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Alphabet Stock Plunges 13% In Worst Day Since IPO, Erasing Nearly $500 Billion As AI Spending Sinks Cash Flow

Alphabet shares plunged after its third-quarter report showed slower search growth, earnings below expectations and negative free cash flow amid surging investment in AI infrastructure.

Alkane Resources Shares Gain 7.6% As Gold Producer Rides Bullion Rebound After Maiden Dividend, Strong Quarter
Alkane Resources shares rose 7.6% as gold prices steadied, with investors weighing the miner's strong September-quarter production, first dividend and reaffirmed FY27 guidance.
Tasmea Shares Climb 8% As Acquisition-Driven Services Group Bounces Back From Recent Pullback On ASX
Tasmea shares rose 8.07% to A$9.37 as investors returned after a sharp pullback, while the industrial services group highlighted strong results, acquisitions and risks to its growth strategy.
Minerals 260 Shares Rise 8.5% As Gold Developer Reports About A$600 Million Cash And Bullabulling Progress
Minerals 260 shares rose 8.45% after the gold developer said it remained on track for a final investment decision on its Bullabulling project early next year.
PYC Therapeutics Shares Surge 9.4% As RNA Drug Developer Rebounds After Pullback Following Kidney Disease Data
PYC Therapeutics shares rose 9.4% after a recent decline, with investors assessing early PYC-003 data and awaiting further results from the biotech's kidney disease trial.

DoorDash Strikes $17 Billion Deal To Buy Instacart, Uniting Delivery Rivals In Its Biggest Bet On Groceries

DoorDash will acquire Instacart for about $17 billion, combining two major US delivery platforms in a deal expected to face extensive regulatory and antitrust scrutiny.

Is RingCentral Down Right Now? What We Know About Today's

RingCentral Stock Soars 18% As AI Products Hit $400 Million Run Rate And Profit Beat Lifts Full-Year Outlook

RingCentral shares jumped more than 18% after the company beat third-quarter earnings estimates, raised its outlook and reported that AI products now generate over $400 million in annual recurring revenue.

Economy in Focus

Natural Gas Prices Slide To Two-Month Low As Mild Weather Forecasts Cut Heating Demand Despite Tighter Storage
US natural gas prices fell to a two-month low as forecasts for mild weather reduced expected heating demand, outweighing tighter storage data and strong LNG exports.
Bitcoin Edges Back Above $81,000 After AI Stock Rout And $635 Million ETF Outflow Rattle Crypto Investors
Gold Slips Toward $4,000 As Oil-Fueled Inflation Fears Lift Fed Hike Bets And Traders Sell To Cover Losses

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(VIDEO) SpaceX Pre-Dawn Launch Lights Up Sky With Glowing 'Space Jellyfish' As Cargo Dragon Heads To Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to resupply the International Space Station created a glowing, jellyfish-shaped plume visible across Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.
BMW M2 XDrive Review: First All-Wheel-Drive M2 Hits 60 MPH In 3.6 Seconds, But Purists May Miss Something
BMW's 2027 M2 xDrive brings all-wheel drive to the compact sports coupe for the first time, improving acceleration and wet-weather confidence while adding weight and reducing rear-drive playfulness.

Hinge Damage Suspected Behind IPhone Duo Screen Cracks As IFixit Teardown Points To Stress Hotspot In Foldable

A small number of Apple iPhone Duo foldables have developed cracked inner screens soon after launch. Independent teardowns suggest hinge-related stress or damage may be responsible.

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Meghan Markle's Father Thomas Markle Under Investigation After Son Reports Alleged Child Abuse Material

Thomas Markle Sr. is under investigation in the Philippines after his son reported allegedly illicit material at a Cebu residence. Authorities have filed no charges and forensic examinations are pending.