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Oil slips 5% after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled 5% on Monday after the U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution that would de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping to resume... Read More.

Brown-Forman board says Sazerac unsolicited bid not actionable

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

By Abigail Summerville July 26 (Reuters) - Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey, said on Sunday its board had received an unsolicited takeover bid from privately held spirits company Sazerac, but concluded the offer was "not actionable." New Orleans-founded Sazerac, whose rye drink is the city's... Read More.

China’s industrial profit growth moderates as exports cushion uneven recovery

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms grew at a solid, though slower, pace as resilient exports helped cushion sluggish domestic demand, highlighting the economy's uneven recovery despite policymakers' efforts to spur consumption. Exports and industrial production have done much of the... Read More.

Shares, bonds make guarded gains as oil slips

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Share markets gave a guarded response on Monday as a pause in fighting in the Gulf dragged oil prices lower, easing inflation risks and boosting bonds ahead of a packed week of central bank meetings and earnings... Read More.

Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

VILLAVICIOSA DE ODÓN, Spain (AP) - Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires. But the 79-year-old retiree can't help but worry for another family... Read More.

AI might be watching you, but here are some ways you can watch AI — in movies and on TV

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

As AI takes over the world in the metaphorical sense - for now, at least - it's the perfect time to turn to the movies and TV shows that have shown AI actually taking over the world, and more. From "Avengers: Age of Ultron"... Read More.

For some, so-called ‘Skynet Day’ came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay about an autonomous artificial intelligence system that triggers a nuclear... Read More.

Lula calls new US tariffs a mistake in Washington Post op-ed

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, July 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called new U.S. tariffs unfair and a strategic mistake in a Sunday opinion column for The Washington Post, warning they would harm the countries' bilateral partnership and drive up... Read More.

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

CAIRO (AP) - The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent... Read More.

The Media Line: How Digital Payments Are Changing Daily Life in Idlib, Syria

Sunday, July 26 by SRN News

How Digital Payments Are Changing Daily Life in Idlib, Syria Digital wallets have moved beyond salary payments to everyday purchases, reshaping commerce in northwest Syria while raising questions about access, security, and reliability Rizik Alabi / The Media Line [IDLIB] Hassan... Read More.

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Oil slips 5% after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend

Brown-Forman board says Sazerac unsolicited bid not actionable

China’s industrial profit growth moderates as exports cushion uneven recovery

Shares, bonds make guarded gains as oil slips

AI might be watching you, but here are some ways you can watch AI — in movies and on TV

For some, so-called ‘Skynet Day’ came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup

Lula calls new US tariffs a mistake in Washington Post op-ed

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too

The Media Line: How Digital Payments Are Changing Daily Life in Idlib, Syria

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