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U.S. Unveils $100 Million Global AI Partnership with Tech Titans OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Meta

Sep 24, 2024 15:49 pm UTC| Business Economy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a $100 million AI initiative at the United Nations AI Summit, partnering with major tech companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta. The goal is to expand AI access...

독일 정부, 12% 지분 유지 계획에 코메르츠방크·유니크레디트 주가 하락

Sep 24, 2024 11:14 am UTC| Economy Business

월요일 코메르츠방크(Commerzbank)와 유니크레디트(UniCredit)의 주가가 하락했다. 독일 정부가 코메르츠방크의 12% 지분을 당분간 유지하겠다고 밝히면서, 이탈리아 은행과의 합병이 보류될 가능성이 커졌기 때문이다. 지난 금요일...

태국, 10월 1일 최저임금 인상 연기 예정

Sep 24, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Economy

태국은 10월 1일로 예정된 최저임금 인상을 약 2주 연기할 예정이라고 월요일 한 고위 노동부 관계자가 밝혔다. 이는 인상 관련 회의에서 정족수를 충족하지 못했기 때문이다. 태국 노동부 차관 파이롯 촛티카사티엔에 따르면, 고용주,...

독일 기업 활동 위축 심화, PMI 지표 발표

Sep 24, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Economy

월요일 발표된 조사에 따르면, 9월 독일 기업 활동이 7개월 만에 가장 가파른 속도로 위축되었으며, 이는 유럽 최대 경제국인 독일이 경기 침체에 빠졌음을 시사하고 있다. SP 글로벌이 집계한 HCOB 독일 플래시 종합 구매 관리자...

영국 라이트무브, REA 그룹의 81억 달러 인수 제안 검토 예정

Sep 24, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Economy Business

영국의 부동산 매물 사이트 운영사 라이트무브(Rightmove)는 월요일, 호주 부동산 기업 REA 그룹의 61억 파운드(81억2천만 달러) 인수 제안을 신중히 검토할 것이라고 밝혔다. 이는 두 차례의 이전 제안을 거절한 후 나온 것이다. 최신...

유럽 주식 혼조세, PMI 및 코메르츠방크 주목

Sep 24, 2024 11:12 am UTC| Economy

유럽 주식시장은 월요일 혼조세를 보이며, 투자자들이 지난주 연방준비제도(Fed)의 대규모 금리 인하를 소화하는 가운데 신중한 출발을 보였다. 그리니치 표준시(GMT) 07:10 기준, 독일 DAX 지수는 0.1% 상승, 영국 FTSE 100 지수는...

Oil in Global Economy Series

미국 금리 인하 기대에 유가 소폭 상승, 수요 부진 상쇄

Sep 24, 2024 11:12 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

월요일 유가는 지난주 미국의 금리 인하와 허리케인 프란신 이후 미국 원유 공급 감소로 인해 소폭 상승했으나, 최대 원유 수입국인 중국의 수요 부진이 상승폭을 제한했다. 그리니치 표준시(GMT) 10:11 기준, 브렌트유 11월물 선물은...

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Economy

Taiwan Stock Market Ends Higher as Semiconductor and Energy Shares Lead Gains

Taiwan stocks closed higher on Thursday, supported by broad-based gains across key sectors including semiconductors, oil, gas and electricity, as well as construction. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index finished the...

BOJ Governor Signals Gradual Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Nears 2% Target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Japans underlying inflation is steadily accelerating and moving closer to the central banks long-standing 2% target, reinforcing expectations that interest rate hikes will continue if...

UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs

Gold, silver, and platinum have surged to fresh record highs heading into the year-end holiday period, drawing strong attention across global commodity markets. However, UBS is urging investors to exercise caution, warning...

Japan Revises Economic Growth Forecast as Stimulus Fuels Consumption and Investment

Japans government has revised upward its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending next March and projected faster expansion in the following year, citing the positive impact of a large-scale stimulus package...

U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 finishing at record closing highs during a broad-based rally in a holiday-shortened trading session. All three major indexes...

Politics

U.S. Prioritizes Economic Pressure With Venezuelan Oil Quarantine as Sanctions Intensify

The United States has shifted its near-term military focus toward enforcing a so-called quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports, signaling a strategy that prioritizes economic pressure over direct military confrontation....

Hanwha Signals Readiness to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines at Philly Shipyard for U.S. Navy

Hanwha Group has announced that its Philadelphia-based shipyard has the technical capability to build nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy, highlighting the South Korean conglomerates growing ambitions in the...

China’s One-Child Policy Legacy Resurfaces After Death of Former Population Chief

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has reignited fierce debate on Chinese social media about the long-term impact of the controversial...

Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled After Kennedy Center Renaming to Include Trump

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has been canceled following a controversial decision to rename the iconic performing arts institution to include the name of Republican U.S....

Palau Agrees to Accept Up to 75 U.S.-Transferred Migrants in Deal Tied to Increased American Aid

Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 migrants transferred from the United States after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Washington, a move that has drawn international attention amid ongoing debate over U.S....

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has reportedly agreed to acquire Groq, a fast-growing designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, in a $20 billion all-cash transaction, according to a CNBC report. The...

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...