Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Trump White House East Wing ballroom project got $22M boost from YouTube legal settlement
CNBC - 11 min 48 sec ago
President Trump has said he and donors will cover the costs of the White House East Wing ballroom, but it is not clear who all the contributors are.

BBC - Trump says White House renovation is 'music to my ears' as criticism mounts - 3 hours 36 min ago

NDTV - Trump's Call To Freeze Current Frontlines "Good Compromise": Zelensky - 5 hours 50 min ago

Reuters - Exclusive: Japan’s new leader to woo Trump with pickups and soybeans - Reuters - 9 hours 43 min ago

CNBC - Trump special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after racist texts flap - 15 hours 51 min ago

Bloomberg - Trump Pick For Special Counsel Office Withdraws, Lacking Support - Bloomberg - 16 hours 35 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump-Puting meeting not planned in 'immediate future' - 20 hours 56 min ago

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The Guardian - Democratic senator’s floor speech condemning Trump enters 16th hour - 59 min 5 sec ago

SCMP - US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’ - 1 hour 6 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump could meet Brazil's Lula in Malaysia, officials say - 1 hour 10 min ago

The Independent - Former Trump adviser lambastes president’s demand for $230 million from the DOJ: ‘This is taxpayer dollars’ - 1 hour 56 min ago

BusinessInsider - Trump is adding a ballroom to the East Wing. Photos from the 1950s show the last major White House renovation. - 3 hours 30 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Trump’s diarrhoea video was a wonderful lesson. The president wants to befoul us - 15 hours 28 min ago

New York Post - Here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s new student loan forgiveness plans: ‘This is huge’ - 19 hours 46 min ago

Russia Today - Trump outlines key demands for China - 20 hours 18 min ago

Germany: Far-right lawmakers accused of spying for Russia
Deutsche Welle - 36 min 54 sec ago
Lawmakers from the AfD in Thuringia have been accused of trying to gain sensitive data for Russia with parliamentary inquiries. AfD called the allegations "bizarre conspiracy theories."

NDTV - Trump Says He Spoke To PM Modi On Diwali, Then Reiterates Russian Oil Claim - 14 hours 1 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Fire, smoke, and anti-drone nets: Satellite images capture scenes from the fight engulfing Russia's oil industry - 3 hours 45 min ago

Indiatimes - UK clears dealings with German-managed Rosneft refineries amid Russia sanctions - 6 hours 1 min ago

The Guardian - Two killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack - 10 hours 43 min ago

GM plans to launch eyes-off driving, Google AI and other new in-vehicle tech by 2028
CNBC - 45 min 30 sec ago
The company announced other tech initiatives as part of its "GM Forward" event in Lower Manhattan.

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Deutsche Welle - OpenAI launches browser to rival Google Chrome - 7 hours 16 min ago

BBC - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI releases browser in attempt to rival Google - 15 hours 53 min ago

Bloomberg - Anthropic, Google in Talks on Cloud Deal Worth Tens of Billions - Bloomberg - 18 hours 7 min ago

NDTV - OpenAI Launches Web Browser To Compete With Google Chrome - 20 hours 30 min ago

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Indiatimes - Samsung Galaxy XR features: First android XR headset with advanced Google AI integration at $1,800 - 8 hours 13 min ago

The Straits Times - Anthropic, Google in talks on AI cloud deal worth tens of billions - 16 hours 31 min ago

BusinessInsider - Google stock dips 3% as OpenAI gets into the web-browser game - 22 hours 1 min ago

Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees
CNBC - 1 hour 10 min ago
Walmart is one of the largest employers of H-1B visa holders in the U.S.

FOX Business - Beyond Meat, Walmart and a MEME ETF - 18 hours 39 min ago

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New York Post - Beyond Meat shares skyrocket over 90% on Walmart plans to expand distribution - 20 hours 51 min ago

Amazon plans to avoid hiring 600,000 workers through AI automation strategy to double sales by 2033
FOX Business - 1 hour 36 min ago
Amazon's AI systems and advanced technology will create a "safe, more productive" environment for employees as the e-commerce giant plans to avoid hiring 600,000 workers by 2033.

