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This island is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report
Taiwan ranked as the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. Thant Zaw Wai | Moment | Getty Images Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, published Thursday. Of the 147 places around the world that were ranked this year, it took the 27th […]
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Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660 million over Dakota Access Pipeline protests
The Greenpeace logo on the green ecological awareness stand of the association in Lyon, France, on Oct. 23, 2024. Elsa Biyick | Afp | Getty Images A jury on Wednesday ordered environmental campaign group Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages to Texas-based oil company Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access […]
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ThyssenKrupp’s warship division says its market could triple as defense spending surges
Thyssenkrupp marine systems CEO Oliver Burkhard (4h R), German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (6th R) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s State Premier Manuela Schwesig (8th R) during their visit of a shipyard of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems that will build military submarines on Jan. 17, 2025 in Wismar, Germany. Morris Macmatzen | Getty Images News | Getty Images […]
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Foreign visitors have been driving Japan’s economy. A stronger yen could reverse that trend
Tourists take photos of early blooming Sakura trees in front of a convenience store in Tokyo. Early blooming Sakura trees in Tokyo, particularly varieties like Kawazu-zakura, typically start flowering in late February to early March, ahead of the more common Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms that peak in late March to early April. The phenomenon is […]
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Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row
For the eighth year in a row, Finland has taken the No. 1 spot on the World Happiness Report’s list of the happiest countries. Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden also made the top 10. The Nordic countries dominating this list shouldn’t come as a surprise, says Ilana Ron Levey, managing director at Gallup. There is […]
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China’s central bank follows U.S. Fed in keeping rates steady as tariff threats pressure yuan
BEIJING, CHINA – JANUARY 06: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building is seen on January 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images China kept its key lending rates unchanged on Thursday, as Beijing juggles propping up growth and stabilizing its currency amid mounting trade frictions. The People’s Bank of China […]
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on why DeepSeek’s new model will need ‘100 times more computing’
CEO Jensen Huang discussed the impact of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence model in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer at Nvidia‘s annual GTC conference. Huang asserted that the groundbreaking model will actually require more computation than many in the industry thought. According to Huang, DeepSeek’s R1 model is “fantastic” because it is […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Fed keeps interest rate steady
A pedestrian jogs along the Bund across from buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher, tracking Wall Street gains following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady. The U.S. central bank also noted that a severe […]
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New Zealand exits recession as fourth-quarter growth beats forecasts
A straddle carrier operates at the Ports of Auckland terminal as the Sky Tower, center left, stands in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images New Zealand’s economy grew faster than forecast in the fourth quarter, dragging the economy out of recession, but the improvement is not expected […]
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White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak
Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner looks on during a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad […]
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