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Oil prices are stable despite rising U.S. inventories, but war fears are omnipresent

Oil prices were broadly stable on Wednesday, nearing a seven-week high, as the market weighed on demand concerns and fears of escalating conflict following an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories.Brent crude futures fell 34 cents to $84.99 a barrel by 8:32 a.m. Japan time, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 43 […]

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Nvidia’s overnight gains lift Asian chip stocks on AI optimism

Asia’s semiconductor and related stocks rose on Wednesday after chipmaker Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company thanks to the AI ​​boom. Nvidia rose 3.6% on Tuesday, giving the company a market capitalization of $3.34 trillion, surpassing Microsoft, which currently has a market capitalization of $3.32 trillion. Earlier this month, Nvidia hit the $3 trillion […]

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What will Apple’s AI do with your data?

Apple’s splashy announcement at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference that it’s adding artificial intelligence to its products and partnering with ChatGPT maker OpenAI has raised many questions about how Apple’s AI products will work. The confusion is understandable. Apple is simultaneously launching its own suite of AI models and integrating ChatGPT into its devices and […]

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On board a Russian warship during a visit to Cuba

During my 12 years living in Cuba, I waited in all kinds of lines: lines to buy groceries, lines to pay bills, lines just because people were waiting for something worth waiting for. But now I was waiting in line for something unexpected: to board a Russian warship docked in Havana harbor. When a Russian […]

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Murdered by fraud: My father took his own life after an international crime syndicate stole his savings. He’s not the only one.

Murdered by fraud: His father took his own life after an international crime syndicate stole his savings. And he wasn’t the only one Matt sits at his kitchen table and tries to put into words the events of the past few months. “When I found out it was suicide, I was 100 percent sure it […]

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Apple will stop offering instant purchase loans in the US.

Apple said it will end Apple Pay Later credit, which allows customers to buy products online and pay in four interest-free installments up to $1,000. Apple said Monday it has stopped offering credits through Apple Pay Later, the instant purchase program it launched last year. The move comes after Apple said it will allow installment […]

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French stocks face further damage from political risks, Goldman strategists say

Goldman Sachs strategists say French stocks are likely to be hit further by political risks in the coming weeks and months, but the impact will be concentrated in certain areas. Blue-chip stocks on Paris’ CAC 40 index posted their worst performance since March 2022 last week, falling more than 6% as the country reeled from […]

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Global stocks rise, Europe Calm

Global shares edged higher on Tuesday as a tense calm spread across Europe, with traders awaiting comments from a host of U.S. Federal Reserve officials, but the Australian dollar strengthened after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged and warned of inflation. The European stock index STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent, while the French benchmark […]

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CEO of Boeing acknowledges that culture is “far from perfect.”

On Tuesday, US legislators will hear from Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, who acknowledged that the company’s safety culture is a source of concern following a mid-air incident in January. Prior to the US Senate subcommittee hearing, he made prepared remarks in which he stated: “While our culture is far from ideal, we are acting and […]

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At the SAMMinistries shelter, a San Antonio security company tests Singaporean surveillance robots.

Next Monday, two Singaporean robots will start guarding the exterior of SAMMinistries’ downtown shelter. The group, which provides accommodation and services to homeless individuals, has a contract with Texas Veteran Security to guard the location since it established the shelter in a downtown San Antonio Holiday Inn in December 2023. The perimeter of the former […]