Month: September 2024
Trump says he won’t run again in four years if he loses November election
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, his first since a man carrying a rifle was arrested Sunday near where Trump was playing golf at his club in Florida, in the Dort Financial Center on September 17, 2024 in Flint, Michigan. Scott Olson | Getty Images Former President Donald […]
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At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast
Teams conduct rescue operation after the number of people killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine reportedly risen to 28 in Tabas district of South Khorasan, Iran on September 22, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least […]
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Middle Eastern funds are plowing billions of dollars into hottest AI start-ups
Sovereign wealth funds out of the Middle East are emerging as key backers of Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence darlings. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar have been looking to diversify their economies, and are turning to tech investments as a hedge. In the past year, funding for AI companies by […]
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A new ETF uses AI to emulate Warren Buffett’s investment style
Human investors who have tried to replicate Warren Buffett have mostly failed miserably, but now artificial intelligence is taking a crack at it. Investment startup Intelligent Alpha is working on launching the Intelligent Omaha ETF , with the ticker AIWB, that relies on AI to emulate the Berkshire Hathaway CEO’s investment philosophy and create a […]
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Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
A man waves Sri Lanka’s national flag after climbing a tower near presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 11, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images) Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty Images Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday […]
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Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike hit the Tyre, in southern Lebanon on September 19, 2024. Anadolu | Getty Images Israel and Lebanon exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon’s south, while Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets in […]
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Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
A picture shows a view of the Al Jazeera television network offices in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 5, 2024. Zain Jaafar | Afp | Getty Images Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down […]
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Quad group expands maritime security cooperation at Biden’s farewell summit
Leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States expanded joint security steps in Asia’s trade-rich waters as outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden hosted counterparts from the Quad grouping established due to shared concerns about China. Biden, meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese near […]
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What Warren Buffett’s recent moves say – and don’t say – about today’s market
When the man who’s built the greatest fortune in history from investing alone – and whose preferred holding period is “forever” – becomes a resolute seller of two of the most widely held stocks in the world, the questions about what it means for the market and economy are inevitable. And so it is with […]
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