Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800
Reports showed 250 dead and 500 injured, said Najibullah Hanif, the provincial information head of Kunar, adding that the tally could change.
Nvidia, Opendoor on list of retail traders’ favorite stocks heading into September
Nvidia topped the list of top 10 single stocks with largest weekly retail order imbalance over the past week, according to JPMorgan’s data.
Wegovy trial result gives boost to Novo Nordisk amid U.S. market woes
Novo Nordisk has been swept up in uncertainty around U.S. tariffs and Washington’s push to get firms to lower drug prices and move manufacturing stateside.
An Iowa nuclear plant is the next contender to restart, spurred by AI data center demand
The Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa shut down in 2020, but could come back online to support growing power demand from the tech sector.
UK’s Starmer reshapes team, names ex-BoE official as top economic adviser
The moves indicate that Starmer believes he needs better economic advice before a budget later this year that is expected to include further tax rises.
Plane carrying EU leader hit with suspected Russian GPS interference
The European Union said Russia was suspected of jamming the GPS system of a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria.
Oil giant Equinor backs crisis-stricken Orsted as Trump lashes out at offshore wind
Norwegian energy group Equinor on Monday pledged to support Denmark’s Orsted with almost $1 billion of fresh capital.
Trump keeps threatening to punish Putin. Here’s what’s holding him back
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll punish Russia if Moscow doesn’t agree to peace talks with Ukraine. Yet, he hasn’t pushed the button, so far.
Alibaba shares jump 19% on cloud unit acceleration, report of new AI chip
Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 19% on strong results at its cloud computing division driven by its AI investments.
European markets set to start the week on a broadly positive note
European stocks are expected to start the new trading week broadly higher on Monday.