Today: October 21, 2026
Today: October 21, 2026

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Business|Science|Technology

Tesla posts surprise positive cash flow on lower-than-expected AI spending

Tesla reported a surprise positive cash flow on Wednesday in the third quarter as it spent far less on its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Meta's Muse AI agent achieves strong growth, company introduces new shares to power investments 

Meta introduced new non-voting shares on Wednesday in a move that would help fund the social media giant's costly AI expansion, as it reported strong growth of its

Economy|Europe|Political

France's Macron vows order, calls foreign criticism of unrest 'stupid'

President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days,

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Wall St sees Tesla-SpaceX merger as inevitable, but split on price

A Tesla-SpaceX merger appears to be a matter of when, not if, to many on Wall Street. But they disagree on a key factor: how much Tesla shareholders should be paid.

Arts|Crime|Science|Technology

An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble

An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.

Arts|Economy|Election

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Arts|Economy|Europe

French 10-year bond yields hit 5%, highest since 2002

France's 10-year government bond yield hit the 5% mark on Wednesday, a new 24-year high, the latest sign of growing concern among investors over France's

Business|Economy|Travel

Alaska Air forecasts bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on soaring fuel costs

Alaska Air Group on Tuesday forecast a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as soaring fuel costs continued to squeeze its profits despite strong travel demand and

Arts|Economy|Environment

US single-family housing starts plunge; building permits hit 3-1/2-year low

US single-family homebuilding fell sharply in September and permits for future construction tumbled to a 3-1/2-year low as higher mortgage rates

Business|Technology

Waymo plans to quintuple fleet to 20,000, Semafor reports

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo plans to expand its fleet five-fold to 20,000 by the end of next year using $5 billion it raised earlier this month, Semafor reported on Monday,

Business|Economy|Finance

China set to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for 17th month

China is set to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 17th consecutive month in October, a Reuters survey showed, after better-than-expected third-quarter GDP data

World

IMFC chair says global economy resilient; delegates walk out on Russian official

The global economy is showing great resilience but there is no room for complacency, the head of the International

Arts|Economy

BOJ may need to tighten faster if inflation beats forecast, IMF says

The Bank of Japan is "doing the right thing" by normalising monetary policy and may need to raise interest rates faster if inflation rises more than

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Uncategorized

Indonesia faces rare MSCI exclusion that could cut it off from global capital

A warning from MSCI that it may exclude Indonesia from its stock market indexes — benchmarks used

Arts

Wall Street muscles higher despite more swings for AI stocks

U.S. stock indexes muscled higher following a shaky day of trading

Business|Economy|Political

UK's Healey says banks are key to economy but keeps tax options open

British finance minister John Healey said banks were central to the country's economic future on Thursday when pressed by reporters about the likelihood

Business|Economy|Technology

Ericsson braces for component cost hit after third-quarter profit beat

Telecom gear maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter core profit as efficiency measures helped offset higher component costs,

Economy|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech melt

US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq clocking its biggest fall in three months, on surprisingly strong inflation data and

Arts|Finance

Japan's GPIF supporting global market liquidity, Mimura says

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Wednesday the investment activities of the country's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) are supporting the "

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European shares edge up after solid ASML results, healthcare gains

European shares notched slim gains on Wednesday after robust earnings from ASML reassured investors concerned about AI demand, while healthcare stocks

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Brutal session for chip stocks shows AI trade is turning

A selloff in AI supplier shares on Tuesday is the strongest sign to date that the mood on the trade of the decade is shifting, with growing worries that

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Goolsbee says AI-induced inflation is 'jumping out of its lane,' Semafor reports

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial

Economy|Science

A list of this year’s Nobel Prize winners

This year’s Nobel Prize awards concluded Monday after two economists won the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on models that help manage economic shocks