Stock markets surge after US lawmakers move to end government shutdown
US Senate vote to end shutdown delivers reprieve to investors worried about AI valuations and weakness in US economy.
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Hundreds of US flights cancelled as regulator orders cuts to air traffic
US Federal Aviation Administration is cutting air traffic by 10 percent due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
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What’s in Elon Musk’s bumper $878bn pay package?
Musk will have to meet a series of milestones over the next decade to earn it.
Brazil’s soya moratorium slowed Amazon deforestation. Now it’s challenged
At COP, Brazil is presenting itself as an Amazon defender. But a key measure to slow deforestation is in grave peril.
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Tesla shareholders approve $878bn pay plan for Elon Musk
Shareholders approved the pay package with as much as 75 percent support on Thursday.
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Weight-loss drug makers announce pricing agreement with Trump
The deal, which includes Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, will slash prices for Medicare and Medicaid programme recipients.
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What has US Supreme Court said about Trump’s trade tariffs? Does it matter?
Trump’s trade tariffs are impacting the US and the global economy.
US judge approves DOJ decision to drop Boeing criminal case
The DOJ had argued that the federal judge did not have the authority to make the decision.
China’s emissions to peak later than previously forecast, experts say
Seven in 10 climate researchers expect China’s carbon emissions to peak by the end of the decade, survey shows.
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Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
FAA to reduce flights by 10 percent as US government shutdown drags on
The agency made the announcement as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers.
