TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: DISCUSSED WITH SAUDI PIF GOVERNOR YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN WAYS TO BOOST MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO AMERICA
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US TRANSPORT SECRETARY DUFFY: 4% FLIGHT REDUCTION CAME FROM SAFETY OFFICE; CANCELLATIONS DATA-DRIVEN, NORMAL TRAVEL TO RESUME ONCE CONDITIONS CHANGE
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US stocks climbed as investors bet the government shutdown will end within days, unlocking key economic data and boosting confidence in Fed rate-cut odds, while dip-buyers kept pushing the year-end rally narrative despite tech volatility.
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US STOCKS CLIMBED AS INVESTORS BET THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WILL END WITHIN DAYS, UNLOCKING KEY ECONOMIC DATA AND BOOSTING CONFIDENCE IN FED RATE-CUT ODDS, WHILE DIP-BUYERS KEPT PUSHING THE YEAR-END RALLY NARRATIVE DESPITE TECH VOLATILITY.
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HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TO MEET WEDNESDAY NOON IN WASHINGTON — PUNCHBOWL REPORTER ON X
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AMD CEO: SEES OPERATING MARGIN ABOVE 35%, EPS ABOVE $20 IN 3–5 YEARS; GROSS MARGIN 55–58%; SHARES JUMP 4.5% AFTER-HOURS — CFO JEAN HU SPEAKING IN NEW YORK
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AMD CEO: I HAVE HAD VERY DISCIPLINED ENGAGEMENT WITH OPENAI. THE OPENAI DEAL INCLUDES SPECIFIC PLANS ON BUILD OUT.
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ChatGPT said:

AMD CEO: HAS CLEAR FORECASTS FROM CLOUD CUSTOMERS; ON OPENAI — “I WOULDN’T BET AGAINST THEM.”
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AMD CEO: HAS CLEAR FORECASTS FROM CLOUD CUSTOMERS; ON OPENAI — “I WOULDN’T BET AGAINST THEM.”
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CROWDSTRIKE CEO KURTZ IN TALKS TO BUY TOTO WOLFF’S MERCEDES F1 STAKE — FT
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Aluminum climbed to a one-year high in Shanghai as record trading volumes and supply curbs fueled a rush into the metal, with investors betting on booming demand from renewables, AI-driven power infrastructure, and US tariff-tightened inventories, extending a global upswing across base metals.
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ALUMINUM CLIMBED TO A ONE-YEAR HIGH IN SHANGHAI AS RECORD TRADING VOLUMES AND SUPPLY CURBS FUELED A RUSH INTO THE METAL, WITH INVESTORS BETTING ON BOOMING DEMAND FROM RENEWABLES, AI-DRIVEN POWER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND US TARIFF-TIGHTENED INVENTORIES, EXTENDING A GLOBAL UPSWING ACROSS BASE METALS.
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JAPAN TO SUPPORT COMPANIES PURSUING RARE EARTH INTERESTS — NHK
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GOLD TRIMMED GAINS AS TRADERS BALANCED HOPES OF A SHUTDOWN DEAL WITH SOFTER US JOBS DATA, WITH BULLION STILL RIDING MOMENTUM TOWARD ITS STRONGEST YEAR SINCE 1979 DESPITE ETF OUTFLOWS AND PROFIT-TAKING.
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US SUPREME COURT EXTENDS PAUSE ON ORDER REQUIRING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY FUND FOOD AID FOR 42 MILLION AMERICANS DURING SHUTDOWN
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US HOUSE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON FOR VOTE TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
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SONY LAUNCHES CHEAPER JAPAN-ONLY PLAYSTATION 5 CONSOLE — FT
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AUSTRALIA’S S&P/ASX 200 INDEX UP 0.1% AT 8,828.30 IN EARLY TRADE
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INDONESIA’S PUSH TO LIFT ITS BIODIESEL BLEND TO B50 NEXT YEAR IS SET TO CHOKE PALM OIL EXPORTS AND TIGHTEN GLOBAL SUPPLY, WITH TRADERS BRACING FOR PRICES TO POTENTIALLY SPIKE TOWARD 5,000 RINGGIT A TON AMID STAGNANT PRODUCTION, WEATHER RISKS, AND SHIFTING VEGETABLE-OIL DEMAND — A SETUP THAT COULD FAN FOOD INFLATION WORLDWIDE.
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AMD SEES ITS AI-FUELED MOMENTUM ACCELERATING, FORECASTING >35% ANNUAL REVENUE GROWTH AND ~80% DATA-CENTER AI GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 3–5 YEARS, WITH CEO LISA SU CALLING THE AI BUILD-OUT “NOT LEVELING OFF” AS AMD TARGETS >$20 EPS AND JOINS NVIDIA IN CHASING A $1T AI CHIP MARKET BY 2030.
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LG ENERGY AND SOUTH8 SIGN PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AEROSPACE BATTERIES
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