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Minneapolis streets reunited for foot traffic after nearly 50 years

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy

Trump envoys aim to persuade Russia to include Europe in negotiations on ending war with Ukraine

The White House aims to use talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials to persuade Moscow to agree to broader negotiations involving European officials

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

UniCredit to win unconditional EU nod for Commerzbank deal, sources say

Italy's UniCredit is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Germany's second biggest bank

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Fed should move policy 'with care' as it responds to inflation, Barkin says

The US central bank should move its monetary policy "with care" as it maps a response to inflation that remains its greatest risk, Richmond

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dollar slips against major currencies as Iran talks lift risk appetite

The dollar weakened against major currencies including the euro and yen on Monday as easing concerns about an escalation in the Iran war prompted investors

November 09, 2026

At a Jackson store, high prices show why Mississippi US Senate race is so close

Maria Lopez sees the customers at the Mississippi grocery store she manages struggle to afford the basics.

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Stocks jump as oil tumbles, Nvidia falls amid internal probe

Major stock indexes rallied on Monday as Brent crude oil fell more than 5% after US President Donald Trump said he is

November 09, 2026

Economy|Education|Political|World

Teachers strike in Paraguay to demand pension fund protections following bank's collapse

Thousands of public schoolteachers went on strike in Paraguay and took to the streets of several cities following the collapse of a major bank that resulted in the removal of the nation’s president last week

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

US farm agency reorganization lacks transparency, federal watchdog says

The US Department of Agriculture did not provide documentation showing it analyzed potential harms from its agency-wide reorganization, which lacked

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance

NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels

Americans last month grew more worried about the labor market outlook, according to a survey released on Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

November 09, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks, vow retaliation

French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial

November 09, 2026

Sable Offshore sinks to record low after warning of going-concern risk

Sable Offshore slumped 60.5% to a record low on Monday after the oil producer raised "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern, citing strained liquidity

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy|Environment

Steel plant blast kills 16 in western Turkey

A blast at a steel and iron manufacturing plant in western Turkey on Monday killed 16 people, President Tayyip Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|World

Honda to build new $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs

Japanese automaker Honda Motor will build a new $3 billion auto plant in central Ohio to make hybrid vehicles, creating 2,000 jobs, it said on Monday.

November 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN climate summit kicks off in Turkey after a disastrous year of extreme weather

World leaders, delegates and climate activists are in Antalya, Turkey, for a U.N. climate summit

November 09, 2026

Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Syria, Jordan seek to mend ties after deadly airstrikes, sign cooperation deals

DAMASCUS, Nov 9 - The foreign ministers of Syria and Jordan met in Damascus on Monday for the first time since Jordanian airstrikes killed civilians in southern Syria last month, announcing a joint

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Food

Tyson to partner with rancher group, restart second shift at Texas beef plant

Tyson Foods said on Monday it would partner with rancher group Allied Beef and restart a second shift at its Amarillo, Texas, beef plant, as it

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall St opens higher after last week's AI rout

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, as investors attempted to shake off last week's AI anxieties while awaiting more clarity on the controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy

Chile's Codelco needs private partners to halt output fall, board chairman says

Chilean state-owned miner Codelco's copper production will continue falling unless the company partners with private firms to develop new projects, board chairman Bernardo

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Health

Bon Secours affiliate sweetens bid for Surgery Partners to up to $6 billion

HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of nonprofit hospital system Bon Secours Mercy Health, sweetened its bid for Surgery Partners to up to $6 billion on Monday, after the receipt of an

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

US wholesale inventories revised up in September

US wholesale inventories increased slightly more than initially thought in September amid strong rises in the stocks of electrical goods and hardware, likely related to

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

IMF launches Ukraine loan review that could unlock $1.67 billion

The International Monetary Fund began a review of Ukraine's lending programme on Monday that could unlock $1.67 billion in fresh financing for Kyiv as it struggles to shore up

