Month: November 2025

Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety
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Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., November 25, 2025. Anna Rose Layden | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety. Trump, in a Truth […]

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December will begin with investors owning little stock. Is a year-end rally at play?
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December will begin with investors owning little stock. Is a year-end rally at play?

Wall Street thinks you don’t own enough stock. Not “you,” specifically, but investors as a collective are viewed as too lightly exposed to equities given the S & P 500 is three years into a bull market and is back to within 1% of its all-time peak from a month ago. Deutsche Bank’s comprehensive investor […]

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U.S. investor Wood lambastes Swatch, proposes overhaul to company’s board, FT reports
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U.S. investor Wood lambastes Swatch, proposes overhaul to company’s board, FT reports

Swatch external store sign Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. investor Steven Wood accused Swatch Group of “worst-in-class governance”, proposing changes to the Swiss watchmaker’s board and governance reforms, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Wood, the founder of GreenWood Investors, which says it holds about 0.5% of Swatch‘s share capital, has […]

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Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city’s foreign domestic helpers
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Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city’s foreign domestic helpers

Firefighters spray water on flames as a major fire burns through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Indonesian domestic helper Fita spoke of the confusion inside the Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex as it was engulfed in flames on Wednesday in the city’s deadliest […]

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Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting
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Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee (C) and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn victims of the Wang Fuk Court residential estate fire, at the Central government offices in Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | Getty Images Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known […]

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Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here’s why the ‘Devil’s metal’ has further to run
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Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here’s why the ‘Devil’s metal’ has further to run

Silver, often nicknamed the ‘Devil’s metal’ because of its volatility, has reached record highs this year and still has further to run despite a supply crunch, according to experts. The metal’s growth value has been running alongside gold’s, which has seen its own rally with the price surging past $4,000 an ounce this year. Silver […]

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AI is taking jobs — here’s Coursera CEO’s No. 1 tip for grads to stay competitive
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AI is taking jobs — here’s Coursera CEO’s No. 1 tip for grads to stay competitive

Greg Hart, President and CEO of Coursera Coursera With entry-level jobs declining as employers continue to deploy AI, Coursera’s CEO has shared his top tips for graduates to stay competitive in the job market and stand out in interviews. Greg Hart, former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos at Amazon, became president and CEO of online […]

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Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares
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Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares

A Latam Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Nov. 28, 2025. Sergio Yate | Afp | Getty Images Parts of the world’s air travel network were disrupted Friday after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for 6,000 A320-series aircraft, a move that affected more than half of the […]

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Stocks end November with mixed results despite a strong Thanksgiving week rally
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Stocks end November with mixed results despite a strong Thanksgiving week rally

A Thanksgiving week rally couldn’t put all three major indexes in the green for November. The S & P 500 gained nearly 4% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added more than 3% — a strong enough showing for each to eke out gains for the month. It extends their streak of […]

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Palantir has worst month in two years as AI stocks selloff
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Palantir has worst month in two years as AI stocks selloff

CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters It’s been a tough November for Palantir. Shares of the software analytics provider dropped 16% for their worst month since August 2023 as investors dumped AI stocks […]

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