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EU and US signed a critical minerals pact in Washington, formalizing supply chain coordination across mining, processing and recycling.

Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, adding fresh capital and compute support as the Claude maker expands at rapid pace.

Wall Street ended lower Thursday after mixed corporate earnings, software losses and rising oil prices outweighed support from chip stocks.

The United Nations says shrinking aid, rising debt costs and a widening finance gap are pushing global development goals further off track.

Apple says Tim Cook will become executive chairman and John Ternus CEO on Sept. 1, formalizing the iPhone maker leadership transition.

Blue Origin landed a reused New Glenn booster, but BlueBird 7 reached the wrong orbit, leaving AST SpaceMobile to deorbit the satellite.

Water Forward sets a global framework to improve water security, expand services and support resilience for more than 1 billion people.

Jordan is set for about $200 million in potential IMF funding after a staff-level deal covering the fifth EFF review and second RSF review.

Bullion moved higher as a weaker dollar improved buying power overseas and softer Treasury yields reduced gold holding costs Thursday.

Revolution Medicines said daraxonrasib extended median survival to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months in a Phase 3 trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer.