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Aussie Founders Land $5.2 Billion Exit as Palo Alto Networks Snaps Up Chronosphere After Cloudflare Outage

Aussie Founders Land $5.2 Billion Exit as Palo Alto Networks Snaps Up Chronosphere After Cloudflare Outage

Published: November 25, 2025 Australian entrepreneurs Martin Mao and Rob Skillington have clinched one of the biggest tech exits of the year, agreeing to sell their observability startup Chronosphere to US cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks in a deal worth about A$5.18 billion (US$3.35 billion). SmartCompany The blockbuster sale lands just days after a major Cloudflare outage on November 18 temporarily knocked out access to key internet services like ChatGPT, X, Spotify and Canva, highlighting exactly the kind of resilience and real‑time visibility that Chronosphere is built to deliver. Financial Times At the same time, Palo Alto Networks has reported
25 November 2025
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Bahrain’s BENEFIT Teams Up with Ant International to Bring Alipay+ Cross‑Border QR Payments by 2026

Bahrain’s BENEFIT Teams Up with Ant International to Bring Alipay+ Cross‑Border QR Payments by 2026

Bahrain’s national payments switch BENEFIT has signed a deal with Ant International to link its national QR payment scheme with Alipay+, enabling over 15,000 merchants to accept global e‑wallets and paving the way for outbound digital payments by 2026. Manama / Singapore — November 25, 2025 Bahrain is moving to plug its domestic payment rails into one of the world’s largest digital wallet networks. BENEFIT, the country’s national e‑payments and fintech infrastructure provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ant International to connect Bahrain’s BENEFIT QR scheme to Alipay+, Ant’s global wallet gateway. The partners are targeting a
25 November 2025
William Hill to Exit 13 International Markets from 2 December as Evoke Braces for UK Gambling Tax Hike

William Hill to Exit 13 International Markets from 2 December as Evoke Braces for UK Gambling Tax Hike

London, 25 November 2025 — Online betting giant William Hill will shut down operations in 13 international markets from 2 December 2025, in one of the brand’s largest geographic retreats in years. The move, confirmed on the operator’s own help centre and amplified by gambling trade press around the world, comes just days before the UK’s November budget and amid warnings from parent company Evoke plc about potential shop closures if gambling taxes rise. William Hill Support The 13 countries William Hill is leaving According to William Hill’s official Country/Market Closures notice, customers in the following jurisdictions will lose access
25 November 2025
Klarna Stock on November 25, 2025: CEO’s ‘Hidden Strength’ Meets a $900 Billion BNPL Boom and Intensifying Scrutiny

Klarna Stock on November 25, 2025: CEO’s ‘Hidden Strength’ Meets a $900 Billion BNPL Boom and Intensifying Scrutiny

Klarna stock is volatile but analysts still see upside. On November 25, 2025, KLAR trades well below its IPO price as the CEO touts a “hidden strength” in underwriting while the global buy‑now‑pay‑later market races toward a projected $911.8 billion by 2030 amid rising regulatory pressure. LendingTree+4TradingView+4GlobeNewswire+4 Klarna stock today: a bruised IPO in a friendlier macro backdrop Klarna Group (NYSE: KLAR) is back in the green on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, trading around the high‑$20s per share after a punishing week that included a single‑day drop of roughly 24% as investors digested new payment partnerships and questioned valuation. MarketBeat+1
25 November 2025
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EasyJet Profits Take Off but FTSE 100 Demotion Fears Grow After FY25 Results – What Investors Need to Know (25 November 2025)

EasyJet Profits Take Off but FTSE 100 Demotion Fears Grow After FY25 Results – What Investors Need to Know (25 November 2025)

Strong growth in package holidays, weaker winter outlook and looming FTSE reshuffle put the budget airline in the spotlight. EasyJet’s FY25 results: profits up, share price down EasyJet has delivered its third consecutive year of earnings growth, with full‑year 2025 numbers that comfortably beat expectations – yet the market reaction this morning has been lukewarm and FTSE 100 demotion risk is firmly on the radar. Interactive Investor+3Investegate+3Reuters+3 According to the company’s regulatory filing for the 12 months to 30 September 2025, headline profit before tax rose 9% to £665m, while headline EBIT climbed 18% to £703m. Group revenue increased to
25 November 2025
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Wall Street Mourns NYSE Executive Cassandra Seier After Reported Bahamas Cycling Accident

