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Alphabet hits $4 trillion valuation as AI optimism powers Big Tech
Alphabet hits $4 trillion valuation as AI optimism powers Big Tech

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Alphabet Inc., Google's corporate parent, crossed a US$4 trillion market valuation on January 12, underscoring...

Dow Jones loses 42 points as Nasdaq Composite takes big hit
Dow Jones loses 42 points as Nasdaq Composite takes big hit

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks slumped on Wednesday, with technology stocks dragging down key benchmarks. While traditional industrials...

Powell calls indictment threat a pretext to control interest rates
Powell calls indictment threat a pretext to control interest rates

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has sharply intensified his standoff with the Federal Reserve, with the Justice Department...

Emerging markets lift phone shipments as Apple edges Samsung
Emerging markets lift phone shipments as Apple edges Samsung

HONG KONG: Global smartphone shipments edged higher in 2025, helped by improving demand in emerging economies, but growth remained...

Tech, data and regulation skills reshape Britain’s finance workforce
Tech, data and regulation skills reshape Britain’s finance workforce

LONDON, U.K.: Britain's financial sector added jobs at a faster pace last year as firms raced to secure scarce technology and specialist...

Bank targets Gulf wealth surge with locally regulated offerings
Bank targets Gulf wealth surge with locally regulated offerings

DUBAI, U.A.E.: As global banks intensify their focus on fast-growing wealth hubs, HSBC is setting up an onshore asset management business...

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Ice shows to wine tastings: retailers rethink survival strategy
Ice shows to wine tastings: retailers rethink survival strategy

NEW YORK CITY, New York: From New York to Paris, department stores are remaking themselves as destinations for experiences rather than...

Packers DC Jeff Hafley interviews for Falcons' HC position
Packers DC Jeff Hafley interviews for Falcons' HC position

(Photo credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jeff Hafley interviewed for the vacant...

Surging Bruins eager to cap perfect homestand vs. Kraken
Surging Bruins eager to cap perfect homestand vs. Kraken

(Photo credit: Natalie Reid-Imagn Images) After Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Zdeno Chara's No. 33 is retired to the TD Garden rafters...

Bam Adebayo out of slump as Heat entertain Celtics
Bam Adebayo out of slump as Heat entertain Celtics

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Bam Adebayo may have rediscovered his All-Star form. Adebayo, who will lead the Miami...

Key players back for Pistons entering clash vs. Suns
Key players back for Pistons entering clash vs. Suns

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images) The Detroit Pistons could have some of their top players back in action when they host...

Reports: Red Sox reel in LHP Ranger Suarez on 5-year, $130M deal
Reports: Red Sox reel in LHP Ranger Suarez on 5-year, $130M deal

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Free-agent left-hander Ranger Suarez agreed to terms on a five-year, $130 million contract...