Commuters cross the street near the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Government shutdowns have historically been an precarious time for federal workers, both for those required to remain on the job without pay and those furloughed. This shutdown comes with added financial uncertainty.
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The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images Travelers should prepare for potential flight disruptions this holiday weekend as the government shutdown continues, a group representing the largest U.S. airlines said Friday. Air traffic controller shortages this week delayed flights at some U.S.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling the release of hostages under a ceasefire deal in Gaza “a moment of profound relief” and is urging all parties to uphold the ceasefire agreement. Carney travelled to Egypt Sunday to take part in the signing of a Middle East peace plan with other world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump. Media were not notified of Carney’s trip before it had…
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Tom BennettRamallah, occupied West Bank Hundreds of freed ************ prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to be reunited with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The release involved about 250 prisoners who had been convicted of crimes including ******* and deadly attacks against Israelis – and about 1…
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Union workers are filing legal action against MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, over what it claims was “disastrous handling of redundancies”. In June it was reported that the Edinburgh-based studio had started the process of laying off numerous staff, following the disastrous launch of MindsEye on June 10. Now the Game Workers branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain union are…
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as “creative destruction.” The winners represent contrasting but complementary approaches to economics. Mokyr is an economic historian who delved into long-term…
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Microsoft Excel is now testing a new Copilot() function for its spreadsheet software. The new Copilot function will bring a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features to Excel, which will allow users to summarise a spreadsheet’s data, whether it belongs to a specific column, row (or the entire table) into paragraphs and sentences. It will be available to both Mac and Windows users.
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Ivy League architecture at Princeton University. Loop Images | Getty Images Here’s a look at more stories on how to manage, grow and protect your money for the years ahead. Often in the form of merit aid, the average tuition discount for first-time, full-time students at private colleges is roughly 56%, Lieber previously reported. But “all of this discounting …
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Share Squawk on the Street CNBC’s Robert Frank joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ with the latest news on Ferrari. 01:54 Thu, Oct 9 202511:18 AM EDT Robert Frank…
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President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on the outskirts of Lod near Tel Aviv on October 13, 2025, as he travels to Israel and Egypt. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declared the war in the Middle East is over, as he began a momentous trip to the region to finalize a peace…
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Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on ******** goods is “a typical example of US double standards”, China’s government has said. A commerce ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified “countermeasures” if the US president carries out his threat, adding it was “not afraid” of a possible trade war. On Friday, Trump hit back at Beijing’s…
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Just days ahead of the highly anticipated launch of Game Freak’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, the entire Pokedex has leaked along with a playable ROM of the title. With over 200 Pokémon reportedly in the game, one thing’s for certain — Pokémon Legends: Z-A is shaping up to be incredibly ambitious. We’ll list all of the Pokémon apparently appearing in the game…
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The final Nobel of this year’s prize season is being announced Monday morning when organizers reveal the winner or winners of the Nobel memorial prize in economics. Last year’s award went to three economists—Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson—who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper.
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After a string of leaks, Microsoft has finally announced the release date of its Xbox-branded ROG Ally handhelds. The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X will launch on October 16, the company confirmed on the opening day of Gamescom 2025 on Wednesday. The Xbox parent, however, has still not committed on the pricing for the devices. Microsoft also announced a new Handheld Compatibility Program…
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The Snowflake Inc logo, the American cloud computing-based data company that offers cloud-based storage and analytics services, is on their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2025. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors are looking beyond the prolonged U.S. government shutdown and remain optimistic about growth drivers like the…
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People depart a Lego store in Manhattan on August 29, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In September 2023, just two months after his mother fought and won a battle against breast *******, Sam Lane began to get sick. Sam underwent several rounds of testing, and the now 14-year-old finally received a diagnosis: a rare brain and spine *******. “They said ‘*******…
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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn Russia’s “reckless and escalatory actions” of violating the airspace of EU and NATO member states Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. They also denounce the deliberate drone incursions aimed at critical infrastructure in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. They are, MEPs say, part of Russia’s “systematic military and hybrid warfare…
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After opening pre-registration sign-ups three weeks ago, Yostar has finally announced an official launch date for Stella Sora, the studio’s upcoming anime-style RPG on mobile. Launching simultaneously across iOS, Android and PC on October 19th, the fantasy adventure will have you journeying across the Nova Continent with lovely Trekker girls by your side. It’s your average “amnesiac” affair with…
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A new study suggests that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might have come from the largely unexplored frontier of the Milky Way, offering a rare look into the galaxy’s early structure and dynamics. The comet, which is only the third known object from outside our solar system, is being carefully observed as it speeds through our region of space. Its composition, trajectory, and origins are now the…
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Microsoft has started testing the semantic file search feature in Windows 11 with a larger user base. On Wednesday, the Redmond-based tech giant announced that two new artificial intelligence (AI) features are now available to all Insiders using Copilot+ PCs. The feature, powered by Copilot, allows users to search for certain files and images using natural language queries. Additionally…
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Closed-end funds (CEFs) are the last bargains left on the board. CEFs are often confused with mutual funds and ETFs, but they are different because they often trade at discounts to their net asset values (NAVs). For contrarians like us looking for deals, this is key. CEF trading is relatively thin. This created inefficiencies, such as select CEFs trading for as cheap as 95 or even 90 cents on…
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