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Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, Asian markets drop
Gold and silver tumbled for a second day Wednesday, bringing a rally in the precious metals to a juddering halt, while equities also sank after US President Donald Trump remarked that a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping might not take place.
Argentina's central bank intervenes to halt run on peso
Argentina's central bank said Tuesday it had sold $45.5 million dollars on the foreign exchange market to try and halt a run on the peso days ahead of midterm elections that have put pressure on the currency despite substantial US financial aid.
New JPMorgan skyscraper underlines Manhattan office comeback
JPMorgan Chase officially inaugurated its new Manhattan tower Tuesday, a 60-story skyscraper that also marks a kind of comeback of office working after the pandemic years. When the pandemic halted city life in its tracks in March 2020, JPMorgan had just finished the demolition of its old headquarters building at the same address, which had stood for 60 years.
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
Netflix shares sink as quarterly profit misses mark
Netflix shares sank on Tuesday after the streaming television powerhouse reported quarterly profit that fell short of market expectations. Netflix shares were down more than five percent to slightly more than $1,173 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.
OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome. Google shares were down slightly more than one percent in trading that followed OpenAI announcing Atlas. gc/bjt
Adidas hikes profit forecast as contains US tariff impact
German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday raised its 2025 earnings forecast after posting record third-quarter sales and saying it had limited the impact from US tariffs. He praised the company's teams for achieving record revenue in the third quarter.
Dodging Trump's tariffs, Brazil's Embraer lands record orders
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday reported a record order backlog in the third quarter of $31.3 billion after dodging the worst of US tariffs. The world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer hailed an "unprecedented high" in orders led by the commercial aviation sector with a backlog of 490 aircraft.
GM shares soar on better tariff outlook and EV backpedal
General Motors shares soared Tuesday after reporting strong results as it adjusts strategy over US President Donald Trump's tariffs and slashing of economic support for electric vehicles. On Tuesday, she thanked "the President and his team" for adjusting tariff policies, including a shift on Friday that lets the company offset some of the costs of tariffs on imported parts through 2030.
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