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US, Switzerland say deal reached on trade and tariffs

The United States and Switzerland said Friday that they have reached an agreement to sharply lower tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, with the Alpine nation vowing to invest $200 billion in the US to win over the White House.

Stocks struggle on US rates, tech rally fears

Global stock markets struggled for momentum Friday as doubts built over whether the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates next month and amid persistent fears of a tech bubble.

US, Switzerland say reached deal on trade and tariffs

The United States and Switzerland are set to unveil details of a trade pact Friday, with both sides reaching an agreement to sharply lower tariffs recently imposed by President Donald Trump, officials said.

Saudi prince, eyeing defence pledge, to meet Trump after long US absence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week.

Doctors in England launch strike over pay and jobs

Thousands of doctors in England began a five-day strike on Friday over pay and training posts, the 13th walkout by medics since March 2023.

Stocks sink on fears over tech rally, US rates

Global stock markets sank Friday as doubts built over next month's US Federal Reserve interest rate decision and persistent speculation about a tech bubble.

Germany unveils debt-laden budget, relief measures

The German parliament's budget committee has approved revised 2026 spending plans that include even higher debts than originally thought, lawmakers said Friday, as the government gears up for an investment splurge.

Sumo grapples with ancient rule in age of woman PM

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally been banned.

Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia

Swiss luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier and other iconic luxury brands, on Friday reported sales ahead of analysts' forecasts notably thanks to strength in its jewellery division.

Markets sink on concerns over tech rally, Fed rates

Markets sank Friday, tracking a selloff on Wall Street as doubts built over next month's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and persistent speculation about a tech bubble.

Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy world

In a cottage nestled deep in a Swedish forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia.

Young diners 'time travel' back to ancient China

Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.

Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom

Is it still the economy, stupid? US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ideas as he seeks to fight back on the cost-of-living issue that is causing jitters in his Republican Party.

SMX's Operating System for Physical Materials Is Now Live In Six Countries

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / For decades, industries have treated physical goods and digital systems as separate worlds. Software evolved. Data evolved. Connectivity evolved. But the materials that power global trade remained static, unverifiable, and silent. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is changing that divide by creating something unprecedented: a global operating system for physical matter.

RedChip Companies Congratulates Former Client Cidara Therapeutics on Its $9.2 Billion Acquisition by Merck

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / RedChip Companies, an industry leader in investor relations, media, and research for microcap and small-cap companies, today congratulated its former client, Cidara Therapeutics, on its acquisition by Merck for approximately $9.2 billion.

Singapore Is Building Its National Plastics Passport on SMX Technology, Creating a Model the World Can Follow

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Recycling has always carried the right intentions, but it has never had the right architecture. For decades, governments, corporations, and global coalitions promised transformation while relying on a patchwork system that could not support the weight of their ambitions. The structure buckled not because of a lack of commitment, but because the foundation was never strong enough to meet the world's demands.

SMX Connects the World's Supply Chains Into a Single Network of Truth as Media Spotlight Intensifies

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / For decades, global supply chains have operated like disconnected islands. Each country, each industry, each regulatory body ran its own version of oversight. Data lived in silos. Transparency came from paperwork. And risk was absorbed as a cost of doing business.

SMX Has Built the First Digital Identity Layer for Physical Goods, Transforming How the World Buys and Sells

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / E-commerce was built on speed, convenience, and volume - but not on certainty. As marketplaces grew into global giants, the one thing that never scaled with them was verifiable truth. Authenticity still depended on expert eyes, subjective judgment, and a network of verification centers that could barely keep pace with the digital economy they supported.

SMX Emerges as the World's First Neutral Referee in a Global Verification Arms Race

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / A new kind of global contest is unfolding, one that is not powered by territory, ideology, or even traditional economic leverage. It is powered by certainty. Nations can invest in new mines, expand refineries, and build strategic reserves, yet none of it secures the future if no one can verify the origins of the materials driving modern industry. In this environment, truth becomes the rarest commodity of all. And into this vacuum steps SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), with a technology designed to act as a neutral referee for a world that no longer trusts its own supply chains.