Wall Street Mourns NYSE Executive Cassandra Seier After Reported Bahamas Cycling Accident

The global financial community is grieving the sudden death of Cassandra Seier, the New York Stock Exchange’s head of international capital markets and a leading advocate for women in finance. As tributes pour in from New York to Singapore, colleagues are remembering her not just as a powerhouse dealmaker, but as a mentor and builder of opportunity across Wall Street. Reuters+1 Shock on Wall Street as NYSE Confirms Her Death NYSE officials confirmed on Monday that Cassandra Seier died over the weekend, in news first reported by Reuters and quickly echoed across financial media. The exchange did not disclose a
25 November 2025
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AI Data Centers Raise Winter Blackout Risks: What NERC’s 2025–26 Warning Means for Texas, Michigan and the Rest of the US

AI Data Centers Raise Winter Blackout Risks: What NERC’s 2025–26 Warning Means for Texas, Michigan and the Rest of the US

Published November 25, 2025 As the first major cold fronts line up over North America, federal grid regulators are sounding the alarm: the explosive growth of AI data centers is helping push winter electricity demand to record highs — and in some regions, the power system may not be ready if a deep freeze hits. Utility Dive+1 A new 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) finds that winter peak demand on the bulk power system will be about 20 gigawatts higher than last year, while new resources to meet that demand have grown by
25 November 2025
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Edelweiss’ First Airbus A350 ‘Piz Bernina’ Grounded in Bogotá After Baggage Cart Collision

Edelweiss’ First Airbus A350 ‘Piz Bernina’ Grounded in Bogotá After Baggage Cart Collision

Zurich/Bogotá – 25 November 2025 Edelweiss Air’s brand‑new flagship, the Airbus A350‑900 “Piz Bernina” (registration HB‑IHF), is stuck on the ground in Bogotá after a collision with ground equipment – just months after entering service as Switzerland’s first A350. The incident is forcing the Swiss leisure airline to adjust parts of its long‑haul schedule at the start of the busy winter season.aeroTELEGRAPH+1 As of Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the A350 is still out of service in Bogotá and no precise return‑to‑service date has been communicated. What happened in Bogotá? On 19 November, Edelweiss flight WK92 from Zurich to Bogotá landed
25 November 2025
Bitcoin Price Today, 24 November 2025: BTC Rebounds Toward $89,000 After $1 Trillion Crypto Rout

Bitcoin Price Today, 24 November 2025: BTC Rebounds Toward $89,000 After $1 Trillion Crypto Rout

Bitcoin’s price on 24 November 2025 staged a notable recovery, trading in the mid-to-high $80,000s after last week’s brutal sell-off that wiped out roughly $1 trillion in crypto market value and pushed the asset toward its worst month since 2022. CoinDesk+1 Below is a detailed breakdown of Bitcoin’s price today, the key drivers behind the move, and what traders are watching next. Snapshot: Bitcoin Price on 24 November 2025 Across major data providers and exchanges, Bitcoin (BTC) spent Monday oscillating within a relatively wide intraday range but finished the day comfortably above recent lows: The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index ended
25 November 2025
Swiss Stock Market Today – November 24, 2025: SMI Climbs on Tech Rally as Julius Baer Slumps After Loan-Loss Hit

Swiss Stock Market Today – November 24, 2025: SMI Climbs on Tech Rally as Julius Baer Slumps After Loan-Loss Hit

Zurich, Switzerland – On Monday, 24 November 2025, the Swiss stock market ended a choppy session modestly higher, as a rally in technology and cyclical blue chips outweighed sharp losses in Julius Baer and lingering legal overhangs at UBS. The benchmark Swiss Market Index (SMI) closed at 12,654.12, up 0.17% on the day, after swinging between an intraday high of 12,712.12 and a low of 12,623.72.RTTNews+1 The move left Zurich broadly in step with a wider European rebound, where the STOXX 600 added roughly 0.3% as investors doubled down on Federal Reserve rate‑cut bets and watched for progress in a
25 November 2025
Alphabet Nears $4 Trillion as Soros Bets on Google and Amazon in Today’s AI Stock Frenzy

