Bitcoin mining rebounds in China as country climbs back to 3rd worldwide
Beijing’s softening stance, cheap electricity attracts crypto miners; Bitcoin seen as strategic asset amid Sino-US rivalry, analyst says
Brent holds steady as markets wait for Russia-Ukraine talks and OPEC+ decision
OPEC+ likely to leave output unchanged, sources say
Dollar on track for worst week in four months as case for Fed cut builds
Thin Thanksgiving trading follows renewed bets on December policy cut
Asian shares end tough November on firmer ground helped by Fed cut bets
Asia shares set for weekly gains, still down sharply in the month; Dollar falls in the week, with Aussie, kiwi big gainers
UK government approves 4.1% rise in minimum wage for 2026
Minimum wage to go up to 12.71 pounds an hour from April 2026; Rates for younger workers and apprentices to rise 6.0-8.5%
Oil climbs after hitting one-month low; supply glut weighs
Brent, WTI add 0.4% after loss of over 1% in prior session
OpenAI projects 220 million weekly paying ChatGPT users by 2030, report
As of July, ChatGPT has about 35 million subscribers, around 5% of its weekly active users, placing the AI firm on track to rank among the world’s largest subscription businesses
Alphabet on pace to hit $4 trillion market value as AI gains momentum
Shares rise 4.1% to $331.7 in premarket trade, putting the company on track to cross the milestone at the open
Gold climbs to near two-week high on reinforced US rate cut bets
Spot gold rises 0.8% to $4,161.10 while U.S. futures slip 0.5% to $4,159.00 per ounce
Amazon pledges up to $50 billion to expand AI, supercomputing for US government
Project to add nearly 1.3 gigawatts of AI and high-performance computing capacity across AWS classified and GovCloud regions starting in 2026
Asia stocks rise as weak US data boosts Fed rate-cut bets
Stocks rise following third day of gains for S&P 500
Moscow, Beijing discuss ways to expand Russian oil exports to China
China and India lead Russian oil imports, with China importing 1.4 million barrels daily by sea and 900,000 bpd by pipeline since the Ukraine conflict began
Reports suggest Canada close to finalise uranium deal with India worth $2.8 billion
Deal for Canada to ship uranium to India would run 10 years if finalised, with supplies from Cameco as part of wider nuclear cooperation effort
Ethiopia volcano erupts after 12,000 years, disrupting flights across South Asia and Middle East
Ash cloud from Hayli Gubbi spreads over Red Sea and India, forcing airlines to cancel and divert routes
Gold hits one-week high as Fed remarks renew rate cut bets
Spot gold up 0.2% to $4,147.51, extending Monday’s 1.8% gain as U.S. futures rise 1.2% to $4,144.70