Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Congressional watchdog probes Trump FHFA chief Bill Pulte
CNBC - 19 min 33 sec ago
Pulte has made allegations of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, Sen. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Eric Swalwell.

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Bloomberg - What Trump’s Saber Rattling Means for Venezuela’s Oil - Bloomberg.com - 32 min 27 sec ago

Reuters - Grand jury weighs second criminal case against Trump antagonist Letitia James, source says - Reuters - 3 hours 33 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump's transactional diplomacy alarms Japan, South Korea - 4 hours 14 min ago

BBC - Trump and Infantino - too close for comfort? - 9 hours 21 min ago

NDTV - Opinion: Opinion | Americans Are Starting To Lose Faith In Trump - 9 hours 27 min ago

FOX Business - Trump administration backs Bayer as Roundup fight moves toward Supreme Court - 19 hours 37 min ago

CNBC - Trump proposes slashing fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars - 20 hours 24 sec ago

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SCMP - Trump and Sheinbaum to meet for first time at Fifa World Cup draw in Washington - 45 min 51 sec ago

The Guardian - US Institute of Peace renamed for Donald Trump despite legal battle - 1 hour 15 min ago

The Independent - Endangered wild dog pups die in Zimbabwe as Trump’s aid cuts leave them unprotected - 1 hour 54 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump sends out $250 checks to 25 million Americans — see if you are on the list - 1 hour 59 min ago

New York Times - As Trump Threatens to Leave North American Deal, Groups Urge Him to ‘Do No Harm’ - 2 hours 9 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - The US expects fans to flock to the World Cup. But has Trump scored an own goal? - 13 hours 49 min ago

New York Post - Trump moves to slash ‘horrible’ Biden-era fuel efficiency standards - 19 hours 46 min ago

Novichok poisoning victim's family 'still has questions', as report finds Putin 'morally responsible'
BBC - 56 min 52 sec ago
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in 2018 after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok.

Deutsche Welle - Putin 'morally responsible' for Sturgess' death — UK report - 4 hours 28 min ago

BBC - Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi - 18 hours 11 min ago

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The Independent - Vladimir Putin ordered Skripal novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds - 1 hour 30 min ago

Indiatimes - Flashback: Viral 2001 photo shows Modi and Putin together during early diplomatic visit - 2 hours 17 min ago

Russia Today - Why the Putin-Witkoff meeting brought no ‘breakthrough’ - 5 hours 19 min ago

The Guardian - Putin ‘morally responsible’ for Dawn Sturgess’s novichok death, inquiry finds - 5 hours 30 min ago

Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end Ukraine war
BBC - 1 hour 7 min ago
The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.

NDTV - Does Putin Use Body Doubles? Ukraine Says He Has Three - 11 hours 16 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Macron discusses Ukraine, trade with Xi in China - 14 hours 28 min ago

BBC - Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida after Moscow talks, White House says - 16 hours 27 min ago

Associated Press - Trump aides to meet with top Ukrainian negotiator Thursday in Miami for more Russia-Ukraine peace talks, AP source says. - Devdiscourse - 20 hours 20 min ago

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The Independent - Macron risks row with Trump after saying US will ‘betray Ukraine’ in leaked call with EU leaders - 1 hour 18 min ago

Russia Today - NATO member rejects new Ukraine weapons plan - 1 hour 41 min ago

The Guardian - Macron believes US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’ says Der Spiegel - 1 hour 43 min ago

Indiatimes - Putin calls talks with US on ending the Ukraine war 'useful' but also 'difficult work' - 9 hours 57 min ago

BusinessInsider - Russia is still exporting plenty of oil — but earning far less to fund its war on Ukraine - 10 hours 29 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Drone footage shows devastation in Ukrainian town all but encircled by Russian forces - 17 hours 42 min ago

SCMP - Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting - 18 hours 25 min ago

UK and Norway form naval alliance to hunt Russian submarines
BBC - 1 hour 23 min ago
The partnership aims to protect undersea cables, which Western officials say face increased threat from Moscow.

