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China’s Economy Sees Glimmers of Stability as Manufacturing Recovers, but Services Stumble

Dec 01, 2025 01:45 am UTC| Insights & Views

Though remaining below the 50-point mark indicating expansion, Chinas official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 49.2 in November 2025, its greatest in six months, thus its eighth straight month in...

Crypto Bloodbath: Nov 17–30, 2025 – $566M Token Unlock Avalanche Triggers 20% Bitcoin Crash and Market Mayhem

Nov 30, 2025 16:41 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

A vicious mix of large token releases totaling more than $566 million across important projects the week of November 2430, 2025, drove great selling pressure and market volatility. Leading the pack were Plasma (XPL) with...

U.S. Productivity Growth Widens Lead Over Other Advanced Economies, Says Goldman Sachs

Nov 30, 2025 11:26 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Goldman Sachs reports that the United States has dramatically outpaced other advanced economies in labor productivity growth over the past three decades, driven largely by technology investment, innovation, and more...

U.S. Black Friday Online Spending Surges to $8.6 Billion, Boosted by Mobile Shoppers

Nov 29, 2025 02:18 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

U.S. consumers broke new online shopping records this Black Friday, spending an impressive $8.6 billion digitally, according to fresh data from Adobe Analytics. The report highlights a strong shift toward online retail as...

Cardano Whales Load 348M ADA While FBI Probes Chain Split – 2026 Bull Run Loading

Nov 28, 2025 10:20 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Cardanos main ecosystem playersIntersect, IOG, EMURGO, Cardano Foundation, and the new Midnight Foundationrecently unveiled a large ₳70 million treasure budget plan for 2026 targeted at battle-tested stablecoins,...

BitMine Just Became Ethereum’s MicroStrategy – 3% of All ETH Now Owned by One Company

Nov 28, 2025 10:14 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Through custodian BitGo, Nasdaq-listed BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) just grabbed 14,618 ETH for $44.34 million at an average price of $3,033 in a spectacular power grab. Their overall holdings shot to an amazing...

India’s IT Sector Faces Sharp 2025 Valuation Reset as Mid-Caps Outshine Large Players

Nov 28, 2025 07:43 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Indias information technology sector is experiencing a major valuation reset in 2025, with the Nifty IT index sinking well below the Nifty 50 and underperforming by nearly 25% year-to-date. According to a recent Jefferies...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a closely watched meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. stock futures were also largely...

Asian Currencies Muted as Dollar Firms Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Most Asian currencies traded in narrow ranges on Wednesday as a firmer U.S. dollar and caution ahead of the Trump-Xi summit offset optimism stemming from falling oil prices. Regional trading volumes were subdued due to a...

Oil Prices Extend Losses as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Supply Fears

Oil prices extended their decline for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday as signs of diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran eased concerns over Middle East supply disruptions. Saudi Arabias efforts to...

Gold Prices Rise as Oil Slide Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Gold prices moved higher on Wednesday as a steep decline in oil prices eased inflation concerns and reduced expectations for additional interest rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Renewed signs of possible...

RBA Says ASX Still Falls Short on Governance and Risk Controls

The Reserve Bank of Australia said ASXs clearing and settlement facilities still fall short of regulatory expectations in several key areas, despite improvements made by the exchange operator over the past year. In its...

Politics

Zelenskiy Warns Russia Preparing Major Attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Russia is preparing another large-scale attack on Ukraine as Kyiv seeks additional air defense support from its Western allies. Zelenskiy issued the warning on Telegram...

Trump Meets Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez at UN Assembly

U.S. President Donald Trump met Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, marking their first face-to-face meeting since U.S. forces...

Scott Bessent Eyed as Trump’s New AI Czar

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is under consideration to become President Donald Trumps new artificial intelligence czar as Washington intensifies its focus on AI development, safety and national security. A source...

Trump Says U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Near After UN Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said progress toward a peace agreement with Iran was gaining momentum after American and Iranian officials held lengthy talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York....

Vietnam, US Trade Deal Could Be Signed Soon, To Lam Says

Vietnam and the United States have made positive progress in negotiations toward a new trade agreement, with a deal potentially ready to be signed soon, Vietnamese leader To Lam said, according to a government statement...

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

China Reviews Broadcom Switch Use in State Data Centres

China is reviewing the use of Broadcom switches in state-backed data centres as Beijing intensifies efforts to reduce dependence on foreign technology and promote domestic semiconductor and networking equipment suppliers,...

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...

OpenAI Urges US-Led Global Standards for Frontier AI

OpenAI is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to establish technical standards for advanced artificial intelligence, as concerns grow over increasingly capable AI systems and the prospect of...

Meta Partners With Shopify to Bring Shop Pay Checkout to Muse AI

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new partnership with Shopify aimed at bringing agentic shopping and checkout capabilities to Metas recently launched Muse artificial intelligence platform. Zuckerberg said...