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Chinese smartphone company Honor on Thursday announced backing from new investors as the Huawei spinoff prepares for an initial public offering.

The giant European airplane maker’s chief executive said it would pass along any higher charges to its customers.

Elon Musk agreed with an X post predicting how Trump's mass deportations and Musk's proposed $2 trillion cut to federal spending would play out. It would be a rough couple of years.

Traders reviewed results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, and they looked ahead to a key inflation reading due Thursday morning.

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Roku shares are falling after the company reported disappointing guidance for the current quarter and said it will stop reporting certain subscriber figures starting next year.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a raft of changes to taxes and spending in the Budget.

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The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.

Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.

The coffee chain is hitting a low point as earnings miss estimates across the board.

Meta beat analysts' Q3 top and botto line estimates for the quarter, but heavy spending plans sent shares lower.

Microsoft reported better than anticipated Q1 earnings, beating estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Massive lithium reserves discovered under California's Salton Sea could boost U.S. domestic supplies of the critical mineral used to make EV batteries and other technologies.

Five governors are calling on PJM to take urgent action to address electric bills in their states after the grid operator awarded record-high prices to power plant operator.

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Bond investors are getting put through the ringer as election uncertainty ripples through the markets, along with the Federal Reserve's promise to take rates lower.

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Reddit stock soared more than 40% to a record high of $117 on Wednesday, after the newly public social media company reaped its first-ever post IPO profit.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Microsoft will report its first quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

Meta will report its Q3 earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

It remains priority No. 1 for many voters, particularly those who are still undecided, according to Times/Siena polling. But can Kamala Harris translate her gains into votes?

Regulated rail fares in England are set to rise by 4.6%, while most rail cards will rise by £5.

McDonald's said that it continues to face slow traffic in back-to-back quarters, especially among its lower-income consumer. Here's what the company is doing to change that.

Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis asked the State Board of Administration to supply a report on the potential of allocating some state retirement system funds to digital assets.

After succeeding his father as the company’s top executive, he added new product lines and increased its focus on family-friendly TV shows.

Labour's first Budget in 14 years, and the first by a woman, was historic for many other reasons too.

The government's official forecaster says it was not given all available information at the time of the spring Budget.

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Meme stock trader and influencer Keith Gill, known as "Roaring Kitty," has sold his entire stake in pet product e-commerce company Chewy, according to an SEC filing.

Trump Media & Technology Group stock dropped around 15% as pre-election volatility ramps up.

What are the stamp duty rules and rates across the UK?

Tesla investors are looking for new avenues for growth.

The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.

The Biden administration has pursued a big shift in trade policy, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to win votes.

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Tesla investors are looking for new avenues for growth.

The non-domicile rules let some UK residents limit the tax they pay on earnings outside the country.

Britain's Labour government on Wednesday announced plans to raise the rate of capital gains tax on sales of shares — the move was less severe than feared.

Rachel Reeves, the new finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.

Rachel Reeves, the new finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.

The chancellor says businesses will "contribute more" as she raises employer National Insurance to 15%.

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Germany’s biggest automaker said its profit dropped 42 percent in the third quarter, as union leaders warned that workers were ready to walk out over a wage dispute.

The Pentagon needs what the company offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance and the billionaire’s global interests.

Super Micro shares sunk on Wednesday after accounting firm Ernst & Young resigned from working with the AI-focused tech company.

The chancellor has delivered a packed Budget, so here's how it affects you and your money.

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The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% annual rate in the third quarter according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. That pace is slightly slower than what economists forecasted.

In a key economic report released just days before the presidential election, growth was again driven by robust consumer spending.

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The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Wednesday's reading on US economic growth and inflation comes as investors attempt to decipher the Federal Reserve's path forward with interest rates.

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Companies in the private sector added 233,000 jobs in October, payroll processing firm ADP said on Wednesday. The figure was well above economists' estimates.

The resilience was again driven by robust consumer spending.

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The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.

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Dynarex Corporation expanded a baby powder recall after sampling by the FDA revealed finished products using the same bulk talc had been contaminated.

Your morning cup of orange juice may cost you more in the near future.

The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Eli Lilly is set to report Q3 earnings Wednesday, as the pharma giant continues to gain market share in the weight loss drug space.

A growing number of political deepfakes are infiltrating consumer lives. The issue is that its getting harder to detect which ones are fake, an expert says.

The soaring price of cocoa over the past year has pushed up the cost of chocolate, leading candy companies and consumers to lean toward other options this Halloween.

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The economy is making a soft landing and the bull market is flying high as the Nasdaq hits record heights. But the mood is...off.

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Alphabet announced third quarter earnings, kicking off a week of Big Tech results.

Customers are turning away from the coffee giant, and its new chief executive, Brian Niccol, has to figure out how to get them back.

The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

As their children are sentenced for fraud, the parents of FTX’s top leaders have described their disbelief at how the crypto exchange upended their lives.

When a reporter phoned about her new documentary, the lifestyle star didn’t hold back: “I hate those last scenes. Hate them.”

When TikTok needed an e-commerce partner in Indonesia, Tokopedia was an obvious candidate for the vast network of warehouses, motorbikes and “sprinters” it uses.

When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back.

The tariffs, some as high as 45 percent, are intended to to protect Europe’s automotive sector, but they could escalate a trade war with China.

With a slew of market-driving news set to greet investors over the next week, market strategists tell Yahoo Finance that what Big Tech earnings say about the fundamental story behind the stock market rally will matter most.

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The announcement comes less than a week after the company reported falling global sales.

The Chinese smartphone company also announced a high-end sports version of the car, the SU7 Ultra, would begin preorders ahead of a product release in March.

Spain is forging a path as a “connector” country, drawing Chinese investment as it abstained from taking a position on European tariffs on electric cars.