International Business Times

U.S. And China Vow Greater Cooperation On AI, Announce Creation Of Nuclear-Hotline-Style Communications Channel.

The two leading AI powers agreed to establish a "bilateral communication channel" for AI-related incidents after Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to the U.S.

China's VP Urged Nations To Embrace Multilateralism In UN Address. His Speech Was Full Of Thinly-Veiled Criticisms Of The U.S.
What If AI Escapes Human Control? China Is Already Preparing For That Possibility
Trump Announces New 'AI Force', Maintains Pro-AI Stance Despite Warnings From Tech And Political Leaders.

Bond Yields Keep Climbing. Stocks Rose Anyway And The Major Indexes Closed A Winning Week.
Elsewhere, oil retreated after reports regarding negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and higher Saudi exports.
Consumer Sentiment Keeps Dropping. It Reached A Four Month Low In Late September.
The University of Michigan index showed a 15% decline compared to January.
Saudi Arabia's Oil Exports Are Seeing Challenges In Several Fronts. They Are Climbing Anyway.
Riyadh exported about six million barrels per day in September, the highest number since the war in Iran began.
Markets Weren't Sure When The Fed Would Raise Rates Again. Now October Is The Leading Bet.
Rising fuel and transportation costs are adding to inflation pressures as the Iran war continues to affect energy markets.
Wall Street Fears 'Something Is Going To Break' As Treasury Yields Blow Past 5%
Every time the 10-year yield rose similarly quickly, it coincided with or preceded some form of severe financial disruption.
Zelenskyy Called On Trump To Allow Ukraine To Produce Patriot Missiles. He Says He's Got The Approval.
"There are concrete agreements in place," Zelenskyy said.

Nanexa Stock Skyrockets More Than 100% After Signing Drug Deal With Wegovy Maker Novo Nordisk

Under the deal, Novo gets the right to use PharmaShell in as many as five development programs for peptide-based medicines targeting obesity, type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases.

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Economy in Focus

U.S. Orders For Chinese Goods Jumped Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit. The Rebound Caught Researchers By Surprise.
The pickup came as Washington and Beijing continued trade talks and President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week.
- Trump-Xi Beijing Summit To Focus On Iran Conflict, Trade Tensions
- Trump-Xi Meet Paves Way For Tariff Reductions By China
Iranian FM Says Hormuz Strait Will Reopen Within Seven Says If U.S. Meets 'Certain Conditions.' Oil Retreats.
"The conditions we have asked the U.S. to meet are nothing new," Abbas Araghchi said.
- The U.S. And Iran Are Reportedly Discussing a Deal To Reopen The Hormuz Strait. Oil Is Climbing Anyway.
- Brent Oil Could Skyrocket Past $150 If Wars Continue. Bank of America Warns Supply Crunch Could Last Into 2027.

A Bitcoin Network Lost $320 Million In A Hack. The Attackers Say They're The Good Guys

The breach adds to a string of major crypto security incidents that have put exchanges, wallets and blockchain infrastructure under scrutiny.

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