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A worker debugs a robot at a Sany Heavy Industry plant in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Feb. 20, 2020.Chen Zeguo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesChina’s Sany Heavy Industry rose over 3% on its Hong Kong trading debut Tuesday after raising HK$12.36 billion ($1.59 billion) in one of the city’s largest listings this year.Shares were priced at HK$21.30 apiece. The listing adds to a pickup in Hong Kong equity fundraising, following recent sizable offerings such as Zijin Gold International’s $3.2 billion initial public offering on Sept. 30.Sany’s Shanghai-listed stock has gained over 35% so far this year.…

U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher.On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs, as did Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi during Asian trading hours. European stocks rose too, but the Stoxx 600 was just an inch away from its all-time high.And that’s before an agreement has been signed officially.”A…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities said they had killed three Palestinian militants early on Tuesday during an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.Israeli police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a town in the northern West Bank known as a militant stronghold. A statement claimed the militants were planning an attack, but gave no further details.The statement said the Israeli military carried out an airstrike shortly afterward to destroy the cave. The army confirmed an airstrike in the area but gave no further details.Israel has stepped up…

Dayne St. Clair made a key save in the shootout and Minnesota United beat the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on penalty kicks on Monday night after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation of the best-of-three first-round opener.Seattle hosts Game 2 on Nov. 3.St. Clair stayed central to deny Álex Roldán’s penalty kick. Then Seattle midfielder Cristian Roldan hit the crossbar in the fourth round.Seattle Sounders triumphed on Monday.Jeremy Olson/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty ImagesKelvin Yeboah, Nectarios Triantis and Joaquín Pereyra each made a penalty kick for Minnesota. Julian Gressel had a chance to win it for Minnesota,…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug their gear along the narrow roads of a nation smaller than California.But Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had another, more substantial truck in mind as she looked to build rapport with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump. Takaichi, who wants to improve economic ties with Washington and cement a strong relationship with Trump, placed an enormous American Ford F-150 truck, as well as U.S.-made Japanese automobiles, in the courtyard of the Akasaka Palace where the leaders held their first talks Tuesday. Trump is…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants has put animal treatment at slaughter houses in the national spotlight as her defense team argues she rescued the birds from abuse. Closing statements are scheduled for Tuesday in a case that could land Zoe Rosenberg, 23, in prison for more than five years. During the seven-week trial, her defense hasn’t focused on if she took the chickens from Petaluma Poultry in 2023 — Rosenberg shared the video of the theft online and has posted on social media to…

Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi hopes to be defending Argentina’s FIFA World Cup title in the upcoming 2026 edition of the tournament, though he has yet to make a final decision on whether or not he’ll play.For now, one of the game’s biggest stars said he’s taking it one day at a time and plans on playing only if he’s 100% fit and can contribute in an important way for Argentina.Editor’s Picks2 Related”Well, the truth is that yes, it’s something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup,” Messi said in an interview with NBC News that…

HOW TO PREPARE: Hurricane season can be stressful for anyone near the potential path of a storm. Powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks, and otherwise upend lives. But stress can be reduced when people have a plan, emergency management officials say. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.The storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish…

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors watched to see what might come of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s top leader. In Paris, the CAC 40 slipped 0.1% to 8,228.81. Germany’s DAX fell 0.2% to 24,270.20. Britain’s FTSE 100 was nearly unchanged at 9,656.76. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged. In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.3% to 26,346.14, reversing earlier gains, and the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.2% to 3,988.22 after briefly topping 4,000, its highest level in a decade. Trump has suggested he expects to forge another trade agreement…

Dan Rosensweig, CEO, CheggScott Mlyn | CNBCChegg said on Monday it would lay off about 45% of its workforce, or 388 employees, as the “new realities” of artificial intelligence and diminished traffic from internet search have led to plummeting revenue. The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students. Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.The company reiterated that claim on Monday, saying AI and “reduced traffic…