Japan wholesale inflation accelerates, keeps alive rate hike view
WorldJapan's annual wholesale inflation re-accelerated in October as the Middle East conflict and AI-related demand kept pushing up prices for fuel and semiconductor chips, data showed, keeping alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike.
Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption
WorldSchools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.
Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10
WorldA three-story building next to a construction site collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least two people and sending more than 10 others to hospital, New York City officials said, as rescuers searched the rubble for possible additional victims.
Investors worry the AI trade needs Nvidia's Huang and its largesse
WorldInvestors fear an ouster of CEO Jensen Huang might dampen Nvidia's (NVDA.O) willingness to bankroll the AI boom, in yet another pressure point on the global markets' most crowded trade.
How did Honda earn its place on America's lawns across 50 years?
WorldAcross America, the whir of lawn mowers is a soundtrack of suburban life. Even so, few homeowners and landscapers may pause to think about the decades of engineering, unconventional marketing and persistence that helped make one of Honda Motor Co.'s most recognizable power products a fixture on American lawns.
Japan FTC approves Amazon plan to ease seller pricing rules
WorldJapan's Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday approved a business improvement plan submitted by Amazon Japan G.K. to ease the pricing requirements imposed on sellers, following an investigation into allegations that the company pressured sellers on its e-commerce website to lower prices.
India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog
WorldIndia's air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum, regulators said.
India garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock
WorldAt Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts and children's clothing for British retailers Next (NXT.L) and Marks & Spencer (MKS.L)
Baby boy found alive in US after believed buried for 24 hours, police say
WorldAn 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina on Tuesday after he was believed to have been buried for about 24 hours, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said.
Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles
WorldA public bus crashed into multiple vehicles in the Bundang district of South Korea on Wednesday, leaving 9 people seriously injured and 48 with minor injuries, according to the fire agency.
