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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at an annual rate of 2.3% from July to September, the government said Monday, as exports were hit by the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a drop in public investment.The decline in Japan’s gross domestic product, or the total value of goods and services, amounted to a 0.6% quarter-on-quarter decline, a downward revision from the previous year. Preliminary data released last monthAccording to the Cabinet Office, the decline was 1.8% on an annual basis and 0.4% on a quarterly basis.The annual percentage rate shows what would happen to the economy if…
Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday, as a new wave of fighting erupts between the Southeast Asian neighbors and threatens to unravel a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago. Both countries accused the other of launching attacks along their disputed border on Monday morning, after weeks of heightened tensions and Thailand’s earlier suspension of progress on a ceasefire agreement. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said in a statement that the airstrikes targeted only military infrastructure, including “weapons depots, command centers and logistics routes assessed as direct threats.” “Cambodia has mobilized heavy…
As the opening bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 3, 2025, traders are at work on the floor. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesStock futures were mostly flat Sunday night after another strong week on Wall Street as investors focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Added 35 points (0.2%). S&P500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures Each rose 0.1%.Sunday night’s move came after the three major indexes were positive for the second consecutive week. The Dow Composite and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5% and 0.9%, respectively, for the week.The S&P…
Rising star Mitchell Rowley fell short of his goal of making darts history as Jimmy Van See fought back from three sets down to win 6-3 in the WDF World Darts Championship final. The 15-year-old has broken Luke Littler’s record for being the youngest player to compete in the tournament, and the Scot was aiming to draw further comparisons to ‘The Nuke’ by becoming world teenage champion at Lakeside. Lowry won the first set in the decider of the final leg and won five of the next six sets to take it to three sets, only for Van See to…
Shanghai Bund skyline panoramaYanna | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors awaited Chinese trade data to be released later in the day.Economists polled by Reuters expect Chinese exports to rise 3.8% in November from a year ago, reversing October’s 1.1% decline. Imports are expected to increase by 3% in the same period, up from 1% in the previous month.Japanese benchmark Nikkei Stock Average The index fell by 0.14%, while TOPIX rose by 0.25%. Korean Kospi was flat, while the small-cap Kosdaq rose 0.45%.The revised plan announced by the Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday shows Japan’s…
The Netflix logo is pictured at the company’s offices on Vine in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 2025.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images “Who’s watching?” Netflix every time someone visits the site. On Friday, probably everyone interested in business, markets, and television gathered together. The main characters that made people fall in love with Netflix and warner bros discoverythe streaming giant jointly announced that it would acquire the latter’s movie studio and streaming service HBO Max. The value of the stock deal is pegged at $72 billion.Netflix investors didn’t seem too fazed by the deal, with the…
Lando Norris says he has been proven wrong after having “doubts” about winning the F1 Drivers’ Championship earlier this year.Norris entered the season as a title contender alongside Max Verstappen and outperformed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in the first half of 2025. After August’s Dutch Grand Prix, he suffered an oil leak and fell to 34 points behind Piastri, but he fought back to beat the Australian over the next six race weekends, regaining the championship lead in October and holding onto that advantage until the end of Sunday’s race in Abu Dhabi, winning his first title two points clear…
Hearts welcomed new Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy to Scotland and he had a nightmare debut in the dugout. Goals from Claudio Braga and Oisin McEntee secured a 2-1 win at Celtic Park, leaving the Reds at the top of the league and three points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Nancy’s side dominated possession and ground against the in-form visitors, but Celtic handed control back to Hearts with a near-tolerable performance after caretaker manager Martin O’Neill overcame an eight-point deficit at the top. Alexander Schworrow had a mostly uneventful afternoon in Hearts’ goal, with little else to worry about…
When shopping for holiday gifts, it can be difficult to guess which ones will actually be useful instead of just leaving them in the box. What people keep on hand is usually something they can quickly retrieve when they need it. Travel bags that make weekend trips easier, kitchen gadgets that make dinner time faster, and home appliances that give you more value every time you use them.One way to find these types of gifts is to ask people what they pledge. With that in mind, the CNBC Make It staff shared items that have proven to be really valuable…
abuja, nigeria Reuters — Nigeria’s government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted last month in Niger state in one of the worst mass kidnappings in the country’s history, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Sunday. On November 21, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) announced that 303 children and 12 school staff were abducted by armed men from St. Mary’s Catholic Boarding School in Papiri, Niger State. Fifty students managed to escape in the hours that followed, but since then there has been no update on the whereabouts or status of the other children, some as young as…