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Larry Ellison nixes plan to offload up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has canceled his plan to sell up to $7.5 billion worth of stock in the software company.
OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast
Altman's IPO comments and Amodei's public call for more careful pacing of AI development cap a week of loud AI warnings.
Indian Prime Minister Modi says border peace is key to India-China ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed concerns around border dispute and the trade imbalance.
Buffett's confidence in troubled decade-old acquisition finally pays off
Warren Buffett has said he paid too much for Precision Castparts in 2016. Now its complex metal castings are in high demand.
Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks
In August, consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased just 3.1%.
Oil's roundtrip back to $100. Why China could determine what happens next
The U.S. crude oil price on Thursday topped $102 per barrel for its highest close since May.
GM plans U.S. battery development as Trump's DOT attacks Ford for China ties
Most battery cells currently rely on raw materials from China. GM is seeking to establish domestic supply chains both for EVs and energy storage.
Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace
On his first visit to India, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he will not surrender to the U.S. and Israel, as New Delhi renewed its appeal for peace.
Trump's America-first world is pushing other powers to hedge their bets
Xi, Putin and Modi meet in New Delhi as U.S. tariffs, sanctions and the Iran war test whether BRICS members can find more common ground.
Cramer: This market has eerie parallels with 2018. Here's what investors should do
CNBC's Jim Cramer sees parallels between today’s market and the fall of 2018, when rising rates and geopolitical tensions preceded a 20% S&P 500 sell-off.
Saudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks by drones from Iraq
Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen have escalated strikes on Saudi Arabia this week.