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AI political spending splits Silicon Valley ahead of election
Protesters hold up "Freeze AI Now" signs outside OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco, Oct. 20, 2026.Heather Diehl | Getty ImagesSilicon Valley's bid to dominate artificial intelligence politics has devolved into a fight with itself.With…
Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 23, 2026.Minh Connors | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia has said it will invest $3 billion in Meta after the social media and AI giant…
John Healey faces bond market test
TENBY, WALES - AUGUST 27: Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey offers an ice cream on a visit to Kiln Park Holiday Centre to highlight the Great British Summer Savings (GBSS) campaign on August 27, 2026 in Tenby, Wales. The GBSS…
Iran, US, crude, wti, brent, trump
A drone view shows fuel vessels docked at the Baniyas oil terminal in Baniyas, Syria, Oct. 12, 2026. Karam Almasri | ReutersOil prices fell Tuesday as renewed diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war raise hopes of a de-escalation in…
HSBC announces share buyback of up to $1 billion as third-quarter profit
Europe's largest bank HSBC on Tuesday announced a share buyback of up to $1 billion and reported third-quarter pretax profit that largely met analysts' estimates.Revenue at HSBC rose to $18.6 billion from $17.8 billion in the same period…
War, security and coalition math
Israeli voters will head to the polls Tuesday in an election with implications beyond the country’s borders.It is Israel’s first election since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, which killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250…
IMF wants China to spend its way out of the ‘fiscal cliff’
Hi, this is Anniek, writing to you from Singapore, with Evelyn, who reported from the Bund Summit in Shanghai last week. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what we are seeing and hearing from China…
Bessent dines at Cheesecake Factory, slams Obama over Trump joke
Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury secretary, during an announcement on Trump Accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.Annabelle Gordon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLet them eat…
China industrial profits post strongest growth in three months, rising
China's industrial profits grew at their strongest pace since June, as a boom in manufacturing tied to artificial intelligence offset drag from persistently weak domestic demand.Profits at large industrial firms rose 14.4% last month…
China and Russia expand grip, can Europe fight back?
The icebreaker Tor (right) at the port of Sabetta in the Kara Sea shoreline on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic circle, some 2450 km of Moscow.Kirill Kudryavtesev | AFP | Getty ImagesChina and Russia are tightening their grip on Arctic…