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Why everyone is selling Dubai chocolate bars
As a new chocolate trend takes over the globe, U.S. companies like Shake Shack and Crumbl have worked quickly to capitalize on its continuing popularity with limited edition spinoffs, while other chocolate manufacturers have created dozens of dupes sold at Target, Costco, Amazon and now Trader Joe’s. The idea for “Dubai chocolate” was first […]
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Saylor’s bitcoin buying strategy is ‘exploding’ globally, but Wall Street is skeptical
LAS VEGAS — The bitcoin treasury play that lifted Strategy’s market cap past $80 billion is now being mimicked by meme stock companies, media firms, and multinational conglomerates. But Wall Street isn’t buying all the hype. This week, Trump Media announced plans to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, and GameStop revealed a $500 million […]
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OPEC+ discusses July oil output hike, focusing on 411,000 barrels per day, sources say
An oil drum with featuring the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images OPEC+ oil-producing countries met on Saturday to discuss July output with four sources telling Reuters while the meeting was […]
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European soccer heavyweights clash in Champions League final
Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele. Dylan Martinez | Reuters Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain will meet at the UEFA Champions League final in Munich on Saturday to compete for club soccer’s most prestigious trophy. For the Parisian team, a victory would cement the squad in the pantheon of soccer royalty. Paris Saint-Germain, colloquially known as […]
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As Denmark raises its retirement age to 70, experts weigh in on whether the U.S. may follow its lead
Aleksandarnakic | E+ | Getty Images Denmark has moved to increase its retirement age to 70 — making it the highest retirement age in Europe. Yet it may be difficult for the U.S. to follow its lead. The new change in Denmark will apply to public pension retirements starting in 2040. Since 2006, the country […]
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China urges halt to auto industry’s bruising price wars
People work on the production line of auto parts at a carmaker in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province Saturday, March 1, 2025. Yu Fangping | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images China called on Saturday for its automotive industry to halt brutal price wars, as a threat to the sector’s health and […]
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Pentagon chief says ready to ‘fight and win’ against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) gestures beside Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin (R) and other defence officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a multilateral meeting ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Pentagon chief […]
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China’s manufacturing activity contracts amid trade tensions
A worker works in a workshop of a textile products manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, on May 10, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a second month in May, an official survey showed on Saturday, raising expectations for more stimulus to […]
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Trump hails Nippon Steel as ‘great partner’ as deal awaits approval
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lauded an “agreement” between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel at a political rally but stopped short of approving the companies’ diplomatically sensitive merger. On a stage near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decorated with signs celebrating “American steel,” Trump declared the American steel company would remain American, while extolling its prospective new […]
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Anthropic hits $3 billion in annualized revenue on business demand for AI
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic is making about $3 billion in annualized revenue, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in an early validation of generative AI use in the business world. The milestone, which projects the company’s current sales over the course of a year, is a significant jump […]
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