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Queensland Premier Criticizes Canberra Over Regulatory Pressures Facing Small Businesses

Queensland Premier Criticizes Canberra Over Regulatory Pressures Facing Small Businesses

BRISBANE — The Premier of Queensland has issued a scathing critique of federal policy settings in Canberra, arguing that escalating regulatory...

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Hannah Kim

KOSPI Plunges 4.3% Below 5,600 as Samsung and SK Hynix Sell-Off Deepens on AI Spending Fears and Yields

KOSPI Plunges 4.3% Below 5,600 as Samsung and SK Hynix Sell-Off Deepens on AI Spending Fears and Yields

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean stocks tumbled more than 4% on Tuesday, erasing the previous day's rebound as investors dumped semiconductor...

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Tony Jackson

Sandisk Stock Rebounds 6% To Snap Seven-Day Losing Streak As Memory Chipmakers Recover From CXMT Fears

Sandisk Stock Rebounds 6% To Snap Seven-Day Losing Streak As Memory Chipmakers Recover From CXMT Fears

NEW YORK — Shares of Sandisk rose more than 6% on Monday, snapping a seven-session losing streak as memory chip stocks rebounded from a sell-off...

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Mike Claire

Applied Digital Stock Jumps 7% After Top Executives Buy Shares Near 52-Week Low Following AI Sell-Off

Applied Digital Stock Jumps 7% After Top Executives Buy Shares Near 52-Week Low Following AI Sell-Off

NEW YORK — Shares of Applied Digital rose more than 7% on Monday after regulatory filings showed that two of the data center developer's most...

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Tony Jackson

AXT Shares Rebound 8% As Indium Phosphide Supplier Recovers From Friday Sell-Off Ahead Of Quarterly Results

AXT Shares Rebound 8% As Indium Phosphide Supplier Recovers From Friday Sell-Off Ahead Of Quarterly Results

NEW YORK — Shares of AXT rose more than 8% on Monday, rebounding from a steep sell-off late last week as investors returned to technology stocks...

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Mike Claire

Micron Stock Rises 4% As Memory Chipmakers Recover After 15% Weekly Plunge Tied To China Competition Fears

Micron Stock Rises 4% As Memory Chipmakers Recover After 15% Weekly Plunge Tied To China Competition Fears

NEW YORK — Shares of Micron Technology rose more than 4% on Monday, leading a rebound in memory chip stocks after a sharp sell-off last week driven...

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Mike Claire

Intel Shares Jump 5% After JPMorgan Upgrade Cites Agentic AI Demand As Chip Stocks Bounce Back From Rout

Intel Shares Jump 5% After JPMorgan Upgrade Cites Agentic AI Demand As Chip Stocks Bounce Back From Rout

NEW YORK — Shares of Intel jumped about 5% on Monday after JPMorgan upgraded the chipmaker, citing expected growth from demand for artificial...

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Tony Jackson

World's Timekeepers Vote To Scrap Leap Seconds, Replace Them With A Leap Hour That May Not Come For Centuries

World's Timekeepers Vote To Scrap Leap Seconds, Replace Them With A Leap Hour That May Not Come For Centuries

VERSAILLES, France — The world's official timekeepers voted Thursday to abolish the leap second, the occasional one-second adjustment that has...

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Jerry Thompson

Apple Store Staff Told To Warn Shoppers There May Be No IPhone Duo Stock For Walk-In Buyers On Launch Day

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting stores to buy the iPhone Duo without a preorder when...

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George Anton

Prince Harry And Meghan Visit Nottingham Charities In First Joint UK Outing Since Return

Prince Harry And Meghan Visit Nottingham Charities In First Joint UK Outing Since Return

NOTTINGHAM, England — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited three community organizations in Nottingham on Oct. 15 in...

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Jason Taylor

Cochlear Shares Climb 5.4% As Hearing Implant Giant Attempts Comeback After Brutal 2026 Earnings Shock

Cochlear Shares Climb 5.4% As Hearing Implant Giant Attempts Comeback After Brutal 2026 Earnings Shock

SYDNEY — Shares of Cochlear Ltd. rose more than 5% on Tuesday, extending a tentative recovery for the hearing implant maker after a dramatic...

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Mike Claire

Austal Shares Surge 7.6% As Defence Shipbuilder Extends Rally Amid Bidding Interest In Its US Business

Austal Shares Surge 7.6% As Defence Shipbuilder Extends Rally Amid Bidding Interest In Its US Business

SYDNEY — Shares of Austal Ltd. climbed more than 7% on Tuesday, extending a recovery for the Australian defense shipbuilder as investors weighed...

