Month: July 2024
World shatters heat record for the second time in just two days
A worker, called ‘torchers’, works in a charcoal production during scorching heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on July 18, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The world registered its hottest day on record for the second time in just two days, according to the latest data compiled by the European Union’s […]
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How Truth Social could make former President Trump billions before turning a profit
Truth Social is a social media platform whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump. A team of early investors say they want to “end Big Tech’s assault on free speech.” Achieving that may require a rapid uptick in the size of its user base, which is currently unknown. The public has limited access to […]
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Tesla shares fall 7% in premarket trading after earnings miss
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images Tesla shares fell more than 8% in premarket trading in the U.S. after the electric carmaker reported second-quarter earnings that missed expectations amid ongoing pressure in its auto business. The stock pared losses to trade down 7.3% at 04:37 ET. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle firm […]
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World’s largest luxury group LVMH slumps 5% after second-quarter revenue miss
People are walking by the Louis Vuitton storefront building in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 21, 2024. Luis Boza | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares in the world’s largest luxury group LVMH fell on Wednesday after its second-quarter sales came in below analyst consensus on Tuesday. Quarterly sales came in at 20.98 billion euros ($22.7 billion) […]
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Elon Musk says he expects China to approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving by the end of the year
Tesla China sales fell by 5.4% in the first half of the year, although the company retained third place in new energy vehicle sales, behind BYD and Geely, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has again touted the impending rollout of advanced […]
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UniCredit tops profit forecast, buys cloud-based bank
Italian bank UniCredit on Wednesday posted better-than-expected second quarter profit and said it was buying a Belgian digital bank with its own cloud-based IT platform for 370 million euros ($401 million). Led since 2021 by former UBS investment banking chief Andrea Orcel, UniCredit is at the center of speculation over potential mergers and acquisitions after […]
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Spain’s Santander posts 20% hike in net profit as retail business shines
Bank of Santander Headquarters Getty Images Banco Santander posted a 20% year-on-year hike in second-quarter net profit underpinned by growth in its retail, wealth and consumer activity, after firm revenues and margin management in Europe and Brazil. The company’s net profit attributable to the parent group came in at 3.207 billion euros ($3.48 million), in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq futures fall as Alphabet, Tesla earnings disappoint
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 22, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images 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 […]
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India ‘clearly has a problem’ finding new drivers for economic growth, JPMorgan’s Jahangir Aziz says
The Imperial Towers twin towers residential skyscrapers and business district development in Tardeo South Mumbai, India. Tim Graham | Getty Images India “clearly has a problem” figuring out new drivers for its economic growth even as its economy expands at a fast pace, JPMorgan’s Jahangir Aziz said, following the country’s union budget. “If you look […]
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Chinese EV stocks drop as Tesla’s earnings miss, General Motors delays EV plans
Spectators are looking at BYD Song L electric cars at the 21st Changchun International Automobile Expo in Changchun, Jilin province, China, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle companies dropped Wednesday after U.S. giant Tesla‘s earnings fell short of analysts’ […]
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