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Eurostar plans double-decker train amid competition threat
Eurostar said Wednesday it will run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, as it faces potential competition on its routes between London and mainland Europe. "We're particularly proud to bring double-decker trains to the UK for the very first time," she added in a statement.
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism
Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels -- a sign of the region's contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy.
Argentina's central bank intervenes to halt run on peso
Argentina's central bank said Tuesday it had sold $45.5 million dollars on the foreign exchange market to try and halt a run on the peso days ahead of midterm elections that have put pressure on the currency despite substantial US financial aid.
New JPMorgan skyscraper underlines Manhattan office comeback
JPMorgan Chase officially inaugurated its new Manhattan tower Tuesday, a 60-story skyscraper that also marks a kind of comeback of office working after the pandemic years. When the pandemic halted city life in its tracks in March 2020, JPMorgan had just finished the demolition of its old headquarters building at the same address, which had stood for 60 years.
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
Netflix shares sink as quarterly profit misses mark
Netflix shares sank on Tuesday after the streaming television powerhouse reported quarterly profit that fell short of market expectations. Netflix shares were down more than five percent to slightly more than $1,173 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.
OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome. Google shares were down slightly more than one percent in trading that followed OpenAI announcing Atlas. gc/bjt
Adidas hikes profit forecast as contains US tariff impact
German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday raised its 2025 earnings forecast after posting record third-quarter sales and saying it had limited the impact from US tariffs. He praised the company's teams for achieving record revenue in the third quarter.
Dodging Trump's tariffs, Brazil's Embraer lands record orders
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday reported a record order backlog in the third quarter of $31.3 billion after dodging the worst of US tariffs. The world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer hailed an "unprecedented high" in orders led by the commercial aviation sector with a backlog of 490 aircraft.
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