Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Russian Bank Seeks To Boost Labour Migration From India After Putin's Visit
NDTV - 1 hour 2 min ago
Russia's largest bank Sberbank is working to increase industrial imports and labour migration from India, First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin told Reuters ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi.

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NDTV - India, US Sign Rs 7,995-Crore Deal For Navy's MH-60R 'Seahawk' Fleet - 7 hours 21 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Putin's visit to India tests New Delhi's balancing act - 12 hours 27 min ago

BBC - India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones - 15 hours 58 min ago

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The Hindu - India's smartphone export to U.S. triples to $1.47 billion in October - 5 hours 19 min ago

Indiatimes - India, Russia to sign 10 inter-governmental agreements and 15 commercial deals - 7 hours 8 min ago

BusinessInsider - I flew in Air India's posh business-class seat for 15 hours. I didn't want to get off the plane. - 12 hours 9 min ago

Palantir CEO says 'poor people' are 'the only people who pay the price for being wrong in this culture'
FOX Business - 1 hour 42 min ago
Alex Karp said Americans have lost trust in major institutions because business leaders get bailed out after making "stupid decisions" while ordinary people "get nothing."

Reuters - Trump met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on export controls, source says - Reuters - 6 hours 25 min ago

NDTV - After Defence Pushback, Court Shown Video Of US CEO Killer's Arrest - 8 hours 45 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drags OpenAI and Google: 'We don't have to do any code reds' - 2 hours 39 min ago

SCMP - Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips - 4 hours 11 min ago

New York Post - Apollo CEO Marc Rowan declares NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani is ‘enemy’ of Jews for ‘normalizing antisemitism’ - 6 hours 16 min ago

New York Times - Palantir’s CEO Defends Trump, Dismisses Concerns About Company’s Work With ICE. - 7 hours 2 min ago

The Independent - A biotech company is beginning trials for a fentanyl vaccine. The CEO says it ‘could completely change’ how overdoses are treated - 9 hours 29 min ago

Indiatimes - ‘The future will be AI-native’: Hitachi Digital Services CEO Roger Lvin says humans and intelligent systems will work together - 12 hours 55 min ago

The Guardian - Future Fund spent $20,000 to send CEO’s former executive assistant on business class trip to scope hotels in US - 21 hours 54 min ago

Trump Administration Orders Enhanced Vetting For H-1B Visa Applicants
NDTV - 2 hours 9 min ago
The Trump administration has ordered increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech considered for rejection, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters.

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NDTV - "Respectful And Cordial": Venezuela's Maduro Confirms Call With Trump - 2 hours 37 min ago

Reuters - US lawmakers want war powers vote after Trump pledges Venezuela attack 'soon' - Reuters - 3 hours 51 min ago

FOX Business - Trump administration backs Bayer as Roundup fight moves toward Supreme Court - 3 hours 57 min ago

BBC - Did Donald Trump fall asleep at a cabinet meeting? - 7 hours 53 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Egypt committed to Trump Gaza peace plan — foreign minister - 12 hours 9 min ago

CNBC - Trump administration to announce new fuel economy standards Wednesday, sources say - 13 hours 41 min ago

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New York Times - Newsom Warns That Trump Is ‘Trying to Wreck This Country’ - 2 hours 3 sec ago

The Independent - Trump’s latest pardon confuses Capitol Hill–and makes Mike Johnson’s job harder - 2 hours 26 min ago

SCMP - In Japan, public opinion turns against Trump’s ‘terrible, stupid’ US - 2 hours 38 min ago

The Guardian - Lawmakers decry Trump’s immigration halt for 19 countries: ‘scapegoating entire nationalities’ - 4 hours 29 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump LIVE: US President makes announcement on federal fuel standards from Oval Office - 6 hours 3 min ago

Russia Today - Netanyahu pushed Trump on pardon request – Axios - 12 hours 2 min ago

Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi
BBC - 2 hours 31 min ago
BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India.

