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Global Business News 21 June 2025 - 13 November 2025

Manulife (MFC.TO) Hits Record High on Q3 Beat, India Mahindra JV and $350M Longevity Push

Manulife (MFC.TO) Hits Record High on Q3 Beat, India Mahindra JV and $350M Longevity Push

Manulife Financial Corporation (TSX: MFC, NYSE: MFC) has packed a full strategic reset, fresh Asian expansion, and a record quarter of earnings momentum into just a couple of days — and the market is cheering. Shares of Manulife jumped as much as 3.3% today to an all‑time high of C$49.82 in Toronto after the Canadian insurer beat Q3 estimates, unveiled a refreshed growth strategy, and confirmed a 50:50 life‑insurance joint venture in India with Mahindra & Mahindra. Reuters+1 Below is a full rundown of everything investors need to know about Manulife’s news flow around 13 November 2025 — from earnings
13 November 2025
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Amazon’s Stock Skyrockets: Q3 Beat, Cloud and AI Boom Fuel Rally

Amazon Stock Today, Nov 7, 2025: AMZN Slips as Amazon Launches ‘Bazaar’ Globally; Bezos Wins Appeal; EU Signals Softer AI Rules

Amazon (AMZN) trades lower as Amazon unveils “Bazaar” in 14 new markets. Legal win for Bezos and EU’s potential easing of AI rules also in focus. Reuters+2Bloomberg Law+2 AMZN price action at a glance (as of ~1:46 p.m. ET) What’s moving Amazon stock today 1) Amazon takes ultra‑low‑cost shopping global under new “Amazon Bazaar” brandAmazon expanded its low‑cost marketplace to 14 additional countries—including Hong Kong, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Taiwan—and will market the service as Amazon Bazaar, selling mostly sub‑$10 items shipped directly from merchants. Analysts say the push targets the same bargain segment fueled by Temu and Shein and
7 November 2025
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Tariff Tsunami, Tech Tumble & Peace Talk Buzz – Global Business Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)

Tariff Tsunami, Tech Tumble & Peace Talk Buzz – Global Business Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)

Nvidia shares plunged on August 19, 2025, as part of a tech-led market selloff that dragged the Nasdaq about 1.5% lower. Futures priced in at least two 25-basis-point Fed rate cuts by year-end, while the U.S. 10-year yield eased to about 4.31% after hitting multi-year highs. On August 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump met Ukraine’s President and signaled the United States would help guarantee Ukraine’s security in any peace accord. New Zealand’s central bank cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.00% on August 20, 2025, sending the New Zealand dollar to around $0.584. Banco do Brasil fell about
20 August 2025
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AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

In mid-August 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, a “major upgrade” with PhD-level expertise across coding to medicine and rolling out to all 700 million ChatGPT users; Sam Altman said it feels like you can ask a legitimate expert about anything, but it cannot learn on its own. A team led by Pan Jianwei in China arranged more than 2,000 neutral-atom qubits into a perfect array—roughly 10× larger than prior systems—and positioned rubidium atoms in precise patterns in about 1/60,000th of a second using AI-driven optimization. On August 14, 2025, the White House released an “America’s AI Action Plan” to boost U.S.
16 August 2025
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Trade Truce, Tech Triumphs & Oil Drama: Global Business Bombshells (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Trade Truce, Tech Triumphs & Oil Drama: Global Business Bombshells (Aug 11–12, 2025)

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6% on Tuesday, its third cut this year, with Governor Michele Bullock signaling further easing may be needed. China’s factory-gate prices fell 3.6% year on year in July while consumer prices were flat, underscoring deflationary pressures. U.S. markets were about 90% priced for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, with expectations of at least two quarter-point reductions by year end and core inflation near 3%. The U.S. extended a tariff truce with China by 90 days, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 2.2% to 42,718 as
12 August 2025
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Markets Surge as Tech Soars, Gold Shines & Tariffs Shake Global Business (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Markets Surge as Tech Soars, Gold Shines & Tariffs Shake Global Business (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Nasdaq Composite reached a record high for the second consecutive day on Friday, August 8, 2025, led by Apple and other tech shares. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Dow Jones rose 0.5% on Friday, August 8, 2025, with Nasdaq up 3.9% for the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 climbed 0.2% on Friday and was up 2% for the week, with banking stocks leading the advance. <liZurich’s SMI index rose as U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods took effect at 15%. Japan’s Nikkei index jumped 1.85% on Friday, while broad Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan fell about 0.6%. Gold futures surged to
9 August 2025
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100 Space Startups Shaping the New Space Economy Worldwide

100 Space Startups Shaping the New Space Economy Worldwide

SpaceX (USA, founded 2002 by Elon Musk) achieved the first private orbital rocket launch in 2008, performed the first booster landing in 2015, and launched the Starlink mega-constellation. Blue Origin (USA, founded 2000 by Jeff Bezos) completed the first vertical landing of a New Shepard booster in 2015, flew the first crewed suborbital flight in July 2021, and conducted the first orbital New Glenn launch in January 2025. Rocket Lab (New Zealand/USA, founded 2006 by Peter Beck) achieved orbit with its Electron rocket in January 2018, establishing itself as a leading small-launch provider with over 30 Electron missions. Astra (USA,
21 June 2025
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