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Forces battle for ‘every meter’ of Severodonetsk; river crossings could become a major problem for Russia. Follow our live updates
River crossings pose a huge problem for Russia, UK says This photograph taken on April 29, 2022 shows a destroyed railway bridge, over the Siverskyi Donets river, in Raygorodok, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Images Russia needs to conduct difficult river crossings to achieve success in […]
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UK economy shrinks 0.3% in April, raising slowdown concerns
Pedestrians walk past British Union flag designs on advertisements. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by a monthly 0.3% in April, official figures showed on Monday, adding to fears of a slowdown three days before the Bank of England announces the scale of its latest interest rate response to the […]
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JPMorgan says Chinese assets are a good diversifier right now
Sign for J.P. Morgan on 7th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York. Mike Kemp | Getty Images LONDON – As lockdowns ease and regulatory pressures subside, some of the headwinds facing Chinese stocks are set to […]
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More South Korea businesses hit as trucker strike enters 7th day
Truck drivers and members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans during a demonstration on Friday, June 10, 2022. South Korean petrochemical firms on Monday joined the automobile and steel makers in cutting operations due to mounting inventories as transport disruptions from a strike by truckers spread quickly across Asia’s manufacturing powerhouse. SeongJoon […]
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Zelenskyy hails troops as chemical plant sheltering civilians hit in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks on June 6, 2022. As bitter fighting raged in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine’s president hailed his country’s fighters for defying Russian forces in his country’s eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As bitter fighting raged in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine’s president hailed his country’s […]
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People have talked about ‘flying cars’ for decades. Now they may actually happen
German company Lilium produces flying electric passenger drones. CNBC looks at the company’s testing site in Spain and whether so-called electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) — popularly dubbed flying cars can take off. From electric cars to scooters, the world is looking for cleaner and more efficient ways of getting around. Most of […]
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Buffett disciple Mohnish Pabrai names 3 ways to identify long-term winners in the market
Finding the right businesses to invest in can be a daunting task, but veteran investor Mohnish Pabrai tells CNBC how he identifies long-term winners in the stock market. Pabrai, managing partner of Pabrai Investment Funds, is widely known for closely following Warren Buffett’s principles on value investing and capital allocation. Value investing has come into […]
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Asia markets tumble; Japan, South Korea and Taiwan fall more than 2% as tech stocks drop
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia tumbled on Monday, as major markets in the region saw sharp losses of more than 2% amid a tech sell-off. The Nikkei 225 in Japan dropped 2.8%, and shares of conglomerate SoftBank Group sliding more than 4%. The Topix index fell 2.2%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.8%, led by tech […]
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Chinese automakers want to bring assisted driving to the masses
Jidu, Baidu’s electric car venture alongside Geely, revealed its first concept car on June 8, 2022. Baidu BEIJING — As Chinese companies race for a slice of the world’s largest car market, they’re betting heavily on assisted driving technology. China sold nearly 21.5 million passenger cars last year. That’s roughly the equivalent of sales in […]
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Global food prices are soaring. Rice could be next
The spider web rice fields in Flores, Indonesia. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index shows international rice prices creeping up for the fifth straight month to reach a 12-month high, according to the latest May data published last week. Tanutkij Wangsittidej Food prices have been on the rise in the past […]
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