Across the Gironde estuary from the chateaux of Haut-Médoc lie the less fashionable farmlands of the region around Bordeaux. They have been triply battered of late: by extreme heat this summer, higher energy costs and a global decline in the drinking of everyday wine. Many farmers have given up. Blackened piles of vines (pictured) lie
Five days after Oracle (ORCL) promised to rein in its fundraising, it raised the full $20 billion in a single day. Oracle kicked off a $10 billion bond sale Monday and, at the same time, filed to sell $10 billion of stock. Together, that’s every dollar of new debt and stock it said at last
The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss ending Moscow’s war against Ukraine, post-war security agreements and de-escalation, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday. President Donald Trump speaks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex
US Vice President JD Vance offered measured optimism on Monday that a deal can still be struck to prevent President Trump from following through on his threat to potentially order new strikes on Iran elections in the United States. US Vice President JD Vance disembarks from Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
Wall Street mostly swept up last week’s tech wreckage Monday. Chip stocks kept tracking mud back through the house. About 7 in 10 S&P 500 stocks rose Monday, yet nearly every chip stock fell, and the group shed more than $400 billion in market value in a single session, by Yahoo Finance calculations. Intel (INTC)
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – November 2, 2026) – Talent Infinity Resource Developments Inc. (CSE: TICO) (OTCQB: TIRDF) (FSE: ON8) (the “Company” or “TICO“) announces that it has completed the cancellation of stock options described in its news release dated October 14, 2026. Further to its news release dated October 14, 2026, issued at the
Latvia’s armed forces briefly warned on Monday of a threat in the airspace affecting two regions of the Baltic country and said NATO air policing fighter jets had been activated. Military personnel of various nationalities monitor air activities during a visit to the facilities from which air operations are planned and conducted, and to see
Multiple explosions were reported on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, although their cause remains unknown. Multiple explosions were reported on Iran’s Qeshm Island. (AFP) Iranian authorities have yet to issue an official statement confirming the source of the reported blasts. The latest development came hours after Donald Trump
The “Magnificent Seven” stocks are a collection of the leading tech stocks in the world. But this year, they haven’t been doing well. The S&P 500 has surprisingly been outperforming nearly all of them. It’s particularly surprising given that the broad index is up only 11%. It’s doing well, but that doesn’t seem like a
Donald Trump on Monday said that he is in “no rush” to launch strikes on Iran after the midterm elections but reiterated that the US “will do something,” Axios reported. It marks a serious softening of Trump’s previous aggressive rhetoric about the war in election campaigns. Trump takes off his hat for a moment, as
The government in Germany has warned politicians and public figures against a potential spyware attack on their iPhones. Customers at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store during the first day of in-store sales of Apple’s latest products in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 18. (Representational) (Bloomberg) On Monday, the Financial Times first reported that Germany’s Federal
Foreign social and home care workers, who arrived in the U.K. before May 2025, will be able to normally settle (become permanent residents) in five years, rather than in 15 years, as was first proposed in the British government’s ‘earned settlement’ scheme announced in November 2025. Those earning more than £50,271 per annum, doctors, nurses
Wall Street mostly swept up last week’s tech wreckage Monday. Chip stocks kept tracking mud back through the house. About 7 in 10 S&P 500 stocks rose Monday, yet nearly every chip stock fell, and the group shed more than $400 billion in market value in a single session, by Yahoo Finance calculations. Intel (INTC)
BREAKING NEWS: Five-year settlement rights given to health and care workers By Lee Peart 02 November 2026 Care workers earning £25,000 and doctors and nurses will be given settlement rights after five years under reforms announced by the home secretary. Shabana Mahmood (c) UK Parliament In a statement to the Commons, Shabana Mahmood said the
“Oil Prices are DROPPING LIKE A ROCK”, Trump said ahead of Midterm election. US President Donald Trump on Monday said a deal with Iran was possible after Tehran revealed indirect negotiations with Washington and offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under strict conditions. “Oil Prices are DROPPING LIKE A ROCK, down almost $10 a
Oracle (ORCL -8.76%) shares have plunged about 15% since Wednesday’s close, when the tech giant held its investor day and was worth about $437 billion. It’s now worth about $372 billion, marking a steep loss of over $60 billion in less than a week. The latest leg down came on Monday, as shares fell another
France is holding “technical discussions” with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on returning Afghan irregular migrants, its interior minister said Monday. France in talks with Kabul on returning migrants “We are trying to obtain the possibility to return a certain number of Afghans who are in an irregular situation. These are technical discussions,” Laurent Nunez told the
Buckle up for another wild week in markets. Investors are still coming off a roller coaster ride that included a painful sell-off in the AI trade on Friday, but the volatility isn’t expected to die down soon, and a handful of potential catalysts is lies ahead for investors. This week’s docket includes more Big Tech
The highly anticipated Anthropic IPO could be one of the largest in history, with an expected valuation of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. The Anthropic hype train, however, was knocked off the tracks a bit when the company filed its registration documents on Oct. 26. While Anthropic posted strong revenue growth in the first
Market Closed – 01:30:00 2026-11-02 am EST 5-day change 1st Jan Change 2,271.00 JPY -2.39% -1.30% +14.99% Published on 11/02/2026 at 01:57 am EST MT Newswires This article is reserved for our members. Log in to continue Log inCreate an account 01:57am Itochu Repurchases 46.2 Billion Yen of Treasury Stock in October MT Oct. 30