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Indiatimes - 'Vast human space colonies, robots to commute to moon': What Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has predicted to happen by 2045 - 1 hour 37 min ago

BusinessInsider - Amazon sees 'blind spot' in identifying new AI startups as future cloud customers - 7 hours 6 min ago

New York Post - Amazon Web Services outage that hit nearly 150 apps caused by ‘common tech glitch’ - 21 hours 1 min ago

Putin Directs Drills Of Nuclear Forces As Summit With Trump Put On Hold
NDTV - 1 hour 41 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country's strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump was put on hold.

BBC - Trump says he did not want 'wasted meeting' after plan for Putin talks shelved - 18 hours 9 min ago

NDTV - Trump Says Doesn't Want "Wasted Meeting" With Putin - 18 hours 40 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump-Putin Budapest talks on hold, but Europe still on edge - 20 hours 44 min ago

Reuters - Russia reiterates same demands for peace after Trump-Putin talks – Reuters - Українська правда - 21 hours 6 min ago

Associated Press - Possible Trump-Putin summit on hold after Rubio-Lavrov conversation, AP source says - The Boston Globe - 22 hours 45 min ago

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The Independent - Critics fear Putin is ‘cynically using’ Melania Trump as she pleads with Russia to return kidnapped Ukrainian children - 41 min 33 sec ago

Indiatimes - World War 3 fear emerges again? Vladimir Putin orders Russia nuclear forces drills after meeting with Donald Trump put on hold - 2 hours 6 min ago

Russia Today - Hungary blasts ‘fake news’ about Putin-Trump meeting - 8 hours 17 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest called off, US official says - 22 hours 26 min ago

Airbnb CEO Chesky says ChatGPT isn't 'quite robust enough' to integrate into travel app
CNBC - 1 hour 41 min ago
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to integrate ChatGPT software into the travel platform, but the software isn't "quite robust enough."

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Bloomberg - Intel CEO-Backed Startup Seeks Role as AI Chip Matchmaker - Bloomberg.com - 4 hours 6 min ago

FOX Business - Cracker Barrel CEO breaks silence on logo U-turn - 19 hours 54 min ago

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Indiatimes - Piyush Goyal to visit Berlin on October 23, trade partnership and key CEOs meet in focus - 4 hours 52 min ago

The Independent - Cracker Barrel CEO explains failed logo redesign which prompted MAGA backlash and a massive drop in customers - 12 hours 4 min ago

The Straits Times - Co-living with youth will help seniors feel less lonely and more connected: The Assembly Place CEO - 19 hours 6 min ago

New York Post - News Corp CEO Robert Thomson says AI firms aren’t paying enough for content: ‘fundamental miscalculation’ - 19 hours 20 min ago

BusinessInsider - Coca-Cola's CEO explains why its $5 billion bet on a coffee chain hasn't worked out as planned - 23 hours 1 min ago

The Hindu - ‘Poaching’ of Indian pilots by foreign carriers would be disturbing: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers - 23 hours 14 min ago

Apple may be forced to allow rival app stores in UK
BBC - 1 hour 59 min ago
The Competition and Markets Authority says the tech giant dominates the smartphone market along with Google.

NDTV - Apple's Planned Foldable iPad With 18-Inch Screen Hit With Development Snags - 13 hours 6 min ago

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Indiatimes - Samsung Galaxy XR vs Apple Vision Pro: Who wins the battle of two high-end XR headsets - 7 hours 22 min ago

SCMP - Apple hits snags in development of foldable iPad with 18-inch screen - 9 hours 4 min ago

Video: 50 Children Evacuated As Russian Drone Hits Kindergarten in Ukraine
NDTV - 2 hours 38 min ago
A Russian drone attack struck a kindergarten in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring seven others, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Kyiv targets major Russian explosives plant - 9 hours 35 min ago