Reuters - Indian fertiliser firms to sign deal with Uralchem to set up Russian plant, sources say - Reuters - 3 hours 36 min ago

BBC - UK and Norway form naval alliance to hunt Russian submarines - 6 hours 29 min ago

CNBC - Europe's plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia's Medvedev - 7 hours 50 min ago

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The Independent - Russia bans FaceTime in Putin’s latest move to halt communication and control the internet - 1 hour 28 min ago

Indiatimes - Russian President Putin lands in Delhi, PM Modi breaks protocol to receive ‘friend’ - 3 hours 45 min ago

Russia Today - Moscow’s ‘Triumph’: Why everyone wants Russian S-400 air-defense systems - 4 hours 12 min ago

SCMP - UK Novichok report blames Putin for ‘reckless’ poisoning of ex-Russian spy - 5 hours 25 min ago

The Guardian - Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry - 6 hours 18 min ago

Hong Kong Removes Construction Netting After Deadly Fire That Killed 159
NDTV - 1 hour 26 min ago
Workers began removing protective netting from construction sites across Hong Kong on Thursday to comply with a government order after the city's deadliest fire in decades.

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SCMP - Hong Kong police officer in critical condition after ‘Flying Tigers’ diving test - 1 hour 5 min ago

The Guardian - Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 159 as officials order citywide scaffolding net removal - 16 hours 58 min ago

New York Times - Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action - 22 hours 59 min ago

Google taps AI vibe-coder Replit in challenge to Anthropic and Cursor
CNBC - 1 hour 54 min ago
Replit will expand usage of Google Cloud services, add more of Google's models onto its platform, and support AI coding use cases for enterprise customers.

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SCMP - Can China fund its AI push? Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt casts doubt - 5 hours 18 min ago

Indiatimes - What India Googled in 2025: Gemini, Saiyaara, Maha Kumbh & the 67 meme - 10 hours 18 min ago

BusinessInsider - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drags OpenAI and Google: 'We don't have to do any code reds' - 18 hours 20 min ago

The Guardian - Doom, gloom … and Belle Gibson? The top Google searches in Australia in 2025 - 23 hours 18 min ago

U.S. trade delegation likely to visit India next week for talks, government source says - Reuters
Reuters - 2 hours 39 min ago
U.S. trade delegation likely to visit India next week for talks, government source says Reuters

Deutsche Welle - Chaos as Indian airline IndiGo flights severely disrupted - 8 hours 46 min ago

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Indiatimes - Putin's India Visit | Pakistan, S-400, Ops Sindoor! Tharoor’s blunt take on India-Russia ties - 44 min 2 sec ago

The Independent - Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit aimed at bolstering Russia-India ties - 3 hours 59 min ago

The Hindu - Indian businesses have ample opportunity in Russia if only they take ‘leap of faith’: Goyal - 4 hours 42 min ago

The Guardian - Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India - 10 hours 47 min ago

SCMP - Why China-India border thaw faces fresh test from 17th century Dalai Lama - 15 hours 18 min ago

Man accused of driving synagogue attacker to UK defence site charged with terror offences
BBC - 2 hours 48 min ago
Greater Manchester Police confirm the 31-year-old was an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie.

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BBC - Man charged with terror offences after synagogue attack - 3 hours 37 min ago

Ex-EU foreign policy chief Mogherini quits college post amid fraud probe
Deutsche Welle - 3 hours 8 min ago
Federica Mogherini has resigned as the rector of the elite College of Europe, two days after the EU's former top diplomat was detained by police in Belgium as part of a corruption investigation.

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AllAfrica - Liberia: Over 150 Professionals Trained to Detect & Arrest Financial, Procurement Fraud - 1 hour 21 min ago

The Guardian - Regulators open inquiry into University of Greater Manchester amid fraud claims - 2 hours 37 min ago

The Independent - Former EU foreign policy chief facing fraud probe resigns as head of the College of Europe - 5 hours 15 min ago

Tesla gains in 2026 Consumer Reports' auto brand rankings
CNBC - 3 hours 19 min ago
Tesla made notable strides in Consumer Reports' influential annual auto brand rankings, cracking the top 10 overall U.S. automotive brands.

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BusinessInsider - GM has hired a former Tesla exec in its revived self-driving push - 21 hours 53 min ago

Ford CEO hails Trump fuel standards reset as a 'victory' for affordability and common sense
FOX Business - 3 hours 20 min ago
New fuel economy standards under Trump will help automakers build what Americans want: affordable vehicles instead of expensive electric cars for consumers.

