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Asian shares trade mixed with some exchanges closed ahead of the New Year

Asian shares trade mixed with some exchanges closed ahead of the New Year

TOKYO (AP) — Major Asian stock markets, including Tokyo and Seoul, were closed Wednesday for the yearend and New Year’s holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open....

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Walmart Outage Affects Thousands of Shoppers

Walmart Outage Affects Thousands of Shoppers

Some Walmart customers reported difficulties with or an inability to checkout online. – David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Walmart experienced an outage Tuesday morning, leaving thousands...

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Novo and Lilly cut prices of weight-loss drugs in China

Novo and Lilly cut prices of weight-loss drugs in China

Dec 29 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are lowering prices of their top-selling obesity drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro in China, according to the Danish ​drugmaker and Chinese drug supplie...

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Big banks’ 2026 economic forecasts, in plain English

Big banks’ 2026 economic forecasts, in plain English

Forecasts for 2026 are rolling in from major banks and financial institutions, and if you’re looking for bold predictions, you won’t find them here. The consensus is “moderate gr...

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The wine business faces an existential threat

The wine business faces an existential threat

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to exclusive newsletters and more. Sign up here. For the first time since...

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The AI Arms Race Is Cracking Open the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The AI Arms Race Is Cracking Open the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

We are seeing a violent collision between two worlds: the high-speed, iterative world of artificial intelligence and the slow, grinding, capital-intensive world of nuclear physics. Data from a sur...

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