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More equity needed to fund AI buildout as debt risks grow: Blackstone
Jon Gray, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Inc., during the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. This year's event brings together around 280 global financial…
OpenAI hires Dan Driscoll for national security role
WEST POINT, NEW YORK - MAY 23: Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll arrives for the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy on May 23, 2026 in West Point, New York. U.S. Secretary…
U.S. reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance seeks settlement
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 2: Vice President JD Vance descends from Air Force Two on November 2, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The Vice President returned to Washington following midterm campaign stops in New York…
Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation
Australia's central bank raised its benchmark cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.85% on Tuesday, the highest level since November 2008.The Reserve Bank of Australia's move was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters,…
North Korea denies links to Binance hack as stolen billions are traced
North Korea rejected U.S. allegations linking Pyongyang to the estimated $6.3 billion Binance hack, calling the accusation a “grave political provocation,” according to state media.Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,…
Wall Street’s Fear Index is doing something strange. Here’s what it means
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStocks wrapped their worst week since June on Friday, but a group of the most…
Nvidia’s humanoid push relies on China-made robot hands
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.Chinese robot companies still underpin many U.S. tech endeavors,…
Intel foundry faces critical test after stock’s 45% plunge in October
Intel Corp. CEO Lip-Bu Tan attends the company's event in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7, 2026.Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs Intel comes off its steepest stock drop since the 1970s due to a worsening outlook for the PC market, the…
Palantir (PLTR) earnings Q3 2026
Palantir beat Wall Street's third-quarter estimates after the bell on Monday, with U.S. commercial revenue topping government for the first time as businesses adopt more of the company's artificial intelligence tools.Here's how the…
Trump focuses on Reflecting Pool in final public speech before election
President Donald Trump began his final scheduled in-person speech before Tuesday's Election Day with a lengthy disquisition about his efforts to renovate the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool and other sites in Washington."Today I'm…