Month: November 2024
Heathrow boss says 2025 to bring final decision on controversial third runway
A general view of aircraft at Heathrow Airport in front of the London skyline on October 11, 2016 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Heathrow’s chief executive said Monday he would push the U.K. government for a final decision on construction of a third runway at the […]
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Europe markets open lower as global rally stutters; investors digest Trump tariff implications
European stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors assess the global implications of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to hike tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. The regional Stoxx 600 was down 0.61% at 8:10 a.m. London time as all sectors bar telecoms retreated. Autos led losses, down 2.1%. The index had ended in the green for a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors endorse Trump’s Treasury secretary pick
Scott Bessent (center), founder and CEO of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, D.C. in June 2024. Stefani Reynolds | 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 […]
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Adani Group’s troubles keep growing as financial and legal headwinds get stronger
Signage atop the Adani Group headquarters in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Bonds of the Indian billionaires flagship firm plunged to distressed levels in US trading, and the company abruptly pulled a record domestic stock offering. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Adani Group is staring at trouble on several fronts as investors […]
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Tim Cook and other U.S. executives attend China expo, meet officials as Trump tariff threat looms
A view of the exterior of the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall), venue for the second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), on November 26, 2024 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images American business leaders are in China this week for meetings with officials and a high-profile supply chain […]
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Google proposes fresh tweaks to search results in Europe
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google has proposed more changes to its search results in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites resulting from previous tweaks by the Alphabet unit and as EU antitrust regulators consider levying charges against the company under new EU tech rules. Under the […]
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Meet the start-up working to save newborn babies and democratize pregnancy care
More than 2 million babies died in the first 20 days of their lives in 2022, equating to around 6,500 deaths a day, according to the World Health Organization. On top of that, almost 800 women a day died from “preventable causes” in pregnancy or childbirth in 2020, an “unacceptably high” figure, the WHO says. […]
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Gold plunges 3% as Trump Treasury pick and potential Israel-Hezbollah truce fuel risk-on mood
Gold prices held above the $2,100 level on Wednesday, near a record peak hit in the previous session as hopes for U.S. rates easing by mid-year mount, while traders awaited remarks on the economy’s health from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Uli Deck | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold prices lost about 3% after […]
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Walmart pulls back on DEI efforts, removes some LBGTQ merchandise from website
Walmart Supercenter in Burbank onThursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Walmart on Monday confirmed that it’s ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities. The nation’s largest employer, which has about 1.6 […]
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Stock futures slip after Dow closes at another record: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 2, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures slipped in overnight trading Monday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new record. Futures tied to the Dow slid 144 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures […]
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