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In this picture taken on August 26, 2001, chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad Maulana Masood Azhar (right) addresses a meeting of Pakistan's religious and political parties in Islamabad. (AFP)
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FATF chief: Pakistan taking measures to counter terror financing

New Delhi In this picture taken on August 26, 2001, chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad Maulana Masood Azhar (right) addresses a meeting of Pakistan’s religious and political parties in Islamabad. (AFP) Pakistan is working with the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) to take forward its reforms of measures to counter terror financing and will be

The conflict between the US and Iran has kept tensions high, with the global community awaiting the restoration of stability in the region. (File Photo/Reuters )
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Uranium transfer, Strait of Hormuz reopening: Key takeaways from Iran-US draft proposal

Amid ongoing tensions in West Asia between the US and Iran, a preliminary draft framework for negotiations reportedly proposes transferring Tehran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile to an agreed third country or reducing its enrichment level. The conflict between the US and Iran has kept tensions high, with the global community awaiting the restoration of stability

Mediators hold marathon talks in Tehran and continue discussions in Doha as Washington and Tehran seek to revive nuclear negotiations ahead of midterms. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS (via REUTERS)
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Qatar pushes for US-Iran deal before midterms; holds marathon talks: Report

Qatari mediators held more than 12 hours of talks in Tehran on Friday to restart direct negotiations between the United States and Iran. The effort is to prevent a possible military conflict after the US midterm elections, Axios reported. The negotiations are to continue in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday as regional powers seek a diplomatic

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Is SpaceX Stock a Buy After Plummeting 28%?

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -6.37%), or SpaceX for short, was the largest IPO in history. Despite going public at a $1.8 trillion valuation, the stock surged from its IPO price of $135 to as high as $225 per share. However, since then, it’s been mostly downhill. The stock plunged to $105 just weeks after going

A Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missile. The US State Department on Friday approved a potential sale of 500 of the missiles to Ukraine, estimated at $2.1 billion. (AFP)
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US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, in what would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since the start of the second Trump administration. A Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missile. The

How Private Capital Growth Will Impact BlackRock Stock

BlackRock has recently launched the iShares Future Robotics and Related Technologies Active ETF, expanded its presence in model portfolios through 55ip’s UMA platform, and seen subsidiary Preqin publish a forecast pointing to sizeable growth in global private capital assets under management by 2031. The mix of a new robotics and AI focused active ETF, broader

Arista Networks And 2 More AI Infrastructure Stocks To Watch

When St. Louis Fed chief Alberto Musalem and Dallas Fed’s Lorie Logan both pointed to more rate hikes ahead, the message was simple. Money is not cheap and capital will stay picky. That puts more focus on real infrastructure behind AI, like the switches, routers and server builders that keep model training running. This article

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Earnings & Expectations – A Wealth of Common Sense

AI is the biggest story in the market this year, this decade and probably this century. Predicting the boom-bust nature of how this cycle will play out is impossible. That won’t stop people from trying, of course. The funny thing is you see people are making predictions years out into the future with certainty when

Why Merck Stock Flew Higher on Friday

The positive sentiment engendered by Merck‘s (NYSE:MRK) solid third-quarter results posted on Thursday carried over into the following trading session. It wasn’t only the vibes; several analysts tracking the durable pharmaceutical company raised their price targets on its equity. The stock climbed more than 2% as a result, in contrast to the S&P 500 index’s

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Underrated UK Cathedral City is One of Expedia’s Most Trending Destinations in the World for 2027

What does a tiny city in the depths of southeast England have in common with a winery-filled region of Canada, a historic Japanese prefecture and a serene island in Mexico? According to Expedia Group, they’re all among the top 10 trending holiday destinations for 2027.  The quaint Sussex city of Chichester ranked 10th in the group’s ‘Unpack ’27: The Trends in

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Why There Is No Place Quite Like Hong Kong – Brian Wong

Hong Kong once thrived as a gateway between a largely closed-off China and the outside world, but its traditional role as an intermediary has diminished as the mainland opens up. The city can continue to play an important international role by fostering candid, two-way dialogue between China and the world, advancing cooperation on governance challenges

Intel stock plunges nearly 29%, its worst day since 1974

Intel’s data center business just grew almost 80% in a year. Its outlook for the fourth quarter just handed the stock its worst day in more than half a century, erasing nearly $140 billion in market value Friday. Intel (INTC) stock closed down nearly 29% Friday after the chipmaker’s forecast for the final three months

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Jim Cramer likes 4 consumer staples stocks

Investors looking to diversify beyond the struggling artificial intelligence trade should consider consumer staples stocks, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. The Nasdaq-100, which tracks the biggest tech stocks, ended October down almost 7%. Investors rotated into other more defensive areas of the market. The S&P 500 Equal Weight gained roughly 5% for the month. (The

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Information for Travelers Returning from Ebola-Affected Areas | Ebola

Background To reduce the risk of Ebola importation into the United States, all people boarding an international flight into or connecting through the United States must attest (sign a statement) that they have not been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the 21 days prior to boarding the flight to the

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The real question we should all be asking about AI

The stock market is turning its back on Big Tech. Google just had its worst day ever. Intel tumbled more than any day since the Nixon administration. Amazon and Meta both had significant declines this week, too. The Nasdaq tumbled and is just over a percentage point away from a correction (a 10% decline from

Alphabet’s October wipeout hits $758 billion, its worst month ever

Big Tech’s brutal week had one clear epicenter. Alphabet (GOOGL) lost $468 billion in market value this week, more than SpaceX, Intel and Nvidia combined. That was the Google parent’s worst week ever and the second-biggest weekly wipeout for any US-listed stock, by Yahoo Finance calculations. Only Nvidia (NVDA) has lost more, about $552 billion

IonQ Is Down 65% From Its High. History Suggests This Is What Happens Next.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a developer of quantum computing systems, went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) five years ago. Its stock started trading at $10.60 and eventually hit an all-time high of $82.09 on Oct. 13, 2025. Today, IonQ trades at about $29. Let’s see why it dropped 65% from

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Is Nvidia Stock a Trick or Treat?

