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SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 8: Aerial view of skyscrapers in Lujiazui financial district at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China.Video Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher on Wednesday, with Wall Street gaining on expectations that the US Federal Reserve could cut its benchmark interest rate in December.Expectations rose after Bloomberg reported that Kevin Hassett, head of the White House National Economic Council, was being considered as a top candidate to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Investors see Hassett as the person likely to push the central bank toward a lower interest rate environment favored…

General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra (R-L), President Mark Reuss, Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President of Software and Service Engineering, at GM Forward in New York, Wednesday, October 22, 2025.GMDETROIT – Third prominent technology executive retires. general motors Amid a restructuring of the automaker’s software and products business, CNBC has learned.Baris Chetinok, GM’s senior vice president of software and services product management, will be leaving the company on Dec. 12, the automaker confirmed Tuesday after an internal announcement to employees.Setinok is the third technology automotive executive to leave GM in about…

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll met with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine, and talks will continue on Tuesday, a U.S. official told CNN. The talks came after days of intense diplomatic efforts as the United States renewed its push for a resolution to the war, and came amid deadly attacks by Russia and Ukraine on each other on Tuesday night that left at least six people dead in Ukraine’s capital Kiev and three others in Russia’s Rostov region. The official added that the talks with Russia, which followed…

Estevao scored a superb second-half goal as Chelsea secured a commanding 3-0 win over 10-man Barcelona, ​​surpassing Lamine Yamal, to move into the top eight of the Champions League.It was the first meeting between two of the best 18-year-olds in world football, and it was Chelsea’s Brazilian sensation who stole the show. It was a disappointing night for Yamal, who beat Pau Kvarsi to put a shot on goal for his team’s second goal. Player of the Match Marc Cucurella did the job for his Spanish team-mates and contained Barcelona’s biggest threat with perhaps his best performance in a blue…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Liaison Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, September 6, 2024. Heiko Becker | ReutersMultiple media outlets reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian officials are open to moving forward with the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal to end the war between Kiev and Russia, but key details remain unresolved.Both ABC News and CBS News reports cited unnamed U.S. officials who said Ukraine had “agreed” to the deal, but noted that some points still needed to be resolved.It is not clear whether the same U.S. official is quoted in both…

Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach (right) heads to the morning session of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference on July 11, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesworking day Shares fell more than 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the finance and human resources software maker released quarterly profit guidance that fell short of Wall Street expectations.Here’s how the company performed compared to the LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.32 adjusted vs. $2.18 expected Sales: $2.43 billion vs. $2.42 billion expectedThe company expects fourth-quarter adjusted operating margins of at least 28.5% and subscription revenue…

Immigrant rights groups say the new policy is aimed at “bullying some of the most vulnerable people” in American society.US President Donald Trump’s administration has confirmed it will retroactively scrutinize refugees who have already been admitted, sparking concerns from immigrant rights groups.”Corrective actions are now being taken to ensure those in the United States deserve to be here,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Tuesday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Associated Press and Reuters reported on Monday that they had obtained a government memo ordering an investigation into the more than 230,000 refugees…

Brazil’s democracy has been under near-permanent tension for the past three years, in a systemic grip on a former president who refuses to admit defeat. Saturday morning, those muscles tensed again. Jair Bolsonaro, already convicted of coup plotting and sentenced to 27 years in prison, was placed in preventive detention after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled he was a flight risk after trying to tamper with his ankle monitor. This was one of the most unusual responses a democracy can deploy against a former leader. However, given Brazil’s current trajectory, this was not at all surprising. Repeatedly during Bolsonaro’s presidency and…

With holiday shopping right around the corner, both OpenAI and Perplexity this week announced AI shopping capabilities that integrate with existing chatbots to help users research potential purchases. These tools are very similar to each other. OpenAI suggests that users can ask ChatGPT for help finding “a new gaming-friendly laptop with a 15-inch screen or larger for under $1,000,” or they can share photos of high-end clothing and ask for something similar at a lower price point. Meanwhile, Perplexity is researching how chatbots’ memories can enhance users’ shopping-related searches, suggesting that chatbots could ask for recommendations tailored to information they…

U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Gobble, one of two turkeys to be ceremonially pardoned on Thanksgiving, in the White House Rose Garden on November 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersGobble and Waddle won’t be gobbled up this Thanksgiving. After President Donald Trump pardoned these two turkeys on Tuesday, they are instead waddling their way to freedom.During the traditional Rose Garden ceremony of rescuing a bird from a butcher, President Trump also hinted that a U.S.-brokered peace deal between Ukraine and Russia could be forthcoming.”I think we’re very close to a deal. We’ll see,” President Trump said.…