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Election win for Russia-friendly party in Georgia sets the stage for protests and possible violence
Citizens and Georgian Dream Party supporters, carrying flags of Georgia and the Georgian Dream Party, attend the Georgian Dream Party’s election rally. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Mass protests are expected in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Monday after the ruling, Russia-friendly party Georgian Dream claimed victory in a contentious parliamentary election this […]
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Volkswagen targets layoffs and 10% pay cuts amid plans for German plant closures, union says
Cars stand at a Volkswagen dealership on October 10, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Volkswagen is considering widespread pay cuts and layoffs as well as the closure or size reduction of its plants in Germany, the company’s works council said Monday. The Volkswagen management recently presented plans […]
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European markets rise as trading begins; Philips shares tumble more than 12%
European markets rise as trading kicks off European markets were higher as trading began on Monday, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 last adding 0.24% at 8:15 a.m. London time. Travel and leisure stocks were up around 1.1%, while oil and gas stocks lost 1.7%. Regional bourses were also mostly higher with France’s CAC 40 adding […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq hits all-time high even amid poor earnings growth
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 22, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 […]
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Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash
A delegate arrives at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images Thousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom’s Future Investment Initiative, […]
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Britain’s Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty
UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves makes a speech during the Labour Party Conference that is held at the ACC Liverpool Convention Center in Liverpool, UK on September 23, 2024. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will deliver the government’s hotly awaited debut budget on Wednesday, putting to bed weeks of […]
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Vietnam waits for major upgrade to its $200 billion stock market
The Vietnamese flag flies atop the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Maika Elan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vietnam’s long wait for emerging market status could soon be over. The Southeast Asian nation is currently classified as a frontier market and has been on the FTSE emerging market […]
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Japan’s central bank to remain undeterred on rate hikes despite LDP’s electoral shock, analysts say
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda responds to questions during a Governors talk on Japanese inflation and monetary policy at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group 2024 Fall Meeting in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2024. Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Reuters Japan’s longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party may have suffered an election […]
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Trump headlines Madison Square Garden rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allies
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of the former president. Trump, a New York celebrity for decades, hoped to use the […]
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Oil prices slide more than 4% after Israel’s ‘limited’ attack on Iran seen as not disrupting supplies
View of Iran’s oil industry installations in Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, southern Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images Oil prices will remain under pressure for the rest of this year, it may be difficult to see Brent crude oil prices reaching $80 in the foreseeable future. Andy Lipow president at Lipow Oil Associates “The recent Israel […]
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