BBC - Stop wasting the world's time, Ukraine tells Putin after US talks in Moscow - 7 hours 12 min ago

CNBC - Russia 'ready' for war with Europe, Putin says, as Ukraine peace talks fail to deliver breakthrough - 19 hours 1 min ago

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SCMP - Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting - 2 hours 45 min ago

Indiatimes - Kremlin says Putin accepted some US proposals on Ukraine and is ready to continue talking - 7 hours 6 min ago

The Guardian - The Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet again over an inevitable obstacle: Putin - 7 hours 14 min ago

The Independent - Putin doesn’t want peace – and Trump’s baffling error has made it easy for him - 15 hours 31 min ago

Hawaii sues TikTok parent company ByteDance, claims app harms children
FOX Business - 2 hours 48 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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The Independent - Vermont search-and-rescue teams are saving an ‘unprecedented’ number of lost skiers after TikTok trends - 5 hours 24 min ago

'My heart breaks every time I'm called a hero' - Hong Kong fire survivor
BBC - 3 hours 24 min ago
A survivor tells the BBC he feels guilty he didn't save more people from the blaze at his block of flats.

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BBC - Hong Kong orders removal of scaffolding mesh after deadly blaze - 11 hours 4 min ago

NDTV - The Photo That Became A Symbol For Hong Kong's Deadly Fire - 18 hours 3 min ago

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SCMP - Hong Kong’s investment body posts US$300 million income in first year - 1 hour 35 min ago

New York Times - Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action - 9 hours 53 min ago

Indiatimes - Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched - 11 hours 5 min ago

The Independent - 1-year-old among those dead in Hong Kong apartment fires, 30 still missing - 11 hours 27 min ago

NYC luxury buyers reportedly flooding Miami Beach real estate market after Mamdani's mayoral election
FOX Business - 4 hours 3 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 - 4 hours 38 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 - 5 hours 25 min ago

Indiatimes - Crypto funds surge: Bitcoin (BTC USD) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs see biggest weekly inflow in 7 weeks - 6 hours 46 min ago

New York Times - Bitcoin’s Sky-High Prices Have Not Panned Out - 16 hours 36 min ago

Trump aides to meet with top Ukrainian negotiator Thursday in Miami for more Russia-Ukraine peace talks, AP source says. - Devdiscourse
Associated Press - 4 hours 39 min ago
Trump aides to meet with top Ukrainian negotiator Thursday in Miami for more Russia-Ukraine peace talks, AP source says. Devdiscourse

Deutsche Welle - Ukraine updates: Germany says Russia resisting negotiated peace - 11 hours 48 min ago

Reuters - Ukraine hits pipeline sending Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, source says - Reuters - 13 hours 45 min ago

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Indiatimes - 'Putin wants to end war': Trump on US delegation meeting Russian President on Ukraine peace plan - 1 hour 12 min ago

The Guardian - Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official - 1 hour 22 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Drone footage shows devastation in Ukrainian town all but encircled by Russian forces - 2 hours 1 min ago

Russia Today - No security guarantees for Ukraine – Finnish PM - 12 hours 29 min ago

SCMP - Macron begins China visit with EU trade ties and Ukraine war high on the agenda - 16 hours 46 min ago

The Independent - Mapped: Inside fierce battle for Pokrovsk as Ukraine denies Russia has captured key city - 21 hours 36 min ago

Design executive behind 'Liquid Glass' is leaving Apple
CNBC - 5 hours 12 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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CNBC - iPhone 17 will drive record Apple shipments in 2025, IDC says - 18 hours 10 min ago

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The Straits Times - Apple design executive behind Liquid Glass poached by Meta in major coup - 2 hours 13 min ago

BusinessInsider - Meta hires longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye to run a new Reality Labs creative studio - 3 hours 19 min ago

SCMP - Ex-Apple engineer unveils chip to rival Vision Pro for XR headsets, AI glasses - 13 hours 38 min ago

Indiatimes - Latest iPhone rumors indicate Apple will launch new model early next year - key features and all details - 13 hours 41 min ago

Trump's South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM
CNBC - 5 hours 15 min ago
The Trump administration said the tariff rate for vehicles from South Korea will drop to 15% as part of a trade deal.

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FOX Business - Treasury Secretary Bessent warns tariff ruling would be 'loss for the American people' - 5 hours 28 min ago

CNBC - Bessent says Trump admin will be able to replicate tariffs even if it loses Supreme Court decision - 10 hours 23 min ago

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Indiatimes - Trump’s $2,000 tariff refund plan: Is any $2,000 December relief approved by the IRS — what should Americans know about Recovery Rebate Credit deposits now? - 8 hours 24 min ago

New York Times - Bessent Defends Trump’s Use of Tariffs, Says They Are Not Fueling Inflation - 9 hours 19 min ago

Trump promises 'largest tax refund season ever' for Americans coming in 2026
FOX Business - 6 hours 55 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.

