AI chatbots recommend shopping at Walmart over just about anywhere else, analysts find
The next retail battleground could be AI recommendation engines, according to UBS.
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AI researcher warns 'we are racing to build and grow our own adversary' in NYC hearing
The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.
GM says hybrid vehicles are coming: 'We're not tone deaf to our customers'
DETROIT — General Motors plans to introduce hybrid models into its U.S. lineup as sales of the vehicles continue to grow amid inflated gas prices and a pullback in all-electric cars.
Stocks Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall
Oil prices rose and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
Nvidia's $6-trillion milestone looms. Here's when options traders see it happening
Nvidia, which accounts for 13% of the Nasdaq and 8% of the S&P 500 Index, added 1.3% Friday, ending seven weeks of sideways trading surrounding a high-stakes meeting between the President and corporate executives leadin…
Brazilian stocks jump as Bolsonaro now seen as heavy favorite to win presidency
The moves come after the first round results of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday. Bolsonaro will face incumbent Lula da Silva in a run-off on Oct. 25.
Treasury yields hold near multiyear highs as traders await data, Fed minutes this week
U.S. Treasury yields held steady near multiyear highs after a sharp sell-off the week prior, as investors look await the release of new data and minutes from the Federal Reserve's September minutes.
Musk hints TSMC may join his mega chip venture, and Intel’s stock is taking a hit
Hyperscalers and software were back in investors’ good books last quarter as memory, chip, and industrial stocks stalled.
Trump's nemesis in Europe: Why Spain's Sanchez is calling a snap election
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for Nov. 29 on Monday after parliament rejected measures intended to quell public anger and mass protests over the country's housing crisis.
China shuts hundreds of banks as Beijing moves to shore up its financial system
China is accelerating its consolidation of smaller, mostly rural banks in a bid to shore up its financial system, amid ongoing concerns over an economic slowdown in the country.
‘People in the U.S. need to wake up’: As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected wealthy couples due to overspending. We’re all heading for trouble.
“We’d better get real quick or we’re going to have a financial crisis that makes the Great Recession of 2008 look like a picnic.”
Satya Nadella reinvented Microsoft once. Can he do it again in the AI era?
On a sunny day in Seattle in late September, about 50 executives representing large Microsoft customers had a rare opportunity. They could ask anything of CEO Satya Nadella.
Rivian Automotive earnings beat by $0.03, revenue fell short of estimates
After U.S. markets close on Wednesday, an online brokerage and a video game developer are scheduled to report quarterly results.
Why airfare could rise even more, but airline profits won't
Volatile fuel prices and resilient travel demand are threatening to keep airfare high this year. Airline profits will be harder to come by.
The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances
As Western populations age, fewer workers and higher costs will strain public finances, credit rating agency Moody's has warned.
BT strikes deal to rescue broadband firm TalkTalk; euro slides amid France debt burden fears – business live
The UK’s culture Lisa Nandy stepped in to intervene in BT Group ’s acquisition of TalkTalk , citing risks to public services and vulnerable customers if the broadband provider’s services were disrupted.
Wall Street Enters a Seasonally Strong Quarter With Yields and Earnings in Focus
Nyxoah NYXH reported 13% sequential worldwide net revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026, driven primarily by continued adoption of its Genio system in the United States, where the company is in its second full qua…
Euro hits 17-month low as political uncertainty in Spain and France rattles markets
The euro hit its weakest level against the U.S. dollar in 17 months on Monday, as concerns over the political trajectories of two of the euro zone's biggest economies spill over into wider markets.
This $23 billion software deal was struck at a decade-low valuation, as AI winner takes out loser
Schneider Electric, the maker of electrical equipment that has thrived from the AI build-out, on Monday struck a $23 billion deal to buy an industrial design software company at a bargain-basement valuation.
Russia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher's death from plague: Reports
Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports.
Trump tells South Korea to sign on to Alaska LNG deal or 'I'll just charge them more'
U.S. President Donald Trump said he "didn't jump the gun" in announcing South Korea's participation in a $50 billion Alaska LNG project, warning Seoul could pay "double" if it does not sign on soon.
‘Unwelcome and unsafe’: Why Japanese companies are retreating from China at a historic rate
Japanese companies are leaving China in record numbers, as a slowing Chinese economy and a diplomatic freeze force businesses to reassess their presence in the world's second-largest economy.
Stocks upbeat, dollar wobbles as Fed hike bets recede
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Surging Treasury yields don’t signal a U.S. 'fiscal apocalypse' — yet
U.S. government borrowing costs have risen to their highest levels in decades, stoking concerns that the country's growing debt burden could eventually trigger a fiscal crisis. Will it?