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Dutch government relinquishes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

SUMMARY: The Dutch government says it's relinquishing its control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia following a standoff between China and the Netherlands. Economics Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans said Wednesday that he was suspending an earlier order to take control of Nexperia under a rarely invoked law. The dispute between the two countries has threatened the supply of chips critical for the global auto industry, with Nexperia's parts widely used across major carmakers including those in North America, Japan and South Korea. The Dutch government added in a statement on Wednesday that the decision came after "constructive meetings" with Chinese authorities in the past few days.

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Harvard opens new probe into ex-president Larry Summers after release of Epstein emails

SUMMARY: Harvard University says it is reopening an investigation into links between its former president Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein. A university spokesperson says it is reviewing information about individuals at Harvard included in emails that show Summers maintained a friendly relationship with Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. An earlier review completed 2020 found that Epstein visited Harvard's campus more than 40 times after his  conviction and was given his own office and unfettered access to a research center he helped establish. Summers, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary, stepped back from public commitments this week, including resigning from the OpenAI board of directors.

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Be Well: Breaking down fiber, the next food fad

SUMMARY: Fiber could be the next big food fad. The number of new products advertising high or added fiber saw a big uptick in the U.S. this year, according to Mintel, a market research firm. There's even a term for trying to get more fiber into your diet: fibermaxxing. Fiber feeds gut bacteria and helps move food through the digestive system. It also lowers cholesterol levels, regulates blood sugar and promotes weight loss, since high-fiber foods make eaters feel more full. Experts say most Americans don't get enough of it, since they don't eat enough fiber-heavy foods like fruit, vegetables and whole grains.

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Quarterly profit slide at Target hints at a challenging holiday season for the retailer

SUMMARY: Target's third-quarter profit tumbled as the retailer struggles to lure shoppers that are being pressed by stubbornly high inflation. The Minneapolis company said Wednesday that it expects its sales slump to extend through the critical holiday shopping season. Investors have punished Target's stock recently, sending it down 43% over the past year. Shares slipped in premarket trading.

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Edmunds small SUV comparison: Chevrolet Trax vs. Volkswagen Taos

SUMMARY: Today's automakers continue to find utility in small spaces, producing subcompact SUVs that are both compact and practical. The Chevrolet Trax and Volkswagen Taos are two of today's top pint-size picks, but they differ in many ways. Both come with similar features at the entry level, offer ample room and performance, and both sit near the top of Edmunds' rankings. Since both share nearly identical scores (the Taos with just the slightest edge), we take a closer look at what sets each apart and what makes either better suited to your needs.

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Wall Street takes back some losses from earlier in the week while awaiting Nvidia's profit report

SUMMARY: Markets on Wall Street took back some of the losses from earlier in the week while awaiting the latest earnings report from Nvidia, considered a bellwether for the recent craze for artificial intelligence technology.  S&P 500 futures gained 0.3% before the bell Wednesday, Dow Jones Industrial futures ticked up 0.1% and Nasdaq futures rose 0.4%. Target slid 1.9% after its third-quarter profit tumbled and the retailer said that it expects its sales slump to extend through the critical holiday shopping season. Lowe's jumped more than 5% after it beat Wall Street profit targets . Nvidia was due to report its earnings for the last quarter after the closing bell.

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China's diesel trucks are shifting to electric. That could change global LNG and diesel demand

SUMMARY: China is rapidly replacing its aging diesel trucks with electric models, signaling a major shift in the world's largest vehicle market. Sales of electric trucks jumped 175% in the first half of 2025, with battery-electric vehicles now making up more than a fifth of the market. Electric trucks are now cheaper to buy and operate than diesel ones. Forecasts suggest heavy-duty electrics could account for half of new sales by 2028.  Analysts estimate that the transition is displacing a substantial amount of oil demand each day, undercutting diesel and LNG consumption and defying earlier expectations of continued growth in China's LNG transport sector.

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Federal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry

SUMMARY: The Federal Reserve's top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency's supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her predecessor. In a set of sweeping changes, the principles call for bank examiners to focus on material financial risks and to "not become distracted from this priority by devoting excessive attention to processes, procedures, and documentation." The guidelines are set out in a memo originally distributed Oct. 29 but released Tuesday. Since Trump took office, federal bank regulators have been rolling back several regulations that govern the nation's banking system and other financial services companies.

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Stocks drop after another jarring day as worries about too-high prices keep dogging Nvidia, bitcoin

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks fell again following a sell-off that swept Europe and Asia. The S&P 500 sank 0.8% Tuesday after earlier dropping as much as 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.2%. Nvidia was again the heaviest weight on the market as worries continue that its price shot too high in the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. Bitcoin, another former high-flyer, briefly dropped below $90,000. Stock indexes fell around the world as questions rise about whether stocks have broadly become too expensive and whether the Federal Reserve will keep cutting interest rates.

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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 11/18/2025

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks fell again following a sell-off that swept Europe and Asia. The S&P 500 sank 0.8% Tuesday after earlier dropping as much as 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.2%. Nvidia was again the heaviest weight on the market as worries continue that its price shot too high in the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. Bitcoin, another former high-flyer, briefly dropped below $90,000. Stock indexes fell around the world as questions rise about whether stocks have broadly become too expensive and whether the Federal Reserve will keep cutting interest rates.

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Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut

SUMMARY: What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy's health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat. In several speeches in the past week, some policymakers have registered greater concern over persistent inflation in an echo of the "affordability" concerns that played a large role in elections earlier this month. At the same time, another camp is much more concerned about meager hiring and the threat that the "low-hire, low-fire" job market could worsen into one where layoffs become more widespread.

