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US President Donald Trump announced late on Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas had “both signed off” on the “first phase” of a plan to end the two-year genocidal war on Gaza. Writing on the social media platform Truth social, Trump said: “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! “This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United…

Shares of SoftBank jumped as much as 13% Thursday, hours after the Japanese giant announced a deal to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion, further advancing SoftBank’s AI footprint.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval globally, means ABB will no longer look to spin off its robotics business as a separately listed company.”SoftBank’s next frontier is Physical AI. Together with ABB Robotics, we will unite world-class technology and talent under our shared vision to fuse Artificial Super Intelligence and robotics — driving a groundbreaking evolution that will propel humanity forward,” Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank,…

Emily KeoghOct 8, 2025, 07:36 PM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLLEIGH, England — Manchester United are not fussed about being called underdogs. Their plan is to win as many games in the UEFA Women’s Champions League as possible, and their debut fixture could not have gone much better, being the only Women’s Super League (WSL) team to claim an opening day win thanks to captain Maya Le Tissier.WSL champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by FC Twente in the Netherlands, continuing their streak of poor execution in…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…THE SUN Tottenham’s stunning stadium is being lined up to host a future Super Bowl – in what would be a historic first outside of North America.Harry Maguire is hopeful of signing a new Manchester United contract before 2025 is out.Manchester United are keeping tabs on Bayern Munich star Dayot Upamecano, who is set to become a free agent. Image: Bournemouth are prepared for serious interest in Antoine Semenyo DAILY MAIL Ange Postecoglou’s prospects of staying on as Nottingham Forest boss are improving, with the club leaning towards sticking with the Australian…

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. As US-India ties suffered from tariff-related turmoil through the month of August, semiconductors – originally exempt from US import duties – flew largely under the radar unlike impacted sectors including textiles, jewelry, and seafood. However, in the first week of September, US President Donald Trump renewed the threat of 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports to the United States, a move that could disrupt India’s growing semiconductor industry. As US policymakers weigh their options, they should be wary of derailing US-India cooperation on semiconductors – a recent success story of the bilateral relationship – through an aggressive chip…

In a interview Wednesday with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator brushed off concerns that the company’s deals with other artificial intelligence giants are circular investments, saying such a narrative is “fundamentally flawed.””The reality of the situation is, really large, really important technology companies across the space are buying infrastructure to deliver it to their clients — Meta, Microsoft, you know, Amazon, Google,” Intrator said. “I mean, the largest tech companies in the world are purchasing this infrastructure because they have demand. There’s nothing circular about that.”CoreWeave, which sells cloud infrastructure for AI, went public in March. It was…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Wednesday and what’s on the radar for Thursday’s session. Stocks back on track Following Tuesday’s dip, the S & P 500 and Nasdaq scored new closing highs . AMD has surged 43% over the past three days, on pace for its best weekly performance since 2016, per CNBC’s Nick Wells. Among the “Magnificant Seven,” Nvidia posted a fresh closing…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday identified and reviewed three distinct aspects of the current economy, explaining how he thinks this dynamic is impacting market action.”We have three economies right now,” he said. “Two of those are booming, although one shouldn’t be, and the third one is hurting, badly, and it needs help right now.”He first pointed to the booming segment related to artificial intelligence and the data center, referencing JPMorgan research that suggests AI-related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 80% of earnings growth and 90% of capital spending growth since late 2022 following the launch of…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSES&P 500 futures are up slightly on Wednesday night after the benchmark index rose to all-time highs.Futures tied to the broad index traded rose nearly 0.2%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures added more than 0.2% Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 60 points, or 0.1%. With Wednesday’s gain, the S&P 500 notched its eighth winning day of the last nine. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 1% to end above the 23,000 mark for the first time ever.The Dow, on the other hand, finished slightly below flat as…

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors told a judge Wednesday that no harm was done to prospects for a fair trial after two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after he was charged with assassinating UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.They said in a written submission in Manhattan federal court that the two employees aren’t working on the case and didn’t know that the judge had warned lawyers to be careful what they share publicly. They said they have since been warned.And they said the distance from a trial date that has not yet been…