SMX Builds the World's First Reality-Based Sustainability System Where Materials Tell the Truth

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / For decades, sustainability lived in the realm of aspiration. Ambitious global gatherings promised breakthroughs, governments drafted sweeping resolutions, and industries delivered polished reports declaring progress. Yet, beneath the speeches and statistics, a structural flaw persisted: none of these systems could verify themselves. Targets depended on trust. Compliance depended on declarations. Safety depended on assumptions.

SMX Brings Identity to American Plastics as FDA-Compliant Molecular Marking Turns rPET Into a Certified Commodity

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / For decades, plastics have moved through the world without an identity. They were manufactured, used, discarded, shredded, melted, and remade, but the material never carried a history. Once waste entered the recycling stream, its past vanished. And without origin, plastics could not carry value.

Gold Enters the Infrastructure Era as SMX, trueGold, and Goldstrom Build the First Proof-Ready Metals Network

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / For centuries, gold has existed outside the world of modern infrastructure. Digital identity systems have evolved. Financial instruments evolved. Global logistics has evolved. Yet gold, the very foundation of sovereign reserves and private wealth, remained an analog asset defined by trust, certificates, and manual verification.

Spain Becomes Europe's Proof Engine as SMX and CARTIF Reinvent Circularity

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Every region that grows eventually confronts a question it cannot ignore: who can prove what actually happened. Europe hit that point the moment regulators began tying economic incentives to measurable sustainability. Suddenly, recycling claims were not enough. Companies needed evidence. Industries needed confidence. Governments needed traceable performance.

"Ethical Wealth" Gets an Upgrade as SMX and trueGold Turn Gold Into Verified Material

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Gold has always enjoyed a reputation it never had to justify. It symbolized beauty, stability, and power. The world accepted its story without ever asking for evidence. That era is ending. Modern buyers want credentials. Regulators want verification. Brands want trust they can prove.

Connect Biopharma and Bimergen Energy Interviews to Air on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money(TM) Show on Bloomberg TV

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:CNTB) and Bimergen Energy Corp. (OCTQB:BESS) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV this Saturday, November 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

Gladstone Investment Announces Intent to Redeem All Outstanding 8.00% Notes due 2028

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq:GAIN) (the "Company") today announced that it plans to redeem all of its outstanding 8.00% Notes due 2028 (the "2028 Notes"). A notice of redemption will be mailed to all registered holders of the 2028 Notes by UMB Bank, National Association (the "Trustee"), in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee, and Section 1.01(g) of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2023 (collectively, the "Indenture"). The 2028 Notes redemption date is December 16, 2025 (the "Redemption Date"). The redemption price for the 2028 Notes equals 100% of the $74,750,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. In connection with the redemption, the 2028 Notes will be delisted from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

SMX Brings Global Supply Chains Into Its "Internet of Truth" Platform

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Most technologies disrupt a single sector. A rare few create an entirely new layer that industries plug into. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is doing the latter. Its molecular-marking architecture is not simply validating materials. It is creating the world's first "proof mesh," a global network where plastics, metals, fibers, and commercial goods report their own histories without the need for declarations, audits, or guesswork.

US says trade talks with Swiss 'very positive'

A senior US official sounded a positive note Thursday about trade talks with Switzerland, as the Alpine nation's economy minister Guy Parmelin visited Washington hoping to reduce steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Strong first-half profits keep Alstom firmly on rails

French rail manufacturer Alstom reported Thursday a strong first half of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, as sales and net profit both rose, propelled by healthy global demand for trains and rail infrastructure.

Pfizer completes Metsera acquisition in deal worth up to $10 bn

US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of biotech firm Metsera, closing a deal worth up to $10 billion after a fierce bidding war.

Boeing union votes to end strike, accept new contract

More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers on Thursday voted to end a strike over wage increases and retirement benefits, one of the longest work stoppages in the company's history.

Starbucks baristas launch strike on chain's 'Red Cup Day'

Hundreds of unionized Starbucks baristas kicked off an indefinite strike Thursday in cities across the United States, protesting working conditions and stalled labor negotiations.

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