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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: A poorly timed IPO?
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2024/10/21: Hyundai logo is seen on the Hyundai car showroom in Mumbai. Hyundai Initial Public Offer (IPO) will be listed on the stock exchange on 22nd October 2024. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside […]
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Presidential election is a dead heat though Trump leads Harris big on economy, says CNBC survey
With less than two weeks remaining before the election, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows the presidential contest remains a statistical dead heat both nationally and in the battleground states, unchanged from the August survey though there have been some notable movements among key groups. Nationally, former President Donald Trump holds a 48%-46% lead over […]
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Britain announces major change to fiscal rules to free up billions in spending
Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday confirmed she intends to change the country’s fiscal rules in the October budget, a move designed to free […]
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Another European Central Bank member says a jumbo cut is on the table
Mārtiņš Kazāks, governor of the Bank of Latvia and a member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, on Thursday weighed in on the possibility of a jumbo half-point interest rate cut for December. When asked for his views on a 50-basis rate cut by the ECB at its next meeting, he said that “everything […]
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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo doubles down on AI, says in regular talks with Google and Microsoft
Chinese smartphone company Oppo ranks second in mainland China, and fourth worldwide, according to Canalys. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Oppo is doubling down on artificial intelligence as it holds weekly talks about AI with senior management at Google and Microsoft in the run-up to the launch of its […]
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European markets move higher; Renault shares up 6% after quarterly revenue jump
European stocks were slightly higher on Thursday, as investors reviewed another batch of earnings reports, and as U.S. market declines weighed on global sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.53% by 10:05 a.m. London time, with the majority of major bourses and sectors trading in positive territory. Travel and leisure stocks added 2.85% while […]
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Why is the Japanese yen hovering near three-month lows against the dollar
A queue of people forms outside a money changer (L) as people wait to buy and sell the Japanese yen against foreign currency, along a street in central Tokyo on April 29, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Treasury yields are making a return, like an uninvited ex
Specialist traders work inside a post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 23, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters 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 […]
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Barclays profit jumps 23% in third quarter, beating expectations
Signage shines through a window reflecting Barclays head office in Canary Wharf, London, U.K. Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations. The result compared with the £1.17 billion net profit forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts, and […]
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Tim Cook is likely visiting China to bolster support for Apple Intelligence, analysts say
In his second visit to China this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Beijing officials and local partners as the company faces challenges with its launch of Apple intelligence and increased competition in the market. China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology met with the CEO in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss Apple’s development […]
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