NDTV - Russian missile strikes spark fires, send debris across Ukraine's Kyiv - 12 hours 43 min ago

BBC - Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles - 15 hours 35 min ago

Reuters - Exclusive: Russia reiterated previous Ukraine peace terms to US in private communique, sources say - Reuters - 22 hours 59 min ago

Bloomberg - European countries working with Ukraine on 12-point proposal to end war with Russia – Bloomberg - Українська правда - 23 hours 16 min ago

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The Independent - Why Trump and Putin’s latest summit has collapsed – and what it means for peace in Ukraine - 1 hour 22 min ago

Indiatimes - Sweden, Ukraine sign letter of intent for supply of Gripen fighters - 1 hour 24 min ago

The Guardian - As the US flip-flops on the path to peace, Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ rallies round Ukraine - 1 hour 36 min ago

BusinessInsider - Ukraine shows off new 'Sea Baby' naval drones decked out with automated machine guns and rocket launchers - 2 hours 38 min ago

Russia Today - Canada ditches Ukraine military pledge - 4 hours 33 min ago

SCMP - Russia launches deadly barrage on Ukraine after Putin–Trump summit shelved - 8 hours 12 min ago

Trump roasted for coffee tariffs as bipartisan lawmakers spill the beans on price jitters
FOX Business - 3 hours 6 min ago
Bipartisan lawmakers request the Trump admin remove coffee from its reciprocal tariff measures that are "drastically increasing" costs for two-thirds of Americans who drink coffee daily.

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NDTV - India Nears Deal To Slash US Tariffs On Imports To 15%-16%: Report - 11 hours 34 min ago

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The Independent - Trump comes for Barbie: Mattel lays bare the impact of global tariffs as holiday shopping begins - 57 min 36 sec ago

Indiatimes - Trump puts China on notice with 155% tariff threat - is a November market crash coming? - 3 hours 4 min ago

BusinessInsider - Tariffs may sound simple on paper, but they unleash a tangle of costs for small businesses - 16 hours 6 min ago

New York Times - G.M. to Stop Making Electric Vans in Canada Amid Trump Tariffs - 20 hours 44 min ago

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
CNBC - 3 hours 9 min ago
Stock futures were muted Tuesday as investors awaiting another batch of corporate earnings.

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The Hindu - Stock markets closed for Bali Pratipada festival; trading to resume on October 23 - 6 hours 34 min ago

AI is already taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there's 'much more in the tank'
CNBC - 4 hours 19 min ago
Across banking, the auto sector and retail, executives are warning employees and investors that AI is taking over jobs.

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BusinessInsider - This year is shaping up to be the worst seasonal job market since 2009. Here are the major retailers hiring — and pulling back. - 6 hours 30 min ago

Consumers feeling 'discount burnout' ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, survey finds
CNBC - 5 hours 6 min ago
Retailers have long leaned on promotions in tough economies, but consumers are feeling "discount burnout" before Black Friday, a report from AlixPartners found.

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Indiatimes - US recession probability now at a staggering 93%, says UBS - here's what you need to track, hard data analysis, warning signs, employment trends, consumer, industrial indicators, aggregate outlook - 1 hour 22 min ago

Flier Recounts "Scary" Moment Boeing 737 Windscreen Cracked Mid-Air
NDTV - 6 hours 31 min ago
Flight UA1093, flying from Denver to Los Angeles, was carrying 134 passengers and six crew members when a loud impact startled those on board.

Satya Nadella Takes Home Nearly $100 Million As Microsoft Stock Climbs
NDTV - 6 hours 52 min ago
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $96.5 million in fiscal 2025, up 22 per cent from $79.1 million last year.

