Historic clock tower collapses, luxury stores looted as French protests escalate
Hong Kong ‘optimistic’ on economic growth despite global slowdown, Paul Chan says
Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations
El Nino threatens Zimbabwe harvest as drought puts millions at risk of hunger
RegLayer: 47+ large US data center projects were delayed, withdrawn, or blocked in 2026; Bernstein says ~35% of the planned US data center pipeline is credible (Financial Times)
Why hedge funds could be making a bond market shock more likely
Shenzhen gears up for APEC 2026 with 30 days to go
AI debt worries mount as CoreWeave's bond yield tops 15%, insuring SoftBank debt gets pricier, and some Oracle debt trades near 80 to 90 cents on the dollar (New York Times)
Microsoft cancels its deal with Nscale to serve as the anchor tenant and rent 23K Nvidia AI chips at a planned data center facing repeated delays in Essex, UK (James Titcomb/Telegraph)
Community mourns Bend school shooting victims