Alphabet Nears $4 Trillion as Soros Bets on Google and Amazon in Today’s AI Stock Frenzy

Published: November 25, 2025 Alphabet is racing toward a historic $4 trillion market value, AI optimism is lighting up Wall Street, and one of the world’s most famous investors has quietly loaded up on two of the “Magnificent Seven” giants: Amazon and Google’s parent, Alphabet. Fresh regulatory filings show billionaire George Soros’ fund has made major moves into Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL), just as Alphabet’s share price surge threatens to reorder the rankings of the world’s most valuable companies. At the same time, a potential multi‑billion‑dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta is challenging Nvidia’s dominance and adding
25 November 2025
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Silver Price Today, 24 November 2025: Spot Holds Above $51 as Rate‑Cut Hopes Ignite Precious Metals Rally

Silver Price Today, 24 November 2025: Spot Holds Above $51 as Rate‑Cut Hopes Ignite Precious Metals Rally

On Monday, 24 November 2025, silver extended its powerful fourth‑quarter comeback, with spot prices holding firmly above the $51 per troy ounce mark and futures gaining as traders priced in aggressive Federal Reserve rate‑cut expectations and falling bond yields. BullionVault+2Twelve Data+2 Global silver price snapshot – 24 November 2025 Put simply: silver is no longer quietly hanging out in the $20s—it’s trading in the low‑$50s and behaving like a full‑blown momentum asset. Why silver jumped today: macro drivers behind the move 1. Fed rate‑cut odds surge again A major narrative running through today’s metals coverage is renewed optimism for another
25 November 2025
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Gold Price Today, November 24, 2025: Spot Gold Near $4,140 as Markets Bet on Fed Rate Cut

Gold Price Today, November 24, 2025: Spot Gold Near $4,140 as Markets Bet on Fed Rate Cut

Gold prices on Monday, 24 November 2025, climbed back above the $4,100 mark, with most major data providers showing spot gold trading around $4,140 per ounce in late New York dealings after an intraday swing of more than $100. Price Gold+2Kitco+2 Growing expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in December, a still‑firm dollar and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty combined to shape a volatile but ultimately positive session for the yellow metal. Reuters+1 Key takeaways for 24 November 2025 Global spot gold price on 24 November 2025 Across major live pricing platforms, spot gold on Monday traded in a broad
25 November 2025
France Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: CAC 40 Closes Near 7,960 as Defence Stocks Fall and Buybacks Dominate

France Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: CAC 40 Closes Near 7,960 as Defence Stocks Fall and Buybacks Dominate

Paris closed Monday’s session slightly in the red, as the France stock market today struggled to hold early gains above the 8,000 mark. The CAC 40 finished the day at 7,959.67, down 0.29% (‑22.98 points), after swinging between an intraday high of 8,033.38 and a low of 7,958.61.The Wall Street Journal+2es.finance.yahoo.com+2 Despite the modest pullback, the index remains not far from its recent record around 8,314 and well above its 52‑week low near 6,764, underscoring how strong French equities still look in 2025’s scoreboard.The Wall Street Journal Peace‑talk headlines on Ukraine knocked defence names, while a fresh wave of share
25 November 2025
German Stock Market Today: DAX Rebounds as Bayer Surges on Stroke‑Drug Breakthrough – 24 November 2025

German Stock Market Today: DAX Rebounds as Bayer Surges on Stroke‑Drug Breakthrough – 24 November 2025

Germany’s stock market kicked off the new week with a relief rally on Monday, 24 November 2025 (24.11.2025). The blue‑chip DAX 40 climbed around 0.7% to close just above 23,200 points, helped by a double‑digit jump in Bayer and renewed optimism about global interest‑rate cuts, even as the latest Ifo business climate index once again highlighted the fragility of Europe’s largest economy. Investing German stock market today: DAX reclaims 23,200 points By the end of Xetra trading in Frankfurt on Monday: Intraday, the DAX traded in a relatively wide range, opening near 23,280, dipping toward 23,150 at the lows and
25 November 2025
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Singapore Stocks Today: STI Rises 0.6% on Policy Reforms, GDP Upgrade and Fed Cut Bets (24 Nov 2025)

Singapore Stocks Today: STI Rises 0.6% on Policy Reforms, GDP Upgrade and Fed Cut Bets (24 Nov 2025)

