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ECB December Possibility Rests on Energy Prices, Officials Signal
European Central Bank officials have signalled a December increase to 2.75 percent is highly likely unless energy prices fall sharply, after holding at 2.50 percent.
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Nvidia Pledges $250 Million in Compute for UK Agentic AI Safety Research
Nvidia will provide 50 million dollars a year in compute access for five years to strengthen UK agentic AI safety research, with Oxford, UCL and Imperial as partners.
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Anthropic Courts Investors in San Francisco as Blockbuster IPO Takes Shape
Anthropic will meet institutional investors in San Francisco on October 14 as IPO preparations advance, with a possible November market debut ahead.
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Goldman Sachs Turns Bullish, Upgrading Global Stocks to ‘Overweight’ on Earnings Optimism
Goldman Sachs upgraded its three-month view on global equities to overweight, citing supportive earnings growth and more attractive valuations.
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SpaceX Buys 800 MHz Spectrum in Reported $8 Billion Deal to Build Starlink Into a Mobile Carrier
SpaceX agreed to buy up to 14 MHz of 800 MHz spectrum from Grain Management in a reported $8 billion deal to turn Starlink Mobile into a US carrier.
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Parcoursup to Go by 2028 as France Answers Student Protests With School Funding
France's government has offered its first package of school concessions after more than four weeks of student demonstrations, but student unions say the measures are only a start and protests will continue.
Politics
Trump Escalates Fed Pressure Campaign as Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year High
President Trump accused the Federal Reserve board of wanting "the country to do badly" as 30-year mortgage rates touched their highest point in nearly three years.
Business
After the Hold, December: The Data That Will Decide the Fed Next Move
The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.75 to 4.00 percent on October 28 in a 10-2 vote, and markets now price a December hike as the most likely outcome, with October inflation the next big test.
Technology
DeepMind Researchers Quit Over Military AI Contracts as Ethics Row Turns Into Exits
Several Google DeepMind researchers have resigned over the company's military AI contracts, with one saying the push into military operations made her ashamed to work at Google.
Sports
The Business of a Record Parade: What 750,000 Fans Mean for Milwaukee
More than 750,000 fans at the Brewers parade turned a championship celebration into a major economic event for downtown Milwaukee, dwarfing the 400,000 organisers expected.
Entertainment
Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Biggest Layoff Since 2022 as Co-CEOs Sharpen Focus Before Earnings
Netflix is cutting about 1,000 jobs — six per cent of its workforce — as co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters sharpen focus before quarterly earnings.
Health
Trump Administration Finalizes Health Price Transparency Rules, Pressures Hospitals to Post Real Prices
New federal rules finalized October 5 require hospitals and insurers to publish actual dollar prices — and ban the "ghost rates" regulators say obscured real costs.
Science
NASA Opens Bidding for Private Space Stations to Replace the ISS by 2030
NASA released a 360-page request for proposals on October 9 inviting U.S. companies to design, build and operate commercial space stations to succeed the ISS.
