Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Colombian President Struggling To Get Salary After US Sanctions: Lawyer
NDTV - 2 hours 14 min ago
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is struggling to access his salary after being hit with US sanctions, his lawyer said.

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Indiatimes - 'India gets 6-mths US sanctions waiver for Chabahar' - 9 hours 49 min ago

New York Times - Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies - 10 hours 7 min ago

Russia Today - US lifts sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader - 16 hours 14 min ago

SCMP - India pressured to stop Russian oil imports after US sanctions on 2 producers - 20 hours 13 min ago

China manufacturing slump deepens to 6-month low in October, as PMI misses estimates
CNBC - 2 hours 16 min ago
China and the U.S. reached a trade truce, de-escalating tensions that had threatened to push the world's two largest economies into a full-blown trade war.

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AllAfrica - Nigeria: Man Calls for Urgent Reforms in Boosting Manufacturing Sector - 17 hours 39 min ago

How Trump's Comments On Nuclear Testing Sparked Fears, Confusion In US
NDTV - 2 hours 23 min ago
President Donald Trump shocked the world by announcing on social media that he had asked the US military to "start testing our Nuclear Weapons", saying the United States could not fall behind Russia and China.

CNBC - Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed after Trump-Xi truce - 4 hours 29 min ago

BBC - Does Trump's nuclear testing raise the stakes - or are we already in an arms race? - 7 hours 28 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump's proposed nuclear tests: What you need to know - 11 hours 48 min ago

FOX Business - Trump and Xi strike trade truce: 5 key takeaways from the South Korea summit - 12 hours 50 min ago

Reuters - Morning Bid: 'Amazing' Trump-Xi meeting cools tensions - Reuters - 22 hours 39 min ago

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Indiatimes - Halloween at White House: Mini Trump, Melania and party pooper steal the spotlight as President hosts trick-or-treaters - 1 hour 21 min ago

The Independent - Former Trump golf club worker mistakenly deported to Mexico by ICE, lawyer says - 1 hour 34 min ago

The Guardian - More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump demolishing East Wing – poll - 2 hours 22 min ago

SCMP - How Hong Kong can capitalise on Trump’s attacks on US universities - 2 hours 43 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Trump wants a third term. Here’s why it should never happen - 3 hours 43 min ago

New York Times - A Top Trump Official Had to Sell His Stock. He May Have Saved Millions. - 5 hours 23 min ago

New York Post - Abby Phillip fires back at liberal critics over hosting Trump supporters on CNN: ‘You should know what they’re saying’ - 6 hours 50 min ago

BusinessInsider - Trump's post on nuclear weapons testing doesn't make a lot of sense - 7 hours 38 min ago

Russia Today - FBI targeted hundreds of Republicans in Trump probe – Senate records - 12 hours 13 min ago

The former Binance CEO pardon isn’t “pay-to-play." It’s a test of whether facts still matter
FOX Business - 2 hours 40 min ago
Examining the facts behind Trump's pardon of the former Binance CEO stirs controversy but one crypto expert wants to set the record straight.

FOX Business - Roblox CEO says child safety is industry-wide issue, plans tools to keep bad actors off platform - 11 hours 57 min ago

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Indiatimes - Morning Brief Podcast: OML CEO on the Creator Economy’s Next Wave - 3 hours 9 min ago

The Straits Times - Former RWS CEO Tan Hee Teck to replace Lim Boon Heng as NTUC Enterprise chairman - 17 hours 29 min ago

BusinessInsider - Ford CEO says the US-China EV war is just like the American auto industry's 1980s showdown with Japan, but 'on steroids' - 23 hours 35 min ago

JD Vance Warns Of Air Travel "Disaster" Amid US Government Shutdown
NDTV - 2 hours 43 min ago
The ongoing US government shutdown, now completing one month, has sparked acute concerns in the aviation sector as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies struggle with depleted staff and unpaid essential workers.

CNBC - Delta calls on Congress to immediately end government shutdown, pay air traffic controllers - 9 hours 38 min ago

BBC - Five ways US government shutdown is hurting - and why it's about to get worse - 12 hours 44 min ago

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Indiatimes - Vance warns of aviation 'disaster' if shutdown does not end - 1 hour 42 min ago

The Guardian - Radio Free Asia suspends news operations amid cuts and US government shutdown - 3 hours 2 sec ago

The Independent - Mike Johnson and the House stand in the way of any deal the Senate makes to end the shutdown - 5 hours 15 min ago

SCMP - US judge blasts ‘political game’ over shutdown pause on food aid - 6 hours 40 sec ago

Russia Today - Shutdown puts national security at risk – FBI - 6 hours 41 min ago

BusinessInsider - Delta 'implores' Congress to end government shutdown as workers continue to work 'mandatory overtime' - 7 hours 6 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - One in eight Americans go hungry as shutdown ravages world’s wealthiest country - 20 hours 13 min ago

Apple silences its critics with strong iPhone demand and blowout services revenue
CNBC - 2 hours 59 min ago
Talk about a monster quarter.

