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The next U.S. president could face a tax battle in 2025 — here’s what it means for investors
This combination of pictures created on October 25, 2024 shows US Vice-President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Houston, Texas on October 25, 2024 and former US President Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in East Del Valle, Austin, Texas on October 25, 2024. Getty Images As millions of Americans cast ballots on election day, […]
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AstraZeneca shares fall on report of potential China probe fallout
The Astrazeneca logo is pictured at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2021 in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2021. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images AstraZeneca shares on Tuesday recorded their worst day since March 2020 after a report that dozens of the drugmaker’s senior executives in China could be implicated in the largest insurance fraud […]
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The U.S. election is a make-or-break moment for aid to Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he meets with democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (not pictured), in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Tensions are likely running high in Kyiv ahead […]
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Coinbase’s big election bet is about to be tested
WASHINGTON — In the first few years after founding Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong shied away from Washington, D.C. But as his ambitions for his crypto exchange scaled, so too did his need to curry favor on Capitol Hill. “About five or six years ago, we realized that crypto was getting big enough that we needed […]
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UK’s ultra-rich feel the pinch from Labour’s tax-raising budget
Ford GT supercar with Kuwait number plate parked outside a restaurant on Burlington Gardens near Bond Street on 28th August 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s wealthy are feeling the pinch following a slew of targeted tax hikes in the Labour government’s budget, which they […]
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Ferrari’s core profit rises 7%, helped by product mix, personal touches
A Ferrari logo is being installed on a Ferrari car at Ferrari’s new ‘e-building’ facility where the luxury sportscar maker is testing lines before an expected start of car production in early 2025, in Maranello, Italy, June 21, 2024. Daniele Mascolo | Reuters Ferrari said on Tuesday its core earnings rose 7% in the third […]
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on 2024 election: I would give an advantage to Donald Trump
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of the 2024 election, the balance of power in Congress, what to watch for in tonight’s results, and more. Source
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Burger King parent Restaurant Brands falls short of third-quarter expectations
A new Burger King restaurant under construction in Tortosa, Spain, following the current expansion of Restaurant Brands International Inc. – the parent company of BK- in new and existing markets. Joan Cros | NurPhoto | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as domestic same-store sales growth […]
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Solid-state batteries may yet catch up — but silicon anodes are winning the race to power EVs
A Wallbox EV charger for electric car is displayed during the “Mondial de l’Auto” at Parc des Expositions on October 15, 2024 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles. The buzz around […]
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British regulator says $19.5 billion Vodafone-Three merger could go ahead if remedies are adopted
A pedestrian walks past a Vodafone store in central London on May 16, 2023. British mobile giant Vodafone is to axe 11,000 jobs over three years in the latest cull to hit the tech sector, as new boss Margherita Della Valle slammed recent performance. Adrian Dennis | AFP | Getty Images LONDON British telecom firms […]
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