Latest reporting on Markets (topic): 61 stories, most recently on 18 October 2026. Source-linked and updated as new reports are published.
Seoul and Tokyo enjoyed healthy gains in early exchanges, with chipmakers SK hynix and Kioxia among the best performers -- having been pummelled Thursday as investors bailed out of the once-dominant AI sector.
World · France 24 · World ·
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Technology · TechCrunch · Latest ·
Fossilised lion trackway in the Goukamma Nature Reserve (30cm scalebar). CC BY The coastline near the southern tip of Africa looked vastly different between about 400,000 years ago and 70,000 years ago, compared with today.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Africa ·
Years of antibiotic use have fuelled a rise in bacteria that can survive antibiotics. These antibiotic resistant bacteria are competing with and displacing other bacteria that are naturally present in the human gut, where they play a critical role in maintaining good health.
Health · The Conversation · Africa ·
People across the U.S., England and Australia agree that teachers are most like coaches when considering comparable professions. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images Plus Three answers, three countries, one open-ended question: “Teaching is similar to what other occupation or activity?” We asked…
Education · The Conversation · Education ·
One driver of higher U.S. diesel prices is a major drop in supply from Russia and the Middle East. AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A spike in diesel prices is hammering broad sectors of the U.S.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·
AI developer Anthropic grew its sales by about 46% to $16.8 billion (€15bn) last quarter and turned an adjusted profit, it told investors on Wednesday, weeks before a November stock market debut that could value it at up to $2 trillion (€1.79bn).
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
The plan is due to be approved at its Council meeting on Thursday in Zurich, where FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the 36 other members of the federation's executive will gather.
World · France 24 · World ·
Agriculture in the global south remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production.
Business & Economy · The Conversation · Africa ·
Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the River Nile and Lake Kyoga. Most of its 4.3 million people farm small, rain-fed plots.
Africa · The Conversation · Africa ·
A path of education where learning is made flexible, and subjects come from choice. G.Nayanakshatra shares her story as a student at NIOS and the lessons she learnt along the way.
Education · The Hindu · Education ·
After a deadly tornado hit communities in rural southwest Michigan in March 2026, the state's request for federal disaster aid was denied. When Hurricane Isaias hit the Florida Panhandle on Oct.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·
Headlice have a high ick factor, but thankfully but these insects aren't dangerous and don't spread disease. Catherine DELAHAYE/Photononstop via Getty Images Four words that parents in the classroom group chat dread to read: ‘My kid has lice.’ Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasites…
Health · The Conversation · Health ·
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam offering salutations to Maa
Policy & Governance · PIB · Press Releases ·
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared an article written by Union Minister, Shri Jyotira
Policy & Governance · PIB · Press Releases ·
Oil prices rose on recent reports that Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. European gas prices hovered near a four-year high, while Asian shares had a mixed reaction and European equities opened higher.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
Astronomers have discovered that a scorching-hot planet 320 light-years away shares a striking chemical similarity with its host star, providing the first direct evidence for a fundamental assumption about planet formation.
Science & Climate · ScienceDaily · Top Science ·
Increasing Social Security benefits annually helps millions of older Americans afford necessities. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The nearly 76 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits are slated to find out on Oct.
Business & Economy · The Conversation · Business ·
Psychiatrists and public health researchers have conducted one of the largest studies of its kind in west Africa. Joshua Oluwagbemiga/Unsplash For years, the world has understood climate change as an environmental problem – melting glaciers, rising seas, extreme weather.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Africa ·
Shoppers are much more inclined to buy misshapen produce if they can be assured the quality is good. Carly Reeves on Unsplash, CC BY There’s a paradox that drives the shopping decisions of many Americans: Almost three-quarters say they’re feeling stressed out about skyrocketing grocery bills.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·
As data centers pop up across the nation, Americans have significant concerns that span political and climate-related perspectives. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Regardless of their views on politics or climate change, most Americans oppose the development of data centers in their communities.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·
“Do you smoke cigarettes?” I asked my patient succinctly in a recent clinic appointment. He matter-of-factly responded, “Not anymore, I use Zyn pouches now.” As with any patient, I gauged his readiness – or reluctance, in some instances – to disrupt his use of nicotine.
Health · The Conversation · Health ·
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that global economic output will slow to 3.1% this year in spite of geopolitical disruptions, but warns that high inflation and AI share valuations could be risks for financial stability.
Business & Economy · France 24 · Business & Tech ·
Waves crash into damaged homes in Long Beach, Calif., amid high surf generated by Tropical Storm Rachel on Oct. 11, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images California isn’t a place most Americans associate with tropical weather, but it’s taking a beating in 2026 from one of the most active eastern Pacific…
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·