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Harris says she opposes U.S. Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during campaign event
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as she attends a Labor Day campaign event, at IBEW Local Union #5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 2, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that […]
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Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, attorney general says
Hundreds of Venezuelan people, following the worldwide call of the “Great World Protest”, gather at Manco Capac square in Lima, Peru on August 17, 2024, to protest recent re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. ‘World Rally for the Truth’ a global event organized by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado aims to This rally, follows the […]
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ByteDance taps banks for $9.5 billion Asia dollar corporate loan, Reuters reports
The ByteDance building of Shanghai ByteDance on Dec. 8, 2020, in Shanghai, China. Xing Yun | Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images TikTok-owner ByteDance is tapping banks for a $9.5 billion loan that would be the biggest dollar-denominated corporate facility in Asia ex-Japan, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs […]
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U.S. military says Yemen’s Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea
Tankers located in the waters near Ceuta, Spain are transferring crude oil from Russia to reach the Asian markets in spite of Western sanctions. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers — the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I — in the Red Sea on Monday, the U.S. military said, calling the assaults “reckless […]
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Chinese consumer brands look to crack the global market with Singapore as a testbed
Hangzhou-based toy company Dodo Sugar, pictured here at the Pop Toy Show in Singapore on Aug. 23, 2024, is expanding to Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia. CNBC | Sonia Heng Chinese consumer brands are using Singapore as a cultural testbed in their quest to expand globally, thanks to the city-state’s unique blend of […]
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Blackstone-led consortium nears $13.5 billion deal to acquire AirTrunk, Reuters reports
Blackstone offices in New York City. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images A consortium led by Blackstone is nearing a deal to acquire Australian data center group AirTrunk for A$20 billion ($13.53 billion) including debt, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday. Blackstone and its partner, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, emerged as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Bitcoin isn’t really a currency (yet)
People walk past a neon sign advertising a Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency exchange in Warsaw, Poland on 19 May, 2024. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | 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 […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after South Korea’s inflation rate hits 42-month low
A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Tuesday as investors assess South Korea’s August inflation numbers, which eased to its lowest level on a year-on-year basis since March 2021. The country’s consumer price index […]
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Citi names 2 green stocks that’s unlikely to be affected by interest rates or political changes
Wall Street bank Citi has identified two stocks that it believes are well-positioned to thrive regardless of shifts in the interest rate environment or political landscape. Citi’s research comes ahead of the Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut later this month and the upcoming U.S. elections in November. The investment bank said three areas within […]
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Stock futures are little changed to kick off September trading: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on August 08, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night as traders braced for a potentially tough month ahead after a strong but volatile August. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped […]
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