6 h. ago Federal public servants earning more than $150Gs grew 96% over five years

27,261 federal public workers received more than $150,000 in salary, benefits, OT and bonuses in the 2024-25 fiscal year

Economics

10 h. ago NFL WEEK 14 PICKS: Justin Herbert’s broken wing will allow Eagles to soar to victory

Even if Chargers QB Justin Herbert does play, he’ll be limited and under pressure against the Eagles defence.

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10 h. ago French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng

CHENGDU, China (AP) — French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend — a giant panda born in France — at the tail end Friday of a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron. At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at […]

Politics

13 h. ago Crypto Exchange HashKey Is Said to Take Investor Orders for Hong Kong IPO Next Week

Cryptocurrency-exchange operator HashKey Holdings Ltd. is set to start taking investor orders as soon as next week for its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

Technology

22 h. ago Canada’s Abigail Strate flies to Silver Medal at Ski Jumping World Cup in Poland

Canada’s Abigail Strate soared to the best jump of the final round at Thursday’s World Cup large hill ski jumping event in Wisla, Poland

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22 h. ago AI Chipmaker Moore Threads Begins Trading After China’s Second

Moore Threads Technology Co., a leading Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker, will begin trading in Shanghai’s stock exchange on Friday in the year’s second-largest onshore IPO.

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22 h. ago China Chipmaker Moore Threads Soars 469% After $1.1 Billion IPO

Moore Threads Technology Co., a leading Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker, surged in its Shanghai trading debut after raising 8 billion yuan ($1.13 billion) in the year’s second-largest onshore IPO.

Economics

27 h. ago Mercuria Withdraws Huge Volume of Copper From LME as Prices Soar

Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. has ordered about $500 million of copper for withdrawal from warehouses overseen by the London Metal Exchange, as the trading house positions itself for a global supply crunch fueled by possible US tariffs.

Economics

27 h. ago US Plans More Stakes in Minerals Companies, Trump Official Says

The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw materials used in everything from semiconductors to MRI machines.

Economics

41 h. ago Colombia’s Political Elite Is Embracing China Ahead of Elections

More and more lawmakers from the South American nation are visiting Beijing instead of Washington as Trump and Petro trade barbs.

Politics

45 h. ago Trump’s nominee to head NASA aims to beat China in new race to the moon

During his first confirmation hearing in April, Jared Isaacman said he wanted to prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, but that prospect now seems to be fading

Science

45 h. ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits Republicans as debate over intensifying AI race rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met separately with President Donald Trump and Republican senators Wednesday as tech executives work to secure favorable federal policies for the artificial intelligence industry, including the limited sale of Nvidia’s highly valued computer chips to U.S. rivals like China. Huang’s closed-door meeting with Republicans on the Senate Banking […]

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54 h. ago Altius Inspiro Wins International Innovation Award for Inspiro iX Solution Suite

Caption: (center) Phoebe Magsino-Erni, Senior Vice President, Center of Excellence (COE), accepts the award in Shanghai, China, on behalf of Altius Inspiro. Phoebe spearheads the company’s Lean Six Sigma, Learning, and Quality programs. MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altius Inspiro, a global leader in digital customer experience (CX) and business process outsourcing (BPO), […]

Society

61 h. ago Shares in China’s Only Uranium Miner Triple on Shenzhen Debut

China’s only uranium miner raised around 4 billion yuan ($570 million) as it debuted on the Shenzhen exchange on Wednesday, with its shares more than tripling in value.

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62 h. ago China Copper Smelters, Chile Miner in Deadlock Over Fee Talks

Chinese copper smelters, faced with the prospect of negative fees for turning ore into metal, are in stalemate with a major Chilean miner in talks to set a crucial benchmark for the industry.

Events

65 h. ago Group of Toronto buildings to be torn down for huge condo tower

A block of beat-up old storefronts on Toronto's Queen St. E. could soon be razed to make way for yet another high-flying condo tower.A new development application filed with the City of Toronto in late November spells the potential end for a block of low-rise retail properties spanning 329-345 Queen St. E., just west of Parliament Street.Developer Generation Capital has applied to bring a soaring 49-storey tower to the site, a redevelopment scheme requiring the demolition of existing vacant properties.The project features a minimalist design from design architects—Alliance, which would rise just over 162 metres above Queen St. E. if approved as currently proposed.A total of 545 new homes are proposed within the tower, primarily planned as condo units incorporating seven existing rental units, which would be lost to demolition.While most of the block would indeed be reduced to rubble, the proposal would retain the existing three-storey building at 339-345 Queen Street ...

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2 d. ago Top Chinese Economist Says Now Is Time to Allow Stronger Yuan

An economist at one of China’s biggest investment banks said the time has come for authorities to allow for more appreciation in the yuan, a decision that would give consumers greater spending power and cool trade tensions.

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3 d. ago Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is holding key hearings on fee increase requests from private power companies that, if approved, could see the U.S. territory’s average residential bill rise by at least 40% on an island with a high poverty rate and soaring cost of living. Residents are balking as private power […]

Economics

3 d. ago Stocks Gain as Bitcoin Steadies; Boeing Soars on FCF Forecast

US stocks erased some of their earlier gains Tuesday despite Bitcoin’s bounce back to the $90,000 mark, fueling a risk-on mood.

Economics

3 d. ago Morgan Stanley Says Mortgage Aid May Halt China’s Housing Slump

China could turn to mortgage subsidies to revive its housing market, Morgan Stanley said, estimating that Beijing may need to spend about 400 billion yuan ($57 billion) a year to lift battered consumer confidence.

Events