42m agoWed 1 Oct 2025 at 2:22am Market snapshot at midday ASX 200: -0.4% to 8,812 points Australian dollar: -0.2% to 66.0 US cents Nikkei: -1.1% to 44,430 points S&P 500: +0.4% to 6,688 points Nasdaq: +0.3% to 22,660 points FTSE: +0.5% to 9,350 points EuroStoxx: +0.5% to 558 points Spot gold: +0.2% to $US3,866/ounce…
Getty Images After an eventful 4-4 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the opening Champions League game, Juventus are back in European action and will face Villarreal on Wednesday for the second matchday of the most anticipated club competition in the world. Igor Tudor’s side had a strong start of the season and are only one…
The US government is headed towards a formal shutdown, with last ditch efforts to pass a bill crafted by Republicans as a short-term measure to fund the government through November 21 failed. The Senate vote was 55 to 45 on Tuesday evening, while the Republicans need at least 60 votes to ensure the passage of…
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, collapsing buildings and killing at least 26 people on the island of Cebu, authorities said early Wednesday, with fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors. The shallow quake struck at 9:59 pm Tuesday off the island’s northern end near Bogo, a city of 90,000…
The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a White House Official confirmed to CBS News. The official did not provide a reason for the withdrawal on Tuesday, but said Antoni was a “brilliant economist” and that President Trump would announce a new nominee in the…
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer explains how the jobs report and Labor Department would be affected if the government shuts down on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ The White House confirmed to FOX Business that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CNN first reported the…
Shares of latin American e-commerce and fintech company MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) fell 7% in the afternoon session after investors locked in some profits amid broader macroeconomic concerns following a significant run since the start of the year. Given the absence of any company-specific update, this move was likely amplified by a general “risk-off” sentiment in the…
Though many, including this writer, would argue that we are living in a post-trend world, where nearly any style inclination can be satisfied, fresh ideas, colors, and shapes still manage to trickle off the runways and into our shopping carts each season. One such proposal is the slim-fit pant, which has been gaining traction in…
Chinese courts are systematically weaponizing vague national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today in a new report exposing the judiciary’s central role in sustaining the Beijing authorities’ crackdown on fundamental freedoms. The research briefing, How could this verdict be ‘legal’?, published on China’s National Day, analyses more…
The heavy dividend payer has already done well for investors so far in 2025. Investors are bulled up on hypergrowth technology stocks right now, especially anything related to artificial intelligence (AI). I would guess that many readers have large exposure to these AI stocks that have been massive winners in the last few years. There…