November 09, 2026

Citigroup downgrades US equities to 'neutral' on AI concerns

Citigroup strategists downgraded US equities to "neutral" from "overweight," saying they were looking for cleaner positioning and more stable sentiment around AI stocks after a sharp

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Mexico's headline inflation accelerates more than expected in October

Mexico's annual inflation rate accelerated in October for a third consecutive month, official data showed on Monday, backing up a cautious

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Travel

Gas is about to drop below $4 for the first time since July

November 09, 2026

Economy|Health|Opinion|Political

Joe Biden, in White House memoir, says Trump should carry the weight of Jan. 6 riots 'to his grave'

Former U_S_ President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down institutions and inflame hatreds.”

November 09, 2026

Economy|Election|Health|Political

Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOP's election wipeout

Congress returns to a changed Washington after Democrats trounced Republicans in the midterm elections

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Political

French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was bringing forward a planned hike in the minimum wage to December from January, as he sought to defuse a cost-of-

November 09, 2026

Economy

China extends US trade truce by two months

China on Monday effectively extended its trade truce with the US by two months, after announcing it would continue to suspend certain trade measures.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

I spy AI

A nervy tech sector starts the week with a nearly 4% slide in AI chip giant Nvidia on a bizarre tale of an extramarital affair and spying allegations.

November 09, 2026

Economy|Finance|Technology

Banks, investors grow wary of AI debt, spooked by market selloff

Banks and credit investors are upping their scrutiny of AI-related debt deals while showing reluctance to increase exposure to borrowers, jolted by the recent market

November 09, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

US Congress gets first post-'Blue Wave' crack at data centers with permitting bill

A sweeping bipartisan energy bill has unexpectedly emerged as the US Congress' first test of how to tackle public anger over data

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

KKR profit hits record as asset sales, fees surge

KKR reported record quarterly profit on Monday as the investment giant extended a strong run of asset sales and earned higher fees from managing client money,

November 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Georgia's largest battery storage facility unveiled in Ball Ground to help with peak demands

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|World

The $500 million gamble to make India’s ‘Ramayana’ a global phenomenon

November 09, 2026

Economy|Finance|Political

Euro zone ministers to discuss ECB appointments, but await leaders' guidance

Euro zone finance ministers will discuss on Monday two candidates to replace European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, but are unlikely to make any recommendations

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe

Euro zone investor morale dips in November, Sentix survey shows

Investor morale in the euro zone edged lower in November, underscoring expectations for economic stagnation, a survey showed on Monday.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|World

China extends suspension of new rare earth controls until January

China on Monday announced a two-month extension of export-control waivers due to expire this month, preserving part of a wide-ranging deal struck after a

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

German exports rise more than expected in September

German exports rose more than expected in September by 2% compared with the previous month, driven mainly by demand from European Union countries, data from the federal statistics

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI power rush sends data centres hunting for used turbines and jet engines

Utilities, developers and firms racing to power AI data centres are scouring the world for second-

November 09, 2026

Economy|Election

New Zealand’s Luxon on course for second term, but weaker hand in coalition

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is on course to hang on to power as the head of a coalition government with a razor-thin

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Fragile calm after AI whiplash

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Jiaxing Li It has been an upbeat start to the week, with Asian shares rebounding and US equity futures edging higher, after the Democrats'

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

Chinese banks boost dollar deposit rates, sources say, as Beijing seeks to smooth yuan rally

Several Chinese banks are sharply lifting dollar deposit rates, in some cases above US benchmarks, in unusually swift moves that bankers say are attracting cash and could temper

November 09, 2026

China's October car exports stay resilient

China's car exports grew solidly in October, with persistent weakness in domestic sales piling pressure on automakers to push deeper into overseas markets and intensifying

November 09, 2026

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field halted after drone attack, operator says

A suspected drone attack in Iraq has halted production at the Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, joint operator

November 08, 2026

Farmers fight to adapt as droughts loom in COP31 host Turkey

Farmer Mehmet Kabak has grown cotton on the same land in drought-prone western Turkey for decades.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

