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Stocks consolidate as US inflation worries undermine Fed rate hopes

World stock markets gave a mixed picture Friday, with sentiment underpinned by hopes for sustained US central bank rate cuts, but nagging inflationary worries sparking some pre-weekend selling.

Emotions high, hope alive after Nigerian school abduction

Samaila Livinus has kept his grief locked inside -- trying hard to be strong while awaiting news about his five-year-old son who is among hundreds snatched from their dormitories in one of Nigeria's worst mass kidnappings.

Gymnast Nemour lifts lid on 'humiliation, tears' on way to Olympic gold

Olympic gymnastics champion Kaylia Nemour on Friday spoke of the humiliation and violence she endured on her path to gold.

Stocks rise as investors look to more Fed rate cuts

World stock markets mostly rose Friday as investors speculated that the US central bank will cut rates not just this month, but ease monetary policy again throughout next year.

EU hits Musk's X with 120-mn-euro fine, risking Trump ire

The European Union hit Elon Musk's X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine Friday for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with US President Donald Trump's administration.

Stocks, dollar rise before key US inflation data

Major stock markets mostly rose and the dollar gained slightly Friday as investors awaited the release of key US inflation data that could cement expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next year.

Markets rise ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut

Equity markets rose going into the weekend on Friday following a broadly positive lead from Wall Street as a mixed bag of US data did little to change expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.

German factory orders rise more than expected

German industrial orders rose far more than expected in October, official data showed Friday, raising hopes that a long downturn in Europe's biggest economy may have bottomed out.

Asian markets rise ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut

Most Asian markets rose going into the weekend Friday following a broadly positive lead from Wall Street as a mixed bag of US data did little to change expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.

Georgia's street dogs stir affection, fear, national debate

At a bus stop in central Tbilisi, two tagged dogs dozed on a bench as some commuters smiled at them and others cast angry glances.

Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, striking a more relaxed note after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.

TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban

TikTok said Friday it will comply with Australia's imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on the day it comes into force, but told users the changes "may be upsetting".

Pentagon endorses Australia submarine pact

The Pentagon said Thursday it has endorsed the tripartite AUKUS security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia, which would involve Canberra's acquisition of at least three Virginia-class nuclear submarines within 15 years.

OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI centre in Australia

ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data centre operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI centre in Sydney.

Unchecked mining waste taints DR Congo communities

Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital.

Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut

Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday following a bland lead from Wall Street as a mixed bag of US data did little to move the needle on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.

French almond makers revive traditions to counter US dominance

The scent of marzipan wafts through the air as confectioners from a century-old company in southern France prepare calissons, one of Provence's famed sweets made of candied melon and crushed almonds.

Aid cuts causing 'tragic' rise in child deaths, Bill Gates tells AFP

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.

Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'

When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."

When the Architecture Becomes Visible: The SMX Revaluation Explained

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Markets have a history of overlooking foundational technology until the moment they cannot. It happened with semiconductors. It happened with mobile operating systems. It happened with encrypted payments. In each case, the market understood the products long before it understood the architecture that made the products possible. When the architecture finally came into focus, valuation frameworks changed almost overnight. And valuations in those companies bringing it soared.

The Identity Layer Beneath Everything: Why Markets Are Revaluing SMX All at Once

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / In every major technological era, a single layer quietly becomes indispensable. The internet had TCP/IP. Smartphones had touchscreen operating systems. Digital commerce had encrypted payments. None of these layers were immediately understood by the market, but once adoption began, their value soared because they formed the foundation upon which every other system operated.

The Repricing Event: Why Multiple Global Industries Are Suddenly Moving Toward SMX

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Market reactions that move this quickly rarely happen because of a single headline. They happen when investors, institutions, regulators, and commercial partners realize they have been looking at a company through the wrong lens. That is the moment unfolding around SMX (NASDAQ:SMX). What the market is responding to is not hype and not speculation. It is a recalibration that began when multiple industries recognized that SMX is not positioned within a single vertical. It is positioned beneath several of them.

