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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.
12 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Wall Street just endorsed Jensen Huang's 'big concept' for AI. What now?
The first three-plus years of the AI buildout has been funded by record amounts of equity and debt issued by leading tech companies. Nvidia has a new idea.
11 Aug 2026 6 min 0
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Hormuz deadlock: Where oil prices could head next as prospects for an imminent deal fade
Oil traders keep clinging to hope that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. That won't last forever.
11 Aug 2026 4 min 0
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'That's a good idea': U.S. and Iran trade reparation demands as Hormuz deal hopes fade
The dueling positions Washington and Tehran staked out showed how far apart the two sides remain even as both talked of winding down regional hostilities.
11 Aug 2026 4 min 0
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FIFA World Cup 'will never be as profitable' if Infantino is ousted, Trump warns amid global soccer revolt
President Gianni Infantino pushed FIFA's commercialization drive, which culminated in the largest, most profitable World Cup on record
11 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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Hotel giant says ‘growing middle class’ boosted hotel demand despite Middle East hit
IHG reported higher first-half profit as U.S. demand accelerated and Middle East disruption weighed on travel.
11 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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U.S. judge ends graft case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
A U.S. federal judge has approved the Department of Justice's decision to dismiss the criminal probe against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on graft charges.
11 Aug 2026 3 min 0
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Eli Lilly takes weight-loss pill battle global with first Foundayo approval outside U.S.
Lilly's Foundayo wins U.K. approval, taking its weight-loss pill battle with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy beyond the U.S. market.
11 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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U.S. oil tops $84 as Hormuz deal hopes dwindle and deadlock deepens
U.S. crude is back above $84 as last week's anticipation of a U.S.-Iran deal dissipates.
11 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 56% bigger than today's
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
11 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Treasury yields up as oil prices jump and investors await inflation data
U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors await July's inflation data print amid ongoing Iran tensions.
11 Aug 2026 2 min 0
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Zelenskyy warns Putin is preparing for escalation by bringing in North Korean military equipment
His comments come shortly after deadly Russian attacks on cities across Ukraine overnight.
11 Aug 2026 3 min 0