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Nintendo Pauses Multilingual Switch 2 Sales in Japan to Curb Scalpers

The company said the move is a short-term fix to stop resellers exploiting a weak yen ahead of planned regional price rises.

Shareholder Suits Target Calix Over Q1 Margin Statements

Fujian Bayberries Found Soaked With Banned Preservative as Authorities Open Criminal Cases

Apple Tops Global Shipments as iPhone 17 Fuels 31% Jump in Latin America

U.S. Ground Beef Hits Record Prices as Cattle Herd Drops to Multi‑Decade Low

Taiwan Raids 12 Sites and Seeks Detention of Three Over Forged Exports of Nvidia-Powered Servers

TotalEnergies and BP Signal Exit From Germany’s Auctioned Offshore Wind Sites

DOJ Indicts Chinese Container Makers and Executives for Pandemic-Era Price Fixing

India Smartphone Shipments Fall 4.1% in Q1 2026 as Average Price Hits $302

Peru’s New Poverty Data Show Fewer Poor as Vulnerability Persists

Apple Requires UNiDAYS Verification for Education Discounts, Adds Apple Watch to Program

UK Pharmacies Lift Prices Up to 30% as Iran War Disrupts Drug Supplies

Tasmania and Federal Government Guarantee Three Weeks of Pay for Bell Bay Smelter Workers

Satellite Data Points to Delays at 40% of 2026 U.S. AI Data Centers

Apple Leads Q1 Smartphone Market as Global Shipments Fall 6 Percent

Peru Moves to Buy 47,000 Units of NPH Insulin as Shortage Imperils Type 1 Patients

Petroperú Names Edgar Zamalloa Board Chair Following Shareholders' Session

Palliser Presses Toto to Highlight Underpriced Chip‑Ceramics Business

Tablet Shipments Reach Five-Year High in 2025 as Apple Sets Q4 iPad Record

Samsung Sets Galaxy Book6 Pro and Ultra Prices in Korea With Jan. 27 Launch