Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Ukraine's battle with Russia for Pokrovsk at pivotal point
Deutsche Welle - 39 min 32 sec 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 - 5 hours 7 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Russia strikes cause deaths, power outages - 16 hours 39 min ago

Reuters - Reuters: US Backs EU Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine - UNITED24 Media - 22 hours 50 min ago

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Sydney Morning Herald - Ukraine seeks more help after Russia pounds it with drones, missiles - 1 hour 20 min ago

The Guardian - Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four - 6 hours 30 min ago

Russia Today - Biden responsible for Ukraine conflict – Orban - 8 hours 45 min ago

The Independent - Ukraine claims soldiers from African countries are fighting for Russia’s ‘meat assaults’ - 13 hours 20 min ago

SCMP - Ukraine hit by widespread power cuts after Russia strikes energy grid - 13 hours 33 min ago

Indiatimes - Massive Russian attack hits Ukraine energy infrastructure: Kyiv - 20 hours 3 min ago

Russia's Lavrov Says Work Underway On Putin's Orders About Nuclear Tests
NDTV - 2 hours 26 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 - 4 hours 57 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Putin gives old Soviet bombs jet engines to strike deeper into Ukraine - 16 hours 19 min ago

Flight cancelations to worsen next week if shutdown continues
CNBC - 3 hours 23 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 - 3 hours 44 min ago

NDTV - Republicans Reject Democratic Offer To End Shutdown As Impasse Enters Day 38 - 17 hours 42 min ago

Associated Press - US Govt Shutdown Grounds Hundreds of Flights - Deccan Chronicle - 18 hours 19 min ago

BBC - Thousands of US flights cancelled or delayed over government shutdown cuts - 19 hours 3 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 - 19 hours 25 min ago

Bloomberg - Stocks Fall as Economic Angst Brews Amid Shutdown: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com - 23 hours 42 min ago

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The Guardian - More than 1,000 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown - 35 min 17 sec ago

Indiatimes - U.S SC halts full SNAP payments amid shutdown | Millions face hunger as Trump fights food aid ruling - 3 hours 44 min ago

The Independent - Washington's struggling economy takes another economic hit from the government shutdown - 6 hours 33 min ago

New York Times - What Travelers Need to Know About the Shutdown, Flight Reductions and Delays - 8 hours 3 min ago

BusinessInsider - Flight cancellation updates: FAA's government shutdown traffic reduction continues - 9 hours 58 min ago

The Straits Times - Wall St ends mixed on signs of shutdown progress - 22 hours 19 min ago

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money 'directly to the people'
CNBC - 3 hours 26 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 - 4 hours 34 min ago

CNBC - Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits - 9 hours 45 min ago

NDTV - Trump Backs "Young, Strong, Smart" Vivek Ramaswamy For Ohio Governor Race - 16 hours 22 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump: No US officials attending G20 in South Africa - 20 hours 54 min ago

FOX Business - Trump orders DOJ to investigate meatpacking companies for 'illicit collusion' amid rising beef prices - 21 hours 6 min ago

Bloomberg - How the US Under Trump Fits Into China-Taiwan Tensions - Bloomberg.com - 22 hours 29 min ago

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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 - 59 min 7 sec ago

Indiatimes - Joe Biden warns of a 'very, very dark moment' as he hits out at Trump - 1 hour 23 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Who is Maduro and why might Trump want him out? - 2 hours 49 min ago

BusinessInsider - Photos show every time Melania Trump has appeared at a public White House event this year - 5 hours 57 min ago

The Guardian - A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back? - 8 hours 49 min ago

New York Times - ‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly - 10 hours 47 min ago

SCMP - Taiwan faces new unease after Xi-Trump summit leaves island sidelined - 14 hours 49 min ago

Trump's 'No tax on tips' could be end of large-group service fees on restaurant bills
CNBC - 5 hours 49 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 - 20 hours 56 min ago

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The Independent - Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report - 1 hour 34 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 - 10 hours 19 min ago

New York Times - How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy - 10 hours 49 min ago

Sahel-based terror groups expand to coastal West Africa
Deutsche Welle - 5 hours 49 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? - 5 hours 49 min ago

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SCMP - Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers - 7 hours 14 min ago

Consumers on edge as ACA 'subsidy cliff' looms: 'Quite frankly, it's terrifying'
CNBC - 7 hours 19 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.

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New York Post - Nasdaq plunges as consumer sentiment nears historic lows, panic over AI spending mounts - 21 hours 43 min ago

Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin
CNBC - 9 hours 13 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 - 4 hours 1 min ago

The Independent - Noem wanted to buy Spirit Airlines planes - except the airline didn’t own them...and they didn’t have engines - 5 hours 50 min ago

Warren Buffett's cash fortress Berkshire closes gap with S&P 500 as AI worries depress Wall Street
CNBC - 9 hours 17 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 - 15 hours 32 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 - 19 hours 33 min ago

NDTV - US Grants Hungary Exemption On Russian Oil Sanctions - 19 hours 46 min ago

BBC - Trump says he may give Hungary an exemption on Russian oil sanctions - 22 hours 24 min ago

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The Guardian - US grants Hungary one-year exception from sanctions over Russian oil and gas - 19 hours 39 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump hints at easing Russian oil sanctions on Hungary, says Russia-Ukraine war "taking a big toll on Moscow" - 19 hours 51 min ago

Google's decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company's secret weapon in AI race
CNBC - 16 hours 1 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 - 18 hours 16 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 - 8 hours 27 min ago

The Independent - Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it - 22 hours 18 min ago

India's Chronic Kidney Disease Cases Hit 138 Million In 2023, 2nd Globally: Study
NDTV - 18 hours 27 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 - 18 hours 34 min ago

BBC - Blame game over Air India crash goes on - 22 hours 15 min ago

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Indiatimes - India, Australia discuss trade in goods, services, investment issues - 1 hour 19 min ago

The Hindu - Panasonic India Chairman Manish Sharma steps down after leading company for 13 years - 3 hours 36 min ago

Watch Celsius CEO: Portfolio Growing Faster Than Category - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 22 hours 7 min ago
Watch Celsius CEO: Portfolio Growing Faster Than Category Bloomberg.com

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Indiatimes - INDIA AI Impact Summit 2026: Briefing session for US Congressmen and tech CEOs hosted in Seattle - 3 hours 42 min ago

BusinessInsider - Rivian just doubled its CEO's salary and gave him a $4.6B pay package - 19 hours 24 min ago

Tesla plans to pay Musk $1tn - do they really need him that much?
BBC - 22 hours 17 min ago
Shareholders have approved a pay package that puts an astronomical value on Elon Musk's value as a leader.

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BusinessInsider - BYD's largest Chinese megafactory dwarfs Tesla's Austin site. Satellite images show it's getting even bigger. - 9 hours 49 min ago

Indiatimes - Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Payday Explained - 13 hours 29 min ago

New York Post - Tesla rival Rivian gives CEO RJ Scaringe a Musk-like pay package worth up to $4.6B - 20 hours 53 min ago

Block sinks 7% after weak third quarter results miss Wall Street estimates
CNBC - 23 hours 43 min ago
Block's third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates and showed slowing profit growth from Square.

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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 - 19 hours 5 min ago