Today: October 20, 2026
Today: October 20, 2026

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BYD exec says biggest challenge to expansion is geopolitics

The number one challenge to expansion for BYD is geopolitics, Stella Li, BYD's ​executive vice president, said on Thursday, months after the Chinese company's chairman

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Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide

U.S. stocks pulled back from their record

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Wall St opens lower as bond yields and oil rebound; Fed minutes in focus

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as Treasury yields and oil prices rose again, keeping investors cautious as they awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve's

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Europe stocks retreat after three-day rise as rising yields, oil dent sentiment

European shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday after three straight sessions of gains, as higher oil prices and a rise in bond yields sapped

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Vietnam's banks tap investors for $7 billion as economy runs red hot

Vietnamese banks are planning nearly $7 billion in share sales as the country's fast-growing economy fuels demand for capital, opening

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Wall Street is booming. Surging yields could shake things up

Wall Street is booming. Surging yields could shake things up

Business|Finance

US Supreme Court won't hear Zillow's bid to escape investor class action

The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by real estate platform Zillow Group to escape a class action that accused it of misleading investors

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Brazil benchmark stock index soars as Bolsonaro tops first-round vote

Brazil's benchmark stock index Bovespa gained more than 8% in early Monday trading, exceeding 205,000 points after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led leftist

Economy|Finance

Brazil: Investor and analyst reactions to Bolsonaro lead over Lula in election

Brazil's financial markets were poised for a rally on Monday after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took the lead in the first round of the country’s presidential election on

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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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Nike plans more job cuts to boost sputtering turnaround, forecasts steep revenue drop

Nike is deepening its restructuring under CEO Elliott Hill as its woes in China intensify, announcing a plan to cut more jobs and shake up its

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Synopsys shares jump on robust growth outlook, OpenAI and AWS deals

Synopsys shares jumped 10% on Thursday after the chip-design software maker forecast fiscal 2027 revenue and profit above analysts' estimates and unveiled deals with OpenAI and

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US stocks open higher as software strength offsets bond-market pressure

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday, buoyed by gains in software stocks, even as inflation and mounting government debt concerns pushed Treasury yields to more than

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Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002

Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest in decades on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, and threatening stocks,

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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

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AI infra firm Accelevation's shares fall in tepid Nasdaq debut

Data center infrastructure firm Accelevation fell 2.5% in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, after pricing its IPO below its marketed range, signaling that

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Stocks slip on Wall Street as rising Treasury yields pressure the market

Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street as long-term Treasury yields ticked higher

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From SpaceX to Saudi Aramco: World's biggest IPOs as Anthropic's blockbuster listing looms

Anthropic's hotly anticipated US IPO is expected to be one of the largest debuts ever ​attempted and a major test of public-market appetite for the rapidly growing artificial

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European shares muted as oil and bond pressures offset UK homebuilder rally

European shares were little changed on Monday as a rally in British homebuilders was offset by higher oil prices and elevated bond yields,

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A reprieve from rising oil prices helps US stocks finish the week higher

A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three

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Data center IPO hopefuls brave tougher market as investor scrutiny grows

Data center operator DayOne is pushing ahead with its plans to go public as soon as November, according to three people familiar with the matter,

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Akamai signs $11.6 billion cloud deal with Anthropic, grants warrant for up to 5% stake

Akamai Technologies signed an $11.6 billion cloud services deal with Anthropic on Thursday, and issued a warrant that could give the AI lab up to 5% stake

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City Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech listings surge

City Therapeutics filed for a US initial public offering on Thursday, joining a rush of biotech firms lining up to tap the fall IPO window.

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Wall St opens lower as oil gains on Mideast uncertainty, eyes on Trump-Xi talks

Wall Street's main stock indexes opened lower on Thursday as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and Treasury yields, while investors also exercised caution ahead of a

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Dollar ascends to fresh 2-month high on inflation worry, Fed hike expectations

The dollar hit a fresh two-month high on Thursday as Treasury yields rose and expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes

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Barry Diller's People withdraws bid for MGM Resorts

Media mogul Barry Diller's People Inc on Wednesday withdrew its proposal to purchase all public shares ​of MGM Resorts International, sending the casino operator's shares down 8%

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China central bank to inject more liquidity as Golden Week nears

China's central bank said on Wednesday that it would inject up to 1 trillion yuan ($149 billion) per day via short-term liquidity tools around the turn of the month as

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Grab execs buy back shares after stock hits 3-year low on Atome deal

Top executives of Grab bought more than $30 million worth of company shares this week after the Singapore-based ride hailing and financial service firm's stock slumped

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Novo Nordisk open to direct New York listing, CEO Doustdar tells FT

Novo Nordisk is open to considering a direct New York Stock Exchange listing, replacing the American depositary receipts through which US investors currently trade its shares, CEO

Business|Europe|Finance

Porsche's decline from crown jewel to millstone for parent Volkswagen

Long Volkswagen's most reliable profit driver, luxury sports car maker Porsche has become its biggest problem

Europe

Europe's STOXX 600 rallies on tech, banks strength as oil prices retreat

A rally in heavyweight banks and technology stocks lifted European shares on Monday, while oil prices slumped for the fourth consecutive

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China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns reality

Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring

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SoftBank launches $11 billion bonds to fund OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group Corp has launched the sale of $10 billion and €1 billion ($1.15 billion) denominated senior unsecured notes to fund its

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Even as trading and markets moved faster, Warren Buffett made patience profitable and cool

Even in the age of algorithms, short attention spans and TikTok teases, Warren Buffett continued to profit with his patient bargain-hunting approach while offering folksy advice on investing and life

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Warren Buffett's road to investing glory

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's former CEO and legendary investor, is stepping down as its chairman, marking the end of his executive duties at the firm he

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Dollar pressure weighs on LatAm FX; regional stocks edge higher

Most Latin American currencies traded lower on Thursday against the U.S. dollar near multi-week highs, while stocks were mostly higher, with domestic political

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Holtec Nuclear shelves US IPO as AI trade hits turbulence

Nuclear services company Holtec suspended its planned U.S. initial public offering late on Wednesday, at a time when investors have increased

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Wall St opens higher as easing oil prices boost Fed hike relief

The major US stock indexes opened higher on Thursday as retreating oil prices boosted sentiment, with the Federal Reserve's first rate hike under Chair Kevin Warsh reassuring

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A timely hike

Stocks edged up early on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years.

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Beretta Holding launches offer to raise stake in Sturm Ruger

Beretta Holding, the owner of historic Italian gunmaker Beretta, has launched an offer to more than double its stake in U.S. sporting firearm manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co.

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A time to hike?

An unsettled few days set the scene for the week's main event: the Federal Reserve's policy decision.

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JPMorgan expects investment banking, trading to shine in third quarter

JPMorgan Chase expects investment banking fees and trading revenue growth to be strong in the third quarter, co-President Doug Petno said at

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US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure

The U.S. stock market slipped as oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street

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Wall Street ends lower as oil spikes and the benchmark Treasury yield breaches 5%

Wall Street extended its selloff on Tuesday, as rising U.S.

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Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch

Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch

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L'Oreal steals French stock market crown from LVMH

Cosmetics group L'Oreal became France's most valuable listed company on Tuesday, surpassing Louis Vuitton owner LVMH as high-end

Science|Technology

Investors nervous about AI spending slowdown after industry warnings

Investors are showing some nervousness over the stock market's AI-led rally after industry leaders called for reining in the pace of development — although some say

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10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets

10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November