S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Rising Interest Rates and Elevated Oil Prices

New York Times - Oct 6, 2026

The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent on Tuesday, exceeding its previous peak set in August and taking its gain this year to more than 14 percent.

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100 million import orders? Yiwu did it in a flash!

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100 million import orders? Yiwu did it in a flash!

China's Yiwu has just hit 100 million import orders for 2026, a full 40 days earlier than the previous year. The world's wholesale market is now the world's shopping cart!

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

Oct 25, 2026

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

Global funding for nature still falling short: Paulson Institute

Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing

Oct 25, 2026

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Schroders: China's capital market opening deepens two-way connectivity

Oct 25, 2026

Schroders: China's capital market opening deepens two-way connectivity

China's capital market opening-up is a very positive long-term development that deepens two-way connectivity between China and international capital markets, said Yu Xueyu, CEO of Schroders Hong Kong, in an interview with CGTN.

My Co-Worker Is Losing It Over My Religion

Oct 25, 2026

My Co-Worker Is Losing It Over My Religion

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The Long Life of the ‘Snacking Occasion’

Oct 25, 2026

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As eating habits shift, the food industry is promoting any opportunity to nibble.

China's industrial growth gains momentum

Oct 25, 2026

China's industrial growth gains momentum

China's industrial growth gains momentum. Strong growth in AI-related manufacturing, emerging industries and equipment investment highlights the country's new development drivers.

Expert: China's AI infra sector offers investment opportunities

Oct 25, 2026

Expert: China's AI infra sector offers investment opportunities

As China advances the development of new quality productive forces during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030), Tan Poh Hwee, president of the Asia Academy of Digital Economics, told CGTN that China has already built strong momentum in these fields.

Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

Oct 25, 2026

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Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.

Heating oil costs 'more than double' ahead of winter

Oct 25, 2026

Heating oil costs 'more than double' ahead of winter

Middleton in Teesdale has no mains gas supply so many residents use expensive heating oil.

UAE's Ras Al Khaimah signs friendship agreement with Fujian Province

Oct 25, 2026

UAE's Ras Al Khaimah signs friendship agreement with Fujian Province

One of the key outcomes of Ras Al Khaimah Ruler H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi's visit to China is a paper to formalize the sisterhood agreement between Ras Al Khaimah and Fujian Province.

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