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These Billionaire Backers Are Reportedly Behind Trump's Ballroom Projects
President Donald Trump collected $333 million in private donations to pay for his ballroom project, with the largest donations coming from tech companies and two billionaires, according to a new report.Key factsApple and Nvidia each gave $25 million, acco
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Hormuz Shipping Crisis Threatens Global Food Prices As Fertilizer Supplies Stall, UN Warns
The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is squeezing global agriculture, delaying fertilizer deliveries, and raising fuel costs, threatening smaller harvests and higher food prices in the months ahead.Fertilizer supplies under pressureEl N
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Syria To Rejoin IMF's Arab Group As It Seeks To Rebuild Its Economy, Attract Foreign Investment
Syria will return to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Arab group on November 1, shifting from the Russian Federation constituency it joined in 2012 as the country seeks international expertise to rebuild its economic institutions and attract invest
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Tech Selloff Extends On Hot Inflation Data, AI Spending Woes
A sharp and widespread tech stock selloff entered its second day on Thursday, with interest in semiconductor shares souring as a hotter-than-expected inflation report boosted Fed rate-hike fears and AI spending concerns continue to mount.Key factsTech sto
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Gold Rebounds From Steep Losses As Treasury Yields And U.S. Dollar Fall
The prices of gold and silver began to bounce back early Thursday after facing steep losses a day earlier, when silver shed as much as 6% of its value, as Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar both fell amid a tech stock selloff.Key factsGold futures surged
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Michael Dell Slides To World's Sixth-Richest On Thursday After Losing $16 Billion In First Hour Of Trading
Michael Dell's net worth was down nearly $16 billion in the first hour of trading on Thursday as Dell Technologies sank 9% on day two of the global tech selloff, bumping him to the No. 6 spot on Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires list less than a day after he
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Dangote, Egyptian Exchange Hold Talks On Depositary Receipts Tied To $1.6B Refinery IPO: Report
Dangote Industries executives have held talks with the Egyptian Exchange on a potential Egyptian depositary receipt program linked to the group's planned $1.6 billion refinery initial public offering (IPO), according to a media report.Continental pushThe
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Saudi Arabia FDI Inflows Rise 33.5% To $42.4B In 2025, Signaling International Confidence
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Saudi Arabia reached $42.4 billion (SAR 159.1 billion) in 2025, up 33.5% from 2024, with construction making up the largest share.Foreign investment acceleratesOutflows also rose sharply, with Saudi investors p
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Nvidia Commits $250M To UK AI Safety Research, Plans Startup Investments
Nvidia has committed $250 million in computing resources over five years to advance artificial intelligence (AI) safety research in the UK and announced planned investments in five British startups developing technologies spanning drug discovery, infrastr
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IMF Sees India Overtaking Japan As World's Fourth-Largest Economy In 2027
India is set to overtake Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy in 2027, with nominal gross domestic product (GDP) projected at $4.5 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) October 2026 World Economic Outlook database.Ranking s
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