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CNBC - Apple reports fourth quarter earnings after the bell - 12 hours 13 min ago

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Indiatimes - S&P, Dow, Nasdaq futures rise after increase in tech earnings, Amazon stocks rally and Apple shares see gain; Trump-Xi meet eases US-China tension - 1 hour 59 min ago

New York Post - Apple sales top $100B despite missing iPhone forecasts — but CEO Tim Cook expects big holiday quarter - 6 hours 5 min ago

BusinessInsider - Apple earnings updates: Wall Street is bullish on iPhone demand, AI, as market cap tops $4 trillion - 14 hours 42 min ago

How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
BBC - 3 hours 53 min ago
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

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CNBC - Russia on guard after Trump's call to resume nuclear weapons testing - 15 hours 40 min ago

NDTV - Russian Drone, Missile Strikes Trigger Power Outage Across Ukraine: Kyiv - 16 hours 15 min ago

Reuters - Indian refiners tap spot markets to replace Russian supply, sources say - Reuters - 18 hours 15 min ago

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The Independent - Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin responds to Trump’s nuclear testing after flaunting Poseidon submarine - 55 min 25 sec ago

Indiatimes - Russia strikes Ukraine energy grid, killing seven, including one child - 2 hours 55 min ago

SCMP - Extreme Russian contest offers flat as prize, makes couple tattoo toddler son - 3 hours 13 min ago

BusinessInsider - Russia's boasting big moves on a couple of nuclear 'super weapons.' Another may be operational soon. - 12 hours 35 min ago

Russia Today - EU parliament could block Russian media – Politico - 16 hours 46 min ago

The Guardian - Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing - 19 hours 14 min ago

We're jacking up our price target on Amazon after its cloud unit shocks the haters
CNBC - 4 hours 16 min ago
With this quarter, the company went a long way in shutting up the naysayers.

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CNBC - Amazon cloud records 20% sales growth, topping estimates - 7 hours 59 min ago

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The Hindu - Amazon shares surge as AI boom drives cloud growth - 50 min 11 sec ago

The Straits Times - Amazon reports cloud unit grew at fastest pace since 2022 - 3 hours 42 min ago

New York Post - Amazon shares soar as AI demand boosts cloud revenue — and results fire up CEO Andy Jassy - 4 hours 31 min ago

BusinessInsider - Amazon's CEO says its 14,000 job cuts weren't driven by costs or AI: 'It's about culture' - 5 hours 17 min ago

Indiatimes - Amazon quietly launches doorstep returns — here’s what it means for shoppers - 9 hours 53 min ago

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How entrepreneurship is rising in India's small cities
CNBC - 4 hours 16 min ago
There is a boom in entrepreneurship in small cities in India which is being driven by rise of ecommerce, generational ownership changes and a popular TV Show.

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BBC - Could India's win for the ages redefine women's cricket? - 9 hours 12 min ago

Deutsche Welle - India watches from sidelines as APEC kicks off - 14 hours 6 min ago

NDTV - Nvidia Touches $5 Trillion Market Value, Crosses India And Japan's GDP - 19 hours 24 min ago

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Indiatimes - Who is Jemimah Rodrigues, Indian cricket team hitwoman from Bhandup? Check her stats, father, family, net worth and education - 40 min 21 sec ago

The Hindu - India faces GDP loss of up to 24.7% by 2070 due to climate change: EU official - 1 hour 12 min ago

The Straits Times - Air India seeks $1.47 billion lifeline from SIA and Tata, Bloomberg News reports - 3 hours 17 min ago

Reuters launches "Pure News, Straight from the Source" brand campaign to reach consumers seeking accurate, unbiased news in an era of growing misinformation - The Malaysian Reserve
Reuters - 5 hours 54 min ago
Reuters launches "Pure News, Straight from the Source" brand campaign to reach consumers seeking accurate, unbiased news in an era of growing misinformation The Malaysian Reserve

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Indiatimes - ET Graphics: From cars to mobiles, consumers open wallets this Diwali - 4 hours 13 min ago

US Justice Department Probes Fraud Claims In Black Lives Matter Movement
NDTV - 6 hours 16 min ago
The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

Goldman Sachs CEO calls decades of US-China trade policy a ‘mistake,’ sees progress in Trump-Xi talks
FOX Business - 8 hours 51 min ago
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon calls past 50 years of China trade policy 'a mistake' as Trump and Xi Jinping hold crucial talks amid escalating tariff tensions.