FOX Business - Trump says Americans may soon pay ‘no income tax’ as White House explores alternative revenue streams - 23 hours 16 min ago

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The Hindu - Excise duty to ensure tax incidence on tobacco remains same after GST cess ends: Sitharaman - 14 hours 11 min ago

Indiatimes - Despite tax short-fall, Govt on track to meet fiscal deficit and CAPEX targets: PwC India - 14 hours 49 min ago

Microsoft sets the record straight, and Nike's CEO shakes up senior leadership
CNBC - 7 hours 17 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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BusinessInsider - Microsoft's reported sales struggles are a warning that huge AI spending might take a while to pay off - 9 hours 23 min ago

Indiatimes - MSFT stock price: Microsoft stock falls today after slashing AI sales targets – what investors need to know - 11 hours 20 min ago

Is Russia Really Ready For War With Europe?
BBC - 7 hours 25 min ago
And is the UK really ready to get closer to the EU?

Reuters - Reuters story on Tajikistan discussing Russian help to guard its Afghan border is withdrawn - Reuters - 12 hours 17 min ago

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Indiatimes - ‘Putin wants to end the war’: Trump says US-Russia meeting in Moscow was 'reasonably good' - 1 hour 13 min ago

The Independent - Drone video shows devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces - 5 hours 54 min ago

Russia Today - Belief in Russian defeat ‘a complete illusion’ – Belgium - 12 hours 25 min ago

SCMP - China, Russia united against ‘Japanese militarism’ as Wang Yi, Shoigu meet - 16 hours 55 min ago

The Hindu - Europe reaches deal on phasing out Russian gas imports by 2027 - 20 hours 21 min ago

Micron stops selling memory to consumers as demand spikes from AI chips
CNBC - 7 hours 32 min ago
Demand driven by the AI infrastructure boom is creating shortages for certain products like memory.

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Indiatimes - Rupee breach of 90 against dollar set to trigger price hikes across consumer goods sector - 2 hours 8 min ago

The Hindu - India’s smartphone market sales volumes hit a plateau as consumers upgrading to costlier phones that they can hold for upto 3 years, says Xiaomi India - 11 hours 39 min ago

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins says agency tightening scrutiny of Chinese firms listing in US markets
FOX Business - 9 hours 49 min ago
Paul Atkins reveals that the SEC identified nearly a dozen Chinese companies in "ramp and dump" schemes, promising stronger oversight of foreign private issuers.

The $3 Trillion Stablecoin Link That’s Got Wall Street Doubting - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 9 hours 59 min ago
The $3 Trillion Stablecoin Link That’s Got Wall Street Doubting Bloomberg.com

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BusinessInsider - Finally, a major Wall Street firm is going against the grain and warning of an AI 'air pocket' - 15 hours 58 min ago

Bad jobs report caused by shutdown, deportations — not tariffs, Lutnick says
CNBC - 10 hours 31 min ago
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's defense of President Donald Trump's tariffs came as experts warn that the trade policies could hurt domestic head count.

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Indiatimes - US government shutdown costs Delta Air Lines $200 million profit hit - 1 hour 6 min ago

New York Post - Delta lost estimated $200 million from record-long US government shutdown, CEO says - 3 hours 20 min ago

The Independent - Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million - 7 hours 18 min ago

BusinessInsider - Delta says the shutdown travel chaos that canceled thousands of flights cost it $200 million - 12 hours 29 min ago

Airbus expects to deliver fewer aircrafts this year after a difficult few days. Here's how we got here.
CNBC - 11 hours 46 min ago
Airbus cut its delivery guidance Wednesday after a series of issues related to its popular aircraft A320.

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Indiatimes - Airbus suffers a hard landing as Boeing soars again - 8 hours 51 sec ago

BusinessInsider - How 2 issues in a week with the world's most popular plane spooked Airbus investors - 9 hours 28 min ago

The Guardian - Airbus cuts plane delivery target amid A320 fuselage problem - 14 hours 47 min ago

SCOOP: Trump to unveil 'historic reset' of Biden fuel rules, touts $109 billion in savings
FOX Business - 11 hours 46 min ago
Trump unveils changes to CAFE fuel economy standards that the White House says will save American families $109 billion while meeting with Ford, GM and Stellantis executives.

