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Oil Prices Plunge Below $95 as US-Iran Ceasefire Sparks Relief

Oil Prices Swing As Brent Tops $105 Amid Riyadh Airport Attacks, Hurricane Isaias And Russia Energy Ceasefire

Oil prices moved higher after early losses as traders weighed a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire against Middle East attacks, shipping risks and Hurricane Isaias threatening Gulf output.

Oil Prices Jump As Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Offer, With Brent Near $107 And WTI Near $95 A Barrel

Walmart Shares Rise To $111.84 As CEO Furner Says The Company Will "Price The Product, Not The Person"
Walmart shares rose 0.44% as CEO John Furner outlined growth and AI plans, pledged not to personalise prices using customer data and flagged the next results date.
Is GameStop Still Buying EBay? Ryan Cohen Sits On A Near-10% Stake As His $56 Billion Takeover Bid Stalls
GameStop has not withdrawn its unsolicited eBay bid, but reports suggest CEO Ryan Cohen may pursue a partnership instead as financing challenges and eBay's strong results complicate the takeover.
Gates Warns That AI Cyberattacks Will Bring "a Lot Of Negative Surprises" In The Next Year
Bill Gates says criminals using advanced AI without safeguards pose a more immediate risk than loss of human control, warning that governments are not prepared for cyberattacks and disruption.
Micron And SK Hynix Fall As China's CXMT Says A Denser Memory Design Will Reach Servers This Year
Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung shares fell after China's CXMT said it had advanced a denser 4F² DRAM design and planned a server-memory product by late 2026.

Geely Hits 100 Dealerships In Australia In 18 Months As EX5 And EX2 Drive Chinese EV Brand's Rapid Rise

Geely has opened its 100th Australian dealership in Mandurah as rapid network expansion and strong EX5 and EX2 sales lift the Chinese automaker to third in the electric vehicle market.

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Still Haven't Seen King Charles Six Weeks After Shock Move Back To Britain

Prince Harry and Meghan have reportedly not met King Charles in person six weeks after returning to Britain, amid family tensions, busy royal schedules and plans for the months ahead.

Economy in Focus

Intel Stock Rebounds As CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Chipmaker Stays In Elon Musk's Terafab Despite TSMC Talks
Intel shares rose after CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company remains involved in Elon Musk's planned Terafab chip complex, easing concerns about TSMC's potential role.
EQ Resources Shares Tumble 11% Despite Record Tungsten Revenue As Investors Lock In Gains After Huge Rally
Inter & Co Shares Surge 26 Percent To $6.89, Gapping Higher On Heavy Volume Without A New Company Statement

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West African Resources Shares Rise 5 Percent To A$3.69 As Gold Miners Catch A Bid With No New Filing
West African Resources shares climbed 5.4% to A$3.69 on Friday without a company announcement, while the gold miner remained below its 52-week high and analyst target.
Luka Doncic And Austin Reaves Click Again As Lakers Edge Kings 114-110 In Preseason, JJ Redick Explains Why
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves combined for an early glimpse of their potential as the Lakers beat Sacramento 114-110 in their first preseason game together.

OpenAI Releases 722 AI-Written Math Papers Claiming Hundreds Of Breakthroughs, But Experts Urge Caution

OpenAI has published 722 manuscripts from an unreleased AI model, claiming advances on hundreds of mathematical problems that experts say require extensive independent verification.

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Kate Middleton Vs Meghan Markle: Who Is More Popular In Britain In 2026?

YouGov and Ipsos polling shows Catherine, Princess of Wales, substantially more popular than Meghan in Britain in 2026, while no equivalent worldwide comparison has been released.