World Business
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Rising oil prices, falling technology stocks and reversing bond yields keep Wall Street unsettled
Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady on Thursday, as oil prices rose and U.S. stock indexes finished mixed.
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The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
President Donald Trump's administration announced Thursday it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards, as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the U.S. on exchange programs.
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PepsiCo is raising prices on Doritos and more after a weak quarter in North America
PepsiCo plans to raise prices on some snacks and drinks and slash corporate costs after a disappointing performance in North America during the third quarter.
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Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record on Wednesday.
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IMF chief urges countries to do more to curb debt and regulate AI
Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.
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US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even as the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing.
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Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity
Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow's ability to supply its forces during its 4 1/2-year-old invasion.
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Major oil exporters agree to keep production steady in November
Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to keep production steady in November at a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel.
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G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
Russian aerial attacks forced the partial closure Friday of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said, in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the city.
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US stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report eases worries about inflation
U.S. stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse.
