Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index, Nifty 50

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged below the 50,000 mark on Wednesday amid a wider decline in Asia markets as investors fled AI-related stocks. The Nikkei lost 3.48%, while the Topix was…

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Rivian (RIVN) earnings Q3 2025

Rivian electric SUV parked outside brick showroom on a sunny day, San Francisco, California, August 19, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images DETROIT – Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter, as the company reported a its second quarterly gross profit this year thanks to a joint venture with…

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Trump says no SNAP benefits will be paid amid shutdown

A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the United States would not pay any SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, contradicting a court filing…

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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy

Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance…

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