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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, BioNTech, DraftKings, Steel Dynamics and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company dropped 3% after sales in May in declined in several European markets. Reuters reported that Tesla suffered weaker sales in Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands, but improved in Norway, boosted by the revamped Model Y. Advertising […]
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Why Europe is pivoting back to nuclear — one of its most divisive energy sources
The Cofrentes nuclear power plant, on 17 October, 2024 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images A European-wide shift to nuclear power appears to be gathering momentum as countries hedge their bets in pursuit of more energy independence. In just the last few weeks, Denmark announced plans to […]
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The No. 1 country Americans want to move to most, says survey of over 100,000 people
U.S. travel to Portugal has boomed in recent years, and it’s now the No. 1 country where Americans are hoping to move abroad. That’s according to a survey of 116,363 Americans who looked into leaving the U.S. throughout 2024 administered by Expatsi, a company that provides relocation tours and expat resources. Visitors to Expatsi’s website […]
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I’ve helped hundreds of Americans move abroad—here are 5 of the most welcoming countries in Europe
I knew I wanted to live abroad as soon as I set foot in the Netherlands on a trip at 17. I chased that dream for years — studying Spanish in Spain at 21, teaching English there at 26, and pursuing a master’s there at 29 — but I kept ending up back in Texas. […]
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Spain’s unprecedented power outage sparks a blackout blame game over green energy
Employees stand inside a supermarket without lights in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Cesar Manso | Afp | Getty Images A catastrophic power outage affecting much of Spain, Portugal and the south of France has thrust the role of renewables […]
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Erste acquires 49% stake in Santander’s Polish unit for $7.7 billion
Erste bank headquarters in Budapest. ATTILA KISBENEDEK I AFP I Getty Images Austria’s Erste Group Bank acquired a 49% stake in Santander’s Polish unit for around 6.8 billion euros ($7.7 billion), Santander and Erste said Monday, driving shares in Santander Bank Polska down around 5% in Warsaw. Santander and Erste also reached a deal for Erste to acquire 50% of the Spanish […]
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Spain’s antitrust body clears BBVA-Sabadell takeover, awaits government
Signage outside a Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA), right, and a Banco Sabadell SA, left, bank branch in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spain’s competition watchdog CNMC approved on Wednesday the proposed acquisition of Banco Sabadell by its larger rival BBVA, though the combined lender will have […]
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Tariffs will harm us all, European officials warn — with more work needed to reach a trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters European officials say they’re optimistic a trade deal can be reached with U.S. President Donald Trump, warning of significant economic harm to both […]
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Baby boomers and first-time travelers are shunning Europe’s summer hotspots in favor of ‘coolcations’
Baby boomers and first-time travelers appear to be driving a so-called “coolcations” trend, shunning Europe’s peak summer hotspots in favor of cooler climes — such as the Nordic and Baltic countries. Extreme summer heat, combined with cost and overcrowding concerns, are affecting where people choose to go on vacation. For some, the appeal of booking […]
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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs would hit these European Union products that Americans buy the hardest
Workers walk past manufacturing equipment at Eli Lilly & Co. manufacturing plant in Kinsale, Ireland, on Sept. 12, 2024. Lilly has been bulking up its production capacity since 2020, investing more than $17 billion into developing new plants and expanding existing facilities for the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that are expected to become some of […]
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