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U.S. stock markets end mixed, Dow Jones drops 466 points
U.S. stock markets end mixed, Dow Jones drops 466 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets pulled back after the Dow Jones and S&P 500 notched up new all-time highs a day earlier. On...

Revised global tax pact exempts American firms after G7 talks
Revised global tax pact exempts American firms after G7 talks

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A long-running global effort to curb corporate tax avoidance has taken a new turn, with the world's biggest economies...

Tata weighs leadership change as Air India faces regulator pressure
Tata weighs leadership change as Air India faces regulator pressure

NEW DELHI, India: Air India's board has begun looking for a new chief executive, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, signalling...

Samsung bets big on AI to regain smartphone crown from Apple
Samsung bets big on AI to regain smartphone crown from Apple

SEOUL, South Korea: Samsung Electronics is pushing ahead with an aggressive expansion of artificial intelligence across its consumer...

Surge in AI stocks boost U.S. stocks to all-time highs
Surge in AI stocks boost U.S. stocks to all-time highs

NEW YORK, New York - A surge in AI stocks took U.S. stock markets to new record highs on Monday with all the major indices notching...

Investors warn AI spending may force central banks to tighten again
Investors warn AI spending may force central banks to tighten again

LONDON/NEW YORK CITY: After a blistering rally powered by artificial intelligence, investors are increasingly worried that markets...

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Grok AI under fire for using digitally altered images of women, minors
Grok AI under fire for using digitally altered images of women, minors

PALO ALTO, California: Some governments have put Elon Musk's xAI under a microscope over allegations that it was filling its platform...

China box office powers “Zootopia 2” to record $1.46 billion haul
China box office powers “Zootopia 2” to record $1.46 billion haul

BURBANK, California: A blockbuster sequel has given Walt Disney Animation Studios a rare win at the global box office. The studio said...

Open ocean swimmer killed in shark attack in Northern California
Open ocean swimmer killed in shark attack in Northern California

PACIFIC GROVE, California: A 55-year-old woman whose body was found days after she had gone missing in a shark last week off the Northern...

O's claim former top prospect Marco Luciano off waivers from Pirates
O's claim former top prospect Marco Luciano off waivers from Pirates

(Photo credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images) The Baltimore Orioles claimed outfielder Marco Luciano, a former top minor league prospect,...

Eagles RT Lane Johnson (foot) returns to practice
Eagles RT Lane Johnson (foot) returns to practice

(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images) Philadelphia Eagles star right tackle Lane Johnson returned to practice on Wednesday....

49ers promote LB Eric Kendricks, place Tatum Bethune on IR ahead of playoffs
49ers promote LB Eric Kendricks, place Tatum Bethune on IR ahead of playoffs

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images) The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks from the practice squad...

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