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FILE - In this photo provided by NASA, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard approaches the International Space Station on June 6, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)
Nov 24, 2025

Boeing’s troubled capsule won’t carry astronauts on next space station flight

NASA will fly Boeing’s Starliner without astronauts on its next mission after major thruster problems stranded a crew in 2024, aiming to prove the capsule’s safety.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, arrives for a cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)
Nov 21, 2025

Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

Japan unveils a $135B stimulus package to ease rising prices, counter U.S. tariff impacts and revive growth under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Visitors listen to the introduction of NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 AI server during the Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 25) at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Nov 21, 2025

OpenAI and Taiwan’s Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the US

OpenAI teams up with Foxconn to design and build AI data center equipment in the U.S., boosting American AI infrastructure and manufacturing capacity.

FILE - Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during the annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference on June 3, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Nov 20, 2025

Trump administration unveils new offshore drilling plan

Trump administration proposes offshore drilling off California, Florida, and Alaska, sparking economic and environmental concerns.

FILE - Visitors give commands to robots at Nvidia's booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
Nov 20, 2025

Nvidia sales soar as AI chip demand beats forecasts

Nvidia’s AI chip sales surged past expectations, easing tech market jitters and lifting the stock more than 5% after its quarterly results.

FILE - Clouds pass over the Walmart store, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Nov 20, 2025

Walmart posts strong quarter, raises financial outlook

Walmart beat expectations with strong sales and profits, raised its outlook, and announced plans to shift its stock listing to Nasdaq.

FILE - A Verizon sign is displayed on a store, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
Nov 20, 2025

Verizon to cut 13,000 jobs in major restructuring

Verizon is laying off over 13,000 employees as the company restructures its workforce and cuts costs under new CEO Dan Schulman.

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nov 20, 2025

US employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. The increase in payrolls was more than double the 50,000 economists had forecast. Yet there were some troubling deta[...]

U.S. jobless claims fall as filings return after shutdown
Nov 20, 2025

U.S. jobless claims fall as filings return after shutdown

US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown

Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December
Nov 19, 2025

Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released Wednesday. At the same time, many officials said “it would likely be appropriate” t[...]

Shutdown delays full October jobs report, Labor Dept. says
Nov 19, 2025

Shutdown delays full October jobs report, Labor Dept. says

The Labor Department says the October jobs report won’t be released after the shutdown halted data collection.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Nov 19, 2025

Trump’s semiconductor tariff plan likely delayed, officials say

US officials signal Trump’s planned 100% semiconductor tariffs may be delayed as the administration weighs China tensions and consumer price risks.

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