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Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

SUMMARY: Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to communicate with people around their own age. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety and a growing number of states and countries are implementing age verification laws. Roblox said it will start enforcing age checks in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands in the first week of December and the rest of the world in early January.

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Microsoft partners with Anthropic and Nvidia in cloud infrastructure deal

SUMMARY: Microsoft has announced a partnership with AI company Anthropic and chipmaker Nvidia. Anthropic, known for its chatbot Claude, plans to buy $30 billion of computing capacity from Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. Nvidia will invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic, and Microsoft will also invest up to $5 billion in the startup. The announcements were made by the CEOs of Anthropic, Microsoft, and Nvidia just before Microsoft's annual Ignite developer conference. This move could mark a shift away from Microsoft's longtime alliance with OpenAI.

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Cloudflare resolves outage that impacted thousands, ChatGPT, X and more

SUMMARY: A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, "League of Legends," to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. ET, Cloudflare said it was "continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal." Others platforms that experienced outages Tuesday included the social media site X, Shopify, Dropbox, Coinbase, and the Moody's credit ratings service. Moody's website displayed an Error Code 500 and instructed individuals to visit Cloudflare's website for more information.

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Honda recalls 256,600 Accord Hybrids due to software error that may lead to loss of drive power

SUMMARY: Honda is recalling more than 256,600 of its Accord Hybrid vehicles across the U.S., due to a software error that may result in sudden loss of drive power. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain Honda Accord Hybrids between the 2023 and 2025 model years. The error may cause part of these cars' internal software to reset while driving, increasing the risk of crash or injury. To address the error, Honda dealers will reprogram the software free of charge. Honda estimates that 0.3% of the Accord Hybrids it's recalling have the issue.

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MacArthur Foundation awards $100M to outbreak surveillance network, a boost amid global health cuts

SUMMARY: The MacArthur Foundation is awarding $100 million to a private pandemic prevention network across Africa, offering critical support to infectious disease surveillance at a time when governments are deprioritizing global health spending. Sentinel is a Broad Institute project that creates cost-effective pathogen detection tests, monitors outbreaks with real-time tracking tools and trains local scientists to carry out community-led responses. It has won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition. The award money will help expand its geographic reach over the next five years. The goal is to build a more robust system that can better alert local communities, and the world, to previously undetected diseases.

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Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers as it tries to make delivery faster and cheaper

SUMMARY: Kroger said Tuesday it's closing three automated fulfillment centers as part of an effort to make its delivery operations faster and more profitable. The nation's largest grocer will close facilities in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; Frederick, Maryland; and Groveland, Florida, in January. Kroger partnered with British online grocer Ocado in 2018 to build warehouses where robots would pick and pack grocery delivery orders. But Kroger said earlier this fall that for many orders, it's faster and cheaper to fulfill them in stores. Kroger is also expanding its partnerships with third party delivery companies, including DoorDash, Uber Eats and Instacart.

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Amazon's Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates

SUMMARY: Amazon's Zoox will start giving free robotaxi rides through parts of San Francisco as it accelerates its attempt to challenge Waymo's early lead in the race to transport passengers cities in self-driving vehicles. The expansion announced Tuesday will be confined few major San Francisco neighborhoods and limited to people who signed up on a waiting list to ride in Zoox's gondola-shaped  robotaxis, which have no steering wheel. The San Francisco launch comes less than three months after the Amazon-owned robotaxi company launched its first ride-hailing service along the Las Vegas strip. Zoox still needs regulatory approval to charge for rides, as Waymo has been doing in San Francisco since 2023.

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Google unveils Gemini's next generation, aiming to turn its search engine into a 'thought partner'

SUMMARY: Google is unleashing Gemini's next generation of artificial intelligence in its dominant search engine and other popular online services in the high-stakes battle to create technology that people can trust to enlighten them and manage tedious tasks. The Gemini 3 model unveiled Tuesday comes nearly two years after Google took the wraps off the first iteration of the technology in response to a competitive threat posed by OpenAI's ChatGPT. Google's latest AI features initially will be rolled out to Gemini Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. before coming to a wider audience around the world.

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Bitcoin drops below $90,000 for the first time since April then rebounds

SUMMARY: Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 overnight as investors sell once high-flying assets like cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence stocks. Bitcoin fell to around $89,500 early Tuesday, its first drop below $90,000 since April, but had recovered to top $93,000 by late morning. The world's most popular cryptocurrency jumped near $125,000 in early October, driven in part by enthusiasm about a pro-crypto administration in Washington. Companies tied to crypto have been caught in the downturn. Shares of Robinhood Markets, which have tripled this year on the strength of crypto trading, are down 21% so far in November. Crypto exchange Coinbase Global has fallen 23%.

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Billionaire Cari Tuna on why the organization she started will offer free advice to other donors

SUMMARY: For more than 15 years, San Francisco-based billionaire Cari Tuna has strived to do the most good with the money she gives away. To do that, she helped start a research organization to identify what causes to support. Now that organization, Open Philanthropy, will offer free advice to other major donors under the new name, Coefficient Giving. Tuna said she hopes more donors can benefit from their research and expertise where their interests overlap. Tuna and her husband Dustin Moskovitz have given away more than $4 billion to support global health, animal rights, the safety of artificial intelligence and the effective altruism community, among other areas.

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Mixed quarter at Home Depot with less storm damage to homes and a more anxious shopper

SUMMARY: Home Depot's third-quarter was mixed with fewer violent storms reaching shore, more anxiety among U.S. consumers and a housing market that has slumped. The company lowered its fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings forecast Tuesday, but raised its expectations for sales growth. Home Depot earned $3.6 billion. Removing one-time charges and benefits, earnings were $3.74 per share, a dime short of Wall Street expectations. It was the third consecutive quarter that Home Depot has missed profit expectations.

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