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Tony Jackson

Ingenia Communities Shares Jump Nearly 10% As Land Lease Operator Rebounds From Year-Long Slump On The ASX

Ingenia Communities Shares Jump Nearly 10% As Land Lease Operator Rebounds From Year-Long Slump On The ASX

SYDNEY — Shares of Ingenia Communities Group surged nearly 10% on Tuesday, making the land lease and seniors housing operator one of the strongest...

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Mike Claire

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Shares Rise 4.2% as Turnaround Under New CEO Lifts Stock Nearly 47% in a Year

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Shares Rise 4.2% as Turnaround Under New CEO Lifts Stock Nearly 47% in a Year

SYDNEY — Shares of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. rose more than 4% on Tuesday, adding to a strong run for the pizza chain operator as...

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Tony Jackson

Is Now A Good Time To Buy Samsung Stock? Record AI Chip Profits Collide With Wall Of Investor Caution

Is Now A Good Time To Buy Samsung Stock? Record AI Chip Profits Collide With Wall Of Investor Caution

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is on track for the most profitable quarter in its history, powered by soaring demand for memory chips used...

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Scott Lance

National Australia Bank Announces 2,500 Job Cuts in Workforce Simplification Push

National Australia Bank Announces 2,500 Job Cuts in Workforce Simplification Push

SYDNEY — National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the nation's "Big Four" financial institutions, has announced plans to eliminate up to...

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Hannah Kim

France Student Protests Explained: Rats, Leaking Roofs and Missing Teachers Fuel Nationwide School Revolt

France Student Protests Explained: Rats, Leaking Roofs and Missing Teachers Fuel Nationwide School Revolt

PARIS — A student protest movement that began a month ago in a handful of high schools in Paris' poorest suburbs has grown into one of...

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Anthony Will

Disc Medicine Stock Soars 31% After Bitopertin Hits All Goals in Pivotal Trial for Rare Sunlight Disorder

Disc Medicine Stock Soars 31% After Bitopertin Hits All Goals in Pivotal Trial for Rare Sunlight Disorder

NEW YORK — Shares of Disc Medicine jumped more than 30% on Monday after the biotechnology company said its experimental drug bitopertin met all of...

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Mike Claire

Ingenia Shares Rebound 7% As Deadline Arrives For Board Decision On Warburg Pincus Bid Versus Peet Deal

Ingenia Shares Rebound 7% As Deadline Arrives For Board Decision On Warburg Pincus Bid Versus Peet Deal

SYDNEY — Shares of Ingenia Communities Group rebounded more than 7% on Monday as a deadline arrived for the company's board to decide whether...

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Mike Claire

Challenger Shares Jump 19% To Eight-Year High After Japan's Dai-ichi Life Unit Makes $11.80 Takeover Offer

Challenger Shares Jump 19% To Eight-Year High After Japan's Dai-ichi Life Unit Makes $11.80 Takeover Offer

SYDNEY — Shares of Challenger soared more than 19% on Monday after the Australian annuities provider received a takeover proposal from the local...

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Tony Jackson

Cleanaway Shares Soar 20% After EQT Signs Binding Takeover Deal For Australia's Biggest Waste Management Firm

Cleanaway Shares Soar 20% After EQT Signs Binding Takeover Deal For Australia's Biggest Waste Management Firm

SYDNEY — Shares of Cleanaway Waste Management surged more than 20% on Monday after the company signed a binding agreement to be acquired by private...

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Mike Claire

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for Puzzle 1226 on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, With Hidden Birds Twist

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for Puzzle 1226 on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, With Hidden Birds Twist

NEW YORK — The New York Times released its latest Connections puzzle at midnight local time Monday, featuring words for anger, empty talk, fast food...

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Joe Green

ASX 200 Rises 0.4% To 8,843 As Banks And Defensive Stocks Lift Market While Challenger Jumps On Takeover Bid

ASX 200 Rises 0.4% To 8,843 As Banks And Defensive Stocks Lift Market While Challenger Jumps On Takeover Bid

SYDNEY — Australian shares rose for a second straight session on Monday, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street as banks and defensive stocks...

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Tony Jackson

Glencore Makes ASX Debut in Australia as Mining Giant Looks to Close Valuation Gap with BHP

Glencore Makes ASX Debut in Australia as Mining Giant Looks to Close Valuation Gap with BHP

SYDNEY — Global mining and commodities trading powerhouse Glencore Plc has formally commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX),...

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Hannah Kim

Australia to Force LNG Exporters to Reserve 20% of Gas Volumes to Prevent Domestic Shortfalls

Australia to Force LNG Exporters to Reserve 20% of Gas Volumes to Prevent Domestic Shortfalls

CANBERRA — The Australian Federal Government has introduced landmark legislation mandating that liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters operating...

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Hannah Kim

Australia Wealth Manager Challenger Receives A$7.9 Billion Takeover Proposal from Japan's Dai-ichi Life

Australia Wealth Manager Challenger Receives A$7.9 Billion Takeover Proposal from Japan's Dai-ichi Life

SYDNEY — Australian investment management giant Challenger Limited has received a non-binding indicative takeover proposal from TAL Dai-ichi Life...

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Hannah Kim

(VIDEO) IPhone Duo Vs. Galaxy Z Fold 8: Pros And Cons Of Apple's Foldable Against Samsung's Lighter Rival

(VIDEO) IPhone Duo Vs. Galaxy Z Fold 8: Pros And Cons Of Apple's Foldable Against Samsung's Lighter Rival

NEW YORK — Apple's long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market arrives Friday, setting up a head-to-head battle with Samsung, which...

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George Anton

(VIDEO) Texans vs Jaguars at Wembley: How to Watch NFL London Game Live on NFL Network, NFL+, DAZN and More

LONDON — The Houston Texans took an early 7-0 lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in the NFL's latest international game at Wembley...

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Chris Walker

France Protests: Arrests Top 1,800 And 500 Police Hurt As Paris Streets Left 'Devastated' By Looting And Fires

PARIS — French authorities arrested more than 1,800 people after nationwide protests over rising living costs and deteriorating public schools...

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Anthony Will

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Reopening Offer Still Stands as Mine Strikes and Tanker Fires Choke Oil Flows

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Reopening Offer Still Stands as Mine Strikes and Tanker Fires Choke Oil Flows

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Sunday that its offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days remains on the table, even as a surge in...

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Anthony Will

Nancy Guthrie Case Nears 260 Days With No Suspect as Skull Fragment, New Ransom Emails Draw Fresh Scrutiny

TUCSON, Ariz. — More than eight months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home near Tucson, the search for the 84-year-old mother of...

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Joe Green

Sabrina Carpenter Team's Madonna Post Reignites Rumored Feud With Olivia Rodrigo After Chappell Roan Remix

Sabrina Carpenter Team's Madonna Post Reignites Rumored Feud With Olivia Rodrigo After Chappell Roan Remix

LOS ANGELES — A social media post promoting Sabrina Carpenter's hit collaboration with Madonna has reignited long-running speculation about...

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Jason Taylor

McDonald's Boo Buckets Return Oct. 20 With Disney Villains Like Ursula And Maleficent For 40th Anniversary

McDonald's Boo Buckets Return Oct. 20 With Disney Villains Like Ursula And Maleficent For 40th Anniversary

CHICAGO — McDonald's is bringing back its popular Halloween Boo Buckets on Oct. 20, marking the collectible pails' 40th anniversary with a...

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Scott Lance

Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino Concedes Government Knew Of ATO Credit Card Ban Plans In July

Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino Concedes Government Knew Of ATO Credit Card Ban Plans In July

SYDNEY - Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino has acknowledged that the federal government was aware as early as July that the Australian Taxation Office...

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Hannah Kim

Victorian Opposition Vows to Scrap Labor's Gas Appliance Ban Within 100 Days of Election Win

Victorian Opposition Vows to Scrap Labor's Gas Appliance Ban Within 100 Days of Election Win

MELBOURNE — Victoria's Liberal-National opposition has pledged to immediately scrap the Labor government's ban on gas appliances if it...

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Hannah Kim

(VIDEO) MrBeast Couple Loses 150 Pounds in 163 Days to Win $250,000, Then Gets Married in Wedding Finale

(VIDEO) MrBeast Couple Loses 150 Pounds in 163 Days to Win $250,000, Then Gets Married in Wedding Finale

NEW YORK — An engaged couple took on one of MrBeast's most demanding challenges yet, losing a combined 150 pounds in 163 days to win $250,000...

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Joe Green

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for Puzzle 1224 on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, With 'La' Purple Twist

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for Puzzle 1224 on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, With 'La' Purple Twist

NEW YORK — The New York Times released its latest Connections puzzle at midnight local time Saturday, featuring a mix of smartphone sounds,...

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Joe Green

Australia Records Unusually Wet El Niño as Storms and Heavy Rain Sweep the Nation

Australia Records Unusually Wet El Niño as Storms and Heavy Rain Sweep the Nation

SYDNEY - Australia is experiencing an unusually wet period during a strong El Niño event, with widespread storms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding...

