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Qualcomm’s 3-nanometer Snapdragon SW6100 Wear Elite marks a progression that helps everything around it. (HT Photo)
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9 show why it rules Android’s smartwatches

For Samsung’s latest smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, the generational step forward wasn’t solely reliant on their research labs. High time too, because…

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File photo: A man looks at a screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai (REUTERS)
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Sensex and Nifty start lower after previous week’s rebound

Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty opened in red on Monday, August 31, after closing the previous week with a rebound on Friday post…

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S&P 500 investors will watch Treasury yields, Fed rate hike odds, August jobs report, earnings and software stocks as Wall Street enters a key week. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Stock market outlook: S&P 500, Fed rate hike odds and jobs report to watch next week

Wall Street is heading into a busy week. Investors will be watching how stocks react after a week of mixed signals in the market. The…

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SpaceX stock is rising again after a sharp fall.  (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (AFP)
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Why is SpaceX stock going up? AI growth, spending and Starship explained

SpaceX stock has seen a huge swing since its debut. SpaceX stock started trading at around $135 a share. It then jumped to nearly $225,…

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Wall Street’s calm may fade as the VIX rises in September. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (AFP)
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Is Wall Street’s calm about to end? What rising VIX means for S&P 500 stocks

Wall Street is ending August in an unusually calm mood, but that calm may not last much longer. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, fell…

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US debt hits $40 trillion, raising inflation fears. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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US debt hits $40 trillion: Why high inflation could cause a ‘lost decade’ for stocks

US government debt has reached a record $40 trillion. The huge debt pile is raising fresh concerns about what it could mean for the stock…

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President Trump is pressuring Brazil ahead of October’s presidential election, seeking to pull Latin America’s last major left-led nation back under U.S. influence.
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This right-wing stronghold in Brazil is getting pummeled by Trump’s tariffs

PIRACICABA, Brazil—President Trump is pressuring Brazil ahead of October’s presidential election, seeking to pull Latin America’s last major left-led nation back under U.S. influence. President…

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Intel stock fell 2.85% as 14A chip progress boosts hopes, but Intel Foundry losses remain high ahead of planned 2028 mass production (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Intel stock falls 2.85%: 14A chip progress improves outlook, but foundry losses remain a big concern

Intel Corporation shares fell 2.85% on Friday as investors looked at new progress in the company’s next-generation 14A chipmaking technology. Intel stock fell 2.85% as…

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Many small humiliations accompany living in the era of Silicon Valley titans. (Unsplash)
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Checks and Balance newsletter: Silicon Valley’s simulation idea is old and dull

Many small humiliations accompany living in the era of Silicon Valley titans. For one, has the world ever had such a badly dressed ruling class?…

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Sashidhar Jagdishan joined HDFC Bank in 1996 as a manager in the finance division, and went on to become the finance head in 1999. (File Photo/HT)
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HDFC CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan to not seek reappointment, set to step down in October

HDFC Bank Ltd on Saturday said that its Chief Executive Officer Sashidhar Jagdishan has decided not to seek reappointment when his term ends on 26…

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