Today: October 27, 2026
Today: October 27, 2026

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Kroger to invest $5 billion by 2029 as new CEO sharpens grocery focus

Kroger unveiled a $5 billion investment plan to lower prices and improve the shopping experience, as part of new CEO Greg Foran's first strategy to revive the grocer's core business

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Volkswagen bet on Xpeng to save its China business. It's not going to plan

When Volkswagen turned to EV maker Xpeng in 2023 to help fix its flailing Chinese business, executives touted the partnership as a

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Waymo plans to quintuple fleet to 20,000, Semafor reports

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo plans to expand its fleet five-fold to 20,000 by the end of next year using $5 billion it raised earlier this month, Semafor reported on Monday,

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Germany's Merz urges AI investment ahead of Nvidia deal

Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to Germany's businesses to embrace artificial intelligence at an industry summit in Berlin on Monday that was meant to attract

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Africa's minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle

As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major obstacle risks crimping

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Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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SoftBank weighs $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, source says

SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal in a deal that could value the US security services provider at about $18 billion, a source familiar

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Why CoreWeave is in the crosshairs of the AI scare

Loss-making and deeply indebted US cloud company CoreWeave became an easy target this week for investors concerned about an

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Nasdaq nears one-month low as AI stocks slide on debt concerns

The Nasdaq fell to near one-month lows on Thursday as fears of a hit to artificial-intelligence investments from higher interest rates deepened a rout in AI-linked stocks, while

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Space startups secure record $20.8 billion funding as infrastructure bets surge, report shows

Space startups attracted a record $20.8 billion in funding in the third quarter, as investors poured money into launch providers, manufacturing and other

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European shares edge up after solid ASML results, healthcare gains

European shares notched slim gains on Wednesday after robust earnings from ASML reassured investors concerned about AI demand, while healthcare stocks

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Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project

Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it

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Asia must guard against another financial crisis, Philippines central bank chief says

Asian countries must remind themselves about what happened during the region's financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such

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Bumble swipes right on $1.3 billion go-private deal amid online dating industry reset

Bumble is set to go private in a $1.3 billion deal with Ithaca Holdings after struggling for years to revive growth, as a prolonged decline in users and

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UN development agency teams up with World Bank, others as funds grow scarce

The United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday announced new initiatives to help attract investors and jobs to developing countries, which are being

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China's exports seen growing at faster pace in September: Reuters Poll

China's exports are expected to have expanded at a slightly faster pace in September, sustaining robust momentum despite pressure from some trading partners and remaining

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Wall Street's big but narrow rally: 4 in 10 S&P stocks are down this year

The rally that has driven the S&P 500 up 14% this year to record highs is masking the fact that more than 4 in 10 stocks in the index are lower in 2026, as the

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TotalEnergies expands US venture with KKR with 700 MW portfolio

TotalEnergies said on Monday it is expanding its joint venture with KKR in the United States with an additional renewables portfolio valued at $1.2 billion.

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Nvidia in talks to invest further in Reflection AI or buy it, FT reports

Nvidia is in talks to deepen its investment in open-source startup Reflection AI or acquire it, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the

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Pennsylvania says GSK to invest more than $800 million in biopharma hub, create 300 jobs

GSK will invest more than $800 million to expand its Upper Merion, Pennsylvania site into a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing and research hub, creating more than 300 jobs over the

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Bonds, bombs and barricades

Could bond market pain be contagious?

