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From Cameras to Kicks, World Now Sees Made in China as Cool

JGBs Benefiting From ‘Relative-Haven’ Trade

Futures Waver; Buffett Market Thrives, AI Dives

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq tumbled below 50-day lines as Meta led an AI rout.

• Tech Futures Fall After AI Stocks Dive; Buffett Market Is Thriving · investors.com · about 22 hours ago

Rupee weakens on risk-off sentiment from oil prices, global AI jitters

• Rupee little changed this week as oil-fueled declines wipe out early gains · reuters.com · about 19 hours ago

Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People

Canadian dollar strengthens as oil prices, BoC rate hike bets support loonie

Taiwan Shuts $5 Trillion Stock Market as Typhoon Champi Nears

Asian Stocks to Slide on Tech Rout, Bonds Rally: Markets Wrap

• Asian shares wobble as tech rout boosts bonds, dents rate hike bets · reuters.com · about 20 hours ago

Surging oil prices drag Indian shares to weekly losses

China Is Said to Tighten Scrutiny of Listed Company Spinoffs

China Stocks Sink Deeper Into Bear Market Despite State Buying

AI Tech Fears Push Global Credit Spreads to 17-Month High

CNBC Daily Open: AI spending fears haunt markets before Halloween

Halloween is still about a week away, but markets are already getting some of the heebiee-jeebees.

Wealthy Chinese move offshore money to U.S. banks as Beijing’s tax net widens

Bankers and lawyers say Chinese clients' demand for U.S. bank accounts has gathered pace as Beijing tightens the screws on Chinese offshore wealth.

Oil little changed as supply concern lingers amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

• Oil Futures Rise as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist · wsj.com · 1 day ago

Brent crude hits more than five-month high on Houthi-Saudi attacks, UAE oil spill

China’s Most Controversial Region Has Become a Showcase for Its Commercial Ambitions

Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use

The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.

• Trump asks Musk to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions, WSJ reports · reuters.com · 1 day ago

Japanese Bond Yields Fall as AI Jitters Spur Haven Demand

Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose 'sequentially' like a doctor

China AI Model Stocks’ $150 Billion Drop Shows No Sign of Easing

U.S. Treasury yields crater, 10-yr closes at one-month low on safe-haven demand

What Higher Interest Rates Mean for Dividend Stocks Like AbbVie and Pfizer

They definitely matter... up to a point.

Watch China Tech Repricing Deepens as Geopolitical Risks Mount

Politicians Are Turning Against AI, but Your Pension Is Riding on It

Etsy bans AI-generated recipes and patterns from its online marketplace

Etsy also laid out clearer rules around AI usage on its platform, including barring sellers from creating bot-generated listings without any human involvement.

Japan core inflation in September surges to its highest this year at 2.1%

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, was in line with than the 2.1% forecast by economists polled by Reuters.

Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights cancelled

• Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled · reuters.com · about 22 hours ago

Appeals court lifts block on Mississippi's DEI ban, ejects judge over AI errors

Summer Heat’s Toll on Europe: 50,000 Deaths and a €17 Billion GDP Hit

China Carmakers Go Back to Design Basics With Buttons and Knobs

The Voters Who Could Decide Israel’s Election and Rewrite Its Future

New Zealand Likely Facing Pre-Election Rate Hike, Economists Say

CoreWeave set off a wave of anxiety — but Wall Street’s dire prognosis is premature

Stop listening to market pundits and start looking at market performance.

Rogue AI bots reportedly discovered in customer accounts at major banks

Forbes Media chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes discusses reports of rogue AI bots being discovered in customer accounts at major banks on 'The Evening Edit.'

Newmont beats quarterly profit estimates on higher gold prices, Cadia recovery

• Newmont beats quarterly profit estimates on higher gold prices · reuters.com · 1 day ago

What we know about war plans that Trump and Netanyahu are drawing up

Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.

The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash

The artificial-intelligence trade is on the ropes. CNN’s “Fear & Greed” index is screaming fear, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note just clinched its biggest daily drop since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Five ways to keep safe online in the wake of AI-supercharged hacking

Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis. Here’s what’s going on.

• Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis. Here’s what’s going on. · marketwatch.com · about 23 hours ago

Trump's attacks on the press have become a war

The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering physically moving the White House press corps out of the White House.

US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries

Opinion | Sensible Talk Is the Best Solution to AI Dangers

Gene editing scientists slowed down for safety. Could AI leaders follow their guide?

Some of the leaders of the AI race are calling for a slowdown, for safety's sake. Viewed in economics terms, it's a collective action problem: no one wants to slow down unless everyone does.

Treasury yields see extreme plunge. Why investors are ducking for cover.

‘It’s a take-back trade,’ says PGIM’s Tipp. ‘Not an all-out fear of recession type of situation.’

Trump administration offers mixed messages on limits to Ukraine’s Starshield access

Putin says talks must focus on security for Russia, Ukraine and Europe overall

Americans are having fewer babies — and pampering them with luxury diapers

“Fewer babies in each household means parents spend more per baby,” Procter & Gamble’s CFO says.

3 big reasons Micron and other chip stocks fell hard on Thursday

Investors are spooked by Tesla’s lower spending target, Lam Research’s weaker-than-expected forecast and a fresh reminder that the AI boom relies on outside funding.

• Tech Stocks Fall on AI Concerns · wsj.com · 1 day ago

US Democratic senator probes Ukraine's loss of Starshield service

Unemployment Lines Are Shorter Than Any Time Since The 1960s

Trump says Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink access, declines to say if they spoke

Jane Street and Rivals Are Now Fighting for AI Power as Well as Pace

Meta’s Hunt for AI Capital Strikes a Raw Nerve on Wall Street

Why a game gaining popularity in the U.S. is giving Chinese factories a needed boost

Chinese manufacturers have not had it easy these past few years, with U.S. tariffs as well as the wars in Ukraine and Iran pushing up their costs and shrinking profits.  But there is one sector that is thriving despite all of this, the manufacturers of this Chinese tile-game, called mahjong. It’s been trending in the U.S. and that has given a boost to one mahjong manufacturing hub.We go to eastern China to understand the global implications of this trend.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies and unleash a fresh wave of turmoil across financial markets.

France on fire / Protests engulf Europe / Is Ukraine running out of time? : Sources & Methods

France on fire / Protests engulf Europe / Is Ukraine running out of time? : Sources & Methods

US banks are blocking third-party AI agents access to customer accounts, sources say

• AI agents raise concerns for banks · cnbc.com · 1 day ago

US blocks two devices with Chinese-made surveillance chips

Is getting a wedding band from Quince a bad idea? It’s a third of the price of a local jeweler.

“I am slightly anxious about purchasing something so big” from an online retailer known for cut-price duplicates of popular clothes and accessories.

• Is getting a wedding band from Quince a bad idea? ‘It’s a third of the price’ of a local jeweler. · marketwatch.com · 1 day ago