Norway wealth fund posts 7 billion profit amid tech, banking boom

Norway wealth fund posts $247 billion profit amid tech, banking boom

A view of Oslo seen from the roof of the Oslo Opera House in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, its management team said Thursday, thanks to rallying tech, financial and mining stocks. The fund posted annual…

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India bets on 7.2% growth in 2027, outpacing most major economies

India bets on 7.2% growth in 2027, outpacing most major economies

Laborers work at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai on January 12, 2022. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India has forecasted its economy to grow between 6.8% to 7.2% in the fiscal year 2027, outpacing most major economies. The world’s fourth-largest economy is targeting this growth on the back of a…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were higher on Thursday as traders mulled over…

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Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q4 2025

Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q4 2025

Comcast posted mixed results for its fourth quarter on Thursday, beating analyst expectations on earnings but slightly missing on revenue.  Once again, Comcast’s broadband business showed signs of significant competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the period, although said the losses were offset by an increase in international…

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Chagos Islands sovereignty talks restart following Trump criticism of deal

Chagos Islands sovereignty talks restart following Trump criticism of deal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Talks between the U.K. and the U.S. over the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean have reportedly reopened after President Donald Trump’s comments cast doubt over an agreement that would see Britain hand sovereignty of the strategically vital archipelago to Mauritius. British Prime Minister…

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‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor tells the UN

‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor tells the UN

Speaking in the General Assembly Hall alongside one of her great grandchildren, Mrs Lazan described her family’s journey from a ‘comfortable’ life in Hoya, northwest Germany, to a detention camp in the Netherlands – and in January 1944, internment in Bergen Belsen concentration camp. Mrs Lazan’s indomitable spirit in the face of the most inhumane…

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World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in Syria, urgent appeal for millions in DR Congo

World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in Syria, urgent appeal for millions in DR Congo

The office established through a resolution in September, will provide support to the new Gang Suppression Force and the UN political mission in the country (BINUH). The Spokesperson’s updates included that Stephen McOwan has been selected as interim director of the office and he joined some 37 staff members already up and running in Port-au-Prince over…

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B.C. ostrich cull cost almost  million

B.C. ostrich cull cost almost $7 million

The months-long operation to destroy a flock of ostriches on a B.C. farm last year cost Canadian taxpayers almost $7 million. House of Commons questions from MP for Vernon-Lake Country- Monashee, Scott Anderson, revealed the cost in a breakdown from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Public…

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University of Saskatchewan bison research project looks toward sustainability

University of Saskatchewan bison research project looks toward sustainability

Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan are conducting a new study to develop ways of bison breeding and grazing that are different from beef cattle. Bison are being reintroduced into the province in many ways, but not much research has gone into them and the way they are currently managed is the same as cattle….

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Kelowna forum targets crime as local businesses push for change

Kelowna forum targets crime as local businesses push for change

Kelowna, B.C., Mayor Tom Dyas set the tone for a long-awaited, and at times tense, business forum focused on crime and public disorder in the city. “What many of you are dealing with right now is not acceptable,” he said. The more than two-hour meeting, which brought together business owners, city officials, police, and provincial…

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