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UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel plays a bold hand, with Commerzbank in his sights
UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel during an interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images UniCredit‘s CEO Andrea Orcel revealed his hand this week as the Italian lender built a 9% stake in Commerzbank — and a takeover bid for the German rival could […]
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Russia turns the tables on Ukraine, launching counterattacks to retake Kursk after incursion stalls
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia said Wednesday it launched a major counteroffensive to retake large areas of its Kursk region that were seized by Ukrainian forces in the border incursion […]
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Tokyo says it ‘lodged a protest’ after North Korea fired missiles toward Sea of Japan
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Sept. 12, 2024. North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula on September 12, Seoul’s military reported, days after the nuclear-armed North marked […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Moving past sticky core inflation
Prices are displayed in a store window in Brooklyn on August 14, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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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Bill Gates-backed startup says a global gold rush for buried hydrogen is picking up momentum
The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Koloma, a U.S.-based clean fuel startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it […]
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China threatens to retaliate over U.S. bill that could shutter Hong Kong trade offices
An exterior view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on September 9, 2024. Members of the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives return to the Nation’s capitol, following their August recess. Bonnie Cash | Getty Images News | Getty Images American lawmakers have passed a bipartisan bill that could eventually lead to the shuttering […]
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Asian chip-related stocks rally on renewed AI optimism after Nvidia CEO comments
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian chipmaking heavyweights extended Wall Street’s rally as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made bullish comments about the AI darling’s outlook. The founder of the artificial intelligence […]
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European Central Bank poised to resume its rate-cutting cycle: Live updates
ECB likely to reduce rates in September — but no further cuts expected this year, economist says The big question for many market participants on Thursday is not whether the European Central Bank will cut interest rates — but what comes next. “I think that it is broad consensus not only among economists but also […]
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Oprah and Diane von Furstenberg slam assault on women’s reproductive rights
Designer Diane von Furstenberg and Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage at the 3rd annual Diane Von Furstenberg awards at the United Nations on March 9, 2012 in New York City. Andrew H. Walker | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Oprah Winfrey and Diane von Furstenberg have doubled down on their support for Democratic presidential nominee […]
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U.S. supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, Reuters reports
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing […]
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