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U.S. stock index futures rise as focus stays on China summit, Iran escalation
Sep 21, 2026

U.S. stock index futures rise as focus stays on China summit, Iran escalation

U.S. stock index futures rose on Sunday evening amid optimism over a Trump-Xi summit this week, though gains w…

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Telix agrees to acquire Germany's ITM Isotope for $1.65 billion
Sep 20, 2026

Telix agrees to acquire Germany's ITM Isotope for $1.65 billion

Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire Germany's ITM Isotope Technologies Munich for $1.65 bi…

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Tim Cook calls Australia's social media curbs 'world-leading', PM says
Sep 20, 2026

Tim Cook calls Australia's social media curbs 'world-leading', PM says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Tim Cook described Australia's social media restrictions as "w…

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AI safety efforts will need more compute, not less: experts
Sep 19, 2026

AI safety efforts will need more compute, not less: experts

At the AI Infra Summit, frontier model developers said AI safety and alignment are compute-intensive and likel…

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Russian Shares Close Lower as MOEX Russia Index Holds Steady
Sep 19, 2026

Russian Shares Close Lower as MOEX Russia Index Holds Steady

Russian stocks finished lower after Saturday’s close, while the MOEX Russia Index ended unchanged at 0.00%. Ro…

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Could AI Doom fears halt the AI boom? BCA weighs in
Sep 19, 2026

Could AI Doom fears halt the AI boom? BCA weighs in

BCA Research argues AI companies may need $10 trillion in annual revenue to justify data-center spending, whil…

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UBS analyst warns Nike stock may remain under pressure despite steep pullback
Sep 19, 2026

UBS analyst warns Nike stock may remain under pressure despite steep pullback

UBS lowered its 12-month Nike price target to $42 and warned of significant EPS cuts ahead of the company's fi…

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges weighs merger options after high-profile exits, Bloomberg reports
Sep 19, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges weighs merger options after high-profile exits, Bloomberg reports

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is exploring strategic options, including a possible merger, following a series of prom…

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SpaceX's Nasdaq 100 weighting set to rise to 2.82% in quarterly rebalance: Bloomberg
Sep 19, 2026

SpaceX's Nasdaq 100 weighting set to rise to 2.82% in quarterly rebalance: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that SpaceX's weight in the Nasdaq 100 will more than double to 2.82% once the quarterly reb…

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US Treasury's Bessent to meet China's He Sunday at JPMorgan headquarters
Sep 19, 2026

US Treasury's Bessent to meet China's He Sunday at JPMorgan headquarters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet Sunday at JPMorgan Chas…

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Judge signals likely rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
Sep 19, 2026

Judge signals likely rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement

A federal judge indicated he may reject a request to end a 2019 FTC consent decree tied to TikTok and ByteDanc…

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CFDA chief Steven Kolb resigns after runway protest confrontation
Sep 19, 2026

CFDA chief Steven Kolb resigns after runway protest confrontation

Steven Kolb has stepped down as CEO and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, days after h…

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