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US tariffs on lumber imports set for October 14
US tariffs on lumber imports set for October 14
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump on Monday set a slate of tariffs for lumber imports to go into effect October 14. In a proclamation, the White House imposed a "10 percent global tariff on imports of softwood lumber."

Stocks rise, gold hits record as rate cuts and shutdown loom
Stocks rise, gold hits record as rate cuts and shutdown loom
by  AFP

Equities rallied for a second day and gold hit another record Tuesday on growing Federal Reserve interest rate optimism, though traders were preparing for a possible US government shutdown that could affect the release of key economic data.

Anthropic launches new AI model, touting coding supremacy
Anthropic launches new AI model, touting coding supremacy
by  AFP

US startup Anthropic on Monday announced the launch of its new generative artificial intelligence model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it says is the world's best for computer programming. In a key benchmark, Claude Sonnet 4.5, a new generation of language model, can operate autonomously for 30 hours straight once it is assigned a task.

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