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European markets open flat ahead of Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the U.S.
HSBC shares rise to multi-year high HSBC shares are off to a strong start this week and are currently trading at a 17-year high on an intraday basis. The lender’s London-listed A-shares rose to £8.286 after the stock market opened, its highest level since Nov. 2 2007. And it’s not the only bank notching highs […]
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Melania Trump launches cryptocurrency ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration
Melania Trump, pictured in July 2024, has launched her own meme coin. Leon Neal | Getty Images Incoming first lady Melania Trump launched her own meme coin ahead of her husband’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. In a Sunday evening post on the X social media platform, she announced […]
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Billionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable’ levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade
People pass in front of big screen during the speech of US President Donald Trump on January 26, 2018 at the Davos Congress Centre (C), the venue of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in the town of Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty […]
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As WEF gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes
View ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 15th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC LONDON — It’s that time of year when the great and the good gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A slew of heads of state, politicians and business moguls are set […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors are gearing up for Trump 2.0
The New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 25, 2024. 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 you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to […]
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Loved by adversaries, feared by allies: How the world feels as Trump takes center stage
U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in July 12, 2018. Bernd von Jutrczenka | dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, and much of the world is watching on with bated breath. The prospect of […]
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Japan wants more travelers, but Kyoto signals it’s had enough
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Japan attracted a record-breaking 36.9 million travelers in 2024, placing it closer to reaching its goal of 60 million travelers by 2030. However, Kyoto’s new plan to increase overnight accommodation taxes, which for some could rise from $6 to $64 per person […]
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China’s vice president meets with Elon Musk ahead of Trump inauguration
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s Vice President Han Zheng met on Sunday with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other members of the U.S. business community in Washington D.C., the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. Han told Musk he “welcomed Tesla and other U.S. companies to seize the opportunities and share in the benefits of China’s development, and contribute to the […]
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Chinese investments in the U.S. have plummeted since Trump’s first term. The trend is unlikely to reverse
Cho Tak Wong, the chairman of auto glass giant Fuyao Glass, bought the vacant General Motors manufacturing plant in Moraine, Ohio in 2014. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Chinese investments in the U.S. have dramatically declined since Donald Trump’s first term. This trend is unlikely to reverse as Trump returns […]
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Trump expected to sign more than 50 executive orders Monday
US President-elect Donald Trump reacts during a MAGA victory rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2025, one day ahead of his inauguration ceremony. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Donald Trump plans to sign more than 50 executive orders Monday — and possibly more than 100 — on the […]
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