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CNBC - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's annual pay jumps to $96.5 million - 19 hours 5 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Satya Nadella is netting a record $96.5 million pay package as Microsoft's AI bets paid off - 11 hours 17 min ago

Opinion: Opinion | Acrimony To 'Anand'?: A New Roadmap For India-Canada Ties
NDTV - 7 hours 3 min ago
The Canadian foreign minister's visit to India turned the page from the lowest point of crisis to a new chapter of pragmatism. However, the depth of future cooperation will be determined by the political will to manage the sensitive security file qui

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NDTV - How Rise Of China 'Hawk' Sanae Takaichi Could Impact Japan-India Ties - 7 hours 53 min ago

Reuters - Lessors protest India draft rules on payment of dues to reclaim jets, sources say - Reuters - 8 hours 33 min ago

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Indiatimes - INS Sahyadri takes part in Japan-India Maritime Exercise to promote peace, stability in Indo-Pacific region - 1 hour 55 min ago

The Hindu - India faces specialty fertiliser price jump as China suspends exports - 23 hours 10 min ago

US Government Shutdown Is Now Second Longest in History - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 7 hours 6 min ago
US Government Shutdown Is Now Second Longest in History Bloomberg

Bloomberg - Watch Trump on US Shutdown: 'Let the Country Open' - Bloomberg - 17 hours 20 min ago

CNBC - How to get student loan help during the government shutdown - 23 hours 10 min ago

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New York Post - SNAP recipients warned of food stamp cuts starting next week thanks to government shutdown - 47 min 19 sec ago

Indiatimes - Mike Johnson LIVE | Speaker accuses Democrats of prolonging shutdown over being 'afraid' of far-left - 1 hour 34 min ago

The Independent - Trump news live: Newsom says president is ‘endangering lives’ as government shutdown enters day 22 with no end in sight - 2 hours 9 min ago

The Guardian - Newsom says Trump ‘endangering lives’ as shutdown sets stage for delayed food benefits - 4 hours 33 min ago

BusinessInsider - ICE agents are getting a 'super check' today. Here's who is and isn't getting paid as the shutdown drags on. - 8 hours 4 min ago

Germany news: 'Daughters' protest after Merz remarks
Deutsche Welle - 8 hours 21 min ago
Protesters have rallied in Berlin after the chancellor seemed to use women as a pretext for harsh migration policy. The reservists' association head says he thinks conscription will ultimately be necessary. DW has more.

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The Guardian - Dublin police condemn ‘thuggery’ after protest outside hotel housing asylum seekers turns violent - 16 hours 31 min ago

Exclusive: Japan's new PM is preparing large economic stimulus to tackle inflation, sources say - Reuters
Reuters - 9 hours 13 min ago
Exclusive: Japan's new PM is preparing large economic stimulus to tackle inflation, sources say Reuters

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Indiatimes - Japan's new finance minister says coordination with BOJ needed for effective policies - 8 hours 9 min ago

SCMP - China eyes currency swap with Japan and South Korea amid trade tensions: source - 23 hours 43 min ago

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack cost £1.9bn in most damaging UK hack ever, experts say
BBC - 9 hours 41 min ago
The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is estimated to cost £2.1bn, the Cyber Monitoring Centre says.

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BBC - JLR hack 'is costliest cyber attack in UK history' - 9 hours 41 min ago

'Fatal combination' of disease, injuries and famine in Gaza is generational crisis, WHO tells BBC
BBC - 10 hours 55 min ago
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the BBC far more aid is needed to start tackling mounting problems in Gaza.

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BBC - Gaza health crisis will last for 'generations', WHO chief warns - 10 hours 55 min ago

India to reduce Russian oil purchases, U.S. to slash tariffs as they reportedly near a trade deal
CNBC - 11 hours 8 min ago
The India-U.S. trade talks collapsed earlier this year with New Delhi not agreeing to widen market access into its vast agricultural and dairy sectors.

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Indiatimes - Trump tariffs on Indian exports may drop to 15-16% with trade deal: Report - 12 hours 23 min ago

Netflix ‘all in’ on leveraging AI as the tech creeps into entertainment industry
CNBC - 12 hours 14 min ago
Netflix is “all in” on leveraging generative artificial intelligence on its streaming platform, the company said.

