Month: June 2024
He is only 28 but has revitalized France’s significantly appropriate: Meet up with the guy who could be the country’s upcoming key minister
French far-appropriate Rassemblement Countrywide (RN) party President and lead MEP Jordan Bardella (C) attends a take a look at to the Eurosatory land and airland defence and safety trade reasonable, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, north of Paris, on June 19, 2024. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Pictures Marine Le […]
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European stocks open lower after sentiment sours on Wall Street
LONDON — European stocks opened lower Tuesday, following souring U.S. market sentiment at the start of the week. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.32% in opening trade, with sectors and major bourses diverging. Tech stocks sank 1.53% while oil and gas rose 0.99%. Global markets have turned lower after investors stateside sold off U.S. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Dow gains as investors turn to banking and energy stocks; Nvidia sinks
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Sept. 28, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what […]
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Tech giants bet next-generation optical networks will reduce AI’s climate impact, aid 6G transition
Fast adoption of e-commerce, online streaming media, and workplace productivity tools — particularly during the Covid pandemic — has massive strain on current-day telecom networks. Nurphoto | Getty Images Some of the world’s largest tech firms are backing a new kind of telecoms network which they say will help reduce overall power consumption of data-hungry […]
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China’s premier defends national competitiveness as trade tensions simmer
China’s Premier Li Qiang speaks during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters DALIAN, China — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday defended the country’s technological development while criticizing efforts to restrict global cooperation. His remarks, at the opening of the World Economic […]
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U.S. probing China Telecom, China Mobile over internet and cloud risks, Reuters reports citing sources
China Mobile billboard Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is investigating China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom over concerns the firms could exploit access to American data through their U.S. cloud and internet businesses by providing it to Beijing, three sources familiar with the matter said. Authorities at the Commerce […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher after U.S. tech sell-off
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed higher on Tuesday, even as U.S. Big Tech stocks sold off in favor of other sectors such as banking […]
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House ethics panel probing Reps. Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt over use of campaign money on private club dues
From left, Reps. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, display Texas temporary tattoos to mark Texas Independence Day, which in on March 2nd, on the house steps of the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Tom Williams | […]
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Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty as part of a plea […]
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This stock is ‘one of the cheapest ways’ to play India’s infrastructure boom, fund manager says
Infrastructure is booming in India, as the Asian giant is raising its spending substantially in this area. Investments in this market are also paying off — infrastructure funds are generating top returns. Those who prefer to pick stocks in emerging markets such as India and who want to go purely into infrastructure may be wondering […]
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