Stock-Market Rebound Evaporates as AI Fears Resurface
Stocks surrendered gains and closed lower, giving up a jump that began after Nvidia posted strong results.
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Japan's Inflation Still Running Hot as Firms Pass on Costs
Consumer inflation excluding volatile fresh food prices-increased 3.0% from a year earlier in October, a critical month for price hikes as companies begin the second half of their fiscal year.
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U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls Ahead of Budget
U.K. consumer sentiment slipped in November, with households tightening the purse strings ahead of the budget and a crucial holiday season for retailers.
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Singapore Raises 2025 Growth Forecast
The city-state now expects economic growth to come in at around 4.0% this year, up sharply from the 1.5% to 2.5% predicted previously.
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U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January.
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Bank of Mexico Minutes Show Signs of Caution Ahead
The central bank lowered its benchmark interest-rate target by to 7.25% from 7.5% on Nov. 6.
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Nvidia Stock Gives Back Gains After Earnings. Wall Street Still Has Questions About AI.
Nvidia stock turns lower. Management is confident in delivering more than $500 billion in cumulative revenue from Blackwell and next-generation Rubin chips.
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Third-Quarter GDP, October Spending Data to Be Delayed
Two economic-data releases originally scheduled for next week will be delayed as the government's statistics agencies continue to recover from the recent prolonged shutdown.
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Home Sales in October Rose to Highest Level Since February
Falling mortgage rates spurred more activity in the beleaguered housing market, with sales moving higher for the second consecutive month.
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Central U.S. Manufacturing Activity Accelerates
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said its Tenth District Manufacturing Survey's composite index climbed to 8 this month from 6 in October, marking a fifth straight month of expansion.
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Philadelphia Area Factory Activity Falls Back Slightly
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region contracted slightly this month, contrary to expectations it would grow, as new orders and shipments struggled.
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Canada Producer Prices Continued to Climb in October
Industrial product prices increased for a fifth straight month and marked a 13th straight year-over-year rise, data from Statistics Canada showed.
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South African Reserve Bank Lowers Main Repo Rate to 6.75%
The central bank reduced the key interest rate on the back of expectations for inflation to tick lower amid higher growth.
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Delayed Data Show Strong Hiring, but Offer Little Clarity for Fed
Job growth accelerated in the month heading into the government shutdown.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 20, 2025 21:00 ET (02:00 GMT)
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