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Consumer prices rose 0.2% in August as annual inflation rate hits lowest since early 2021
Prices increased as expected in August while the annual inflation rate declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that sets the stage for an expected quarter percentage point rate cut from the Federal Reserve in a week. The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and […]
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Berkshire unloads another chunk of Bank of America as CEO Moynihan lauds Buffett as great shareholder
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offloaded another chunk of Bank of America shares, bringing its total sales to more than $7 billion since mid-July and reducing its stake to 11%. The Omaha-based conglomerate shed a total of 5.8 […]
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China’s AI models lag their U.S. counterparts by 6 to 9 months, says former head of Google China
Kai-Fu Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of Sinovation Ventures, speaks during the HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit on September 11, 2021 in Beijing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence models may be at least half a year behind those developed in the U.S., but Chinese […]
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Commerzbank shares jump 17% after Unicredit buys 4.5% stake from the German government
A customer enters a Commerzbank AG bank branch in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerzbank shares jumped on market open on Wednesday, after Italian bank UniCredit acquired a 4.5% stake in the Frankfurt-based lender from the German government. Commerzbank stock was up 17.4% at 8:52 a.m. London […]
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Putin would ‘eat you for lunch’ Harris tells Trump, in bitter clash over Russia and Ukraine
Former US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris enter Tuesday’s debate in search of the same goal, a moment that will help […]
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UK economy flatlines again in July, below expectations
Maremagnum | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy continued to flatline in July on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) came in below the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. The country also […]
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CEO of property firm Damac expresses concerns over ‘expensive’ Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s property scene is showing no sign of cooling off, as 2024 is on track to be another record year in terms of sales figures and property values, according to local real estate firms. Increasing demand for property, especially in the luxury space, is boosting prices not just of homes, […]
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Britain’s Rightmove rejects $7.3 billion takeover offer from Murdoch’s REA Group
John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australian property listing firm REA Group said on Wednesday that Britain’s largest real estate portal Rightmove had rejected its 5.6 billion pounds ($7.32 billion) cash-and-stock takeover offer. REA, which is 62% owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp , did not cite any reason for the offer’s […]
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From the far right to fiscal challenges, France could lurch from one crisis to another
A French flag is seen on the Place de la Republique as people celebrate after the Nouveau Front Populaire, an alliance of left wing parties including the far-left wing party, La France Insoumise came in first on July 07, 2024 in Paris, France. Remon Haazen | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel […]
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European Central Bank set to cut interest rates just days before the Fed’s big decision
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, at the ECB And Its Watchers conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 20, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Thursday is set to slash rates again by 25 basis points just days ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve beginning […]
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