• US stocks: Wall Street rises as tech shares gain, Middle East tensions ease

    Published Tue, Jun 9, 2026 · 10:31 PMWALL Street’s major indexes advanced on Tuesday (Jun 9), as technology stocks rose for a second day after last week’s rout, and easing hostilities in the Middle East aided sentiment.Shares of chipmakers Intel, Broadcom and Micron Technology added between 1.5 per cent and 3.2 per cent.Applied Digital jumped almost 11 per cent after signing a US$5.2 billion AI data centre lease with a US-based hyperscaler.The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index gained 2.3 per cent, while the S&P 500 tech index rose 0.7 per cent.Technology and AI stocks came under pressure last week, after Broadcom’s…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Barclays CEO says UK should seek ways to lower cost of Brexit

    Published Thu, May 21, 2026 · 12:11 AM THE UK should look for ways to reverse the economic effect of Brexit, though it may be impractical to undo Britain’s exit from the European Union altogether, according to Barclays chief executive officer CS Venkatakrishnan.  “We should find economic arrangements that reverse…

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  • Starbucks to open first corporate office in India for tech jobs

    Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 03:21 PM [NEW YORK] Starbucks is planning to open a technology office in India as the coffeehouse chain seeks to cut US$2 billion in costs. The new hub is slated for the company’s fiscal year 2027, which starts in October, according to a message…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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