Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Ukraine's battle with Russia for Pokrovsk at pivotal point
Deutsche Welle - 3 hours 31 min ago
Fierce fighting continues on the streets of Pokrovsk in Donbas. Observers predict that the city will soon fall to Russian troops. What would that mean for the course of the war?
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BBC - Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine - 7 hours 59 min ago
Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Russia strikes cause deaths, power outages - 19 hours 31 min ago
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Sydney Morning Herald - Four killed in Russian strike on Ukraine - 1 hour 42 min ago
The Guardian - Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four - 9 hours 21 min ago
Russia Today - Biden responsible for Ukraine conflict – Orban - 11 hours 37 min ago
The Independent - Ukraine claims soldiers from African countries are fighting for Russia’s ‘meat assaults’ - 16 hours 11 min ago
SCMP - Ukraine hit by widespread power cuts after Russia strikes energy grid - 16 hours 25 min ago
Indiatimes - Massive Russian attack hits Ukraine energy infrastructure: Kyiv - 22 hours 55 min ago



Russia's Lavrov Says Work Underway On Putin's Orders About Nuclear Tests
NDTV - 5 hours 18 min ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said President Vladimir Putin's latest instructions about studying the feasibility of resuming nuclear tests "is being worked on."
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Indiatimes - Russia's Lavrov says work under way on Putin's order on possible Russian nuclear test - 7 hours 49 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - Putin gives old Soviet bombs jet engines to strike deeper into Ukraine - 19 hours 11 min ago



Flight cancelations to worsen next week if shutdown continues
CNBC - 6 hours 15 min ago
Airlines will have to slash hundreds of more flights if shutdown continues into next week.
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FOX Business - How the government shutdown will affect international flights - 6 hours 36 min ago
NDTV - Republicans Reject Democratic Offer To End Shutdown As Impasse Enters Day 38 - 20 hours 34 min ago
Associated Press - US Govt Shutdown Grounds Hundreds of Flights - Deccan Chronicle - 21 hours 11 min ago
BBC - Thousands of US flights cancelled or delayed over government shutdown cuts - 21 hours 54 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 - 22 hours 17 min ago
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SCMP - Shutdown forces some overseas US military bases to stop paying workers - 1 hour 43 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - US government shutdown approaches day 40 - 1 hour 43 min ago
The Guardian - More than 1,000 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown - 3 hours 27 min ago
Indiatimes - U.S SC halts full SNAP payments amid shutdown | Millions face hunger as Trump fights food aid ruling - 6 hours 36 min ago
The Independent - Washington's struggling economy takes another economic hit from the government shutdown - 9 hours 25 min ago
New York Times - What Travelers Need to Know About the Shutdown, Flight Reductions and Delays - 10 hours 55 min ago
BusinessInsider - Flight cancellation updates: FAA's government shutdown traffic reduction continues - 12 hours 49 min ago



Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'
CNBC - 6 hours 18 min ago
President Trump proposed a new potential compromise on health insurance payments.
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BBC - What Hungary's Orban did - and didn't - get from Trump - 7 hours 26 min ago
CNBC - Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits - 12 hours 37 min ago
NDTV - Trump Backs "Young, Strong, Smart" Vivek Ramaswamy For Ohio Governor Race - 19 hours 14 min ago
Deutsche Welle - Trump: No US officials attending G20 in South Africa - 23 hours 46 min ago
FOX Business - Trump orders DOJ to investigate meatpacking companies for 'illicit collusion' amid rising beef prices - 23 hours 58 min ago
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SCMP - Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist - 30 min 58 sec ago
New York Times - As Beef Prices Remain High, Trump Calls for Inquiry Into Meatpackers - 2 hours 5 min ago
The Independent - Trump wants to see his name on DC’s new NFL stadium and has lobbied the team owner to make it happen: report - 3 hours 50 min ago
Indiatimes - Joe Biden warns of a 'very, very dark moment' as he hits out at Trump - 4 hours 15 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald - Who is Maduro and why might Trump want him out? - 5 hours 41 min ago
BusinessInsider - Photos show every time Melania Trump has appeared at a public White House event this year - 8 hours 49 min ago
The Guardian - A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back? - 11 hours 41 min ago



Trump's 'No tax on tips' could be end of large-group service fees on restaurant bills
CNBC - 8 hours 41 min ago
If you don't like service fees restaurants charge large groups, you may be in luck. President Trump's 'no tax on tips' may end it, but restaurants aren't happy.
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Reuters - OpenAI's Altman urges US to expand Chips Act tax credit for AI growth - Reuters - 23 hours 48 min ago
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The Independent - Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report - 4 hours 26 min ago
BusinessInsider - Tax breaks, clubbing, and social challenges: Gen Z and millennial traders who flocked to Puerto Rico tell us how it's going - 13 hours 11 min ago
New York Times - How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy - 13 hours 40 min ago



Sahel-based terror groups expand to coastal West Africa
Deutsche Welle - 8 hours 41 min ago
A surge in terror attacks along Africa's west coast has prompted some countries to beef up their border security. Analysts say they need to coordinate more with the landlocked Sahel states where the terrorists are based.
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Deutsche Welle - Can coastal West Africa push back Sahel terrorists? - 8 hours 41 min ago
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SCMP - Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers - 10 hours 5 min ago



Consumers on edge as ACA 'subsidy cliff' looms: 'Quite frankly, it's terrifying'
CNBC - 10 hours 11 min ago
Households are bracing for a sharp increase in their health insurance premiums if Congress doesn't extend enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace plans.



Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin
CNBC - 12 hours 5 min ago
The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.
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The Guardian - DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own - 6 hours 53 min ago
The Independent - Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them...and they didn’t have engines - 8 hours 41 min ago



Warren Buffett's cash fortress Berkshire closes gap with S&P 500 as AI worries depress Wall Street
CNBC - 12 hours 9 min ago
Berkshire Hathaway's B shares and A shares moved 4.5% higher this week after a strong earnings report last weekend.



Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from sanctions over Russian energy
BBC - 18 hours 24 min ago
The opt-out comes despite the US increasing pressure on allies to sever economic ties with Russia.
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Deutsche Welle - Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil - 22 hours 25 min ago
NDTV - US Grants Hungary Exemption On Russian Oil Sanctions - 22 hours 38 min ago
COMMENTARY:
The Guardian - US grants Hungary one-year exception from sanctions over Russian oil and gas - 22 hours 30 min ago
Indiatimes - Trump hints at easing Russian oil sanctions on Hungary, says Russia-Ukraine war "taking a big toll on Moscow" - 22 hours 43 min ago



Google's decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company's secret weapon in AI race
CNBC - 18 hours 53 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.



US Judge Declares Mistrial In MIT Grad Brothers' $25 Million Crypto Fraud Case
NDTV - 21 hours 7 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 - ‘Play your video later!’: Senator Johnson clashes with Blumenthal at 'Obamacare fraud' hearing - 11 hours 19 min ago



India's Chronic Kidney Disease Cases Hit 138 Million In 2023, 2nd Globally: Study
NDTV - 21 hours 19 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 - 21 hours 26 min ago
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Indiatimes - India, Australia discuss trade in goods, services, investment issues - 4 hours 11 min ago
The Hindu - Panasonic India Chairman Manish Sharma steps down after leading company for 13 years - 6 hours 28 min ago