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Meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump says he will negotiate a Ukraine-Russia deal ‘that’s good for both sides’
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy for the first time in five years, former President Donald Trump complained about his 2019 impeachment and said if re-elected he would […]
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Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced
Supporters of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland protest in front of Southwark Crown Court on September 27, 2024 in London, England.] Peter Nicholls | Getty Images News | Getty Images Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” paintings in London’s National Gallery on Friday, just hours after two […]
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Oil alliance OPEC+ zeroes in on group compliance after postponing output hike
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images The OPEC+ alliance is once more cracking down on group compliance with oil output cuts, as it presses ahead with a three-pronged plan of formal and voluntary production trims. Two OPEC+ delegates, who could only comment anonymously because of the sensitivity of the talks, told CNBC that […]
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Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning actor known from Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ has died at age 89
Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and […]
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Key Fed inflation gauge at 2.2% in August, lower than expected
A customer shops at a Whole Foods grocery store in Edgewater, N.J. on Sept. 11th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed focuses on […]
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Independent journalist publishes Trump campaign document hacked by Iran despite election interference concerns
An American journalist who runs an independent newsletter published a document Thursday that appears to have been stolen from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — the first public posting of a file that is believed to be part of a dossier that federal officials say is part of an Iranian effort to manipulate the U.S. election. The PDF […]
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Commerzbank and UniCredit hold talks as takeover prospect looms
A Commerzbank AG bank branch, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerzbank and UniCredit began talks Friday, with the German bank on the defensive over a potential takeover after its Italian counterpart unexpectedly increased its stake earlier this month. The discussions, which […]
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European shares surge to fresh record highs as luxury giants rally on China stimulus
Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European markets were higher Friday, tracking gains in China on news of a stimulus blitz, while investors also weighed fresh inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.3% higher at around 11:50 a.m. London time, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Autos and […]
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Alibaba, Tencent rally as Beijing stimulus plans push China’s tech stocks to 13-month high
The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech stocks, including beaten-down names like Alibaba, rallied this week, hitting highs not seen in more than a year after China’s central bank announced measures to stimulate the world’s second-largest economy. The Hang […]
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French inflation cools more than expected in September as energy prices, transport costs decline
A woman takes a selfie photo, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, at Surcouf street in Paris, on July 23, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mauro Pimentel | Afp | Getty Images France’s harmonized inflation rate fell sharply in September, preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies […]
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