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Alphabet hikes capex again after earnings beat on strong ad, cloud demand

By Kenrick Cai and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Strong AI demand helped power Alphabet's financial result...

29th October, 2025

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Wolfspeed forecasts second-quarter revenue below estimate

(Reuters) -Wolfspeed on Wednesday reported a lower first-quarter profit, highlighting the challenges...

29th October, 2025

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James Hardie investors demand swift response to board purge after AZEK deal

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -James Hardie shareholders are demanding the company appoint direc...

29th October, 2025

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Exclusive-OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation

By Echo Wang, Kenrick Cai, Deepa Seetharaman and Krystal Hu SAN FRANCISCO -OpenAI is laying the grou...

29th October, 2025

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Insurer Prudential boosts ASEAN focus as third-quarter profit jumps 13%

(Reuters) -Prudential signaled a renewed focus on ASEAN markets on Thursday, continuing efforts to b...

29th October, 2025

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ECB keeps rates unchanged as economy holds up for now

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is all but cer...

29th October, 2025

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New Zealand targets shadow fleet in expanded Russia sanctions

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Thursday announced expanded sanctions on Russia's oil industry...

29th October, 2025

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Trump says South Korea has approval to build nuclear-powered submarine

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump wrote on social media on Thursday that he has given South Korea ap...

29th October, 2025

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Carmakers' answer to US EV lull: hybrids, cheaper models

By Nora Eckert, Abhirup Roy and David Shepardson DETROIT (Reuters) -One month after a $7,500 federal...

29th October, 2025

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US President Trump, New Zealand's Luxon discuss ties in South Korea meeting

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had his first in-...

29th October, 2025

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Britain's Heathrow Airport website goes back online after being down

(Reuters) -Heathrow Airport's website went back online after Britain's largest airport said on Wedne...

29th October, 2025

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Meta forecasts bigger capital costs next year as Zuckerberg lays out aggressive AI buildout

By Jaspreet Singh and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Meta forecast "notably larger" capital expenses next year...

29th October, 2025