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The Reserve Bank has hiked rates for the fifth time this year, from 4.6% to 4.85%, in an attempt to regain control of surging inflation amid an ongoing global oil shock triggered by the war in the Middle East.




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$77k wiped: Brisbane to lose million-dollar status by early 2027
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Amazon Made The AUX Input On Older Alexa Devices Less Useful
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Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disinvites Haley Stevens from events to limit ‘distractions’
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McDonald’s must face lawsuit over McRib, judge rules
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Intel’s stock crashes, knocking $12B from government’s stake
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Off-Grid Solar Is Now the Cheapest Power for Nearly 400 Million People
Home Alternative Energy Solar Energy By Alex Kimani - Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT Off-grid solar is now the cheapest …

Oil prices fall as renewed U.S.-Iran peace efforts ease supply fears
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CNBC TEC Summit live updates: Cisco, Levi's executives discuss AI risks and costs
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Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia's accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren't buying it
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Stocks get AI lift, dollar holds steady ahead of Fed decision
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Number of distressed businesses hits two-decade high on eve of Budget
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Google’s first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
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The popular Samsung Odyssey G5 curved gaming monitor just dropped to 38% off on Amazon
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Amazon weighed ‘difficult trade-offs’ as memory costs squeezed its devices business, internal document shows
Exclusive Amazon weighed ‘difficult trade-offs’ as memory costs squeezed its devices business, internal document sh…

Apple Updates The iPad Mini With An A20 Processor And OLED Display
The new tablet stats at $699. Apple Apple isn't waiting for its "Pro and Tell" event to unveil new hardware. On Mon…

The Most Unexpected Everyday Tool Can Be Found On Your Phone
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I tried Personal Intelligence in Android Auto – and only have one complaint
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Malaysia bans civil servants from using navigation app Waze, citing data risks over Israeli links
Malaysia on Wednesday banned civil servants from using the navigation application Waze , citing data security conce…

Katie Zacharia had the shortest tenure as press secretary in history. Here are the others who didn't last long.
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Attorney General approval required for serious Troubles prosecutions
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Four key takeaways from the Drumcree dispute so far
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Jewish community pushes for permanent Oct. 7 memorial in Brooklyn
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Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild
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Binance hack - who is behind it, is my money safe and what we know so far
Image source, Getty Images By Laura Cress Technology reporter Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has bee…
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By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The euro was steady on Thursday ahead of a policy decision from the Eur…

China’s tech darlings are losing their shine. Here’s what’s behind the sell-off
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We're Witnessing the Stock Market Do Something for Only the 3rd Time in the Last 100 Years, and History Is Crystal Clear on What's Next for Stocks
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Brent crude hits more than five-month high on concern over Middle East escalation
By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent crude touching a more than five…

Why Micron Stock Dropped on Thursday
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Louisiana health officials warn about rare amoeba infections after certain tap water use
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'A stroke aged 43 changed my sense of who I was,' says Oxford man
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Boston researchers discover differences in colon cancer tumor cells in younger patients
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A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
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New Blood Test Can Find One of the Deadliest Cancers Returning—Before Scans
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Koalas are cute, furry, iconic – and dying of chlamydia. But how well does the approved vaccine work?
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QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure to End of 2026
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India's Middle East Oil Imports Jumped 32% in September
Home Latest Energy News By Tsvetana Paraskova - Oct 22, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT India saw its crude oil imports from the …

New plug-in solar kit targets renters as energy bills rise
A new plug-in solar panel kit designed for renters and households without traditional rooftop solar is launching in…

Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'
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India's Annual Wind Power Installations to Double by 2030
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Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
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Findsio Flags Scam Call Risk as FTC Reports $3.5B in Losses
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Beacon Wealth Ltd Details Approach to Gold Investing, Risk Management
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Women Leaders Association Names Carole Stizza Denver Coaching Partner
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Women Leaders Association Welcomes Melinda Bickerstaff as Washington Coaching Partner
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