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WASHINGTON: The U.S. national average for regular gasoline rose to $4.457 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA, putting pump prices at their highest level since July 2022 just as the summer driving season approaches. The reading was up from $4.446 a

NEW YORK: Global gold demand rose 2% year on year in the first quarter to 1,230.9 tonnes, including over the counter activity, as stronger investment in bars and coins and continued central bank buying offset a sharp decline in jewellery consumption, the World Gold

NEW YORK: Oil prices held near recent highs on Wednesday while gold traded little changed, keeping both commodities in focus as energy markets continued to absorb supply disruption in the Gulf and bullion investors awaited the latest signal from the Federal Reserve.

REDMOND: Microsoft and OpenAI said on April 27 they had revised the terms of their long-running partnership, ending Microsoft’s exclusive rights to sell OpenAI’s models and allowing the creator of ChatGPT to offer its products across any cloud provider. The

NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed to a two-week high on Monday and extended those gains on Tuesday as stalled talks between the United States and Iran and sharply reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz kept concerns over global supply

SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet’s Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, committing $10 billion in cash now at a $350 billion valuation and another $30 billion if the startup meets performance targets, according to terms Anthropic confirmed on April 24. The

WASHINGTON: The European Union and the United States launched a strategic partnership on critical minerals on April 24, signing a memorandum of understanding in Washington and agreeing an EU-US Critical Minerals Action Plan. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as Wall Street weighed mixed quarterly earnings against higher oil prices and renewed inflation concerns, with losses in large technology names pulling the broader market off its highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 179.71

CUPERTINO: Apple said Tim Cook will become executive chairman of its board of directors and John Ternus will become chief executive officer on September 1, 2026, in a leadership transition the company said followed a long-term succession planning process approved unanimously by the board.

WASHINGTON: Jordan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund that would unlock about $200 million once approved, giving the country fresh support under two existing lending arrangements as it manages pressure from regional tensions on energy costs and tourism. The