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Hong Kong stock ETFs get record China money on AI, biotech craze
Mainland retail traders are being lured by the outperformance of the city’s equities, combined with their accessibility and abundance of…
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Fussy eaters: Expert tips for making mealtimes less stressful
If mealtimes with your child sometimes feel more like negotiations than nourishment, you aren't alone. According to the NHS, more than…
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Winklevosses’ crypto exchange Gemini raises US$425 million in IPO
The firm offers a crypto exchange, a US dollar-backed stablecoin, crypto staking, digital asset custody and a credit card that offers…
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Charlie Kirk: Young fans and critics debate his political legacy
Tiffany Wertheimer and Gabriela Pomeroy The sudden and violent death of the American activist Charlie Kirk, who rallied a youth movement…
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Paramount Skydance prepares bid for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
PARAMOUNT Skydance is preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday,…
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FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others
THE US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it is seeking information from several companies including Alphabet, Meta Platforms and…
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Gold surpasses inflation-adjusted record high set in 1980
The precious metal has risen nearly 40% this year as US President Donald Trump has cut taxes, expanded his global trade war Gold has…
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Microsoft, OpenAI reach non-binding deal to allow OpenAI to restructure
MICROSOFT and OpenAI said on Thursday they have signed a non-binding deal for new terms of their relationship that would allow OpenAI to…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 ends higher after ECB’s expected ‘hold’ verdict, defence stock boost
EUROPEAN shares finished higher on Thursday as a rally in defence stocks helped lift the main index, with investors taking in a widely…
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Rainn Wilson Says ‘The Office’ Was ‘Jaw-Droppingly’ Offensive at Times and NBC Lost Out on a ‘Billion Dollars’ by Axing Dwight Spinoff: ‘They Really Missed Out’
Rainn Wilson admitted on “The Last Laugh” podcast that “The Office” could be “jaw-droppingly” offensive at times, which is why it would…
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Microsoft to put more computing power behind in-house AI models
The world’s largest software maker has mostly relied on large language models from the ChatGPT maker to power its products Microsoft plans…
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US: Major indexes notch fresh records on rate cut hopes
Wall Street’s major indexes hit fresh records on Thursday as US inflation and jobless claims data added to conviction that the Federal…
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David Weitzner, Hollywood Marketing Executive on ‘E.T.,’ ‘Star Wars,’ Dies At 86
David Weitzner, a marketing executive known throughout Hollywood for his campaign work dozens of films including “E.T. the…
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Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount Skydance shares surge on buyout reports
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Shares in Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount Skydance have surged following reports that Paramount…
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A French Château Inspired Celebration Along the Sakonnet River
Pink, orange, yellow, baby blue, white Michael and Dylan’s equestrian romance culminated in a wedding day at Glen Manor, the same venue…
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The Muted, Melancholy Synesthetics of “The History of Sound”
In “The History of Sound,” a new romantic drama set during and after the First World War, passion is an intensely private thing, and in…
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Brazil's former president Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent in Brasília and Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has…
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Why Verily’s promise of precision health faces precision scrutiny
A whistleblower is suing Alphabet, claiming that Verily, its health tech subsidiary, breached proper protocol for handling the sensitive…
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Fed caught between inflation concerns and soaring jobless claims
The Federal Reserve faces a huge test this month as it weighs the state of the economy under President Trump, with inflation running a bit…
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Is Oracle’s stock spike the strongest indicator yet that we’re in an AI bubble?
Even if you only pay a little attention to the business world, it’s been hard to miss Oracle’s phenomenal week. The company’s shares…
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Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell set for Labour deputy showdown
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell look set for a showdown for Labour's deputy leadership, after…
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European Central Bank holds interest rates amid Trump’s tariffs
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday with inflation back under control and the economy weathering Trump’s…
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Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
Billy Kenberpolitical investigations correspondent and Phil Kemppolitical reporter Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces pressure to account…
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IReit Global’s German subsidiaries served with payment order by former tenant
The dispute stems from a dilapidation cost agreement made with the former main tenant of its Berlin Campus Subsidiaries of IReit Global…