Timef 10/30/2025

President Trump said China would end its boycott and resume buying millions of tons of American soybeans.

States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set for Thursday.

A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression.

Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.

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Meta's results raised skepticism over the payoff from its aggressive artificial intelligence spending plans and overshadowed strong results.

George and Henry Graham saw a gap in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Top ECB board members told CNBC this month that the easing cycle is close to, or at its end.

Characters from the hit Netflix film are among the most coveted outfits this year, and scarcity has forced some to improvise.

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President Donald Trump said the rare earths agreement is a one year deal that will be "very routinely extended as time goes by."

The highly anticipated event covered a lot of ground on tariff and trade barriers, but questions remain about reaching a lasting accord.

Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon — rebranded as the "Department of War" — to resume nuclear testing.

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.

There is a boom in entrepreneurship in small cities in India which is being driven by rise of ecommerce, generational ownership changes and a popular TV Show.

The results come as Eli Lilly works to maintain its edge over Novo Nordisk in the booming market for a class of obesity and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s.

Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners rallied on Thursday after China agreed to delay the introduction of export controls.

Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated the bloc's economy to expand by 0.1% between July and September.

China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.

Beijing indicated it would work with the U.S. on addressing the future of TikTok in the country.

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.

A Team USA fencer out more than $2,700 faced months of maddening red tape and was even flagged by the airline’s fraud department in his pursuit of a reimbursement.

Thousands of foreign women have moved to the Mexican capital for a “life reset,” creating successful businesses and drawing more expats like them. Not all Mexicans are pleased.

From California to the Mediterranean, abandoned groves are being restored to life in order to save shrinking towns and prevent environmental damage.

As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.

Embattled automaker Stellantis is seeking to respond to political, economic and regulatory challenges.

European stocks opened lower as regional investors await corporate earnings, growth data and a European Central Bank rate decision.

Shares of Shell have climbed more than 16% so far this year, outperforming its industry peers.

Trump said he will be going to China in April, followed by a trip by Xi to the U.S. without specifying a timeline.

Hybe shares gained as much as 7.12% on Thursday, marking a gain of about 915 billion won ($644 million) in market cap.

The decision met analyst expectations, and comes even as inflation has stayed above the central bank's 2% target for 41 months in a row.

The U.S. has not conducted a physical nuclear test since 1992 after President George H.W. Bush entered into a unilateral moratorium on nuclear weapons testing.

The high-stakes meeting comes as tensions between the world's two largest economies have escalated this year.

Hanwha Ocean spiked over 12% while Samsung Heavy Industries climbed 5%, while automakers Hyundai and Kia gained over 7% and 5% respectively.

ByteDance's TikTok Shop and Alibaba's AliExpress are going global — taking large chunks of the overseas e-commerce market, according to Bain and Company.

The crux is that spending on artificial intelligence isn't going to slow down, at least for the next year, thanks to increasing demand for AI services.

Samsung Electronics reported a rebound in earnings on Thursday, with operating profit more than doubling from the previous quarter.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Thursday that the central bank might not cut interest rates again in 2025.

Mark Zuckerberg is reminding investors that Meta needs to keep spending on artificial intelligence because of the risk of not investing enough.

Alphabet is planning a "significant increase" in spend next year as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure to meet the demand of its customer backlog.

Net income fell 85 percent, however, because of charges related to store closures and corporate layoffs.

In an internal memo to staff, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the platform is reorganizing its product teams for the first time in a decade.

Microsoft and OpenAI are key partners in cloud and artificial intelligence, but they're increasingly becoming competitors as well.

The bilat with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping comes just as a recent flare-up in U.S.-China trade relations has appeared to calm down.

The Reality Labs business, focused on virtual and augmented reality, lost $4.4 billion loss in third quarter while recording $470 million in sales.

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The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake.

The company reported that it spent a higher-than-expected $34.9 billion in capital expenditures during its quarter.

The agency announced moves to cut regulatory obstacles for the makers of biosimilar drugs, which are akin to generics and may help lower drug costs.

Nvidia's market capitalization surpasses the combined value of competitors like AMD and Intel.

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year.

The move benefits the Serbian politician Milorad Dodik, who had received support from Rudolph W. Giuliani, Michael T. Flynn, Laura Loomer and high-priced lobbyists.

The layoffs at factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee follow the elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars.

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Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran instead called for a half-point cut, while Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid voted for no decrease.

Starting in mid-November, cash-paying patients can purchase Zepbound vials at discounts of 50% or more through the retailer's locations or via home delivery.

Jamie Trull helps small business owners earning less than $1 million annually understand their finances.

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its interest decision following a two-day meeting.

In today's decentralized landscape, true cybersecurity is no longer about walls and firewalls — it's about visibility, authentication and putting users at the center of trust.

A new production company wants to make as many video podcasts and newsletters as films and television shows.

Setbacks create space for reinvention. Here's how to use resilience to turn endings into beginnings.

Forget fast and cheap. Today's smartest brands are winning with products that feel slow, rare and wildly human.

Halloween Adventure, a fixture in Lower Manhattan, has long prided itself on being a place where customers and employees can express themselves.

His firm, 1789 Capital, has been investing in artificial intelligence and defense technology — and, he said, it has an “understanding” of President Trump’s plans.

Microsoft users reported outages for Azure and 365 services a week after many customers of Amazon Web Services suffered hours of downtime.

Sustainable growth comes from knowing your strengths, nurturing collaboration and building trusted relationships that extend far beyond your walls.

Alphabet is set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday.

Meta will report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday and investors will be watching for any signs that it will increase spending on artificial intelligence.

Paramount Skydance told employees on Wednesday it was beginning a round of layoffs.

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the second meeting in a row even though the government shutdown is obscuring officials’ view of the economy.

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Microsoft's cloud business has been growing faster than rival Amazon Web Services, as the company ramps up artificial intelligence investments.

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