Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages

Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo’s service, the company said it’s implementing changes for when “infrastructure fails.”
Emerging markets had a bumper year — here’s what could be in store in 2026

Many emerging markets indexes drastically outperformed rivals in developed markets, including the S&P 500.
China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun

“Frankly, we were the solution to the problem that the world didn’t know it had,” Rahim Suleman, CEO of Canadian group Neo Performance Materials, told CNBC.
Asia’s year in review: Who had it best — and who had it worst — in 2025

What a year this has been. Understandably for many, it could not be over soon enough.
Asia markets mixed in Christmas Eve trading; gold hits fresh record high

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday as several indexes are set to close early in lieu of the Christmas Eve holiday.
Libyan army’s chief dies in plane crash in Turkey

The Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey’s capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government said, adding that four others were on the jet as well.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to send National Guard to Chicago

In an unsigned decision released on Tuesday, the court said Trump lacked the authority to federalize troops in Chicago.
BlackRock thinks these bonds could be winners for income investors in 2026

Next year could be the best fixed-income environment BlackRock’s Russ Brownback has ever seen.
Tanger CEO says retailers are ‘discounting to meet the consumer’ this holiday season

Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof says shoppers kept spending this holiday season as promotions and value offset weaker consumer confidence.
Tesla’s charts look attractive as the new year approaches. Here’s why

Jay Woods of Freedom Capital Markets breaks down the charts on Tesla ahead of of 2026.