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Gold prices keep rising, and jewelry companies are sounding the alarm

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Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering near the record high hit the day before, helped by expectations of further U.S. rate cuts and political uncertainty.David Gray | Afp | Getty ImagesAmid global economic turbulence, the prices of precious metals have been climbing higher and higher.The price of gold in particular has skyrocketed over the past year, rising more than 50%. For midsize jewelry companies aiming to offer fine gold necklaces, earrings and more at lower price points than legacy luxury jewelry brands, gold futures could be spelling trouble.Though gold is often subject to market fluctuations, investors have been increasing…

No account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoft • The Register

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Microsoft is closing a popular loophole that allowed users to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. The change has appeared in recent Insider builds of Windows 11, indicating it is likely to be included in the production version soon. Microsoft refers to these loopholes as "known mechanisms" and is talking about local commands in this instance. You can learn all about these in our piece for getting Windows 11 installed with a local account, but suffice to say start ms-cxh:localonly is no more. "While these mechanisms were often used to bypass Microsoft account setup, they also inadvertently skip critical…

WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Democrats demand extension of health care subsidies to end shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government. But it is also one of the most intractable issues in Congress — and a real compromise amid the government shutdown will not likely be easy, or quick. The Senate is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 amid…

The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two

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Miller's headstrong creativity is evoked by her wry quotes; she once explained of her work: "It was a matter of getting out on a damn limb, and sawing it off behind you." The urgency, audaciousness, and unexpected compassion that defines so much of her photography is also inextricably linked to her personal experience.She was born in 1907 in Poughkeepsie, New York State; she began her global adventures in her youth, though her ultimate home was Farleys House in the East Sussex countryside, where she moved in 1949 with her husband, British painter and curator Roland Penrose, and their infant son…

xAI hires former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong as CFO

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Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, now has a new chief financial officer: Former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong, the Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources. Armstrong, who previously advised Musk during the Twitter deal, will oversee the finances of both xAI and X, which were merged in April, the report said. The former banker has been working with xAI for several weeks and was only recently appointed as CFO, the FT added. xAI has been without a CFO since its previous finance head, Mike Liberatore, left the company in July, and Armstrong’s appointment follows a slate of high-profile executive departures…

Wuhan Open: Emma Raducanu retires in first round against Ann Li

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Play was suspended on all outdoor courts on Monday because of the heat.Raducanu posted a screenshot of her phone that showed a temperature of 34C.Defending champion Jannik Sinner retired with cramp in the third round of the Shanghai Masters this week, while 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic vomited during his win over Yannick Hanfmann.A deep run in Wuhan would have boosted Raducanu's chances of being seeded for January's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.The 2021 US Open champion broke in the first game before Li won six successive games - dropping only one point on serve…

Investors make up highest share of buyers in 5 years

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A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on Aug. 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Real estate investors, both individual and institutional, bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025. That is an increase from…

Transmission Network Unavailability – the Quiet Driving Force Behind Rising Curtailment Costs in Great Britain | UKERC

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By Callum MacIver and Keith Bell. The curtailment of output from wind farms due to lack of network capacity and the associated costs of balancing the system have become a key focal point in the current debate in the electricity sector about the extent to which the system is “broken”. They are also a key driver behind calls being made in some quarters for radical market reform to better align what the market dispatches with the physical realities of the system, i.e. to reduce the need for the system operator to take balancing actions. In this blog, we set out…

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political impact of the government shutdown

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Geoff Bennett: Well, it is day six of the federal government shutdown and there are no signs of the stalemate ending.To discuss that and more, we're joined now by our Politics Monday duo. That's Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report With Amy Walter and Tamara Keith of NPR.So, as I said, it doesn't seem like anything is going to change soon. The House is out again this week. The Senate is expected to vote again today. That vote is expected to fail.So, Tam, what could break this logjam? Tamara Keith, National Public Radio: Probably the most likely thing to…

12 of the best films to watch this October

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Released on 24 October in the US and Canada, and internationally from 30 OctoberDisneySpringsteen: Deliver Me from NowhereAre we moving on from the era when pop music biopics such as Ray, Walk the Line and Elvis would squeeze decades of a star's life into two hours? Last year's A Complete Unknown concentrated on the earliest years of Bob Dylan's career, and now Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere dramatises an even shorter chapter of its subject's life story. As played by Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), Bruce Springsteen is shown making just one album, 1982's Nebraska. He is on the verge…