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Why a new UK internet safety law is causing an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic
As of July 25, porn sites are required to implement effective age verification methods for U.K. users. Jack Taylor | Getty Images It was well intentioned but a U.K. law mandating age verification on adult sites and a number of other platforms has sparked a backlash from both internet users in the country, and U.S. […]
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India consumer inflation slows for ninth straight month — hits lowest since 2017
Shoppers purchase groceries at the upscale LuLu Hypermarket located in the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kerala, India, on May 25, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation continued to ease in July, dropping for a ninth straight month to 1.55%, below analysts’ estimates, government data showed Tuesday. The headline inflation rate […]
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More European companies are shunning high-stakes deals in favor of smaller M&As
Flush with cash from a period of resilient earnings, a growing number of European companies are shunning high-stakes deals in favor of smaller and targeted “bolt-on” acquisitions to pursue growth. Executives from industrial giants to consumer goods firms are deploying capital on strategic deals designed to snap up competitors and acquire technologies instead of staking […]
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Trump says he’s open to letting Nvidia sell a downgraded version of its most advanced chip to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has singaled that he’d be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its most advanced artificial intelligence […]
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European bourses set to open higher as global markets await U.S. inflation data
U.S. tourists spending less in Britain, retail body says Oxford Street on May 2 2025, in London. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Figures from the Association of International Retail show American visitors spent less in the U.K. last year compared to 2019. The group says that the decision to end tax-free shopping […]
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U.S.-China tariff truce: These are the big sticking points in deal talks
The U.S. and China agreed to extend the tariff truce for another 90 days — major sticking points are holding up a deal, and both sides are planning a leaders’ summit later this year to break the impasse. Hours before the higher tariffs were set to kick in, the two countries on Monday announced the […]
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Australia cuts interest rates to more than 2-year lows, downgrades economic growth forecast
Australia’s central bank said on Wednesday that monetary policy was restrictive with the current cash rate causing financial pain for many households, but it could not rule out further tightening if necessary to tame inflation. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Australia’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points on […]
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Spain treads a risky path by standing up to Trump on defense and China
The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, gives a press conference, after a meeting with King Felipe VI, at the Marivent Palace, on 29 July, 2025 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Spain’s somewhat unique approach to defense and foreign policy is fueling tensions with […]
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Microsoft’s GitHub chief is leaving as competition ramps up in AI coding market
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke speaks at the VivaTech technology startup and innovation fair in Paris on June 12, 2025. Mustafa Yalcin | Anadolu | Getty Images Microsoft’s GitHub unit, which is facing a torrent of competition from AI-powered coding tools, is losing its leader, and the company isn’t immediately naming a successor. Thomas Dohmke, who […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors seem conditioned to expect Trump reversals
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The heaviest of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs — a full 145% on imports of […]
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