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Elections
From the cheesecake factory discourse to the double Dan Sullivans, campaign season has been ridiculousChances are, as you’re reading this, your bunker is fully stocked, your doors are locked, and you’re peeking at your computer screen through gaps between your fingers.After all, it’s election day on Tuesday. Once again
India
Jio makes India’s largest-ever stock market debut, raising $3.2bn in IPO.
Elections
Investors are anxious about the 2026 midterms. Here's what historical S&P 500 data shows happened before and after past elections.
AI
Microsoft will report Azure revenue in dollars for the first time as it spends heavily to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure capacity.
Gas & oil
The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 352.64 points, or 0.48%, to settle at 73,246.03, recovering most of its sharp intraday losses. During the day, it tumbled 995.1 points, or 1.35%, to 72,603.57
India
Major Indian brokerages are providing retail investors access to U.S. stocks at a time when the local market has been battered.
AI
US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files public regulatory paperwork as it gets set to launch on the stock market. Also in this edition: France plans a special disaster fund for businesses hit by riots and looting, and Apple's new top-of-the-line folding iPhone screen shows some unwanted lines of its own.
Elections
Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What comes next for Brazil? The Guardian’s Tom Phillips will be answering your questions from 15:00 GMT today.Ask a question: log in or sign up he
China–Taiwan
Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boomTrillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in recent months amid increasing anxiety about the future of artificial intelligence, as Beijing races against the United States for
AI
Market debut of firm behind Claude chatbot will be one of largest in US history, a test of AI boom’s financial viabilityAnthropic has publicly filed for a stock market listing in what is slated to be one of the largest debuts in history. The company’s float on the US market will serve as a test of the financial viabili
Gas & oil
30-share BSE Sensex declines 281.95 points to 73,316.21; 50-share NSE Nifty falls 63.15 points to 22,694.60
Ukraine
This live blog is now closed.What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter?Sign up for Breaking News US emailIn a post to social media on Monday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was facing dwindling stocks of Patriot interceptor missiles after Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary
Elections
It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.
Inflation
Peak earnings season, plus a Fed meeting and fresh inflation data.
AI
Stock slumps, pulled IPOs and rising spreads on credit default swaps this week sets stage for hyperscaler earnings.
Rates
Treasury yields dove dramatically lower on Thursday as investors monitored a slump in stocks and surging oil prices.
AI
Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showingThe latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.The S&P 500 fell 1.2% for its
Inflation
Prices for the social media giant's five-year credit default swaps are reaching all-time highs as investors signal growing credit concerns.
Inflation
"We're going to have an amazing 2027," he said.
Iran conflict
Iran is going to grow more desperate as oil money dries up, which makes the country even more dangerous.
Health
Investors were still demanding high yields and more insurance on CoreWeave and Oracle bonds.
Health
The report from congressional Democrats found that Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.
Gaza
Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney's announcement that her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action has left British booksellers rushing to stock up on her works before distributors run out. The British government's ban on the group, which practiced