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Voters in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence
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Hegseth makes unannounced trip and other Mideast news
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Middle East
Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital tech won't replace heavy industry
Nvidia's Jensen Huang is urging German manufacturing companies to combine their expertise in physical machines with artificial intelligence to, as he put it, “re-engineer” the economy
Supreme Court will review Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in homes
People who want the right to distill spirits in their private homes are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to hear their case
Rubio is in Uzbekistan to promote US ties and trade with Central Asia
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Uzbekistan promoting trade and ties with Central Asia
Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools
U.S. consumers are uneasy about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting prices
China's economy accelerates on robust exports as domestic weakness persists
China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago
Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund
Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value
Private jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport
Officials say a private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at the main airport in Las Vegas and hit a perimeter fence
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/16/2026
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as more drops for big tech companies weighed on the market
Ethiopia sets up Tigray caretaker government as ex-fighters seek return to civilian life
Ethiopia's government has set up a six-month caretaker administration for Tigray following renewed fighting in the region
Drone strikes in the Black Sea raise fears of Russian escalation to test NATO
Drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised concerns among NATO members
Commercial goods are no longer entering Gaza, raising fears
No commercial goods are entering the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities said, attributing the suspension to local vendors they said are fed up with Hamas raising taxes on them
Prime Minister Mark Carney says US is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has campaigned for national unity as advance voting is underway in oil-rich Alberta in a referendum that could set the province on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada
Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.
Federal health officials are moving ahead with plans to broaden access to a class of unproven injectable drugs called peptides
New Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027
Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7
US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long?
High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now
US retail trade group forecasts healthy holiday sales, in part due to inflation
Don’t underestimate U.S. shoppers when it comes to shelling out money for the winter holidays
Average long-term US mortgage rate holds at 7.4%, remaining at highest level in nearly 3 years
Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years
BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition in his own lawsuit against the channel
Lawyers for the BBC say that President Donald Trump is trying to delay sitting for a deposition in the defamation case he brought against the British broadcaster until January 2027
Wholesale inflation jumped last month by most in four years as gas prices soared
Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections
Americans filing for jobless aid remain at historically low levels below 200,000
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC explores Texas investment to expand production in the US
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring potential investments in Texas to expand chip production in the U.S. The company says it is open to collaborating with Elon Musk’s planned “Terafab” chip manufacturing complex in Texas
Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths
A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people
Riots erupt in Albania's capital as students join anti-government movement
Riots have broken out during a student demonstration in Albania’s capital Tirana
Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef? (And how much does it cost?)
In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground
Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation
Brazil's Senate approves a shorter workweek in major win for Lula ahead of runoff
Brazil’s Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without cutting salaries
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 10/14/2026
U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July
GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in NY with $21B in financing from Japan
Semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company GlobalFoundries Inc. says it plans to open two chip-making factories in Malta, New York, financed by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan
Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in its biggest round of job cuts in years
Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce as part of wider organizational changes
Turkish authorities raid TV channel as press freedom groups warn of a crackdown
Authorities have raided Halk TV, one of Turkey's few independent broadcasters, and appointed a trustee manager as part of a corruption investigation
IMF chief urges wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the United States and other wealthy nations must urgently tackle mounting global debt, which is weighing most heavily on low-income countries
More expensive gas, semiconductors likely pushed up inflation last month
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections
New bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open more than a decade after the Chinese side of it was built, in the latest sign of closer ties between the two countries
Public Media Co’s bridge fund for nonprofit radio stations turns from rescue to reinvention
Public Media Co. celebrated its 25th anniversary with a $10 million donation from the Knight Foundation
A former Ukrainian officer goes on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines
Defense lawyers for a former Ukrainian army officer charged with damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in blasts four years ago have called for the dismissal of charges in the first day of his trial
China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep
China’s customs agency says the country's exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier
Saudi Ministry of Energy reports limited fire in building at Aramco compound targeted in attack
The Saudi Ministry of Energy says a limited fire broke out in an administrative building in Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, that was targeted in the country's Eastern Province
US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
The fines amount to the third-largest amount in Treasury Department history.
European soccer body UEFA ties financial future to US agency Relevent in 2nd rights sales deal
European soccer body UEFA has tied more of its financial future to U.S. marketing agency Relevent by signing a national-team competitions exclusive sales deal from 2028 to 2036
US home sales rose in September, but slowed from a year earlier
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in September from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year ago, the latest sign the housing market remains stalled as rising mortgage rates and home prices discourage prospective homebuyers
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
Cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems hits 700 supermarkets
Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France
UK's Burnham weighs approval for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a crucial decision on whether to allow oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
Kroger to lay off 3K corporate employees over 3 years as it leans into AI
Grocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations
What to know about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions trial opening in Germany this week
A former Ukrainian army officer is going on trial in Germany over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago
IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but warns of risks from AI boom and debt
The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's forecasting growth at a still sluggish 3.1%
Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics
American-born economists Robert E
Six senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan
A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices
Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms
President Donald Trump shows no signs of budging from a trade policy that many Americans don't like as the midterm elections loom
Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said
UAW tries to reassert political power in Michigan despite internal divisions
Membership is divided over which party best represents working-class interests.
