Month: October 2024
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo
The Norwegian Nobel Institute is pictured in Oslo, Norway on September 25, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the organization’s efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. “This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors […]
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Tesla shares drop 5.5% in premarket after Cybercab robotaxi reveal fails to impress
Tesla unveils its “Cybercab” on October 10, 2024 in Burbank, California. Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla sank after the company’s long-awaited robotaxi event — where CEO Elon Musk unveiled the firm’s Cybercab self-driving concept car — failed to impress investors. Tesla stock was down 5.5% as of 4:55 a.m. ET in premarket trading on Friday. Musk […]
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Salesforce’s UK chief urges government not to regulate all AI companies in the same way
Zahra Bahrololoumi, CEO of U.K. and Ireland at Salesforce, speaking during the company’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, on Sept. 17, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The UK chief executive of Salesforce wants the Labor government to regulate artificial intelligence — but says it’s important that policymakers […]
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Global trade at risk as tensions escalate in South China Sea
A vessel identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as “Chinese maritime militia” (back R) and a China Coast Guard vessel (front R) sailing near the Philippine military chartered Unaizah May 4 (L) during its supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on March 5, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa | Afp […]
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Investors should take China ‘very seriously,’ fund manager says, naming a stock to start with
With all eyes on China right now, one fund manager is bullish on the country regardless of any “bazooka” stimulus measures, saying investors should be getting involved. Steven Glass, managing director and analyst at the Sydney-headquartered Pella Funds Management, said Chinese markets will continue to improve regardless of any huge stimulus announcements. Starting on Sept. […]
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UK economy grows 0.2% in August, in line with expectations
Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy grew 0.2% in August on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) came in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. Britain’s economic growth […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is higher-than-expected CPI just a ‘janky’ data point?
Customers shop for eggs at a Sprouts grocery store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | 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 […]
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Wegovy and Zepbound rival targeting ‘next generation’ of obesity drugs, Zealand Pharma CEO says
Danish biotech Zealand Pharma is targeting the “next generation” of weight loss drugs as competitors pile into a market dominated by heavyweights Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. CEO Adam Steensberg told CNBC Thursday that early-stage trials of its experimental obesity injection point to higher-quality weight loss — with reduced muscle loss and fewer side effects — […]
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How Russia’s war economy and defense spending could actually make it weaker
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country’s main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil on February 15, 2024. Ramil Sitdikov | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s war-orientated economy and plans for unprecedented military spending risk deepening major imbalances within the government’s finances, analysts say. The Russian government, under Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, […]
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Elon Musk hypes $30,000 Tesla self-driving Cybercab and larger Robovan at robotaxi event
Tesla unveils its “Cybercab” on October 10, 2024 in Burbank, California. After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals. Rolling up to the stage in a Cybercab almost an hour […]
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