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Tech stocks drop after report that OpenAI’s revenue is lower than expected

Tech stocks drop after report that OpenAI’s revenue is lower than expected

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High-profile IPO listings that fell victim to market jitters in 2026

A string of high-profile IPOs have been abandoned, delayed or reworked in 2026 as investors demanded greater valuation discipline, testing hopes for a sustained revival in global

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RTX's Raytheon wins up to $6.3 billion US missile contract

RTX's Raytheon said on Thursday it won a multi-year US military contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, as the Pentagon

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Venezuela's president expects third-quarter growth after earthquake hit

Venezuela's economy is projected to expand 6.5% in the third quarter this year, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday, highlighting recovery in both oil and non-

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Dutch firm uses AI to help drone systems 'talk' on Ukraine's battlefield

A high-velocity drone launched at a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea roars through the clouds and intercepts

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Brazil regulator approves American Airlines' investment in Azul

Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE on Wednesday approved American Airlines' $100 million investment in Azul, giving the US firm a minority stake of about 8% in the

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Malaysia 2027 budget to tackle living costs, fiscal risks as election looms

Malaysia is likely to deliver a moderately expansionary budget for 2027 on Friday as it looks to boost support for households ahead of a general

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Judge lets US fund seek New York Fed documents tied to Radiant World

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a US fund to seek payment records from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Clearing House Interbank Payments

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Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

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Nvidia-backed Lambda targets $4 billion raise ahead of planned IPO, WSJ reports

Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a pre-money valuation of $14.5 billion in what would be its final funding round before a planned initial

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ECB's Rehn: High yields to dampen energy price pass-through

Rapid energy inflation across the euro zone has not yet spread to other goods and services, and the recent rise in bond yields is likely to dampen price pressures as it

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Fast-track permits turn Spain's Aragon into a $70 billion data centre magnet. At what cost?

Aragon, a sparsely populated region of northeast Spain, has become one of Europe's fastest-growing digital

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Wall Street profits soar to $45.9 billion in first half of 2026, report shows

Profits for the US securities industry totaled $45.9 billion in the first half of the year, putting it on track for a new annual record, according to a report released on Tuesday by

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Vance says details of proposed Alaska LNG pipeline need to be worked out

US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that a long-planned liquefied natural gas pipeline in Alaska was going to happen, but there were still some details that needed to be worked

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With Uzbekistan open for business, investors watch reform staying power

When Nika Kurdiani began to plot London-listed Georgian lender TBC Bank's expansion into Uzbekistan around 2018, he had to bring

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Trump holds Nebraska rally in bid to keep deep-red state in Republican column

US President Donald Trump pledged to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel while warning of a dark future if Democrats

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Euro drops to 17-month low on France debt concerns

The euro stumbled to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to tame its budget deficit and a sharp bond market

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Anthropic expected to IPO despite market uncertainty, AI slowdown calls

Anthropic expected to IPO despite market uncertainty, AI slowdown calls

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Spain services growth accelerates despite cost surge, PMI shows

The expansion in Spain's service sector picked up pace in September as increased demand lifted activity despite a surge in operating expenses, a business survey showed on Monday.

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Revolut's rise to become Europe's $115 billion big bank rival

Revolut has risen to become Europe's most valuable startup and a challenge to centuries-old banking giants, having grown rapidly

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Moderna to replace Warner Bros Discovery  on Nasdaq 100

Nasdaq said on Thursday that vaccine maker Moderna will replace Warner Bros. Discovery on the Nasdaq 100 index, effective October 9.  

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Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics

US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year

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SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group said on Thursday it has completed its $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of its commitment to the ChatGPT maker's last fundraising round.

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Another Trump meme coin contest promises an ‘exclusive’ dinner with the president

Another Trump meme coin contest promises an ‘exclusive’ dinner with the president

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BAE weighs bid for Robin Radar in possible $2.3 billion deal, sources say

BAE Systems is among the potential bidders that are in the early stages of exploring an offer for Robin Radar Systems, three people familiar with the matter

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Temasek comfortable with current AI spending levels, executive says

Singapore's Temasek is not worried about the massive levels of

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Global health research makes America richer and healthier

US-funded research into the health of people abroad has large health and economic benefits for Americans.

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Mattel chief Kreiz to step down, join Paramount Skydance as co-CEO

Mattel's longtime CEO Ynon Kreiz, who led the toymaker's transformation into a broader entertainment company, is stepping down and will join Paramount Skydance as