Singapore’s stock market opened the week on a firmer footing on Monday, 24 November 2025, as investors cheered a stronger growth outlook, ongoing MAS–SGX reforms and renewed hopes for US interest-rate cuts—while shrugging off a surprise jump in inflation. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 27.49 points, or 0.62%, to close at 4,496.63, recovering part of last Friday’s 1% slide. Investing.com+3The Business Times+3The Straits Times+3 Across the broader market, 336 stocks rose versus 238 decliners, with about 2.1 billion securities worth S$3.2 billion changing hands. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, which tracks large stocks just below the STI,
25 November 2025
Porto de Imbituba Breaks 2025 Record in October and Surpasses 6.17 Million Tons Handled in Ten Months

Porto de Imbituba Breaks 2025 Record in October and Surpasses 6.17 Million Tons Handled in Ten Months

Imbituba, Santa Catarina – On 25 November 2025, new data confirmed that the public Porto de Imbituba has just had its strongest month of the year and one of the most significant performances in its recent history, consolidating its role as a strategic logistics hub in southern Brazil. From January to October 2025, the port handled 6.17 million tons of cargo across 268 ship calls, with October alone reaching 714.7 thousand tons – the highest monthly volume of the year so far.Portos e Navios+1 Record October crowns a year of sustained growth According to figures disclosed by the port authority
25 November 2025
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Drifts Lower as Mid-Caps Rebound Ahead of Budget – 24 November 2025

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Drifts Lower as Mid-Caps Rebound Ahead of Budget – 24 November 2025

The UK stock market ended Monday, 24 November 2025, in a cautious mood as investors weighed growing hopes of a US rate cut against mounting nerves over Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget on Wednesday. The blue‑chip FTSE 100 finished almost flat, slipping just 0.05% to 9,534.91, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 rose 0.23% to 21,411.58. The AIM All-Share also added around 0.2%, underscoring slightly better risk appetite further down the market-cap scale. Sharecast+2Yahoo Finance+2 Banks, gold miners, airlines and housebuilders all advanced, but gains were capped by sharp falls in defence stocks, utilities and consumer staples as traders rotated
25 November 2025
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Japan Stock Market Today, Nov. 24, 2025: Holiday Closure, Nikkei Futures, Yen Intervention Fears and BoJ Hike Bets

Japan Stock Market Today, Nov. 24, 2025: Holiday Closure, Nikkei Futures, Yen Intervention Fears and BoJ Hike Bets

TOKYO — Monday, November 24, 2025 Japan’s stock market is technically “on holiday” today, but the story around Japanese assets is anything but quiet. The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is closed for Labor Thanksgiving Day (observed), so there is no cash trading in the Nikkei 225 or Topix on Monday. Instead, the action is in Nikkei 225 futures, the yen and Japanese government bonds, all of which are helping to set the tone for Tuesday’s reopen.Japan Exchange Group+2TradingHours+2 Below is a detailed look at what’s driving the Japan stock market today (24 November 2025) and what it means for investors watching Nikkei 225
25 November 2025
Indian Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Sensex Falls 331 Points, Nifty Slips Below 26,000 as Trade Jitters and Profit‑Booking Weigh on Dalal Street

Indian Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Sensex Falls 331 Points, Nifty Slips Below 26,000 as Trade Jitters and Profit‑Booking Weigh on Dalal Street

Mumbai, 24 November 2025 — The Indian stock market ended a choppy Monday in the red, with benchmark indices slipping for the second straight session as traders booked profits near record levels and remained wary of delays in an interim India–US trade agreement. The BSE Sensex closed at 84,900.71, down 331.21 points (–0.39%), while the NSE Nifty 50 settled at 25,959.50, down 108.65 points (–0.42%), slipping back below the psychologically important 26,000 mark. Business Standard+1 Over the last two sessions, about ₹7 lakh crore in investor wealth has been wiped out, with the overall market capitalisation of BSE‑listed firms falling from roughly ₹477.5 lakh crore
25 November 2025
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Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
Costco closed Friday up 1.2% at $1,001.16, regaining the $1,000 level as about 2.36 million shares changed hands. January net sales rose 9.3% to $21.33 billion, with comparable sales up 7.1% and online sales surging 34.4%. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $950, maintaining a neutral rating. The next earnings call is set for March 5.
Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
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