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SCMP - KPop Demon Hunters headed to toy stores as Netflix taps Mattel, Hasbro - 12 hours 38 min ago

BusinessInsider - Netflix co-CEO says AI can't replace creativity — just look at Taylor Swift - 14 hours 32 min ago

Indiatimes - Goldman Sachs maintains neutral stance on Netflix stock with $1,300 price target after Q3 earnings - 16 hours 17 min ago

New York Post - Netflix shares slide on rare earnings miss — snapping six-quarter profit streak - 16 hours 56 min ago

New York Times - ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17% - 19 hours 18 min ago

State Of Emergency In Peru's Capital After Protests Over Corruption, Crime
NDTV - 12 hours 24 min ago
Under the state of emergency, the government can send the army to patrol the streets and restrict freedom of assembly and other rights.

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Indiatimes - 'Lokpal now Shockpal': Jairam Ramesh criticises anti-corruption body's tender to purchase BMW luxury cars - 8 hours 48 min ago

US Tariff, Tax Risks Ease for Ireland, Goodbody Says - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 17 hours 5 min ago
US Tariff, Tax Risks Ease for Ireland, Goodbody Says Bloomberg

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FOX Business - Chicago mayor proposes reviving tax that has businesses sounding the alarm - 19 hours 38 min ago

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The Guardian - ‘Poorly thought through’: UK food firms say packaging tax is pushing up prices - 6 hours 58 min ago

Disney+ lost nearly 3 million subscribers after Jimmy Kimmel suspension: report
FOX Business - 18 hours 15 min ago
A subscriber report from Antenna on Monday revealed that the Disney-owned streaming services, Disney+ and Hulu, lost twice as many subscribers in September.

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The Independent - Disney is fighting in court to keep food test results under wraps in doctor’s family’s wrongful death lawsuit - 1 hour 29 min ago

Indiatimes - Disney+, Hulu subscriptions cancellations jump. Is Jimmy Kimmel Live! controversy reason or something bigger hurting streaming giant? - 19 hours 22 min ago

Mattel misses Wall Street estimates as North American sales sink
CNBC - 18 hours 37 min ago
During Mattel's third quarter, global sales of Barbie and Fisher-Price declined by double digits.

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BusinessInsider - The $1,100 shoes Wall Streeters can't get enough of - 6 hours 36 min ago

Indiatimes - Netflix stocks crash after streamer misses Wall Street's third-quarter earnings targets - 19 hours 1 min ago

Take Back Tesla campaign urges shareholders to reject Musk $1 trillion pay plan
CNBC - 20 hours 40 min ago
Ahead of Tesla's earnings report on Wednesday, a group of unions and corporate watchdogs launched a website in opposition to Elon Musk's new pay plan.

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BusinessInsider - Tesla earnings updates: Investors head into Q3 results with the stock up 10% in 2025 - 1 hour 43 min ago

Indiatimes - US stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures steady as Tesla earnings loom; Netflix, Texas Instruments tumble while Intuitive Surgical soars, gold and silver drop sharply after historic rally - 4 hours 53 min ago

Watch BlackRock Is Pulling Bitcoin Whales Into Wall St’s Orbit - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 20 hours 58 min ago
Watch BlackRock Is Pulling Bitcoin Whales Into Wall St’s Orbit Bloomberg

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Indiatimes - Gold price falls 8% – $2.43T wiped from market cap in 48 hours; is gold’s golden rally over? nearly 110% of Bitcoin’s market cap lost; Bitcoin or gold — which is the better bet in 2025? - 1 hour 3 min ago

How to rethink your portfolio as the Fed cuts interest rates, according to top financial advisors
CNBC - 23 hours 57 min ago
There are certain moves investors can make now to prepare for even small reductions in rates going forward.

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The Guardian - Signs of peak inflation open door to earlier Bank of England interest rate cuts - 7 hours 45 min ago