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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s deepening ties with natural gas
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story India is hungry for energy, and it’s doing something about it. As the country’s […]
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UK borrowing costs soar day after Labour government unveiled tax-raising budget
LONDON — U.K. bond yields spiked sharply Thursday after the ruling Labour Party unveiled a sweeping package of tax hikes and increased borrowing. The 2-year gilt yield had jumped 20 basis points by 2:33 p.m. in London, breaching 4.5% for the first time since Labour took office in early July. The 10-year yield was 15 […]
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UK businesses warn Labour government’s tax-raising budget will hurt hiring and boost inflation
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, outside 11 Downing Street ahead of presenting her budget to parliament in London, UK, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British businesses are smarting after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ bumper tax-rising budget, with analysts warning that the measures could slow hiring […]
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Dodgers win World Series in 5 games, overcome 5-run deficit with help of errors to beat Yankees 7-6
Members of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate on the field after winning Game 5 to win the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30, 2024. Mike Lawrence | Major League Baseball | Getty Images The Los Angeles Dodgers won […]
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Key Fed inflation rate hits 2.1% in September, as expected
Inflation increased slightly in September and moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% increase for the month, with the 12-month inflation rate at 2.1%, both in line with Dow Jones estimates. The Fed uses the PCE reading […]
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Franklin Templeton CEO says focus is on ‘doing what’s right’ for clients amid SEC probe
Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President & CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in NYC on Sept. 28th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC RIYADH — Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson said the firm is focused on doing right by its clients, in her first public comments after the company saw its worst quarter for financial […]
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Euro zone inflation rises to higher-than-expected 2%, weakening case for jumbo rate cut
Line-up of pumpkins in the Netherlands, on Oct. 27, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Inflation in the 20-nation euro zone rose to 2% in October, preliminary figures released by statistics agency Eurostat showed Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a headline figure of 1.9%. The September headline reading was revised down to […]
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European markets open lower ahead of euro zone inflation data; Societe Generale jumps 8%
Traders sit in front of trading screens at ETX Capital in central London on January 3, 2017. London’s FTSE 100 reached a historic peak at 7,205.21 points in morning trade, extending a record run seen in the final week of 2016, before easing back from its highs. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON […]
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These stocks are likely to gain from the UK’s major budget announcement, analysts say
The U.K.’s new Labour government unveiled a debut budget plan that includes £40 billion ($51.8 billion) worth of tax rises and even bigger spending plans. Wall Street and City analysts have identified several stocks that could benefit from the measures announced Wednesday. Investment banks also suggested that stocks that had dipped ahead of the budget […]
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Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop to a stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, partly owing to a sharp drop in crude prices and to lower […]
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