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Global commodities’ biggest winners and losers this year — and where they’re headed
A farmer collecting grain from a combine harvester during the wheat harvest on a farm near Benfleet, UK, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The global commodities market has been volatile this year, with prices remaining largely elevated. Orange juice and cocoa futures surged to record highs in the first […]
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SEC charges Carl Icahn with hiding billions in loans backed by IEP stock
Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor, waits for Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, not pictured, to speak at an election night event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday […]
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Photos show massive wildfire raging in Greece as residents near Athens forced to flee homes
Greek authorities on Tuesday issued an evacuation alert for the seaside town of Nea Makri in eastern Attica, as firefighters continued to battle a massive blaze burning through the Athens suburbs. Hundreds of European firefighters, backed by fire engines and waterbombing aircraft, have sought to contain the country’s worst wildfire this year. The fire began […]
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A powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; a tsunami advisory issued
View of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan Koichi | Istock | Getty Images A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 […]
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High temperatures scorch China, spiking power demand
People are enjoying the cool water at a water park in Nanjing, China, on Aug. 4, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Various regions in China continue to bake as temperatures remain elevated, especially in the country’s east, where excessive heat is expected to linger in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang as well […]
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Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida
A man fishes on the beach at the southern residential area in the Continental United States in the wake of Hurricane Michelle in Key West, Florida Nov. 5, 2001. That hurricane just brushed the Keys and South Florida after hitting Cuba. Marc Serota for Reuters A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of […]
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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, ex-Marine Whelan released in U.S., Russia prisoner swap
Paul Whelan (L) & Evan Gershkovich Reuters Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released Thursday by Russia as part of a major, multi-nation swap of two dozen prisoners. The Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and British-Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza also were freed as part of the swap, along with […]
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, 2 others charged in terror plot reach plea deals
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. AP Photo Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and two other men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror […]
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Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 49 and bury many others in southern India
This handout photograph taken on July 30, 2024 and released by India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel at the disaster site as they rescue victims of the landslide in Wayanad. – | Afp | Getty Images Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 49 people, and many others […]
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Short seller Andrew Left charged with fraud by prosecutors, SEC
Andrew Left, founder and CEO of Citron Research Adam Jeffery | CNBC Federal prosecutors have criminally charged the well-known short seller and analyst Andrew Left with securities fraud related to allegedly using his public platform to illegally profit to the tune of at least $16 million from manipulating stock market activity contrary to positions he […]
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