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FOX Business - Trump pardons live entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke months after DOJ indictment - 5 hours 44 min ago

CNBC - CrowdStrike CEO talks relationship with AWS: 'We're now part of the ecosystem there' - 18 hours 8 min ago

Reuters - Trump met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on export controls, source says - Reuters - 22 hours 5 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Amplitude CEO says Sam Altman is the 'best salesperson of this generation, bar none' - 1 hour 5 min ago

Indiatimes - Suparna Mitra to join as MD & CEO of TeamLease Services - 12 hours 7 min ago

The Hindu - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits Republicans as debate over intensifying AI race rages - 12 hours 45 min ago

The Independent - Luigi Mangione's court hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing - 13 hours 15 min ago

New York Post - Delta lost estimated $200 million from record-long US government shutdown, CEO says - 19 hours 1 min ago

SCMP - Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips - 19 hours 52 min ago

New York Times - Palantir’s CEO Defends Trump, Dismisses Concerns About Company’s Work With ICE. - 22 hours 43 min ago

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday
CNBC - 4 hours 26 min ago
Stocks were little changed ahead of this morning's open following bad news/good news for the job market

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Indiatimes - Why is US stock market down today? Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all in red — Is Fed rate-cut expectation holding investors back? - 3 hours 3 min ago

The Hindu - Stock markets bounce back after four days of decline; Sensex climbs 158 points - 6 hours 56 min ago

Small businesses lead November job losses as tariff uncertainty weighs on hiring
FOX Business - 4 hours 48 min ago
Small businesses lost 120,000 jobs in November amid heightened economic uncertainty over tariffs and outpaced job gains at larger firms, according to the latest ADP employment report.

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The Independent - US private employers unexpectedly shed 32,000 jobs in November in biggest drop since 2023 - 23 hours 1 min ago

Bids for WBD are in. Here's what Paramount, Comcast and Netflix could do with the assets
CNBC - 5 hours 7 min ago
WBD's coveted library of content includes franchises like DC's superheroes, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo.

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New York Post - Paramount questions ‘fairness and adequacy’ of WBD auction process after reports Netflix may win - 1 hour 42 min ago

Indiatimes - Friday OTT releases: What’s new this week on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar and Zee5 - 12 hours 34 min ago

BusinessInsider - Jury hears how Netflix director lost a fortune on options trades — days after streamer sent him $11M for 'visionary' show - 17 hours 6 min ago

Rising holiday scams are costing consumers. Here's how to protect your wallet
FOX Business - 6 hours 18 min ago
Cybersecurity expert warns AI-powered holiday scams are surging, using cloned voices and fake texts to steal money and personal data from shoppers.

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CNBC - Micron stops selling memory to consumers as demand spikes from AI chips - 23 hours 13 min ago

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Indiatimes - Fitch raises India's FY26 GDP forecast to 7.4% from 6.9%, on high consumer spending, GST reforms - 12 hours 31 min ago

The Straits Times - Micron to stop selling memory to consumers as demand soars for AI chips - 12 hours 49 min ago

Ryan Serhant exposes America’s new real estate reality and the biggest housing shift in 50 years
FOX Business - 7 hours 18 min ago
It's "nobody's market" right now, according to celebrity real estate broker and agent Ryan Serhant, who reveals the hidden trends of America's wealth and population migrations.

Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy
CNBC - 7 hours 57 min ago
The European bloc has launched an antitrust investigation into the social media giant over its use of AI in WhatsApp.

NDTV - EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report - 8 hours 32 min ago

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The Independent - NASCAR antitrust trial: Bob Jenkins testifies about $100M loss and 'insulting' charter deal - 7 hours 18 min ago

Henry Zeffman: Less than meets the eye to Starmer's words on Brexit
BBC - 8 hours 8 min ago
This week, the PM was trying to set the scene for what is to come on the UK-EU relationship, sources say.

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The Guardian - Farage’s Reform UK gets £9m donation from ex-Brexit party backer - 6 hours 41 min ago

Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
BBC - 12 hours 18 min ago
The tech giant will begin closing accounts for under 16s, a week before an official ban.

