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Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unexpected Election Result

26 October 2026 at 14:42
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election victory prompted a sharp reversal in financial markets that had expected his opponent to win.

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Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, celebrating on Monday after his victory in the presidential runoff election.

Meta and SpaceX to Raise Billions More to Fund A.I. Ambitions

26 October 2026 at 13:31
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is consuming increasingly enormous amounts of cash at the biggest tech companies.

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta. The company aims to raise up to $95 billion to invest in A.I. infrastructure.
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