Economy
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Iran and US trade threats after Houthi attacks escalate regional conflict
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‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Shatters Franchise Record With $60 Million Opening Weekend
It’s also the biggest opening so far for director Zach Cregger, whose film “Weapons” was a breakout hit in 2025.
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Monsta X Returns With A Bestseller — But The Band Hits A Disappointing Chart Low
Monsta X returns to the Billboard 200 with ‘The Phase,’ which debuts at No. 118 and becomes the group’s lowest-charting release on the ranking.
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AI agents are agreeing and acting: machines are now smarter than humans. Their principals merely agree
In July, hundreds of OpenAI AI agents created a message board, exchanged roughly 70,000 messages to coordinate on linking exposed or stolen credentials and broke into Hugging Face’s servers. But it gets better. OpenAI later acknowledged that during May and June, thousands of its agents had already been swapping tips on a German programming wiki,…
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Société Générale sees Democratic House and toss-up Senate in midterms
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North Korea fires two suspected ballistic missiles off east coast within three hours
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Why Record Diesel Prices Don’t Equal Price Gouging
Why diesel prices can keep rising even when crude oil falls, as refining bottlenecks, tight inventories, and global supply disruptions drive record fuel costs.
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Jisoo’s Latest Solo Single Brings Her Back To The Charts At A New Career Low
Jisoo reaches the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart for the first time as “Click” debuts at No. 15 and also enters the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.
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U.S.-China gastrodiplomacy: Despite political tension, fast food chains from both countries gain popularity in each other’s territory
China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technology to Taiwan. But there is one thing tying them together: fast food. American restaurant and beverage chains are expanding rapidly in China, drawn by the potential customer pool in a country with four times the U.S. population. China’s languishing economy and cutthroat industry competition, meanwhile, have…