2 Inflation reports, retail sales and big bank profits all arrive in the coming week
The upcoming week promises to deliver notable updates on inflation, a topic sure to dominate the U.S. midterm elections now less than a month away
Top Democrats join the wealthiest in fighting a California tax increase on billionaires
A first-in-the-nation proposal in California to tax billionaires could test voters' appetite for levying a wealth tax on the ultra-rich
Americans 75 and older are wealthiest age group, Fed survey finds
Bolstered by steady gains in the stock market, families headed by someone aged 75 or older are now America’s wealthiest, while the youngest families saw their wealth decline in the past three years, a government report released Friday said
China and EU trade envoys seek ways to ease tensions over growing imbalances
The top trade envoys for China and the European Union are wrapping up two days of talks aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies
Judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of presidential candidate
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to highest level in nearly 3 years
Mortgage rates marched higher for the seventh week in a row, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in nearly three years
PepsiCo sees strong overseas demand but lackluster North American performance in Q3
PepsiCo is reporting better-than-expected revenue in the third quarter despite lackluster North American demand
5 traders jailed for rigging key interest rates have their convictions quashed
A British court has quashed the convictions of five traders accused of manipulating benchmark interest rates, in a scandal stemming from the 2008 financial crisis
A partial building collapse in Istanbul kills 2 and traps at least 2 more
A seven-story building in Istanbul has partially collapsed, killing two and trapping at least two other people
EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety
The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest ...
Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency
Thousands of Brazilian students have marched in Rio de Janeiro against the possibility of Flávio Bolsonaro winning the presidency
Trump's executive order on dyed diesel will offer little relief, farmers and truckers say
Farmers, truckers, and economists say cutting taxes on diesel may not ease record-high fuel prices
Federal Reserve officials expect another rate hike will be needed this year, according to minutes
Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s most recent meeting showed
The 5 future vehicles you need to watch for, according to Edmunds
Automakers will debut some interesting new models in the next six months
US futures slip as oil prices and bond yields rise with markets awaiting latest Fed minutes
U.S. futures are lower as oil prices tick higher and the bond market climbs ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest minutes
IMF chief urges countries to do more to curb debt and regulate AI
The head of the International Monetary Fund says countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the AI boom and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukr...
Pakistan provides fuel aid to 9 million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
Pakistan’s government is providing fuel subsidies to over 9 million low-income people as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy prices
Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak
French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding
More than a quarter of a million people have marched in cities across France in support of school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron
Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance
Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros
Emmy Awards to move to Prime Video in 2027 in 6-year deal between Amazon and the Television Academy
The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video starting in 2027
Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa watch Chanel’s creative revival at Paris Fashion Week
Chanel’s artistic director Matthieu Blazy has unveiled the spring-summer 2027 collection, blending sportswear with evening dresses
Wall Street points toward gains, oil prices fall as markets await next week's earnings ramp up
Wall Street is pointing higher ahead of opening bell after nearing record highs to open the week, while oil prices are down around the lowest level in more than a month
Spain’s government approves new urgent housing measures after a night of unrest in Barcelona
Spain's government has approved urgent measures on the country's housing crisis
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders at the opening of an office in Phoenix to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens in the region
Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine said long-range strikes have put more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity out of action
Lawsuit accuses Starbucks of mislabeling 8 'sugar-free' protein drinks
Starbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled as “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup
Budding food scrap pickup services across the US want your coffee grounds and eggshells
Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills, where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane
Hungary’s former foreign minister grilled over ties to China's BYD automaker while in office
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s former foreign minister, is appearing before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about his dealings with Chinese automaker BYD while in office
Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison
A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison
Trump proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students
The Trump administration has proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers
Major oil exporters agree to keep production steady in November
Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel.
Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in Bosnia's election, which was influenced by economic pressures, EU membership prospects, and ethnic tensions
Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy
Ethiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say
Ethiopian federal forces have retaken Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters
Thousands pack arena in Belgrade as Serbia's leader Vucic launches prime minister bid
Thousands of supporters of Serbia's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic have packed Belgrade's largest arena for the launch of his campaign for prime minister
What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by the eviction of the 87-year-old Maricarmen
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of various cities in Spain to demand help for renters
$28B hemp THC industry fights to save itself from looming federal ban
Congress voted to close a loophole in federal law that allowed it to flourish.
G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
The Group of Seven rich democracies say they've agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high prices in the U.S. Trump and his Republican Party face...
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire
Colorado's Boulder County is one of dozens of governments around the United States suing oil and gas companies to help pay for damage caused by disasters linked to climate change
Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, unemployment data, consumer sentiment update
Wall Street has a busy week ahead with a mix of economic updates and details about the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates at its last meeting
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over eased vehicle fuel economy rules
A group of environmental organizations sued the Trump administration on Friday over its recent relaxation of key vehicle fuel economy rules, a move the group says will make vehicles less efficient, contributing to more pollution and increasing gas cons...
Debt-saddled Argentina pitches 'golden passport' scheme to woo wealthy foreigners
Argentina is putting a price on citizenship as President Javier Milei searches for dollars to help the country meet its debts
Amazon to invest $1B into communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians an...
In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under scrutiny
Israel has some of the world's most stringent aviation security measures
Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
Iowa lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding state tax incentives
G20 trade talks yield little progress while tensions simmer
G20 trade ministers have failed to agree on curbing the flooding of global markets with overproduced, underpriced goods