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US stock markets have been booming this year -- despite the Iran war -- but analysts warn those gains are concentrated in the hands of the wealthy US stock markets have been booming this year -- despite the Iran war -- but analysts warn those gains are concentrated in the hands of the wealthy

Business

"The economy is resilient, but it's also kind of precariously perched," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

Alibaba has seen its core e-commerce business squeezed by price wars and sluggish consumption in China Alibaba has seen its core e-commerce business squeezed by price wars and sluggish consumption in China

Business

Chinese Alibaba said that net profit dropped by nearly a fifth during its most recent fiscal year, weighed by challenges and push into AI.

Video game giant Tencent, one of China's top AI players, is competing with major rivals such as Alibaba and ByteDance Video game giant Tencent, one of China's top AI players, is competing with major rivals such as Alibaba and ByteDance

Tech & Science

Chinese tech firm Tencent reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly net profit.

Prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and son

World

A US court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a prominent lawyer serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son in a...

Oil prices are at their highest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 Oil prices are at their highest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022

Business

Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a "record pace" due to the "unprecedented" supply disruptions.

Analysts warn that a sustained increase in diesel prices will begin to have knock-on effects on other goods, as transportation costs increase Analysts warn that a sustained increase in diesel prices will begin to have knock-on effects on other goods, as transportation costs increase

Business

Wholesale prices in the United States rose sharply in April, lifted by a surge in energy costs related to the Iran war, registering their...

About 60 percent of the Chilean capital's rubbish this century -- around 18,000 tons per day -- has ended up in Tiltil

World

From afar, Chile’s Tiltil landfill almost resembles just another mountain, but the growing rubbish pile has created a daily nightmare of odors, flies and...

Hantavirus: pour les experts, le défi d'informer sans réveiller la peur du Covid Hantavirus: pour les experts, le défi d'informer sans réveiller la peur du Covid

Life

The deaths of three cruise ship passengers during a rare hantavirus outbreak has sparked international alarm.

Kevin Warsh has had a tumultuous relationship with the economic behemoth he now heads Kevin Warsh has had a tumultuous relationship with the economic behemoth he now heads

Business

The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.

SoftBank is advancing its push to build AI data centres, announcing plans in March for a major new gas-fired power plant in the US state of Ohio to supply them with energy SoftBank is advancing its push to build AI data centres, announcing plans in March for a major new gas-fired power plant in the US state of Ohio to supply them with energy

Tech & Science

Japan’s SoftBank Group said Wednesday its annual net profit quadrupled to more than $30 billion, boosted by its investments in AI. Tech investor SoftBank,...

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