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The Independent - Meta begins removing Australian under-16s from Instagram and Facebook - 9 hours 56 min ago

The Guardian - Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms - 18 hours 9 min ago

Exclusive: India central bank to tolerate weaker rupee as inflows dry up, sources say - Reuters
Reuters - 12 hours 19 min ago
Exclusive: India central bank to tolerate weaker rupee as inflows dry up, sources say Reuters

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SCMP - ‘Strong breakwaters’: China’s central bank vows to shield from external shocks - 6 hours 18 min ago

Pak-Origin Man Arrested In US With Car Full Of Guns To Carry Out Mass Shooting
NDTV - 13 hours 3 min ago
A Pakistani immigrant has been arrested in the United States for allegedly planning a mass shooting on the school's campus.

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Indiatimes - MGM National Harbor shooting: One man shot dead while ordering food; police say no active threat while search for gunman continues - 23 hours 25 sec ago

US sawmills warn of accelerating closures as tariffs, weak demand squeeze industry
FOX Business - 13 hours 52 min ago
U.S. sawmills say tariffs, shrinking export markets and competition from cheaper wood alternatives are driving a surge in closures that threatens the hardwood industry.

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CNBC - Trump's South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM - 20 hours 55 min ago

FOX Business - Treasury Secretary Bessent warns tariff ruling would be 'loss for the American people' - 21 hours 9 min ago

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SCMP - EU launches 1st formal review of Chinese EV tariffs after VW Anhui’s submission - 7 hours 48 min ago

AllAfrica - Kenya: Kenya, Uganda Reaffirm Commitment to Eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers, Boost Cross-Border Trade - 13 hours 23 min ago

New York Times - Bessent Defends Trump’s Use of Tariffs, Says They Are Not Fueling Inflation - 22 hours 45 min ago

Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data
CNBC - 14 hours 25 min ago
The ADP report is the last jobs picture the Federal Reserve gets before it meets Dec. 9-10. Markets are now pricing in an 89% chance of a cut.

Hawaii sues TikTok parent company ByteDance, claims app harms children
FOX Business - 18 hours 29 min ago
The state of Hawaii has sued ByteDance, claiming TikTok was designed to be dangerously addictive for young users through manipulative features.

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Indiatimes - Global studies warn that TikTok and Instagram reels and shorts may seriously affect your brain and mental health, its consequences will leave you stunned - 14 hours 37 min ago

SCMP - TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre - 15 hours 33 min ago

The Independent - Vermont search-and-rescue teams are saving an ‘unprecedented’ number of lost skiers after TikTok trends - 21 hours 5 min ago

NYC luxury buyers reportedly flooding Miami Beach real estate market after Mamdani's mayoral election
FOX Business - 19 hours 43 min ago
Luxury real estate inquiries from New York buyers surged dramatically in Miami after Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, sparking widespread speculation of an exodus.

Bitcoin Miners Hunted After Stealing $1 Billion of Electricity From Malaysia Grid - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 20 hours 18 min ago
Bitcoin Miners Hunted After Stealing $1 Billion of Electricity From Malaysia Grid Bloomberg.com

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The Independent - Bitcoin extends rebound as dollar heads for ninth straight decline - 21 hours 6 min ago

Indiatimes - Crypto funds surge: Bitcoin (BTC USD) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs see biggest weekly inflow in 7 weeks - 22 hours 27 min ago

Design executive behind 'Liquid Glass' is leaving Apple
CNBC - 20 hours 52 min ago
Alan Dye was part of the redesign of Apple's software interface for iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch called Liquid Glass.

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Bloomberg - Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta - 9to5Mac - 22 hours 43 min ago

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Indiatimes - Apple drops the axe on five devices millions still use, including a classic iPhone - 1 hour 57 min ago

The Hindu - Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta - 13 hours 55 min ago

The Straits Times - Apple design executive behind Liquid Glass poached by Meta in major coup - 17 hours 54 min ago

BusinessInsider - Meta hires longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye to run a new Reality Labs creative studio - 18 hours 59 min ago

Trump promises 'largest tax refund season ever' for Americans coming in 2026
FOX Business - 22 hours 35 min ago
Trump announces record tax refunds coming for Americans as One Big Beautiful Bill Act provisions take effect, promising the largest refund season ever in 2026.

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Indiatimes - New tax coming for cigarettes and not for essential goods: FM Sitharaman - 7 hours 29 min ago

Microsoft sets the record straight, and Nike's CEO shakes up senior leadership
CNBC - 22 hours 58 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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The Guardian - Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF - 3 hours 19 min ago