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According to CNBC, CME Group halted trading across foreign exchange, commodities, and stock futures on November 29, 2025. The outage lasted more than 11 hours. A cooling system failure at CyrusOne data centers in the Chicago area caused the disruption. Trading stopped around 03:00 GMT. Markets remained frozen until
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According to CNBC, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released findings on November 26, 2025, showing that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market. The research, produced in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, represents approximately $1.2 trillion in wages across finance,
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CNBC host Jim Cramer defended Nvidia on November 25, 2025, after shares fell 6% to their lowest level in nearly three months. The drop followed reports that Meta Platforms may use Google's tensor processing units in its data centers starting in 2027. Nvidia closed at $175.60 in
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Novo Nordisk announced on November 25, 2025, that its late-stage trials testing semaglutide for Alzheimer's disease failed to meet the primary goal of slowing cognitive decline. According to CNBC, the Danish pharmaceutical company's shares fell to a four-year low following the announcement. The two Phase 3
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sunday at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to The Japan Times, the leaders agreed to deepen cooperation across security, economy, and investment. The meeting lasted 35 minutes and began at 1:40 pm local time.
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According to Yahoo Lifestyle, Walmart began its Black Friday shopping events on November 14, 2025. The retailer structured its sales into three separate periods. The first event ran from November 14 through November 16. The main Black Friday event begins online November 25 and continues through November 30. Cyber Monday
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According to CNBC, major technology stocks ended the week deep in negative territory during the third week of November 2025. Amazon and Microsoft led losses among the Magnificent Seven, falling 6% and 7% respectively. Nvidia declined despite CEO Jensen Huang calling chip sales "off the charts" during an
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Japan's cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.5 billion) stimulus package on Friday, November 21, 2025. According to CNBC, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the spending plan to address the country's slowing economy and support households facing inflation pressures. The package targets three main
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Federal Reserve officials disagreed over cutting interest rates at their October meeting, according to CNBC. The minutes released Wednesday showed policymakers divided between concerns over a slowing labor market and persistent inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee approved a quarter-percentage-point cut by a 10-2 vote. The reduction lowered the benchmark
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Asian equity markets closed mixed on November 19, 2025, with technology stocks pulling major indices lower. According to CNBC, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.57 percent as semiconductor testing equipment maker Advantest dropped more than 4 percent before recovering. Semiconductor firm Renesas ended the session down 3.02
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According to CNBC, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a global outage on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The disruption took down major platforms including OpenAI's ChatGPT, social media platform X, and numerous other websites. The company observed a spike in unusual traffic around 5:20 a.m. ET before
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According to Economic Times, Indian public sector oil companies have signed their first structured long-term contract to import liquefied petroleum gas from the United States. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri announced the agreement on November 17, 2025. Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and Hindustan