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Venezuela Oil Revival Could Take 10 to 20 Years, Piper Sandler Says
Venezuela’s oil-sector recovery may take far longer than bullish headlines suggest, with a return to historic output potentially requiring one…
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Porsche Job Cuts Deepen as VW Board Backs 4,100 More Reductions
Volkswagen’s supervisory board has recommended another 4,100 job cuts at Porsche, adding to a broader restructuring push across the German…
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Novo Nordisk Drops 7.7% as Investor Day Fails to Revive Turnaround Case
Novo Nordisk shares fell as much as 7.7% after its investor day left markets unconvinced that the drugmaker can quickly…
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China Fifth Plenum Set for October 26-29 as Markets Watch Policy Signals
China will hold its fifth plenum in Beijing from October 26 to 29, a closely watched political meeting that could…
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Belarus in Focus as U.S. Weighs Cutting Up to 40,000 Troops in Europe
Belarus has emerged as a pivotal variable as Washington reviews a possible reduction of up to half of its roughly…
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U.S. Defense R&D Spending Tops OECD at $3.64 per $1,000 of GDP
The United States leads OECD peers in defense R&D intensity by a wide margin, outspending South Korea and all major…
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MQ-9 Reaper Replacement Debate Gains Momentum After USAF 2032 Drone Fleet Outline
New Air Force planning targets call for 100 Mass Modular Aircraft by 2029 and 500 by 2032, sharpening focus on…
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Trump-Xi Summit Puts US-China Trade Truce in Focus as Markets Brace for 24 September
Investors are watching whether Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can preserve the US-China trade truce at their 24 September meeting…
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Ocean Container Freight Rates Jump 201%, Nearing Crisis-Era Peaks
Ocean container freight rates have surged 201%, reviving concerns about supply-chain stress, inflation, and pressure on corporate margins. Elevated diesel…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s AI Policy Influence Draws Investor Scrutiny
Jensen Huang’s growing role in U.S. AI policy has sharpened focus on Nvidia’s commercial interests as Washington weighs regulation. For…
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Kentucky Copper Theft: $586,000 Shipment Recovered Within 8 Hours
A stolen copper shipment valued at $586,000 was recovered within about eight hours after investigators tracked the load from Illinois…
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2008 Financial Crisis at 18: How Mortgage Rules and Bailouts Shaped the Collapse
Eighteen years after Lehman Brothers failed, debate over the 2008 financial crisis still centers on what turned a housing bust…