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Hannah Kim

Kospi Rebounds Nearly 2.5% After Seven-Day Rout As Samsung, SK Hynix And Hanwha Aerospace Lead Recovery

Kospi Rebounds Nearly 2.5% After Seven-Day Rout As Samsung, SK Hynix And Hanwha Aerospace Lead Recovery

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean stocks rebounded Friday, snapping a seven-session losing streak that wiped about 20% off the benchmark index, as...

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Mike Clair

Seoul Subway Riders Lost $2.2 Million In Cash Since 2021 As Return Rate For Lost Items Falls Below Half

Seoul Subway Riders Lost $2.2 Million In Cash Since 2021 As Return Rate For Lost Items Falls Below Half

SEOUL, South Korea — Passengers on Seoul's subway system have left behind nearly 3 billion won, or about $2.2 million, in cash since 2021, and...

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Anthony Will

PayPay Stock Jumps Nearly 7% As Japanese Payments Giant Rebounds Ahead Of Late-October Earnings Report

PayPay's American depositary shares were up $1.01, or 6.92%, at $15.67 in late-morning trading on the Nasdaq. The company has a market value of...

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Mike Clair

Sony Revives Walkman With $5,899 Gold-Plated Flagship As Premium Music Players Target Wealthy Audiophiles

Sony Revives Walkman With $5,899 Gold-Plated Flagship As Premium Music Players Target Wealthy Audiophiles

TOKYO — Sony has unveiled three new high-end Walkman digital music players, led by a gold-plated flagship priced at $5,899, as the Japanese company...

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George Anton

Independent Bank Corp. Shares Rise Nearly 5% As Rockland Trust Parent Beats Third-Quarter Profit Estimates

Independent Bank Corp. Shares Rise Nearly 5% As Rockland Trust Parent Beats Third-Quarter Profit Estimates

NEW YORK — Shares of Independent Bank Corp. rose nearly 5% on Friday after the parent company of Massachusetts-based Rockland Trust reported...

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Tony Jackson

OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT For Chrome So It Can Read Your Tabs And Act For You After Shutting Down Atlas Browser

OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT For Chrome So It Can Read Your Tabs And Act For You After Shutting Down Atlas Browser

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI has given its ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome a major upgrade, allowing the artificial intelligence assistant to read...

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George Anton

OECD Points To Energy Price Shocks As Primary Driver Of Persistent Cost-of-Living Pressures

OECD Points To Energy Price Shocks As Primary Driver Of Persistent Cost-of-Living Pressures

SYDNEY — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has named sharp increases in energy costs as the primary driver of the renewed...

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Hannah Kim

Australia Issues 'Do Not Travel' Warning For Saudi Arabia After Deadly Airport Strikes, Advises Shelter In Place

Australia Issues 'Do Not Travel' Warning For Saudi Arabia After Deadly Airport Strikes, Advises Shelter In Place

CANBERRA — The Australian government has elevated its official travel advice for Saudi Arabia to the highest level of "Do not travel,"...

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Hannah Kim

Frequent or Unintended Daytime Naps May Signal Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

Frequent or Unintended Daytime Naps May Signal Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

BALTIMORE — Older adults who nap frequently, fall asleep during the day without meaning to or take short naps may face a higher risk of developing...

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Jerry Thompson

FIFA Orders Review Of Trump Peace Prize As Council Members Push Infantino To Scrap Or Depoliticize The Award

FIFA Orders Review Of Trump Peace Prize As Council Members Push Infantino To Scrap Or Depoliticize The Award

ZURICH — FIFA has ordered a review of its controversial Peace Prize, awarded for the first time last year to U.S. President Donald Trump, after...

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Chris Walker

Hyatt Shares Extend Rally For Second Day As Investors Bet On Resilient Luxury Travel Demand Before Earnings

Hyatt Shares Extend Rally For Second Day As Investors Bet On Resilient Luxury Travel Demand Before Earnings

NEW YORK — Shares of Hyatt Hotels rose more than 2% on Friday, extending a two-day rally as investors bet on resilient demand for luxury travel...

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Microsoft Stock Falls Nearly 2% As AI Rout Weighs On Tech Giants Despite Wave Of Price Target Increases

Microsoft Stock Falls Nearly 2% As AI Rout Weighs On Tech Giants Despite Wave Of Price Target Increases

NEW YORK — Shares of Microsoft fell nearly 2% on Friday, giving back the previous day's gains as a sell-off in artificial intelligence stocks...

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Mike Clair