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Davos 2026: PwC CEO survey flags 5-year low in revenue confidence as India jumps to No.2 investment pick

Davos 2026: PwC CEO survey flags 5-year low in revenue confidence as India jumps to No.2 investment pick

Just 30% of CEOs expect revenue growth in the next year, the lowest confidence in five years, PwC reported at Davos. Over half say AI investments have not produced significant financial returns. India now ties the UK and Germany as the second most popular destination for cross-border investment, behind the U.S. One in five CEOs worldwide cite high vulnerability to trade tariffs.
21 January 2026
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Team Innovation backs Odd Not Even as Karan Aujla merch goes global and 21 Savage buzz spreads

Team Innovation backs Odd Not Even as Karan Aujla merch goes global and 21 Savage buzz spreads

MUMBAI, January 12, 2026, 15:48 IST Odd Not Even, a Mumbai-based lifestyle start-up, has secured a strategic investment from events firm Team Innovation as it tries to scale a culture-led fashion label and its artist merchandise work, the company said on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. (IFAB MEDIA (infashionbusiness.com)) The tie-up matters now because India’s live-events circuit is running hotter and bigger, and promoters are looking past ticketing for steadier money. Merchandise — licensed T-shirts, hoodies and accessories — is one of the few add-ons that can move across cities and also sell online to fans abroad. It is
12 January 2026
Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

December 26, 2025 — In a year when inflation cooled across much of the world and central banks delivered their biggest easing push in more than a decade, economic “winners” depended on what, exactly, you measured: growth, price stability, jobs, market confidence—or societal change. Reuters That tension is at the heart of two closely watched year-end scorecards circulating across European and global media. One is The Economist’s annual ranking of the best-performing advanced economies—where Portugal takes the top spot for 2025 and France places a solid but unspectacular 11th. euronews+2La finance pour tous+2 The other is the magazine’s “country of
26 December 2025
Global IRA Trends on November 26, 2025: Singapore’s Retirement Shift, Market Stability and 2026 Contribution Limits

Global IRA Trends on November 26, 2025: Singapore’s Retirement Shift, Market Stability and 2026 Contribution Limits

On November 26, 2025, a wave of coverage from outlets like Meyka, SSBCrack, El‑Balad and others shows a clear message: Individual/Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are attracting more attention than ever, but their market impact remains surprisingly stable. At the same time, new 2026 contribution limits in the U.S. and structural changes in Singapore’s markets are reshaping how savers plan for retirement. IRS+3Meyka+3SSBCrack News+3 This article pulls together today’s key IRA‑related developments from Singapore, the U.S. and Australia, and explains what they mean for long‑term investors. Why IRAs Are in the Spotlight in Late 2025 Several forces are pushing IRAs and
26 November 2025
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Japan Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Holiday Closure, BoJ Hike Bets and Global Cues to Watch

Japan Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Holiday Closure, BoJ Hike Bets and Global Cues to Watch

Japan’s cash equity market is closed on Monday, 24 November 2025 for the Labor Thanksgiving Day substitute holiday, but derivatives trading is open and global markets are anything but quiet. That makes the next 24–48 hours crucial in setting the tone for when the Nikkei 225 and Topix reopen on Tuesday. Japan Exchange Group+2Japan Exchange Group+2 Below is a detailed look at what investors need to know before Japan’s stock market resumes full trading. Key takeaways for 24–25 November 2025 Is the Japan stock market open on Monday, 24 November 2025? No – the main cash stock market is closed. Japan’s exchanges observe Labor
23 November 2025
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GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

OpenAI News Today, November 22, 2025: Foxconn Hardware Push, Emirates AI Deal, Sam Altman’s Memo and Global ChatGPT Group Chats

On November 22, 2025, OpenAI sits at the center of several big storylines: a strategic hardware tie‑up with Foxconn, a new airline partnership with Emirates, a leaked memo from CEO Sam Altman about Google’s AI lead, the global rollout of ChatGPT group chats, and intensifying scrutiny around safety and regulation. Here’s a detailed roundup of everything you need to know today about OpenAI and ChatGPT. Key takeaways 1. OpenAI and Foxconn: AI hardware moves toward Ohio The biggest strategic story around OpenAI today is the evolving hardware partnership with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn). OpenAI’s own blog, published earlier this week,
22 November 2025
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Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Price Rebound as OPEC Freezes Output Hikes: Winners, Losers, and 2026 Outlook

OPEC+ Pumps the Brakes on Oil Output The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) took a pivotal turn in policy at a meeting on Sunday, Nov 2. Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a core group of eight OPEC+ producers agreed to “nudge” oil output up slightly in December but then freeze any further production increases in January, February and March 2026theguardian.com. This decision marks a notable shift: throughout 2025, OPEC+ had been gradually unwinding its earlier production cuts – adding nearly 2.9 million barrels per day since April – in an effort to regain market
3 November 2025
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $125K, AI Wars Escalate, and Space Tech Soars – Global Tech Roundup (Oct 5–6, 2025)

Bitcoin Blasts Past $125K, AI Wars Escalate, and Space Tech Soars – Global Tech Roundup (Oct 5–6, 2025)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) OpenAI vs. Musk’s xAI – legal battle heats up: The Silicon Valley rivalry between Elon Musk and OpenAI turned into open warfare in court. Musk’s AI startup xAI sued OpenAI, accusing it of poaching staff to steal trade secrets related to xAI’s Grok chatbot. This week OpenAI hit back, asking a judge to dismiss the suit and blasting it as part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” of the company reuters.com. OpenAI’s filing argued that “talented xAI employees are leaving in droves” under Musk and have every right to join OpenAI reuters.com. Musk, a co-founder turned critic of OpenAI,
6 October 2025
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AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

Global Policy & Regulation: AI Under the Microscope China Enforces Sweeping AI Content Labels On September 1, China’s ambitious new “Regulations on the Identification of AI-Generated Content” came into force, marking one of the world’s strictest regimes for AI media. The rules require every AI-generated piece of content to be clearly flagged as such – from a simple label on text (“AI-generated”) to visible watermarks on images and videos and even audio disclaimers (“generated by AI”) in synthetic voice clips aibase.com. Regulators hope these labels will combat a surge in deepfakes and misinformation that has left users “increasingly finding it
1 September 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy Peaks Then Falters: Nvidia Wobbles, Alibaba Soars as Global AI Boom Faces Reality Check

AI Stock Frenzy Peaks Then Falters: Nvidia Wobbles, Alibaba Soars as Global AI Boom Faces Reality Check

Key Facts Wall Street’s AI Rally Hits a Speed Bump After months of euphoria, U.S. markets took a breather as August closed out, led by weakness in AI-focused stocks. On Friday, Aug. 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated from all-time highs amid a tech sell-off investopedia.com investopedia.com. The Nasdaq Composite sank 1.2% while the S&P 500 lost 0.6%, breaking a streak of gains as traders locked in profits on this year’s AI-fueled winners investopedia.com investopedia.com. Tech mega-caps were mostly lower: Nvidia slid 3.4%, extending a 3-day decline; Tesla and Broadcom fell over 3%; even giants like Meta and Amazon
30 August 2025
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AI’s Two-Day Tech Storm: Global Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves (Aug 28–29, 2025)

AI’s Two-Day Tech Storm: Global Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves (Aug 28–29, 2025)

Expert Commentary & In-Depth Analysis Silicon Stakes: Chips, Cloud, and an AI Gold Rush It was a whirlwind 48 hours for the AI hardware and infrastructure arena. Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings call became a rallying cry for continued AI investment, even as some analysts warned of an overheating market. CEO Jensen Huang, the figurative general of the GPU juggernaut, emphatically rejected the notion of an AI slowdown reuters.com. “A new industrial revolution has started. The AI race is on,” Huang declared, projecting $3–4 trillion in AI infrastructure spending by 2030 reuters.com. This bullish forecast, he explained, stems from surging orders for Nvidia’s
29 August 2025
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Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts: Scientific Breakthroughs and Research Publications One of the week’s most significant research advances came from a team at the University of California, Riverside, which demonstrated a new approach to scaling quantum computers via modular chips. In simulations, the researchers showed that several small quantum processor chips can be linked into a single fault-tolerant system even if the connections between chips are up to 10 times noisier than the chips themselves quantumcomputingreport.com. This finding is a major step toward larger quantum machines, indicating that “we don’t have to wait for perfect hardware to scale quantum computers” because high-fidelity chips
27 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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