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Citigroup strategists downgraded US equities to "neutral" from "overweight," saying they were looking for cleaner positioning and more stable sentiment around AI stocks after a sharp selloff on concerns about soaring AI spending and tougher regulation."We worry that positioning on key indices, such as the Nasdaq, could reset lower into net-short territory," Citigroup strategists led by Beata Manthey said in a note on Monday.• The brokerage also lowered its stance on global and European technology sectors to "neutral" from "overweight"• Democratic wins in US midterm elections last week, in

Judo star Teddy Riner announces a run for French president, pledging to bring people together

Russia and Ukraine batter each other with long-range strikes a day before US-brokered talks

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Novo-backed Windward Bio targets $1 billion valuation in US IPO

Swiss drug developer Windward Bio Group AG is targeting a valuation of up to $1 billion in its US initial public offering, as a strong run for the biotech IPO market extends into November.Here are some other details:• Basel, Switzerland-based Windward is seeking to raise up to $185.3 million in the US IPO by selling roughly 10.3 million shares priced between $16 and $18, it said on Monday• The healthcare industry, which is seen as a defensive sector, has anchored the fall IPO window this year as choppy market conditions and rising borrowing costs weigh on activity from other sectors• Dr

Paraguay’s bank collapse brought down a president – and exposed as myth the nation’s status as a ‘Dubai of South America’

Nvidia stock falls after probe into CEO’s affair with alleged foreign spy

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IMF launches Ukraine loan review that could unlock $1.67 billion

The International Monetary Fund began a review of Ukraine's lending programme on Monday that could unlock $1.67 billion in fresh financing for Kyiv as it struggles to shore up its war-hit economy and plug a looming funding gap.Cooperation with the IMF, Ukraine's key international lender, is critical to ensure funding from other partners and help maintain economic stability as the conflict with Russia grinds on and Kyiv faces a multi-billion financing shortfall for next year."Discussions will cover macroeconomic and fiscal policies, as well as key structural reforms,” Priscilla Toffano, IMF'

Russia's top independent newspaper closes its office after three decades, citing official pressure

Huge crowds gather in Buenos Aires for Pope Leo's outdoor Mass

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Trump suggests he would rather go to hell than forgive enemies

President Donald Trump offered his most extensive assessment yet of historic Republican losses in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday evening, appearing to extend an invitation to Democrats to work together on the contentious issue of immigration.Trump took no personal blame for the wipeout, despite his record unpopularity. He said GOP candidates weren’t able to translate his popularity to their own races.And while he acknowledged areas where his record was unpopular, he made clear he wasn’t in a conciliatory mood on most issues as Democrats prepare to take majorities on C

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Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend

Authorities on Sunday arrested a man in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina that left one person dead and at least one other person injured. Winston-Salem police said officers who were on campus for homecoming events heard gunshots around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. They found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound. They rendered aid but the man died at the scene. A 22-year-old woman who had what appeared to be a gunshot wound was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and later released.

Schumer faces skepticism among some Democrats over majority leader role

His daughter was abducted during a sleepover and killed. He is among families grappling with Newsom’s death row commutation

Supreme Court’s trend on church and state is a reminder conservatives have a steady grip on the nation’s laws

� current trajectory protecting the free exercise of religion in January 2016. But after Justice Antonin Scalia suddenly died the next month, creating a possible 4-4 split, the court postponed the hearing for 15 months, past the presidential election.Only when President Donald Trump’s first appointee, Neil Gorsuch, joined the bench in April 2017 did the justices hear Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. That June, the court issued a decision breaking new ground in requiring direct public funding for religious institutions.That decision continues to reverberate today.At the time, Chief Justice J

Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash

The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot killed alongside eight others in a Florida Learjet crash said Friday he has repeatedly listened to her final radio transmissions, searching for answers and finding pride in how she handled the crisis. Allan Filgueiras, a pilot who helped teach Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras to fly, said he marveled at how “she's tough” even as the plane plunged straight toward the ground Sunday. “I wanted to be by her side. Inside the plane, to help,” he said at a news conference, often holding back tears. �

Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says

‘A beautifully American story’: El-Sayed's historic Senate victory resonates with Muslim Americans

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The $500 million gamble to make India’s ‘Ramayana’ a global phenomenon

Namit Malhotra looks awfully relaxed for a man taking a $500 million gamble.Reclining into a sofa in a discreet London office, the movie producer bats away questions about the box office potential and estimated price tag of his two-part blockbuster adaptation of the Hindu epic, “The Ramayana.”“I’m not motivated by the bean-counter logic of, ‘How much money did we make or not make,” he said. “If we don’t make money with the movies, we’ll make it in the merchandise. If we don’t make it in the merchandise, we’ll make it in the theme park. If we don’t make it in the theme p

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Pope Leo urges President Milei, a Trump ally, to ‘safeguard democracy’ on arrival in Argentina

Pope Leo XIV has called on Argentine President Javier Milei and the country’s political leaders to “safeguard democracy” and demonstrate a “careful use of words” during his first speech in Buenos Aires.The American pope arrived in Argentina on Sunday, embarking on a trip that his predecessor, the first Argentine pope, was never able to make.Leo’s highly anticipated papal visit to Argentina began with a private meeting with President Milei shortly after the pope landed. Milei has received strong backing from US President Donald Trump, with whom Leo, first American pontiff, has publi

Trump says renewed attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely’ if talks show progress

Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu

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Two trains collide in Egypt, killing 7 people and injuring more than 100, authorities say

At least seven people were killed and 112 people injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Sunday, the country’s health ministry said.Several carriages were derailed after one train collided with the rear of another between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Giza, near the capital Cairo, the Egyptian National Railways Authority said in a statement.Dozens of ambulances were dispatched to transport the injured to nearby hospitals, while cranes were deployed to remove the wreckage after traffic on the railroad was disrupted, Egyptian authorities said.Among the dozens injured in the collisi

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Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government

Israel's president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is fighting to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in an October 27 election but still emerged as the largest bloc in parliament. Eisenkot, a former military chief, has declined to join forces with Arab parties, whose support would give him a majority of seats in parliament. But Arab leaders, inc

He left NYC after 9/11 for a new life in South America

Washington made Moscow a pariah. Now a tanker of Russian diesel is headed for US shores

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A record number of women will serve in the next Congress

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Joe Biden says cancer will limit him from promoting his upcoming memoir

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair as company launches investigation into foreign spy claims

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New Zealand's new lawmakers start to arrive at parliament as government remains in limbo

Dozens of newly elected lawmakers will start to arrive at New Zealand's parliament this week, even as the country faces a weeks-long wait

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How this key lesson can protect your 401(k) savings from deep AI stock losses

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Netanyahu rival tasked with forming next Israeli government. But the path remains complicated

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Trump orders DOJ to look into Democrats for 'threatening' people

President Donald Trump ordered the US Justice Department on Saturday to look into Democrats for "threatening a lot of people" with impeachment and other forms of

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Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some

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Nithya Raman to take charge in LA amid homeless crisis and political division

In her bid for Los Angeles mayor, Nithya Raman ran as an outsider

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls