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It’s Not Stars, It’s Hearts On Twitter

Nov 04, 2015 06:01 am UTC| Business

Twitter on Tuesday announced that it is changing its star icon for favorites to a heart and will be calling them likes. While this is not something new, as users are well accustomed to using them on Instagram and Facebook,...

Chipotle Shuts Restaurants Following E.Coli Outbreak

Nov 03, 2015 08:04 am UTC| Business

Over the last weekend, the Chipotle chain shut down 43 restaurants in Washington State and Oregon after Oregon Health Authority (OHA) started investigating an outbreak among people who became ill with Shiga toxinE....

China Debuts First Passenger Jet, Aviation Goals

Nov 02, 2015 17:41 pm UTC| Business

On Monday, Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) debuted its single-aisle C919 passenger jet to a crowd of several thousand from its manufacturing and assembly center in Pudong, Shanghai. Bloomberg said the aircraft...

Sprint To Cut USD2.5 Billion In Costs, Layoffs Could Reach Thousands

Nov 02, 2015 17:22 pm UTC| Business

On Sunday, US wireless carrier Sprint unveiled its plans to reduce its fiscal costs for 2016 by as much as USD2.5 billion. According to the company, the fiscal cost cuts, which will include measures like job layoffs and...

Estee Lauder Reports Strong Profit, Increases Quarterly Dividend

Nov 02, 2015 17:04 pm UTC| Business

Today, skincare and makeup company The Estée Lauder Companies Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report, beating analysts expectations. According to Reuters, Sales from its makeup division...

Visa Buys Europe Unit Back For USD233 Billion

Nov 02, 2015 16:28 pm UTC| Business

On Monday, worlds biggest payments network Visa announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase Visa Europe Ltd, its former unit, for 21.2 billion euros or USD23.3 billion. The New York Times said the buyback...

Apple iPad Mini 2 16GB WiFi Available For $199 At Walmart

Nov 02, 2015 12:08 pm UTC| Business

Walmart has given a major reason to gadget lovers to rejoice. Starting November 01, the retail giant is offering Apples 16 GB Wi-Fi only iPad Mini 2 at $199, significantly lower than $269. The offer has been introduced...

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Economy

Dollar Holds Steady Ahead of U.S. CPI as Oil Surge, Middle East Tensions Keep Markets on Edge

The U.S. dollar traded little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserves next interest rate decision, while rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East...

Australia Consumer Sentiment Rises in July as Fuel Price Relief Lifts Confidence

Australias consumer sentiment improved in July as lower fuel prices and easing concerns over further interest rate hikes provided households with some relief, although confidence remained firmly in pessimistic territory....

Singapore GDP Grows 5.7% in Q2 2026 as AI-Driven Manufacturing Boosts Economy

Singapores economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter of 2026, supported by strong artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand that lifted manufacturing output and exports, according to advance estimates...

South Korea Central Bank Set to Raise Interest Rates as Inflation Stays Elevated

South Koreas central bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on Thursday, marking its first rate increase in more than three years, as persistent inflation and stronger economic growth support a shift...

Dollar Eases as Middle East Conflict, Fed Outlook and Japan Pension Policy Drive FX Markets

The U.S. dollar gave up early gains on Monday as investors weighed escalating conflict in the Middle East against shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy, while the Japanese yen weakened after a Reuters report...

Politics

Trump to Deliver National Address on Declassified 2020 Election Intelligence

President Donald Trump is set to deliver a televised national address on Thursday night focused on newly declassified intelligence concerning investigations into the 2020 U.S. election and what the White House describes as...

Russia Launches Missile and Drone Attacks on Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv

Russian forces launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine early Tuesday, targeting Kyiv and several other major cities as the conflict continued to intensify. Air raid sirens sounded across the...

Trump Tells Congress Iran Hostilities Restarted, Citing New 60-Day War Powers Window

U.S. President Donald Trump has formally notified Congress that U.S. military hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, arguing that the move triggers a new 60-day period under the War Powers Act during which military...

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Most Americans Expect U.S.-Iran War to Be Prolonged

A strong majority of Americans believe the U.S. conflict with Iran will continue for a long time, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as fighting intensified and President Donald Trump announced the...

Venezuela Appoints Felix Plasencia to Lead Foreign Relations and Trade

Venezuelas interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, announced on Monday the appointment of Felix Plasencia to oversee the countrys foreign relations and international trade efforts, marking a key leadership change in her...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

EU to Propose New Rules Limiting Children's Access to Social Media

The European Commission is preparing to introduce new rules aimed at limiting childrens access to social media platforms, with a formal proposal expected after the summer break, European Commission President Ursula von der...

TSMC Q2 Revenue Surges 36% as AI Chip Demand Powers Growth Ahead of Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the worlds largest contract chipmaker, posted strong second-quarter revenue growth as robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips continued to drive business across...

Samsung to Launch First Yongin Chip Plant by 2029 as South Korea Speeds Up Semiconductor Hub

Samsung Electronics is set to begin operations at its first semiconductor fabrication plant in the Yongin chip cluster in 2029, marking a faster-than-expected rollout of one of South Koreas most significant chip...

Morgan Stanley Says China’s Reusable Rocket Progress Poses Long-Term Challenge to SpaceX

Morgan Stanley believes Chinas rapidly advancing reusable rocket program represents the biggest long-term competitive threat to SpaceX, following the countrys first successful recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster....

SK Hynix Shares Drop After Strong Nasdaq Debut Despite $26 Billion ADR Listing

SK Hynix shares fell as much as 4.4% in early trading on Monday, even after the South Korean memory chip giant posted a strong debut on the Nasdaq following one of the largest U.S. listings by an Asian technology company....