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HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push: report
Published Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 01:42 PM HSBC is planning sweeping job cuts across its UK wealth management business, including a sharp reduction in financial advisers and specialist staff, as part of a broader push to integrate AI, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct 7). The bank plans to cut about half of…
Read MoreDenver man’s escape exposes chilling Tren de Aragua kidnapping plot that lands trio in prison
A Denver man’s roommates turned his home into a torture chamber after uncovering his family’s law enforcement ties, launching a brutal ransom plot at the direction of violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) leaders, federal prosecutors said Monday. The alleged victim survived days of abuse before escaping and walking into a police station missing a finger,…
Read MoreAI bubble may burst soon amid financing concentration, rising rates: Ray Dalio
The technology is a ‘classic bubble’ that begins to pop as rates climb, warns billionaire [SINGAPORE] Markets may be close to the point when the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, as debt grows while interest rates rise, said prominent investor Ray Dalio. The AI boom operates like a “classic bubble”, given the concentration in the…
Read MoreSouth Korean investors suffer US$1.7 billion losses from leveraged ETFs
Published Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 12:56 PM [SEOUL] Retail investors have suffered an estimated 2.3 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) in cumulative losses from leveraged single-stock exchange-traded products tracking South Korea’s major chipmakers, according to data from the Financial Supervisory Service released by opposition lawmaker Choi Eun-seok. Clients across 10 major South Korean brokerages –…
Read MoreSen. Susan Collins nudges Trump to stay away from Maine: ‘I’m not exactly his favorite senator’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins seemingly had a not-so-subtle message for President Trump: stay away. During her first debate of the cycle against Democrat Troy Jackson, Collins (R-Maine) twice dodged a question on whether she would stump with Trump if her were to swing through the Pine Tree State. “I don’t think that President Trump is…
Read MoreThe lucrative business of cooling off in a hotter world
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Read MoreJustin Ellis scores game-deciding goal — but suffers injury scare — in latest young spark for USMNT
Mauricio Pochettino wants players who give their all to the U.S. men’s national team, and it was safe to say that Justin Ellis did just that in the USMNT’s 1-0 win over Canada on Tuesday night. Ellis, 19, looked as though he had sustained an injury during the first half of the match after going…
Read MoreS$8 billion wiped off OCBC value as shares slide 5.8% in heavy trade
The lender is also the top traded stock by value; Citi downgrades stock from ‘neutral’ to ‘sell’, expects flat Q3 earnings [SINGAPORE] Shares of OCBC dropped as much as 5.8 per cent in intraday trading on Wednesday (Oct 7). As at 11.11 am, the counter was down 5.2 per cent or S$1.66 at S$30.54. By…
Read MoreS$7 billion wiped off OCBC value as shares slide 5.2% in heavy trade
[SINGAPORE] Shares of OCBC dropped as much as 5.2 per cent in intraday trading on Wednesday (Oct 7). As at 11.11 am, the counter was down 5.2 per cent or S$1.66 at S$30.54. It was also the top traded stock by value, with over 12 million shares worth over S$374 million changing hands at that…
Read MoreAndrew McCutchen opens up on Yankees’ historic Tropicana Field woes: ‘Cloud over their head’
The Yankees’ struggles at Tropicana Field run deeper than poor play on the field, according to a former MVP who once donned the pinstripes. Andrew McCutchen, who spent the final months of the 2018 season in The Bronx, revealed how struck he was by the roster’s visceral response to facing the Rays on their home…
Read MoreSouth Korea, Hong Kong tech shares fall as Asian stocks decline despite Wall Street rally
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge drops 0.6% as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices notch records Published Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 09:42 AM — Updated Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 01:33 PM ASIAN stocks slipped, in contrast to Wall Street’s record-setting rally, as enthusiasm over the corporate earnings outlook failed to carry over…
Read MoreExclusive | ‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ Awards 2026: Full list of winners and nominees
The second-annual “Virtual Reali-Tea” Awards were good as gold. Hosted at Edison Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night, the reality-packed gala brought together more than 60 stars from across Bravo, Peacock, Hulu, Netflix and more to celebrate the biggest people and best moments in unscripted television this year. The 2026 VRT Awards — sponsored…
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