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Spotify shares jumped 10% at $572 billion Thursday to a 10-month high as the music streaming giant hit 306 million premium subscribers in the September quarter (up 9% year on year) – one million ahead of forecasts, and with growth across all regions. It guided to another 10 million net ads in the current fourth […]

Wicklow, Wexford, Dublin, Waterford, Cork and Kerry under second highest alert level for rain until early hours of Friday

It's the fourth major U.S. carrier to cut its 2026 forecast this month because of a spike in fuel costs.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 — Malaysia will introduce several transformative measures to strengthen efforts to tackle transb...

An independent technical advisory group is calling for councils to urgently secure central government funding and prepare for a managed retreat before disaster strikes.

The districts covered by the yellow alert are Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya, YSR Kadapa and Sri Sathya Sai

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean insurance firms are expected to log slow...

Southwest Airlines became the third major U.S. airline this month to cut its 2026 profit forecast due to higher fuel prices.

Andhra Pradesh received 59% less rain than normal between October 1 and 20, the IMD says

The company cited power supply delays at its Melbourne facility amid local community and stakeholder opposition for lowering earnings forecast.

<p>Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand</p><p>Roaring exports lifted China’s economic growth in the third quarter of this year, with factory output growing much faster than consumer spending.</p><p>China’s GDP grew by 4.5% year-on-year between July and September, the National Bureau of Stat

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