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Indiatimes - Trump proposes slashing Biden's fuel economy rules to make it easier for carmakers to sell ICE vehicles - 1 hour 16 min ago

New York Post - Trump moves to slash ‘horrible’ Biden-era fuel efficiency standards - 4 hours 6 min ago

The Guardian - Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks - 4 hours 34 min ago

BusinessInsider - GM CEO says she privately told Biden that Musk and Tesla deserved more credit for EVs in the US after White House snub - 9 hours 28 min ago

The Independent - Biden derangement syndrome? Trump pardons Democrat to get back at former president - 10 hours 44 min ago

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
CNBC - 12 hours 10 min ago
Stocks were headed for a higher open this morning, building on the previous session's gains.

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BusinessInsider - JPMorgan is the most excited about these 3 areas of the stock market heading into 2026 - 10 hours 51 min ago

Indiatimes - US stock market today: S&P 500 sets fresh record, Dow climbs — but Nasdaq drops as traders rotate. Here are the stocks gaining big - 11 hours 9 min ago

The Hindu - Stock markets drop for fourth day amid relentless foreign fund outflows; Sensex dips 31 points - 15 hours 2 min ago

Bulgaria protests: 'Gen Z won't stay silent!'
Deutsche Welle - 12 hours 27 min ago
Protests with the slogan "We won't let them lie to us" took place in towns and cities across Bulgaria on Monday. The biggest took place in the capital, Sofia. Most protesters there were young. What is it they want?

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The Guardian - Safety volunteer charged in fatal shooting of ‘No Kings’ protester in Utah - 37 min 29 sec ago

November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports
CNBC - 13 hours 23 min ago
The payrolls decline marked a sharp step down from October, which saw an upwardly revised gain of 47,000 positions.

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New York Post - Private employers cut 32K jobs last month — hiking odds of interest rate cut as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick goes on defensive - 8 hours 32 min ago

New York Times - Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, in Latest Sign of a Slowdown - 11 hours 51 min ago

The Guardian - Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’ with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne - 12 hours 36 min ago

The Straits Times - Digital bank GXS cuts 82 jobs across the group, about 10% of its workforce - 21 hours 50 min ago

Former EU top diplomat Mogherini accused in fraud investigation
BBC - 14 hours 37 min ago
The inquiry centres on allegations of favouritism in EU funding for a training programme at a school headed by Federica Mogherini.

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Indiatimes - 'True extremist': Minnesota Sen. Holmstrom torches judge who overturned $7.2M fraud conviction - 10 hours 38 min ago

Russia Today - Former EU foreign policy chief charged with fraud and corruption - 12 hours 2 min ago

The Guardian - Ex-EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption - 14 hours 12 min ago

The Independent - Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faces corruption accusations in fraud probe - 14 hours 32 min ago

SCMP - Big Brother or fraud guard? India rushes to reassure users about ‘snooping’ app - 23 hours 49 min ago

China central bank local branches survey some lenders on bond investments, sources say - TradingView
Reuters - 16 hours 26 min ago
China central bank local branches survey some lenders on bond investments, sources say TradingView

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Three economic flashpoints for 2026
CNBC - 19 hours 38 min ago
China's top leaders are expected to discuss economic plans for the year ahead during an annual meeting next week.

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SCMP - USMCA urged to form joint mechanism to address China’s national security threats - 2 hours 55 min ago

Indiatimes - Global finances in peril? Debt levels hit insane highs as Japan, US, China, EMU lean on leverage - 13 hours 20 min ago

Search for long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume
BBC - 21 hours 25 min ago
The Boeing 777 with 239 people on board vanished in 2014 in one of the greatest aviation mysteries.

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Indiatimes - Will the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 plane be found this time? Ocean Infinity zeroes in on this region - 12 hours 7 min ago

The Guardian - Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume over 11 years after plane went missing - 23 hours 17 min ago

Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs ever in race with OpenAI: FT
CNBC - 23 hours 6 min ago
Anthropic, the AI startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is reportedly in talks to launch one of the largest initial public offerings ever as 2025.

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Reuters - Stories on Momenta filing for Hong Kong IPO withdrawn - Reuters - 23 hours 24 min ago

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Indiatimes - WeWork India gets relief as Bombay High Court dismisses petitions against IPO - 20 hours 55 min ago

Exclusive: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say - Reuters
Reuters - 23 hours 31 min ago
Exclusive: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say Reuters

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BusinessInsider - Jury hears how Netflix director lost a fortune on options trades — days after streamer sent him $11M for 'visionary' show - 1 hour 26 min ago

New York Post - Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and HBO Max would face stiff DOJ antitrust opposition: sources - 3 hours 26 min ago

Indiatimes - Netflix stock (NFLX) falls 5% despite stellar earnings - what's behind the move? - 9 hours 23 min ago