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Europe gas prices surge as Hormuz deal prospects remain uncertain
European natural gas prices jumped over 10% on Monday after talks between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz failed to assure traders of a quick…
11 Aug, 03:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy faces heat wave risks to cheese banks
Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is under threat as extreme heat endangers the country’s cheese banks, which hold Parmigiano Reggiano wheels as loan collateral.
11 Aug, 03:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Wall Street slips as hopes for Hormuz deal fade, oil prices surge
U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday as hopes for an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz faded, with the Dow down 0.3%, the S&P 500 down 0.1%, and th…
11 Aug, 01:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Intel plans $15 billion share sale to fund chip manufacturing expansion
Intel announced plans to raise $15 billion through a share sale to support its expansion in chip contract manufacturing.
11 Aug, 01:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
MacKenzie Scott releases new novel chapter by chapter on Substack
MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is releasing her new novel, Last Days in Two Nations, chapter by chapter on the open platform Substack.
10 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Elon Musk added $320 billion in wealth despite losing trillionaire status
Elon Musk's net worth increased by $320 billion between July 2025 and July 2026, even after losing his trillionaire status, according to a BestBrokers anal…
10 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Spider-Man: Brand New Day nears $1.7 billion worldwide in 10 days
Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its strong theatrical run, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend and reaching $1.67 billion wo…
10 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Shein ends Vietnam warehouse experiment, returns focus to China operations
Shein has decided to discontinue its warehouse operations in Vietnam after the experiment failed to meet expectations, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com.
10 Aug, 09:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
China's export surge drives trade surplus amid domestic slowdown
China posted a 24% year-on-year export growth in July and recorded a $113 billion trade surplus, continuing strong external sector performance despite a sl…
10 Aug, 05:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
ExxonMobil links $80 billion Kazakh oil venture to dispute resolution
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. has tied a potential $80 billion joint investment in Kazakhstan's Kashagan oil field to resolving a $150 billion dispute with the government, according to livemint.com.
10 Aug, 05:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Australian dollar nears 35-year high against yen as interventions fade
The Australian dollar is approaching a 35-year high against the Japanese yen as Tokyo’s currency intervention effects diminish and the Reserve Bank of Aust…
10 Aug, 03:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
US markets brace for key inflation, retail sales, and earnings data this week
US financial markets are preparing for a busy week with several important economic indicators and corporate earnings reports set to influence investor sentiment.
10 Aug, 01:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Nancy Cartwright predicts The Simpsons may end after season 40
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson since 1987, predicted that the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons could conclude after its 40th season.
09 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Original longbets.org prediction URL set to expire after 11 years
The original URL for a prediction on longbets.org, www.longbets.org/601, will no longer be available after 11 years, marking its expiration in 2022, according to the site’s records.
09 Aug, 01:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
New DNS record signals domains available for sale without downtime
A new DNS record standard, called _for-sale, was defined in RFC 10023 and registered with IANA in July 2026 to indicate that a domain is available for purc…
08 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
US embassy in London offers $500,000 grants for public education programs
The US embassy in London has announced grants totaling up to $500,000 for new public education initiatives aimed at fostering a national conversation on sh…
08 Aug, 09:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Trump administration invests $3 billion in critical minerals projects
President Donald Trump announced a $3 billion investment in critical minerals and battery projects to boost domestic production and enhance national security.
08 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
SK Hynix board approves $38 billion for South Korea chip plants
SK Hynix's board has approved a $38 billion investment plan to expand its semiconductor manufacturing capacity in South Korea.
08 Aug, 11:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Madagascar’s $170 million cable car system lies unused after coup
Madagascar spent $170 million on a cable car system in its capital, Antananarivo, designed to ease traffic congestion and shorten commutes, but the system…
08 Aug, 07:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer for AI data center farmland
Ida Huddleston, an 82-year-old Kentucky grandmother, and her family declined a $26 million offer from a major artificial intelligence company seeking to bu…
08 Aug, 05:28 am IST