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Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca expands U.S. investment plan on confidence in economy

AstraZeneca said it is doubling down on its investment in its U.S. business. Meanwhile, General Catalyst has agreed to purchase Summa Health for $485 million.

Business - CNBC - November 13

BlackRock expands its tokenized money market fund to Polygon and other blockchains

BlackRock launched the USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund on Ethereum earlier this year.

Business - CNBC - November 13

The UAW Leader's Fast-Paced Push to Expand the Union Has Faded

Shawn Fain’s effort to sign up workers in foreign-owned factories has hit snags. ‘We’re in a different phase now.’

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 13

‘Next logical step’: World Surf League to expand women’s elite field

Roster to be increased from 18 to 24 female athletes in 2026 Move hailed but number still well short of men’s 36 competitors The World Surf League is taking another step towards gender parity by ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

House Democrats call on Biden to expand offshore drilling protections ahead of transition

The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee called on President Biden Friday to take action to permanently restrict drilling off U.S. coastal waters before leaving office in January. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Expanded geographic footprint has posed challenges for Big Ten teams

Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans are just 2-5 in Big Ten play this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

How Trump's plan to expand drilling, logging on federal land could be thwarted

President-elect Donald Trump has ambitious goals for utilizing U.S. federal lands for extraction of oil and other resources.

FirstFT: Chinese tech groups expand AI teams in Silicon Valley

Also in today’s newsletter, ‘hybrid warfare’ in the Baltic Sea and the battle to be the next US Treasury secretary

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

The World Food Prize Foundation announces changes to expand international reach

An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger is announcing a leadership change as it works to expand its international focus

Health - ABC News - 4 days ago

Lutnick and Bessent’s battle for Treasury secretary turns bitter as Trump expands field

Wall Street factions fight for top economic post in president-elect’s cabinet

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

NASCAR: RFK Racing expanding to three cars in 2025 with arrival of Ryan Preece

Preece has spent the last two seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Iran Sharply Expands Stockpile of Nuclear Fuel Ahead of Trump's Return

Advances in its nuclear program could complicate the president-elect’s efforts to contain Iran.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

OpenText expands AI capabilities to improve enterprise productivity and ROI

OpenText expands its enterprise AI portfolio while demonstrating ROI through real-world implementations and a 30-day proof-of-concept program.

Tech - VentureBeat - 4 days ago

Gov. Abbott to expand buoy border barriers in Rio Grande

Barriers are expected to be placed in heavy crossing areas as early as Wednesday.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Republicans renew push to expand government powers to punish non-profits

Bill to strip groups deemed to support ‘terrorism’ of non-profit status seen as threat to Palestinian advocacy groups. House Republicans have renewed a push to pass a bill that would allow the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Mixed news on China’s stimulus

And regional banks as a Trump trade

World - Financial Times - November 11

To China, Trump is ‘poison’

To the dismay of Chinese leaders who already had to deal with Trump for four years, they have not gotten the preferred outcome and are not looking forward to another term.

Politics - The Hill - November 13

China’s economy braces for Trump

Will Beijing’s latest plans to fix the country’s economy be enough to keep up with President Xi Jinping’s long-term plans for growth?

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

World - ABC News - November 10

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

Pharma group needs some good news to ease investors’ nerves

World - Financial Times - November 7

The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing

World - Financial Times - November 14

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

Britain needs a coherent China strategy

The Labour government must determine where UK ‘red lines’ lie

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Will China win the clean-energy era?

Trump loves fossil fuels but his sidekick Musk wants a piece of the action

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

China Readies for Trump Tariff Wave

A senior trade official says the U.S. taxes on Chinese exports will backfire, and the country’s economy can withstand ‘external shocks.’

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google

GitHub is giving software developers more choices for its popular coding assistant, meaning they won't be limited to models from OpenAI.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Pro Women's Hockey League announces plans to expand by 2 teams for 2025-26 season

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs

‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

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