US prices rose 3.4% in the year to July, slightly lower than the 3.5% in the year to June, new figures show. Month to month, inflation rose 0.1%, mainly due to an increase in housing costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Even small moves in rent can lift the overall headline figure as it…
A shopper browses fresh fruit at a grocery store in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images A key inflation reading Wednesday showed prices moderating across a range of goods and services, possibly taking the urgency out of an imminent interest rate hike. The consumer price…
(L to R) Jensen Huang, President and CEO of Nvidia Corporation, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, arrive for a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Last month, American tech giants came…
It is a familiar weekend scene in many homes: school is finally out, the alarm is switched off and the teenager disappears under the blanket. By the time they emerge, it may be close to noon. Parents may wonder if their child is simply being lazy, staying up too late or developing an unhealthy sleep…
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Israeli settlers have been besieging two Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank since Sunday, with the families saying their supplies were running out and rights groups urging the authorities to step in. On Wednesday Israeli security forces were reported to have withdrawn from the Jewish settler outpost in the village of…
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who spearheaded China’s entry into global trade and laid the foundation for its explosive growth, has died at the age of 97. He served in the country’s second-highest office from 1998-2003 and played a leading role in securing its entry into the World Trade Organization, opening Chinese factories to the…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters Silicon Valley leaders from Elon Musk to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have hyped the deflationary effects of the artificial intelligence boom. “Intelligence too cheap to meter is well…
In a recent update, August 13 will see a full-dress rehearsal at Red Fort ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Commuters and travellers planning to move through central, north and east Delhi on Thursday must plan their journeys carefully and early as several traffic restrictions will be in place. The rehearsal is organised ahead of the…
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