Dealers said 70%-80% of Brazil’s current arabica harvest has been sold and new trades are slow. Brazil produces nearly half the world’s arabica beans, a high-end variety typically used in roast and ground blends. The country’s recent weather has been more favorable after a severe drought last year. Still, the upcoming crop will be 4.4% […]
The Japanese automaker posted a 3.7% drop in global group unit sales last year, including those of compact car maker Daihatsu and truck unit Hino Motors. The decline was largely due to a steep slump in sales in Japan where the automaker faced fallout from governance issues over certification test procedures, especially at Daihatsu. Second-ranked […]
A fourth exchange is scheduled for the weekend, but Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of jeopardizing the deal by holding up aid deliveries, an allegation Israel dismissed as “fake news”. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister identified the three Israelis to be released Thursday as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and Gadi Moses, adding that […]
Azure results for the fiscal second quarter also fell below Wall Street expectations. Despite beating quarterly overall sales estimates, investors want better results from the hundreds of billions of dollars that Wall Street heavyweights have been spending to build AI data centers and infuse their products with the emerging technology. Chinese rivals have recently claimed […]
A rebel alliance led by Sharaa’s Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ousted Assad on December 8 after a lightning offensive, ending five decades of his family’s iron-fisted rule, with a transitional government previously installed to steer the country until March 1. Sharma was appointed “as the country’s president in the transitional phase”, state news […]
DeepSeek’s quick progress has stirred doubts about the lead America has in AI with models that it claims can match or even outperform Western rivals at a fraction of the cost, but the U.S. executives said on Wednesday that building huge computer networks was necessary to serve growing corporate needs. “Investing ‘very heavily’ in capital […]
The Washington Post said multiple bodies had been pulled from the water. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said on social media that “we know there are fatalities,” though he did not say how many. An American Airlines source said that 60 passengers, along with two pilots and two crew members were scheduled to be on […]
The company’s struggling US wholesale business returned to revenue growth after six quarters of decline, as newness in its collections, including men’s apparel, attracted demand from retailers. Still, executives on a post-earnings call said they expect the channel to be flat in 2025. “We recognize there continues to be a lot of uncertainty related to […]
The fire broke out shortly before 1800 GMT near the area where Pep Guardiola’s side had been due to enter the stadium around 30 minutes later. Hundreds of fans had gathered outside the Etihad for a pre-match entertainment show which included on-stage interviews with City’s new signings Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, and Abdukodir Khusanov. The […]
On Tuesday night, Trump said he had asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March. Earlier, Musk said Trump had asked him to return the two astronauts “as soon as possible,” suggesting a change to NASA’s […]
