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Binance CEO dismisses claims the firm boosted a Trump crypto venture ahead of CZ pardon
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Binance CEO dismisses claims the firm boosted a Trump crypto venture ahead of CZ pardon

Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance, during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, U.S., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance CEO Richard Teng has dismissed claims that the cryptocurrency exchange helped boost a Trump-backed stablecoin before former CEO Changpeng Zhao received a presidential pardon. The claims in […]

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BP beats third-quarter profit expectations on higher oil and gas production
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BP beats third-quarter profit expectations on higher oil and gas production

The BP logo is displayed on a petrol tanker delivering fuel at a petrol station in Shepton Mallet on October 20, 2025 in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit as higher crude and gas production outweighed a weak oil trading […]

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CNBC Daily Open: AI is carrying the weight of the U.S. market
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CNBC Daily Open: AI is carrying the weight of the U.S. market

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The “everything store” might have secured its biggest customer yet. On Monday, Amazon announced that it had signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI, offering the ChatGPT maker access to Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure. On the one hand, the move isn’t too surprising — a continuation of OpenAI’s spending spree […]

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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley warn of a market correction: ‘Things run and then they pull back’
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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley warn of a market correction: ‘Things run and then they pull back’

A small replica of the Charging Bull statue is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New York Stock Exchange on July 11, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Global markets may be due for a reality check after this year’s relentless rally, as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on Tuesday cautioned investors to brace […]

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UK’s Reeves to address speculation over tax rises in surprise speech
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UK’s Reeves to address speculation over tax rises in surprise speech

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give a clearer indication that tax rises are coming in her Autumn Budget later this month when she gives a speech this […]

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World’s largest oil company Aramco reports higher third-quarter net profit on production boost
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World’s largest oil company Aramco reports higher third-quarter net profit on production boost

Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal Ahmed Jadallah | Reuters Saudi Aramco on Tuesday posted a 0.9% jump in third-quarter profit, beating expectations on the back of higher production even as oil prices remained under pressure. The world’s largest oil company reported adjusted net income of 104.92 billion Saudi riyals ($27.98 billion) […]

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Nintendo hikes Switch 2 sales forecast to 19 million units as flagship console momentum grows
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Nintendo hikes Switch 2 sales forecast to 19 million units as flagship console momentum grows

TOPSHOT – A Super Mario character is pictured at a Nintendo display ahead of the launch of the company’s Switch 2 console, an electronics store in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture on June 2, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Nintendo raised its forecast for sales of the Switch 2 console […]

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HSBC, General Atlantic CEOs flag AI capex-revenue mismatch, ‘irrational exuberance’
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HSBC, General Atlantic CEOs flag AI capex-revenue mismatch, ‘irrational exuberance’

HONG KONG, CHINA – 2025/03/01: In this photo illustration, Artificial intelligence (AI) apps of perplexity, DeepSeek and ChatGPT are seen on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images As companies pour billions into artificial intelligence, HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery on Tuesday warned of a mismatch between investments and revenues. Speaking at the […]

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AI is not in a bubble, says VC founder. Why he says it’s different to the dotcom boom
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AI is not in a bubble, says VC founder. Why he says it’s different to the dotcom boom

Whether or not markets are getting ahead of themselves over artificial intelligence is a hot topic for investors right now. Last week, billionaire investor Ray Dalio said his personal “bubble indicator” was relatively high, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell described the AI boom as “different” from the dotcom bubble. For Magnus Grimeland, founder of […]

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Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm
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Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm

As fiscal pressures deepen from aging populations and pandemic-era debt, governments are increasingly tapping into a tempting source of capital: citizens’ retirement savings. Pension fund assets across the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have more than tripled since 2003, reaching $63.1 trillion in 2024, according to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. That […]

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