The Feedback Loop: Why SMX's Adoption in One Industry Accelerates Interest in All the Others

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Markets misprice companies when they believe the business sits inside separate, unrelated verticals. Eventually, a moment arrives when the market realizes those verticals share a common technological core. When that happens, interest accelerates rapidly because adoption in one sector automatically increases the value in the others. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is entering exactly that moment. Not just as a participant but as an engine.

When Proof Becomes Infrastructure, Markets Rewrite the Story (NASDAQ: SMX)

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Every major industrial shift begins quietly. A technology solves a problem no one believes can be solved, it sits in the background for a while, then a moment arrives when whole sectors suddenly realize the architecture beneath their operations has changed. That moment is unfolding around SMX (NASDAQ:SMX). The market is no longer reacting to a single development or headline. It is reacting to the discovery that SMX has built the one ingredient every modern supply chain has lacked: permanent, material-level identity. It's a global authentication engine.

Gold, Rare Earth Minerals, Digital Assets: The Market Just Realized SMX Sits in All Three

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Every major market shift begins the same way. A foundational piece changes, and suddenly, industries that once operated independently start reorganizing themselves. That is exactly what's happening across three sectors that rarely appear in the same conversation.

The Multi-Sector Validation Shock: Why SMX Became Impossible for Markets to Ignore

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Every market moves on information. Sometimes that information arrives slowly. Sometimes it arrives all at once. The surge in attention around SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is a case of the latter. It reflects not a single headline or isolated breakthrough, but a convergence of recognition across several industries that had been searching for the same solution without realizing it.

Four Global Markets, One Engine: SMX Just Redefined What a Supply Chain Can Prove

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Every company tells a story about its "core business." SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) never followed that script. It didn't build a recycling company. It didn't build a metals-traceability platform. It didn't build a digital-asset engine or an ESG compliance tool. It built the underlying technology that powers all of them. That technology has now become the engine driving the convergence unfolding across four sectors that rarely intersect. For years, that made SMX difficult to classify. Today, it is exactly why stakeholder interest is accelerating across industries that normally operate in separate worlds.

SMX: A New Supply Chain Reality in the World's Four Largest Markets

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Most companies grow by drifting into adjacent markets. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) never needed that playbook. The company built a molecular identity platform that operates above traditional industry lines, becoming the engine behind a new era of verifiable supply chain integrity. Gold provenance, rare earth mineral traceability, ESG credibility, and digital-asset creation are not separate strategies. They are all outputs of the same technological core, a system that allows materials to retain identity through every transformation. When that capability exists, markets that once lived in isolation begin moving around the same center of gravity.

Three Trillion-Dollar Frontiers, One Technology: How SMX Is Everywhere at Once

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / The market tends to categorize companies by the sector in which they operate. Gold companies go in one box. ESG infrastructure goes in another. Digital assets get their own lane entirely. That framework works for most organizations because most organizations only solve one problem at a time. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) never fit that model. The company built a molecular identity platform designed to operate across industries that, on the surface, look unrelated. Gold provenance. Sustainability verification. Digital-asset creation through the Plastic Cycle Token. Three massive arenas, all moving in different directions, yet all beginning to align around the same technological foundation SMX has spent years refining.

SMX Didn't Change Its Story; The World Finally Connected the Dots

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / For most companies, visibility arrives when they reinvent themselves. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is the rare exception. It didn't pivot. It didn't rebrand. It didn't sprint into the spotlight with a new campaign. It kept building the same core technology, the same infrastructure, and the same thesis it has carried since the beginning. What changed wasn't SMX. What changed was the world's ability to see the full picture.

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Calidi Biotherapeutics and Nova Minerals Interviews to Air on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money(TM) Show on Bloomberg TV

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American:CLDI) and Nova Minerals Limited (Nasdaq:NVA) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV this Saturday, December 6, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

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