Stocks rise, dollar drops as US jobs data boosts rate cut hopes
Stocks rose and the dollar slid Friday as a sharp slowdown in US hiring cemented expectations that the US Federal Reserve will resume cutting interest rates later this month.
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New folk music documentary taps into Bob Dylan revival
A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to recent biopic "A Complete Unknown", which starred Timothee Chalamet.
Read moreUS hiring weakens sharply in August as jobs market stalls
US job growth stalled in August while unemployment crept up to its highest level since 2021, in a closely watched report Friday after weak data earlier prompted President Donald Trump to fire a key economic official.
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Europe bets on supercomputer to catch up in AI race
Europe's fastest supercomputer Jupiter was inaugurated Friday in Germany with Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying it could help the continent catch up in the global artificial intelligence race.
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11 foreigners killed in Portugal funicular crash
Eleven foreign nationals were among the 16 people killed when one of Lisbon's popular funicular trains crashed this week, the Portuguese authorities announced on Friday.
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'Roblox' game to impose age controls this year
The publisher of "Roblox" has promised to set up age verification mechanisms, after allegations the video game massively popular with children and teens worldwide has fallen short on safety.
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WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics
The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday, calling for cheap generic versions to be made available for people in developing countries.
Read moreBritish royal who secretly worked as music teacher dies aged 92
Britain's Duchess of Kent, known for her links to the Wimbledon tennis tournament and for anonymously teaching music at a primary school, has died aged 92, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
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Merz inaugurates supercomputer, says Europe can catch up in AI race
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Europe can catch up in the global artificial intelligence race as he inaugurated the continent's fastest supercomputer.
Read moreUS hiring significantly misses expectations as jobs market cools
The US economy added significantly fewer jobs than expected in August, government data showed on Friday, in a closely watched report after weak data earlier prompted President Donald Trump to fire a key economic official.
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