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BusinessInsider - Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: The bank hasn't made enough progress in hiring women - 3 hours 49 min ago

New York Post - Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon worried about mounting US debt: ‘There will be a reckoning’ - 10 hours 8 min ago

Mortgage rates jump 20 basis points following Fed cut
CNBC - 9 hours 19 min ago
Mortgage rates surged higher after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate. The market reacted to comments from the chairman on future cuts.

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SCMP - Interest rate cut by Hong Kong banks to ease loan repayments: finance chief - 1 hour 13 min ago

Indiatimes - The Fed just slashed rates — experts reveal the No.1 place to keep your money right now - 15 hours 5 min ago

California billionaires face proposed one-time wealth tax
FOX Business - 11 hours 20 min ago
The proposed “2026 Billionaire Tax Act" would impose a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires’ net worth to replace billions in lost federal funding for the state's Medicaid program.

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CNBC - How the 2026 Social Security payroll tax cap could impact your paycheck - 15 hours 43 min ago

BBC - The papers: 'Reeves eyes income tax rise' and 'prostate test would save thousands' - 23 hours 21 min ago

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Indiatimes - Income Tax Tribunal move to back 22% tax on capital gains sparks row - 9 hours 2 min ago

AllAfrica - Angola: Government Guarantees Mobilization of Tax Revenues for Digital Transformation - 12 hours 35 min ago

US Official Says China Gave Green Light To TikTok Transfer
NDTV - 11 hours 53 min ago
China has approved the transfer agreement for the short video app TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, adding that he expects it to move forward in the coming weeks and months but giving no other details.

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Indiatimes - Kim Kardashian drops wild take, says Moon landing was fake, cites TikTok evidence - 9 hours 44 min ago

The Independent - China has approved TikTok transfer deal, Bessent says - 12 hours 11 min ago

SCMP - Trump, Xi strike truce with soybean deal and TikTok nod: Bessent - 13 hours 48 min ago

Trump shaves China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths - Reuters
Reuters - 12 hours 41 min ago
Trump shaves China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths Reuters

FOX Business - Canadians flee Florida real estate market as Trump tariffs and trade tensions create uncertainty - 18 hours 12 min ago

NDTV - 'You'll Never Do Business': Trump Brags Of 250% Tariff 'Threat' To India, Pak - 19 hours 49 min ago

Reuters - Trump says US to cut fentanyl tariff to 10% after talks with China's Xi - Reuters - 21 hours 9 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump, Xi reach deal to cut tariffs and boost trade - 23 hours 49 min ago

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New York Post - Stores are slashing candy prices to entice Halloween shoppers as cocoa tariffs hit hard - 6 hours 10 min ago

The Guardian - Senate passes bill to nullify Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on more than 100 nations – as it happened - 6 hours 44 min ago

New York Times - In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip - 6 hours 55 min ago

Indiatimes - Policy push tariff hike on peas may boost pulses sowing in Rabi - 9 hours 5 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Trump lowers tariffs after China meeting - 9 hours 10 min ago

The Independent - Donald Trump eases China tariffs as nations agree trade war truce - 17 hours 39 min ago

AllAfrica - Africa: US Tariffs Push South Africa to Diversify Trade Reach - 18 hours 4 min ago

The Straits Times - Volkswagen swings to $2 billion loss in Q3 on tariff, Porsche woes - 21 hours 3 min ago

ECB Holds Rates With Inflation Near 2% and Economy Expanding - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 13 hours 23 min ago
ECB Holds Rates With Inflation Near 2% and Economy Expanding Bloomberg.com

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The Guardian - What if the next move in interest rates is up? Australia’s shock inflation news raises an unwelcome question - 14 hours 13 min ago

AllAfrica - Zimbabwe: ZWG Annual Inflation Rate Cools Off, Tumbles to 32.7 Percent - 17 hours 59 min ago

US-China dysfunction overshadows APEC summit
Deutsche Welle - 14 hours 22 min ago
For decades, APEC has helped integrate economies along the Pacific Rim. But on-again, off-again tariff escalation between the world's largest economies means more uncertainty and less room for cooperation.

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Indiatimes - Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule - 55 min 35 sec ago

The Straits Times - US is ‘most destabilising force’ in global economic growth path: Economist Jeffrey Sachs - 21 hours 28 min ago

Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with China's Xi but no formal trade deal agreed
BBC - 14 hours 27 min ago
The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.

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Indiatimes - Trump's Korea trade deal revives concerns about currency flight - 18 hours 49 min ago

SCMP - Malaysia no ‘puppet’ of America, Anwar says, as critics slam trade deal - 19 hours 16 min ago

European Central Bank holds rates steady as economy shows resilience
CNBC - 14 hours 43 min ago
Top ECB board members told CNBC this month that the easing cycle is close to, or at its end.

