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Laborers work at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai on January 12, 2022. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India can achieve sustainable economic growth of up to 8% over the medium term, according to the country’s central bank governor. His comments come shortly after data showed India’s gross domestic product slowed

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after shots were fired in his vicinity. U.S. Secret Service officers fired shots at a person

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Tiger Global is planning to join OpenAI’s buzzy new funding round that would value the artificial intelligence startup at more than $150 billion, according to

Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.  M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing CFO Brian West said the labor strike that began just after midnight

Pfizer‘s experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday.  Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer’s treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024. Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting Tuesday closer to

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court announced Friday that it ordered banks to transfer funds from Starlink and X accounts to pay fines the court levied against Elon Musk’s social

Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle (L), and Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Reuters Oracle‘s best week on the stock market since 2021 has bolstered Chairman Larry Ellison’s net worth, briefly edging him past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday to become the world’s second-richest person. Ellison’s net worth reached $208.4

A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight

Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google and several American power and utility companies met Thursday at the White House to discuss the future of artificial intelligence energy infrastructure in the U.S., sources familiar with the meeting told CNBC. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft president Brad Smith,

A view shows a bronze seal beside a door at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. government for the first time has spent more than $1 trillion this year on interest payments for its $35.3 trillion national debt, the Treasury Department reported Thursday. With the

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a press conference in February 2024. CNBC California Attorney General Rob Bonta cautioned executives at social media and other tech companies to work harder to protect voters from “deception, intimidation, and dissuasion,” ahead of the November election. “Millions of Californians rely on social media and artificial intelligence services

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks away during a commercial break as US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris take notes during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024.  Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The share price of Trump

LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on November 30, 2023 in Larkspur, California. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October to their lowest level in 20 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan

Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris after the ABC Presidential Debate. Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday night, minutes after the Democratic nominee finished a contentious debate with Donald Trump. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” Swift

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s name must be removed from North Carolina’s November ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ordered. The ruling Monday night may help Republican nominee Donald Trump against the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the key battleground state, and his chances in the national election. Trump has a