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Top finance and investing executives pushed back against suggestions of a bubble in artificial intelligence, after billionaire Ken Griffin warned that investors in the industry should be prepared for setbacks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union will ideally not need to use a tough new set of trade powers to counter Chinese competition, but will defend itself against what he called a new dimension of aggressive practices from Asia’s biggest economy.

Billionaire Ken Griffin said investors are “almost certainly” in the midst of an artificial intelligence bubble as many companies are still grappling with just how much they’ll spend on the technology and how it will transform the economy.

Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt owns around 1% of Anthropic PBC thanks to his early investment in the startup, according to people familiar with the matter, setting him up for one of the largest individual windfalls from the company’s imminent public market debut.

Der Vorarlberger Seilbahnbauer Doppelmayr hat den Zuschlag für ein Großprojekt in Panama-Stadt erhalten. Gebaut wird eine 6,6 Kilometer lange urbane Seilbahn, die die Anbindung des Bezirks San Miguelito verbessern soll, teilte das Unternehmen am Montag mit.

Watches are to Switzerland what cars are to Germany: a proud national export that has fallen on hard geopolitical times.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency over the dangers posed by Russia, saying that President Vladimir Putin is seeking to not only defeat Ukraine, but to also undermine democracy in Europe.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG debuted the first electric SUV developed entirely in-house by its AMG brand, betting that high performance will help it stand out in an increasingly crowded luxury market.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The European Central Bank is unlikely to step in any time soon with market intervention to help France, according to its former chief, Mario Draghi.

China’s growth accelerated more than expected in the third quarter, boosting the odds of the economy reaching Beijing’s annual target and dimming the prospects for additional easing measures.

The European Union is preparing to create new trade powers that could completely shut off access to its single market as part of a dramatic new push to cut the trade deficit with China.

China’s home prices fell at a slower pace in September, spurring hopes that the battered real estate market is turning a corner as the latest stimulus takes effect.

Trotz des Iran-Krieges und der dadurch stark gestiegenen Energiepreise bleiben das Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (WIFO) und das Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) in ihrer am Mittwoch präsentierten Herbstprognose bei der leichten Wirtschaftserholung mit einem Wachstum des Bruttoinlandsprodukts (BIP) von 0,9 bzw. 0,8 Prozent für heuer. Die Wirtschaftsforscher sehen aber zahlreiche Unsicherheitsfaktoren und warnen vor einem steigenden Budgetdefizit und anhaltend hoher Inflation.

US consumer prices advanced at the fastest pace in five months on rising fuel costs and a gauge of underlying price pressures rose by more than expected, keeping the squeeze on household budgets ahead of November’s midterm elections.

A tightening in financial conditions may limit the need for European Central Bank monetary policy action, according to Governing Council member Primoz Dolenc.

Anthropic PBC told prospective investors its third-quarter revenue hit $16.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence model maker pushes ahead with plans to go public.

After getting China to accept limits to its car exports, the European Union is already eyeing follow-up action in other industries — setting up their next trade clash.

The European Union is in talks with China to secure relief from sanctions that threatened the survival of Sindlhauser Materials GmbH, a small German company in the ASML Holding NV supply chain, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Advanced humanoid hardware is one of the strategic high-tech fields where China has an early lead over the US.

China’s export growth surged the most since February to drive global trade imbalances to new highs, with its surplus in the first nine months of the year on track to exceed the $1.2 trillion record set in 2025.

China’s export growth surged the most since February to drive global trade imbalances to new highs, with its surplus in the first nine months of the year on track to exceed the $1.2 trillion record set in 2025.

The European Central Bank will likely need to raise interest rates further, according to Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regard an “energy truce” announced by Donald Trump covering Russian oil refineries as too narrow and want Moscow to accept a broader ceasefire in the power sector, according to people familiar with the matter.