to watch for the S&P 500 - 19 hours 51 min ago

Airlines are 'going to lose millions of dollars' over government shutdown's impact on flights, Duffy says
FOX Business - 17 hours 20 min ago
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said airlines are "going to lose millions of dollars" after the FAA instituted flight reductions due to the shutdown.

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FOX Business - Airlines tapping Thanksgiving pilot reserves early as government shutdown snarls flights - 19 hours 50 min ago

CNBC - Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin - 21 hours 1 min ago

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Indiatimes - Flight cancellations today: Over 800 flights cancelled in 40 airports, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines issue advisory for flyers - 21 hours 46 min ago

BusinessInsider - These are the airlines most affected by the FAA's order to cancel hundreds of flights during the government shutdown - 22 hours 44 min ago

U.S. backs EU using frozen Russian assets to help end war, U.S. source says - Reuters
Reuters - 17 hours 27 min ago
U.S. backs EU using frozen Russian assets to help end war, U.S. source says Reuters

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Deutsche Welle - Russian network for conducting hybrid warfare in Europe - 17 hours 39 min ago

Bloomberg - Mol Floats Shift Away From Russian Oil Before Orban Meets Trump - Bloomberg.com - 21 hours 40 min ago

BBC - British man jailed after trying to spy for Russia - 22 hours 14 min ago

NDTV - "Clarify Remarks": Russia To US After Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Testing - 23 hours 59 min ago

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SCMP - Russia is threat that forced us to raise defence spending, Estonia minister says - 1 hour 25 min ago

Russia Today - EU attacking ‘ordinary Russians’ – top senator - 2 hours 20 sec ago

Indiatimes - Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: Report - 8 hours 10 min ago

The Independent - Putin ‘sidelines’ Russia’s veteran foreign minister after ‘blaming him for collapse of Trump summit’ - 18 hours 46 min ago

The Guardian - Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – as it happened - 20 hours 5 min ago

Worried about layoffs? Economists say the job market is cooling but 'not falling off a cliff'
CNBC - 17 hours 38 min ago
Job experts say they're not in panic mode just yet. Here are the numbers to focus on.

US household debt hits a new record, NY Fed finds
FOX Business - 17 hours 47 min ago
American household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, rising $197 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest report.

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Indiatimes - Why is Fed pumping billions into the market? Is this just a temporary liquidity blip — or the first tremor of something far bigger? Markets fear a repeat of 2008 Global Financial Crisis - 13 hours 47 min ago

How Trump’s tariffs are crushing small businesses while big retailers weather the costs
CNBC - 18 hours 54 min ago
While large retailers like Walmart and Amazon are mostly brushing off Trump's tariffs, small businesses are being crushed under the weight of them.

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SCMP - ‘He’s a friend of mine’: Trump says he will visit India despite tariff tiff - 6 hours 18 min ago

The Independent - Transgender rights to Trump’s tariffs – here’s what’s on the Supreme Court docket - 17 hours 52 min ago

The Hindu - VST Tillers Tractors stops U.S. exports on high tariffs - 20 hours 18 min ago

New York Times - Trump’s Tariffs Leave Swiss Farmers With Too Much Milk - 23 hours 15 min ago

Block sinks 10% after weak third quarter results miss Wall Street estimates
CNBC - 18 hours 58 min ago
Block's third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates and showed slowing profit growth from Square.

COMMENTARY:

Indiatimes - S&P 500, Dow remains positive, NASDAQ falls as Wall Street ends mixed on signs of shutdown progress, Eos Energy Enterprises soars 70%, Davis Commodities plunges nearly 78%; check top gainers and losers - 9 hours 42 min ago

BusinessInsider - Missed a promotion on Wall Street? Here is why it is not the end. - 21 hours 21 min ago

Bessent says new rare earth factory will cut costs, break China’s 'chokehold' on industry
FOX Business - 19 hours 48 min ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlights South Carolina's rare earth facility as economic win, creating jobs and cutting costs under President Donald Trump.

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SCMP - Nexperia crisis: Beijing agrees to talks with Dutch officials in China - 3 hours 41 min ago

Indiatimes - The people’s game: How China’s rural soccer leagues are rebuilding faith in a broken sport - 16 hours 46 min ago

Google's decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company's secret weapon in AI race
CNBC - 22 hours 42 min ago
Google's cloud business is a primary engine of growth, and the company's custom-built chips called Tensor Processing Units are helping drive it.

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BusinessInsider - YouTube's leverage in its fight with Disney goes beyond support from Google - 16 hours 10 min ago

The Independent - Google to build huge new AI data centre on tiny Australian island - 20 hours 7 min ago