ANZ misses some expectations, warns capital competition to keep rates higher

ANZ fell short of expectations for net interest margin and net interest income on Monday, dragging on its share price, as its CEO warned that

November 08, 2026

Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles

President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Japan Tobacco hit by second day of limit-down losses after Russia seizes units

Japan Tobacco shares fell by the daily allowable limit for a second straight day on Monday after Russia placed all of the company's local entities under temporary

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

China's factory-gate inflation at fastest in nearly 4-1/2 years in October, while CPI rise moderates

China's producer inflation accelerated to its fastest rate in nearly 4-1/2 years in October as higher global oil prices raised manufacturing costs, even as consumer

November 09, 2026

Trump’s regrets on immigration enforcement, and other takeaways from his ‘60 Minutes’ interview

November 09, 2026

Crime|Economy

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news

Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles targeting its capital and other regions

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

Brazil's Lula, worried about high interest rates, pledges budget discipline

Brazil's reelected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to fiscal responsibility and said he wanted to help bring down

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

UK employers report weaker hiring but stronger pay growth in October

Britain's jobs market cooled in October but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters published a few days after the

November 09, 2026

Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at an APEC leaders'

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

National Australia Bank names Ian Saines as next chair

National Australia Bank on Monday named former Macquarie Bank director Ian Saines as chair-elect and non-executive director.

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

RBA's Hunter says AI has yet to deliver productivity boost, trigger job losses

A senior Australian central banker said on Monday there was limited evidence that artificial intelligence had meaningfully lifted productivity and caused widespread job

November 08, 2026

Economy|Travel|World

Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power

Pope Leo on Sunday urged Argentina to safeguard its democracy in a closely watched speech to President Javier Milei, a close ally of

November 08, 2026

Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms

Cryptocurrencies fell sharply in late Sunday trade, with bitcoin and ether touching their lowest levels for more than two months, as investors fretted a Democratic Party-

November 08, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|MidEast|World

Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says

Iraq has reached understandings with the United States to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an

November 08, 2026

Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|US

US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says

The US Treasury has asked Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except for two as part of Washington's policy of increasing economic pressure on Tehran, Iraqi Foreign Minister

November 08, 2026

Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, even as both countries

November 08, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Health|Lifestyle

In a startup, office cats are winning the return-to-work battle

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Sports

Golf-BC Partners seeks control of LIV Golf from Saudi wealth fund, FT reports

BC Partners has revived efforts to create a successor to LIV Golf, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, after the breakaway circuit said it would wind down operations following

November 08, 2026

Economy|Environment

Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Election|Finance

Voters demanded economic relief. Trump and Democrats face tough choices on how to deliver

Voters have sent a strong election-year message to President Donald Trump and the new Democratic congressional majority to repair the U.S. economy damaged by inflation

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|World

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on the new European Security Plan ahead of Ukraine peace talks

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November 06, 2026

Economy

US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman

An American military aircraft fired on and disabled a commercial vessel that tried to break the US blockade of Iran on Saturday, US Central Command said. The St.

November 07, 2026

US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade

U.S. Central Command says it has disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port

November 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

How this key lesson can protect your 401(k) savings from deep AI stock losses

November 07, 2026

John Roberts sets the stage for publicly funded religious schools to reject children of same-sex couples

November 07, 2026

Paraguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank

Prosecutors in Paraguay charged the South American nation’s recently deposed president with two crimes linked to the collapse of a major bank, that has jeopardized the savings of hundreds of thousands of account holders, and unleashed the nation’s biggest political crisis in a decade

November 07, 2026

Economy|Political|World

Judge orders Paraguay's ex-president Peña held before trial

A Paraguayan judge on Saturday ordered former President Santiago Peña held in pretrial detention at a military facility while prosecutors investigate

November 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Berkshire Hathaway speeds up stock buybacks, though profit falls

Berkshire Hathaway has accelerated its stock repurchases, as new CEO Greg Abel demonstrated a greater willingness than his predecessor Warren Buffett to put the

November 07, 2026

Economy

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