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Ex-trader files $400M lawsuit against UBS over Libor manipulation scandal

Tom Hayes launches legal action against UBS, seeking $400 million in damages and alleging the Swiss bank made him the fall guy in the Libor rate-rigging scandal.

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Hurricane Melissa Heads Toward Cuba After Lashing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Cuba just hours after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacuate.

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PayPal partners with OpenAI to allow customers to check out in ChatGPT

PayPal becomes first payment platform integrated into ChatGPT, enabling instant checkout for millions of users through new AI-powered commerce partnership.

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Nidec Shares and Bonds Slide on Removal From Japan Equity Gauges

Nidec Corp. shares and bonds tumbled in Tokyo trading after the stock was earmarked for removal from the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average and the Topix Index and placed under exchange watch.

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Tech Stocks Rally as AI Fuels Earnings Optimism: Markets Wrap

A rally in the world’s largest technology companies left stocks at all-time highs amid speculation that artificial intelligence will keep driving earnings for the group that has powered the bull market.

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American Water Works to Buy Essential in $12 Billion Deal

American Water Works Co. agreed to buy Essential Utilities Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at about $12 billion, the biggest water utility deal by total value this century in the US.

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Oil Climbs as Prospect of US-China Breakthrough Buoys Outlook

Oil gained as progress between the US and China on trade boosted the outlook for energy demand and lifted risk assets.

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See inside JPMorgan’s new $3B global headquarters in New York City

JPMorgan Chase opened a $3 billion global headquarters in New York City as Wall Street leaders worry about the city's economic future under potential new leadership.

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Malaysia PM Ibrahim Speaks at ASEAN Summit 2025

Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister of Malaysia speaks at the ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, joining world leaders for key talks on peace, trade, and regional stability. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Trump Greets Malaysian Officials, Dances

President Donald Trump pumps his fists and dances as he arrives in Malaysia for ASEAN.

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