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US rate hike on the table as inflation persists: Chicago Fed chief

China, Taiwan electronic component makers eat away at Japan's global share

Japanese hold off on overseas study as international students flood in

How Vinfast's billion-dollar bet on a US factory backfired

JTB eyes return to profit growth on solid outbound, inbound travel

Japan's Don Quijote to launch black-and-white label in ink shortage gambit

China's GAC lost $1,200 per vehicle in 2025 as Honda tie-up deadline nears

New hotel in Tokyo tourist hot spot Shibuya to replace Hands store

Yokohama, Hiroshima log first population losses of postwar era

Japan increases cap on residency visa fees to $630

'Godzilla' El Nino menaces farmers from India to Australia

Japan firms embrace liquid cooling for AI data centers to save power

Visualized: The Power of the German DAX Index

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Long-term care insurance: Stegemann: Children are more likely to contribute to their parents' care costs

Anyone who earns more than 100,000 euros a year has to help accommodate their parents in a nursing home. A CDU politician questions this limit.

Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists

USPS issued the proposal one day after a judge declined to block Trump’s mail-voting order, allowing implementation efforts to continue.

Jim Cramer says Dell’s blowout quarter sets up a crucial week for AI stocks

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Dell Technologies’ blockbuster quarter reignited enthusiasm around AI and data center stocks.

A mystery man tried to buy Playboy’s high-end lingerie business. It turned out to all be a scam.

Prosecutors say Kevin Juin used money he raised to buy the company Honey Birdette to purchase luxury watches, jewelry, private-club memberships and OnlyFans subscriptions.

Cuba’s Only Choice: A Deal With Washington Is the Island’s Best Hope

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Support with limits: tax return due? How helpful AI really is

Document chaos, technical jargon? Anyone who stumbles during the tax marathon may ask AI for help. But then it should be clear what the machine can do - and where it quickly reaches its limits.

Practical or not?: Tax test: AI fails when it comes to complex tasks

Simple standard tax questions? AI can usually cope with this. But as soon as it gets more complex, it fails. What practical lessons consumers should draw from this.

Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran

Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the final instalment of a three-part series, Cao Jiaxuan examines how Central Asian members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have shaped the bloc’s response to the US-Iran conflict. Read the first part here and the second part here. As Kyrgyzstan gears up to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

How a Regional Gulf Coast Port Became America's Crude Oil Export Capital

Three decades ago, I had just graduated from Texas A&M University and taken my first job as a chemical engineer in Corpus Christi, Texas. At the time, few people would have expected that this Gulf Coast city would one day sit at the center of the global energy system. Corpus was an important regional hub—refineries, chemical plants, steady industrial activity—but it wasn't viewed as a strategic asset on the world stage. Today, it is exactly that. The Port of Corpus Christi has become the largest

Gap and American Eagle shares both get crushed — and neither retailer is blaming the economy

Despite earnings that underwhelmed investors, executives at both Gap and American Eagle Outfitters said nothing is wrong with the economy.

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, top UK intel chief says

The figure hardens a growing consensus among Western officials: Russia is on its heels for the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion in 2022.

Are you covered with an ETF savings plan?

Hello dear community, probably a stupid question, but if, according to an online calculator, I invest €400/month in an ETF pump for 40 years, I'll have several million by the time I'm 65. After that I can easily retire and chill out like a king. 4000€ living costs x 12 months x 20 years are only 960,000€. There's easily a million left over and if I die before then... my children will just get it and let it continue. Am I missing something in my youthful naivety? Can it be that simple?

Oil slides, stocks climb as Trump puts off determination on Iran proposal

A White House meeting Friday ended without a decision by the U.S. president.

Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah

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Why the Philippines walks a delicate balance as Asean chair

When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr accepted the Asean gavel from Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur last October, the script was already written: a packed agenda, South China Sea diplomacy in the spotlight and a regional digital economy deal to clinch. Then the world changed. On February 28, US and Israeli forces struck Iran. The Strait of Hormuz, an artery of global shipping through which 98 per cent of the Philippines’ crude oil imports travel, became a war zone...

Trump can't rename Kennedy Center or close it for renovation for now, judge says

"The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump," said Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued over the renaming.