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Google to invest  billion in Thailand to build a data center and accelerate AI growth
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Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and accelerate AI growth

An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Google announced Monday it’s investing 36 billion Thai baht ($1 billion) into Thailand for the creation of a new data center and expansion of the country’s cloud infrastructure. The move marks a ramp-up of Google’s expansion in Asia, […]

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Rupert Murdoch’s property group REA ends chase to buy Rightmove after multiple rejected offers
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Rupert Murdoch’s property group REA ends chase to buy Rightmove after multiple rejected offers

Rupert Murdoch at his annual party at Spencer House, St James’ Place in London. Picture date: Thursday June 22, 2023. Victoria Jones | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — Rupert Murdoch’s Australian property firm REA Group said Monday it would no longer seek to buy the U.K.’s Rightmove after the property portal rejected a fourth […]

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Iran’s response to Israel will be a choice between revenge and survival. Markets say it’s choosing survival
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Iran’s response to Israel will be a choice between revenge and survival. Markets say it’s choosing survival

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country’s presidential election, in Tehran, Iran July 5, 2024.  Office Of The Iranian Supreme Le | Via Reuters Iran’s powerful proxy network across the Middle East is being dealt blow after blow from Israel, which has dramatically escalated fighting with Lebanese militia group Hezbollah […]

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German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations
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German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations

Shoppers at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The harmonized German consumer price index eased to 1.8% in September, coming in lower than expected, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office Destatis showed on Monday. The September harmonized CPI figure had been forecast to come […]

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DirecTV clinches long-elusive deal to combine with Dish
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DirecTV clinches long-elusive deal to combine with Dish

DirecTV on Monday agreed to buy EchoStar‘s satellite television business that includes Dish TV, capping decades of on-and-off talks to create one of the nation’s largest pay-TV distributors with a combined 20 million subscribers. The transaction comes at a time when satellite TV services DirecTV and Dish are hemorrhaging market share to competitors like Netflix […]

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UK’s Rightmove rejects sweetened .3 billion bid from Murdoch’s REA Group
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UK’s Rightmove rejects sweetened $8.3 billion bid from Murdoch’s REA Group

Rupert Murdoch looks on as he walks on the day of the hearing on the contentious matter of succession of Rupert Murdoch’s global television and publishing empire, in Reno, Nevada, U.S. September 23, 2024.  Fred Greaves | Reuters British real estate portal Rightmove rejected a sweetened $8.29 billion takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s Australian property […]

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UK economy grew more slowly than thought but outlook improving
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UK economy grew more slowly than thought but outlook improving

Britain’s economy grew more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter but there were also some signs of improvement in household finances ahead of next month’s annual budget. Economic output expanded by 0.5% in the April-to-June period, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday. The reading was slightly weaker than a preliminary estimate […]

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Dodge-maker Stellantis and Aston Martin drop sharply after profit warnings amid China woes
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Dodge-maker Stellantis and Aston Martin drop sharply after profit warnings amid China woes

The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | Afp | Getty Images Stocks of European carmakers hemorrhaged early on Monday as Stellantis and British luxury brand Aston Martin issued profit warnings, citing broader industry challenges and difficulties in the world’s […]

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Oil markets not pricing in an ‘all-out war’ after Israel kills Hezbollah leader, but risks persist
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Oil markets not pricing in an ‘all-out war’ after Israel kills Hezbollah leader, but risks persist

General view of the Towers and oil platforms of the State oil Company of Venezuela, Venezuelan oil Company SA. Jose Bula Urrutia | Future Publishing | Getty Images Oil prices didn’t react sharply on Monday after Hezbollah confirmed that its leader was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Shiny September days for stocks
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CNBC Daily Open: Shiny September days for stocks

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. 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 […]

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