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Budget boost to UK economy forecast to fade after two years

The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending

Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - 13 hours ago

Wildfires rage in Oklahoma, severe weather expected in central U.S.

Wildfires are blazing in Oklahoma as warnings of severe weather spread in Kansas and other parts of the central U.S. CBS News' Rob Marciano has the latest on strong winds that could create severe ...

Chinese factory activity expands for first time in six months

Beijing set to unveil fiscal stimulus focused on struggling local governments next week

Business - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Samsung falls short of expectations as chipmaker fails to reap AI benefits

Third-quarter operating profit far lower than analyst consensus and trails domestic rival SK Hynix

World - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Spain flood death toll expected to rise as weather warning systems criticised

Rescue workers are set to comb through debris in worst hit areas like Valencia, after at least 95 people were killed in deadliest floods in a generation. Rescue workers in Spain continued to search ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Spain flood death toll expected to rise as dozens missing

Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing.

Shell to buy back $3.5bn of shares as profits beat expectations

Gas division is biggest contributor to earnings as liquefied natural gas production rises

Business - Financial Times - 2 hours ago

Euro zone inflation rises to higher-than-expected 2%, weakening case for jumbo rate cut

The fresh inflation print is seen as crucial in judging whether the European Central Bank could consider a half-percentage-point interest rate cut.

Business - CNBC - 43 minutes ago

Spain floods latest: number of dead expected to rise amid search for survivors

At least 95 people have been killed as more rain is forecast for the flood-hit region of Valencia. Death toll expected to rise amid anger over preparedness People in Spain: have you been ...

World - The Guardian - 42 minutes ago

Uber reports third-quarter results that beat Wall Street's revenue expectations

Uber reported third-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts' expectations for revenue.

Business - CNBC - 28 minutes ago

Harris rallies North Carolina crowd to ‘fight to realize the promise of America’ as Trump hits Arizona – live

VP attacks Trump’s spreading of hurricane misinformation as he tells Arizona crowd to vote to ‘take back our country’. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spent Sunday trying to shore up political ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Mets' Jeff McNeil rejoins NLCS roster five weeks after suffering what appeared to be season-ending injury

McNeil suffered a broken wrist in September

Sports - CBS Sports - October 13

Panthers head into battle in Buffalo expecting to face desperate Sabres without Sasha Barkov

Buffalo has lost all three of their games, failing to score more than a goal in any of them

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 12

This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age-obsessed L.A.

Mary Serritella started pole dancing at 57. Fourteen years later she's inspiring others who are decades her junior.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 14

Aaron Rodgers, Jets facing urgent task to fix broken offense under new play-caller; what to expect on 'MNF'

The Jets offense has been perhaps the most underachieving unit in the NFL this year

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

Mets' Brandon Nimmo reveals plantar fasciitis diagnosis, but expects to stay in NLCS lineup vs. Dodgers

Nimmo said he aggravated the injury during the NLDS