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Canada, EU launch new alliance with deals on Ukraine, minerals, AI
The EU and Canada announced an alliance Friday aimed at cementing their own relations in the face of President Donald Trump's moves to tear up US ties with its old partners.
Tears, fear, anger: relatives of Spain train crash dead await fate
Marisa Liebana could barely hold back her tears as she sought news about her nephew Francisco Jose, one of the 69 victims of this week's high-speed rail crash in Spain.
EU and Canada to 'withstand shocks together' with new alliance
EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa held talks with Canada's Mark Carney in Montreal Friday to finalize a new partnership in a world dominated by the United States and China.
Wall Street tech rout deepens on doubts over AI spending
Shares in US tech giants were pummeled on Friday, capping a week of earnings results that raised questions on Wall Street about whether the AI spending bonanza was sustainable.
'Life in the old dog': German economy grows more than expected
Germany's quarterly growth beat forecasts and inflation slowed sharply as energy price pressures fuelled by the Iran war eased, boosting hopes Friday of a sustained recovery for Europe's biggest economy.
Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead
Distraught relatives of the 69 victims of Spain's second high-speed train collision this year endured growing anguish on Friday as the authorities worked to identify the bodies.
Italy inflation surges to 5.4% as economy stalls
Italian inflation rose 5.4 percent in October from a year earlier as the economy stalled in the third quarter, Italy's statistics agency Istat said Friday.
Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears
Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly received earnings from US titans fanned deepening concerns about the AI investment boom.
US oil giants report profit surge again on Iran war
US oil giants reported Friday another quarter of soaring profits reflecting higher oil prices and refining margins due to the US-Iran war.
Tech sell-off deepens as earnings fan AI fears
Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly-received earnings from US titans fanned deepening concerns about the AI investment boom.
Carmaker Audi cuts outlook again on China, US woes
Premium German carmaker Audi on Friday cut its profit outlook for the second time this year, complicating turnaround efforts at its parent company Volkswagen.
BP net profit quadruples as Mideast war lifts oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected
Germany's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, defying headwinds ranging from the Iran war energy shock to low water levels on major rivers.
Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan
British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced Friday a 23-percent jump in net profit for the third quarter and a new programme aiming for annual savings of $1.5 billion.
China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.
French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks
The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.
BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis
Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.
Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work
For decades, three computer scientists built their careers around an idea about the limits of what computers can do.
The Duskbloods delayed as Nintendo Switch 2 release moves to 2027
Delayed virtue (Nintendo) Elden Ring creator FromSoftware has delayed The Duskbloods until next year, adding to a pretty stacked Switch 2 line-up for next year. The Duskbloods may have been announced as a 2026 release but considering we’ve heard nothing about it since the network test in August, a delay has seemed likely for a while.
Britain's King Charles lands in ex-colony Guyana
British King Charles landed in Guyana on Thursday as part of a Caribbean tour, looking to underscore the climate crisis while facing pressure to apologize for Britain's hand in slavery.
Tech firms take fresh hit as earnings misses fan AI fears
Tech firms were again on the back foot Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans fanned already deep concerns about the AI investment boom.
Dodging fuel price hikes, Damascus drivers turn to electric cars
Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run.
Nvidia's web of AI bets: smart strategy or bubble risk?
Nvidia's $3 billion investment in Meta's share sale, announced Tuesday, is the latest addition to a portfolio of stakes, loans and guarantees that has made the chip giant what some analysts describe as the central bank of the artificial intelligence boom.
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DoorDash shares rise as Instacart slips following $17 billion takeover plan
Doordash Inc. stock price at the US stock market jumped nearly three% on Thursday whereas Instacart share price at the Wall Street fell.
Horoscope for October 30, 2026: communication and patience shape the day
Friday brings an adaptable, intellectually curious energy across professional and personal spheres. The Moon in Gemini sharpens communication skills, making it an ideal window to exchange fresh ideas.
Amazon cloud business accelerates but shares drop on profit miss
Amazon shares fell more than seven percent in after-hours trading Thursday following a quarterly earnings report that missed analyst expectations on profit and total revenue but showed strong growth in the company's AWS cloud business.
Inkle buys Finally bookkeeping unit and expands India-based workforce
San Francisco-based accounting firm Inkle, which has its technology operations in Bengaluru, acquired the bookkeeping division of financial operations platform Finally, bringing approximately 100 employees into its workforce and expanding its presence across the US, India and three other countries.
PI Industries plans Indian launch of Pioxaniliprole insecticide this rabi season
Indian maize farmers will have another pesticide next month to fight the menace of Fall Armyworm (FAW), a major pest that damage the crop from inside. Agrochemical company PI Industries on Thursday unveiled Pioxaniliprole, a new molecule, and announced its commercial sales in current rabi season from next month.
ISRO schedules NVS-03 navigation satellite launch for Friday
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch NVS-03, the third entry in its next generation NavIC series of satellites, onboard ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).