1st LD: Profits of China's major industrial firms up 3.2 pct in first nine months

BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 3.2 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2025, official data showed Monday. Industrial firms with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million...

Overhelming public support for Trump’s war on drug cartel boats: ‘We’re just going to kill them’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2025 Real World News Is an undeclared U.S. war on narco-terrorists legit? While leftist media and some Republicans continues to question their legality and demand answers, the U.S. military on President Donald...

Argentines vote in midterms testing Milei’s economic reforms

Source: Reuters Argentines voted on Sunday in legislative elections that will test support for President Javier Milei’s free-market reforms and deep austerity measures and determine whether he has the backing to continue his economic overhaul. The...

Colorado's haunted past: Tales from 13 of the state's spookiest landmarks

October doesn't just bring a chill in the air; for many in Colorado, it also brings a chill down their spines. Throughout the state's long history, eerie encounters have become urban legends that captured the imagination. These 13 historical...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Sharply Criticized Kremlin Envoy Dmitriev

18 Bessent called him a Putin propagandist. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev a "Russian propagandist". Bessent said this on CBS News on October 26. Dmitriev has been visiting the United States...

Lutnick to have dinner with Korean business leaders

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has reportedly suggested a dinner meeting with Korea’s top conglomerate leaders from Samsung, SK, LG and Hyundai Motor on the sidelines of this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The...

Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf markets gain on US rate cut hopes; oil weighs on Saudi

Most Gulf stock markets closed higher on Sunday as softer-than-anticipated U.S. inflation data bolstered hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week, while Saudi Arabia's index dipped in tandem with oil prices. U.S. consumer prices...

U.S. inflation cools to 3% in September, but Main Street still feels the squeeze

Stocks rallied on Friday after new inflation numbers landed slightly cooler than expected, with the headline Consumer Price Index surging 3% year over year in September, just below the 3.1% that many on Wall Street had penciled in. Core inflation...

Is Union Pacific Trump ballroom donation Vena's merger knockout punch?

Not only is Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena a former locomotive engineer who literally built his career from the track up, he’s also a former hockey player who often boasts publicly about mixing it up along the boards in order to move the...

Korea’s AI alliances with global tech giants spotlighted ahead of APEC CEO Summit

As the world transitions to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, is set to take center stage in the global business community as the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit brings...

A rare look at life inside Nicolás Maduro's Venezuela

Over the past few weeks, the long, frosty relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela reached a boiling point. The United States launched a series of strikes against vessels alleged to be carrying drugs, calling it a counter-narcotics mission. But...

Brazil’s Lula Offers Trump as Go-Between for U.S. and Venezuela

After a cordial Malaysia meeting, Lula proposes Trump help mediate U.S.–Venezuela ties, as tariff and sanctions talks move toward a possible reset. (Photo: EFE / Ricardo Stuckert / Presidential Press Office of Brazil). October 26, 2025 Hour: 6:07...

Market near highs? These 2 stocks are forming bullish breakout patterns

Improved geopolitical conditions and a decrease in international concern about U.S. tariffs contributed to the Nifty50’s more than 6% rise in October. During the most recent correction phase, there was a noteworthy rotation of sectors: selling...

U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...

Bunjang’s Sae Mi Lee on the Rise of Korean Collectibles and Redefining ‘Secondhand’

Korean culture’s global reach isn’t just a phenomenon on screens or stages—it’s changing how people buy, trade, and collect. That shift is driving the rise of Bunjang Global, the international platform launched in July 2023 by South Korea’s...

NEW YORK’S HIDDEN OECS NATION: OVER 300,000 EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONALS CALL THE BIG APPLE HOME

An in-depth analysis of migration, identity, and community among OECS citizens in New York City — the unofficial capital of the Caribbean diaspora. A CITY BUILT BY ISLANDS When you walk through Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue on a summer evening, you...

U.S., China say trade deal is drawing closer

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

OPINION: Calorie myths: How junk science shaped American diet and GLP-1 culture

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. If you scroll through your Instagram feed or TikTok “For You" page, celebrities and influencers spout...

U.S. and China Edge Toward New Trade Deal, Lifting Hopes for Tech and Materials Stocks

Talks between the United States and China in Kuala Lumpur have brought a new round of optimism to global markets. After two days of meetings, officials said both countries reached a preliminary trade deal that could ease tensions built up over the...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 makes astonishing new all-time high above 50,000

The Nikkei 225 crossed above 50,000 for the first time on Monday. The benchmark index closed at 50,051.11, up 751.46 points or 1.52%. The move came as investors reacted to progress in U.S.-China trade discussions and strong performance from U.S....