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday
CNBC - 15 hours 27 min ago
Stocks were headed for a modestly lower open, with the Fed's second interest rate cut of the year behind us and China trade progress emerging.

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Indiatimes - US Stock Market top gainers and losers on October 30: Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. sees nearly 400% jump, CERo Therapeutics Holdings plunges by 94%; here’s how NASDAQ, Dow Jones, S&P 500 performed - 2 hours 46 min ago

The Guardian - OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1tn stock market float - 9 hours 51 min ago

BusinessInsider - November is historically one of the stock market's best months. Here's where BofA says to invest. - 18 hours 58 min ago

The Hindu - Stock markets fall in early trade as fresh foreign fund outflows hurt sentiment - 23 hours 22 sec ago

Navan IPO lands rare one-person venture capital firm its biggest win ever, a $1 billion payday
CNBC - 15 hours 49 min ago
Angel investor Oren Zeev created the blueprint for the solo general partner firm, a new, rare category of venture capital. The Navan IPO is his biggest win yet.

NDTV - OpenAI Setting Stage For IPO That Can Give $1 Trillion Valuation - 20 hours 47 min ago

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BusinessInsider - VCs have waited years for Navan to go public. Here are the big winners in its IPO. - 7 hours 14 min ago

Indiatimes - OpenAI IPO: Date, price, how to buy and all details - 12 hours 8 min ago

Germany news: Munich court jails man for spying for Russia
Deutsche Welle - 15 hours 56 min ago
A dual national man has been jailed for six years for spying for Moscow and planning sabotage in Germany. Meanwhile, Germany's economy remains stagnant, piling pressure on Chancellor Merz’s government. DW has more.

Xi and Trump find temporary truce as China plays longer game
BBC - 16 hours 19 min ago
Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world's top two economies - but the rivalry persists.

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BBC - Xi and Trump find temporary truce as China plays longer game - 16 hours 19 min ago

ECB to Stay on Hold Before Year-End Forecasts: Decision Guide - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 18 hours 8 min ago
ECB to Stay on Hold Before Year-End Forecasts: Decision Guide Bloomberg.com

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Indiatimes - ECB holds rates steady as economy shows resilience - 9 hours 46 min ago

Walmart addresses social media rumors that it will close stores when SNAP benefits lapse
FOX Business - 18 hours 13 min ago
Walmart denies viral TikTok claims about store closures amid government shutdown and SNAP benefits funding concerns, calling the widespread rumors false.

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Indiatimes - Is Walmart Open on Halloween 2025? Complete holiday schedule and operational hours for last-minute shoppers - 10 hours 52 min ago

BusinessInsider - I slept on a $350 mattress from Walmart's Allswell brand. It's cheap, firm, and a surprisingly great value. - 11 hours 10 min ago

US' Largest Pension Fund To Vote Against Musk's $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Deal
NDTV - 18 hours 33 min ago
California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest public pension plan in the US, is planning to vote against Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla Inc. compensation agreement

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BusinessInsider - Tesla rival Polestar closes R&D sites in the UK and lays off 130 staff - 9 hours 43 min ago

Indiatimes - D4vd Tesla case sees chilling twist: Private investigator reveals who was driving the car after teen found dead and what was found from singer's LA home - 18 hours 21 min ago

SCMP - Chinese EV maker BYD’s sales surge in Europe, narrowing gap with Tesla - 21 hours 11 min ago

Jaguar Land Rover’s cyberattack holds an ominous lesson for British businesses
CNBC - 21 hours 17 sec ago
The attack on Jaguar Land Rover could be the most economically damaging in UK history. Now, attention turns to what happens next.

Google's Alphabet Reports First-Ever $100 Billion Quarterly Revenue Due To AI
NDTV - 23 hours 15 min ago
Google parent Alphabet reported its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue on Wednesday, powered by strong growth across its core search business and rapidly expanding cloud division that was buoyed by artificial intelligence.

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Indiatimes - Pac-Man returns to celebrate his 45th anniversary with a spooky Halloween-themed Google Doodle - 7 hours 44 min ago

New York Post - Eric Schmidt’s scorned girlfriend’s $100M lawsuit exposes ex-Google CEO’s jet-setting love life — away from his wife - 8 hours 37 min ago

Russia Today - Secret details of Israel’s mammoth deal with Google & Amazon revealed – media - 11 hours 30 min ago

BusinessInsider - Google Gemini exec says Nano Banana made its app a hit with younger users: 'We're seeing a big demographic shift' - 17 hours 2 min ago