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CNBC Daily Open: Holiday-thinned markets cheered by strong Wall Street finish
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | 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 they are. Like what […]
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Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel bid referred to President Biden for final decision
The United States Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S. President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie up he has […]
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Honda shares set for best day in more than 16 years on share buyback plan, Nissan deal
A sign marks the location of a Honda dealership in Libertyville, Illinois, on Dec. 18, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Japanese automaker Honda were on track for their best day in 16 years after it announced to buy back up to 1.1 trillion yen ($7 billion) of its shares on Monday amid […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets begin last trading week with holiday cheer
A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Wall Street gains on tech strength
People posing for photos in front of a Christmas light installation in central Seoul on December 22, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Christmas Eve, after key U.S. benchmarks rose overnight helped by gains in tech stocks. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix were nearly flat as minutes of […]
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Stock futures are little changed after positive start to the holiday trading week: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Dec. 18, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were relatively unchanged Monday night after all three major averages kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week in the green. S&P 500 futures traded just below the flatline, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%. Futures […]
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The price of cocoa is soaring — could lab-grown chocolate be the answer?
The price of cocoa has soared, as deforestation and climate change make it more difficult for chocolate producers to get their hands on the precious beans. Sacramento-based startup California Cultured is hoping it has found a solution to the industry’s supply issue. “We are still starting with basically a little living bean. So, instead of […]
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Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Alex Wong | Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after he developed a fever, a top aide told NBC News on Monday. Clinton, 78, […]
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Israeli tech CEO who was severely wounded in Gaza sells startup for about $100 million
Itamar Ben Hemo didn’t have to join the war. At age 49, the Israeli tech entrepreneur was well outside of the range of mandatory service. But following last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, Ben Hemo signed up as a reservist, confident that his experience fighting as a paratrooper in Lebanon in 2006 made him […]
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House Ethics panel finds Matt Gaetz had sex with 17-year-old, ‘regularly’ paid for sex
U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) listens to testimony during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS”, looking into allegations that the former anti-abortion leader Rev. Robert Schenck got advance word of the outcome of a major 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case involving contraceptives written by conservative […]
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