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China, the world’s biggest oil importer, earlier this year slashed its monthly crude imports to their lowest levels in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Microsoft said on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue rose to $92.3bn - up 19% from a year earlier - driven by strong growth in its cloud computing business.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
NHS Western Isles said it established a "structured pathway" for access to GLP-1 medicines earlier than any other NHS board in Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Google Cloud stood out as a bright spot, growing 103% from the same period a year earlier to reach $30.71 billion in revenue and blowing past the $28.8 billion expected by Wall Street analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Yes, there’s a lot of activity down here. As you attempted to say earlier, it doesn’t hurt to be cautious.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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