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Airbus, AstraZeneca and HSBC executives join UK’s Starmer on high-stakes
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on January 27, 2026 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Nearly 60 British businesses and cultural organizations will join U.K. Prime Minister…
Australia inflation meets expectations at 3.6%, reaching a six-quarter high
Activity on Elizabeth Street (at the intersection of Bourke St Mall), Melbourne on a cloudy day.Charlie Rogers | Moment | Getty ImagesAustralia's inflation came in at 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, its highest level in six quarters,…
Asia markets mixed after S&P 500 hits record, South Korea pushes fresh
Melbourne, AustraliaKieran Stone | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street after the S&P 500 closed at a record high. The broad market index gained 0.41% to finish at 6,978.60,…
Amazon mistakenly announces cloud unit layoffs in email to employees
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025.Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesAmazon on Tuesday sent a notice out to cloud staffers in an apparent error…
Carney tells Trump Davos speech stands after Bessent claims walkback
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2026. Patrick Doyle | ReutersCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury…
Mozilla building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on OpenAI, Anthropic
Mark Surman, president of Mozilla Foundation, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2024. Andrew Kelly | ReutersFrom his small, snow-covered farm outside Toronto, home to cats…
U.S. government may shut down early Saturday over DHS funding. What to
The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday in large part because of a second recent killing of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis. It would be different than last year's…
Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce as part of AI push; stock falls
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPinterest said Tuesday it plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce and cut back on office space as the company embraces artificial intelligence. In a securities filing, Pinterest said it…
Trump wants honest investigation of Alex Pretti killing
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald…
The Fed decides on interest rates Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 29, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThis week's Federal Reserve meeting…