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Walmart has acquired Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania in a move that’s rattled local tenants and ignited speculation about its real estate ambitions. The $34 million purchase was first reported in February, but clarity over Walmart’s intentions has been slow to emerge. Tenants say they were recently notified they must vacate by April 2027, as Walmart…
Japan’s financial markets surged Monday in response to the election of Sanae Takaichi as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, positioning her to become the country’s first female prime minister. Equities rallied sharply, with the Nikkei 225 jumping about 5% to record highs, while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled. The move caught investors…
According to industry projections, the 2025 U.S. box office is shaping up to be the most lucrative post-COVID year yet. With consistent theatrical momentum this year and a blockbuster-heavy winter lineup, analysts expect full-year ticket sales to surpass $9 billion, edging past the prior record of $9.05 billion. (from CNBC headlines & preview posts) So…
Bitcoin is trading close to its all-time high following a strong rally fueled by robust investor demand, institutional inflows, and favorable U.S. policy signals. On Sunday, it briefly surpassed $125,000, reaching a peak of $125,653.32, before settling back around $125,081.85. The cryptocurrency’s upward trajectory this year—over 33% gains year-to-date—is underpinned by flows from institutions and…
Goldman Sachs has raised its projected December 2026 gold price to $4,900 per ounce, up from $4,300, citing robust inflows into Western gold-backed ETFs and continued central bank buying. The firm argues that ETF and central bank demand have become “sticky”—meaning they’re not just speculative spikes but persistent structural drivers pushing the baseline higher. Goldman…
Japan’s yen slid to a two-month low against the U.S. dollar, as financial markets responded nervously to the recent leadership victory of Sanae Takaichi in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The drop reflects investor trepidation about Takaichi’s dovish fiscal stance and doubts about how her administration will affect monetary and economic policy. At one point,…
PayPal CEO Alex Chriss announced that India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become the first onboarded payments system partner for PayPal’s global payments platform, PayPal World. This collaboration allows Indian users to transact internationally using UPI, bridging domestic digital payments with PayPal’s global reach. Chriss highlighted how complex global financial regulations are a challenge, and…
President Donald Trump announced that starting November 1, 2025, all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the U.S. will be subject to a 25% tariff. This marks a bold escalation of his protectionist trade agenda, intended to shield U.S. truck makers from foreign competition. His prior plan to impose the tariff in early October was…
At its latest developer conference, OpenAI declared a major shift toward enterprise clients, announcing a wave of partnerships spanning Spotify, Zillow, and Mattel to embed its AI tools into diverse industry use cases. CEO Sam Altman underscored that the company now expects to “lean into enterprise” as a core growth engine. New developer tools unveiled…
Novo Nordisk has quietly initiated job cuts at its Clayton, North Carolina facility—the company’s largest U.S. manufacturing site for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs—according to LinkedIn profiles and internal posts. These reductions target frontline roles from quality control to production technicians, underscoring how deep the restructuring is going under new CEO Mike Doustdar. The…
