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Battlefield 6‘s servers are ready for launch day on Friday, one of the game’s developers has insisted. Battlefield lead producer at DICE, David Sirland, replied to a question on X/Twitter about server readiness with a sort of confident sounding “should be!” “We are planning for [servers to be ready], of course,” Sirland said, “and open beta helped gauge the interest …

By BEN SHIMKUS, US CONSUMER REPORTER and TILLY ARMSTRONG, US DEPUTY CONSUMER EDITOR Published: 20:23, 4 October 2025 | Updated: 20:23, 4 October 2025 A stock market metric named after legendary investor Warren Buffett is flashing a warning sign. The Buffett Indicator — which compares the total value of US stocks to the country’s economic output — just hit a …

Mortgage rates have been coming down, but there has yet to be a spike in homebuying activity—and one leading indicator has even declined. Pending home sales, or signed contracts leading up to a sale, fell for the first time in nearly three months, slipping about 1% during the four weeks ending Sept. 21 compared to a year earlier, according to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.7% in August from a year earlier, a tick higher from a 2.6% year-over-year increase in July and most since February. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called …

Fed Begins Easing Cycle, But Inflation Keeps Policy in Play The Fed’s cut was fully priced ahead of last week’s decision. However, Chair Powell offered no forward guidance, citing uncertainty around inflation. The July core PCE index rose 2.9% year-over-year, the highest since February, and remains well above the Fed’s 2.0% target. The updated Summary of Economic Projections showed inflation …

US Futures Slip as Traders Gauge H-1B Visa Fallout: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Meituan’s Delivery Segment Loss May Moderate in 4Q  The Wall Street Journal Asian markets mixed as traders take stock after Fed-fuelled rally  Yahoo Finance Japan stocks hit fresh record amid mixed trading in Asia after Fed cut rates as expected  CNBC Japan’s Nikkei jumps as concerns over BOJ’s ETF sales recede  TradingView Source …

Asian Stocks Rise as Global Gauge Hits New Peak: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Japan’s Nikkei 225 erases gains to trade lower after BOJ keeps interest rate steady  CNBC Investors react to BOJ decision  Reuters Japanese stocks sell off after BoJ reveals split over interest rates  Financial Times Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Unchanged, Announces ETF Sales  The Wall Street Journal Source link

China’s Private Factory Gauge Unexpectedly Returns to Growth  Bloomberg.com China’s August factory activity beats estimates, expanding at fastest pace in five months: private survey  CNBC GLOBAL ECONOMY Asia factory activity shrinks as US tariffs bite, China bucks trend  Reuters China August PMI Edges Up to 49.4 From 49.3 in July – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Asian Shares Are Mixed as Reports Show Improved …

Fed’s go-to inflation gauge creeps higher as trade war ramps up  Axios Core inflation rose to 2.9% in July, highest since February  CNBC Americans kept spending last month despite elevated inflation  CNN PCE Inflation Stayed Stable in July, Keeping Fed on Track to Lower Interest Rates  The New York Times US consumer spending strong; core inflation warmer on services  Reuters Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 2.9% from …