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Buybacks take backseat as AI drives record US capex spending
		By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Investors are increasingly favoring U.S. companies that channel capital toward AI innovation over those offering traditional shareholder payouts such as dividends and bu...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		One person in custody for arson fire overnight
		PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is to blame for a fire early Monday morning in Peoria. Crews were called just before 12:15 a.m. to a home in the area of N. University and W. Margaret. The cause of the...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 27, 2025							
		Annual 2026 gold price forecast tops $4,000/oz for first time: Reuters poll
		By Anmol Choubey (Reuters) -Gold's winning streak is seen extending into next year, with analysts forecasting an annual average price above $4,000 per ounce for the first time as economic and geopolit...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		Analysts raise 2026 price forecasts for platinum, palladium after 2025 rally
		By Anmol Choubey and Polina Devitt (Reuters) -Analysts have sharply raised their price forecasts for platinum and palladium in 2026, citing tight mine supply, tariff uncertainty and rotation from inve...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		UK retailers struggle again as budget fears weigh on consumers, CBI says
		LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers reported another drop in sales in October and they expect a further fall in November as consumers worry about finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget in a month's ti...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		Keurig Dr Pepper raises annual sales forecast on strong beverage demand
		(Reuters) -Keurig Dr Pepper raised its forecast for annual sales on Monday, banking on resilient demand for its energy drinks and carbonated soft beverages in markets including the United States. Shar...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		Peoria shooting sends two people to the hospital, one in critical condition
		PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating a shooting in Central Peoria Sunday night that left two people injured, one of them critically. PPD arrived in the area of N. Isabell Avenue and W. Hudson Stree...
			
				Julia Bradley				Oct 27, 2025							
		JPMorgan picks Perpetua Resources for $1.5 trillion security fund's first investment
		By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Antimony and gold miner Perpetua Resources is the first investment from JPMorgan Chase's $1.5 trillion investment fund for U.S. national security, a move underscoring the...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		Rare earth miners fall after US-China truce to pause tariffs, export curbs
		(Reuters) -Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners fell as much as 8% before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned U.S. tariffs ...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		Bessent celebrates Nikkei milestone in meeting with Japan Finance Minister Katayama
		By Makiko Yamazaki and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent celebrated Japan's Nikkei share average closing above the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, in a m...
			
				Thomson Reuters				Oct 27, 2025							
		 
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