With its market-leading $5.2 billion valuation, Nvidia (NVDA -4.22%) isn’t sneaking up on anybody these days. The poster child of the AI revolution is the largest provider of accelerators and other chips and hardware solutions fueling the AI boom. It has come a long way from its early days, when it largely served gaming enthusiasts.

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AI stocks sell off as investors question AI spending returns

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Oct. 30, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Market professionals are sounding worried about the artificial intelligence trade after a big week of data points in the technology sector. Investors are focused on the scale of the AI build-out

Wall Street analysts like Amazon’s AWS outlook

Amazon (AMZN) reported mixed results after the bell on Thursday, missing Wall Street’s targets on earnings per share and revenue, but posting better-than-anticipated Q3 AWS revenue. Operating income topped the company’s own estimates. Amazon stock fell more than 7% in premarket action Friday, but pared much of those losses as the trading day went on.

The section of the M2 by the Medway Services that was resurfaced. Picture: Megan Carr
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Rainham resident Jonathan Sams named locally as man who died in M2 tragedy

A man who died after being struck by several vehicles on the M2 has been named locally. Jonathan Sams was fatally injured on the coast-bound carriageway near the Medway Services at around 9.10pm on Tuesday (October 27). The section of the M2 by the Medway Services that was resurfaced. Picture: Megan Carr The 53-year-old, who

SpaceX has lost more than $400 billion in market value in less than a month

Analysts spent last week raising their SpaceX (SPCX) price targets. Investors spent it selling the stock. SpaceX stock fell about 5% Friday, extending a slide that has erased more than $400 billion in market value since its high on Oct. 6, when the company was worth more than $2.3 trillion. It’s now worth less than

Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets speaks with Oleshky residents during their evacuation amid a local ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region on 30 October 2026
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Residents leave Russian-occupied Oleshky amid local ceasefire

Some residents have been evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky and are heading towards Ukrainian-controlled areas, a Ukrainian lawmaker announced on Friday, as a major ceasefire entered its fourth day. “The Ukrainian delegation, along with the evacuated residents of Oleshky, set off for Anapa. From there, they will fly to Belarus and then travel

Enrollment Weakness Pressures Universal Technical Institute (UTI)

Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its third-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. Conestoga Capital Advisors released its third-quarter 2026 investor letter, outlining a shifting macroeconomic backdrop for small-cap equities. After a strong start to 2026, 3Q26 headwinds—including elevated oil prices, persistent inflation, and a September Fed rate hike—drove

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Blue Lagoon shareholders approve stock market listing and staff share options

By Elías Thorsson October 30, 2026 ‘ Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir, CEO of the Blue Lagoon, and Grímur Sæmundsen, chairman of the group’s board. (Blue Lagoon) Shareholders in Blue Lagoon hf. have formally approved a public share offering and an application to list the company’s shares on the Main Market of Nasdaq Iceland. The offering and

New York City police officers are on duty outside the Lotte Palace Hotel during a United Nations General Assembly leaders reception, late Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Russia’s Top Independent Newspaper Shuts Down, Blaming Pressure From Authorities

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s most renowned independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, on Friday announced its closure after more than three decades of operation, blaming relentless official pressure. “They have killed us,” it said in an editorial statement, announcing that it will shut its office on Nov. 9 after publishing its final issue. “The Russian authorities and

INTC Stock Heads For Worst Day In Over 2 Years: Jefferies Calls Q4 A ‘Substantial’ Reset Amid Slew Of Wall Street Price Cuts, Downgrades

Both Bank of America and Roth Capital downgraded Intel to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’. Bank of America also lowered its estimate of the company’s 2030 earnings power. Citi called Intel’s quarterly performance a ‘strong beat’ but said its December-quarter outlook was ‘weak.’ Intel (INTC) shares were on track to wipe out a quarter of their market

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Increased security spotted near Mar-a-Lago ahead of possible Trump visit

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Security is ramping up around Mar-a-Lago as President Donald Trump could return to Palm Beach this weekend, with additional military air defense systems now positioned near his estate. Increased security spotted near Mar-a-Lago ahead of possible Trump visit. CBS12’s Paige Meyer reports. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

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Why isn’t China’s AI and tech boom saving its stock markets?

Hong Kong —  The global artificial intelligence boom that has helped sustain Chinese economic momentum this year still can’t offset its domestic woes, particularly in its stock market. Since peaking in June, key Chinese indexes have fallen more than 20%, crossing the threshold for a bear market. Beijing responded last week by pumping $19 billion into

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Singapore Changi competes with Hong Kong, Dubai for world’s leading airport title

Singapore Changi Airport is competing with 20 other aviation hubs, including Hong Kong and Dubai, for the title of world’s leading airport at the 2026 World Travel Awards. Other nominees are Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado in Colombia, Auckland Airport in New Zealand Cancun International Airport in Mexico, Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, Vancouver

The Magnificent 7 stocks are seeing stunning declines

Call it the Unflattering 7. Long known as the Magnificent 7 stocks, shares of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA), Meta (META) and Google (GOOG) are acting anything but, especially compared to their 52-week highs. Meta and Alphabet are effectively in bear markets, down more than 20% from their 52-week highs,