Month: September 2024
Social media platform Bluesky attracts millions in Brazil after judge bans Musk’s X
The Bluesky logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazil’s recent ban of Elon Musk’s social media platform X has boosted the profile of its smaller rival, Bluesky, as people search for alternatives to voice their opinions. Bluesky said in a post that it had attracted two million new […]
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Robinhood lets Brits lend shares for extra income in bid to grow international footprint
In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets Inc. website is shown on a computer on June 06, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to earn passive income on stocks they own, in the […]
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tenders resignation, parliament speaker says
Dmytro Kuleba at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine’s wartime Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba tendered his resignation, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said Wednesday. “The application will be considered at one of the nearest plenary sessions meetings,” the Parliament speaker added in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia sinks and data’s weak, but hold on
The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Loren Elliott | Bloomberg | 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 are. Like what you see? […]
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Oil prices extend slump on likely restoration of Libyan production, OPEC+ plans to raise output
Oil pumpjacks operate as the Lake Fire burns in Los Padres National Forest with evacuation warnings in the area on July 6, 2024 near Los Olivos, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines during Asia trading hours, after a report that Libya’s oil production was set to be restored pressured prices overnight. […]
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The latest hiccup in Trump’s crypto launch: Deleted posts and a hacking claim
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 30, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters The X accounts of two family members of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’ appeared to have been hacked Tuesday in order to […]
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Nvidia is a no-go for over half of this ultra-rich club’s members with assets worth $165 billion
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images More than half of Tiger 21’s members don’t invest in Nvidia, according to a recent asset allocation report released by this network of ultra-high-net-worth investors and entrepreneurs. The network’s second-quarter asset allocation report revealed that 57% of its members are not invested in chip darling Nvidia, with a […]
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China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports, Ottawa deeply concerned
Cooking oils made from canola from Canada are offered for sale at a grocery store on April 26, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images China said on Tuesday it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak. Canadian Farm Minister Lawrence […]
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Norway wealth fund may divest companies that aid Israel in Gaza war, occupied territories
A view of Oslo seen from the roof of the Oslo Opera House in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares of companies that violate the fund watchdog’s new, tougher interpretation of ethics standards for businesses that aid Israel’s operations in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Council on Ethics for the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund sent […]
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India’s Modi expected to usher in new era of bilateral agreements in Singapore visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of BJP membership campaign on Sept. 2, 2024 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong this week marking his first trip to the city-state since he won a […]
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