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Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal
The company logo for Kenvue Inc. Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-health business is displayed during the company’s initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on May 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Kimberly-Clark said on Monday it will buy Tylenol-maker Kenvue in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $48.7 billion, to create one of […]
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Ryanair CFO Neil Sorahan on first half results, Boeing deliveries and growth outlook
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Neil Sorahan, Ryanair CFO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s first half results, Boeing aircraft delivery timeline, growth outlook, and more. Source
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Auto giants rally as China says it will consider exemptions for Nexperia chip exports
In this photo illustration, the logo of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is displayed on a screen. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers rose on Monday as fears over an industry shortage of semiconductors appeared to recede. China on Saturday said it would consider some exemptions for Nexperia chip exports. […]
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Xpeng tops over 40,000 monthly deliveries again as its mass market strategy plays out
SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 16, 2025 – New energy vehicles displayed in Xiaopeng Motors store in Shanghai, China on October 16, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images While most Chinese electric vehicle makers have seen ups and downs, Xpeng has built a slow and […]
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Standard Chartered CEO believes nearly all global transactions will move to the blockchain ‘eventually’
Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, foresees a future in which nearly all global transactions are conducted on a digital blockchain ledger, he told a crowd in Hong Kong on Monday, as crypto adoption amongst mainstream banking and finance institutions grows. […]
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‘Useless’ and ‘hopeless’: Ryanair CEO slams U.K. government over travel tax
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary gestures while making a point during a press conference with Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, and Jason McGuinness, Commercial Director, to talk about the future of the company’s operation in the Portuguese market on July 23, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images Ryanair chief […]
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European markets start the new trading month higher
An aerial view of the Shard on June 28, 2012 in London, England. Greg Fonne/Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened the new trading week — and month — on a positive note ahead of a busy week of central bank decisions and earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened just above the flatline. The U.K.’s […]
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India now incurs higher U.S. tariffs than China. What does it say about Trump’s foreign policy?
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images De-escalation in tensions between China and the U.S. after their leaders met in South Korea last […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks’ gains in October owe much to AI
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts during the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | Reuters Traders who shorted the S&P 500 — essentially, betting that it would go down — last month were in for a rude surprise. The broad-based index ended the month […]
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Stocks are defying gravity — but investors say these triggers could spark a ‘sizeable’ correction
Global stock markets are soaring, with U.S. indexes continuing to rally and the Stoxx Europe 600 , FTSE 100 and Spain’s IBEX all hitting record highs last week. But some investors are now warning that a wave of rising risks — from weaker consumer spending to faltering earnings growth and a potential bond market revolt […]
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