Russia favours Trump win in 2024 election race, says US intelligence
US intelligence assessments found Russia tried to influence campaigns to help Trump win in 2016,…
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CNBC Daily Open: Fed’s Powell says high rates could hurt growth
Powell said prolonged high rates could harm economic growth. The S&P 500 notched its 36th…
Microsoft reportedly drops its observer seat on OpenAI board amid regulatory scrutiny
Microsoft took a nonvoting board seat at OpenAI back in November.
‘Blowout’ in French borrowing costs still to come amid economic deadlock, veteran investor says
“Political paralysis in France is economic paralysis in France,” David Roche told CNBC.
Trump seizes on Biden’s re-election woes, mocks Harris as ‘insurance’
Republican contender sarcastically praises Biden for ‘brilliant decision’ to appoint Vice President Kamala Harris.
An investment banker quit her job to become a YouTuber and now makes over $1 million
An investment banker who quit her job to become a YouTuber — just two months…
Sudanese refugees hiding in Ethiopian forest to escape bandits and militias
Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia ask to be evacuated from the country after facing repeated attacks…
Locusts in your noodles? Singapore approves 16 insect species as food
The agency said the following list of approved bugs can be imported for both human…
Democrats discuss Biden’s fitness as 7th lawmaker calls on him to quit race
Closed-door talks highlight party divisions within over Biden’s electability against Donald Trump.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 866
As the war enters its 866th day, these are the main developments.
‘Don’t get tired’: Samsung Electronics workers extend strike indefinitely, say chip production disrupted
This is the first strike by the labor union in Samsung Electronics’ entire 55-year history,…
CNBC Daily Open: Powell says high rates threaten growth
Powell says prolonged high rates could harm economic growth. The S&P 500 notches its 36th…
Amazon’s Asian rival Shein wants to be supply chain giant, but some fear Chinese cyber spying inside global trade links
Shein’s plans to sell supply-chain tech and services around the world have U.S. cybersecurity experts…
China’s inflation numbers miss expectations to rise 0.2% in June
China’s consumer price inflation rose by 0.2% in June from a year ago, missing expectations,…
China’s ETF market sees ‘explosive’ growth, inflows jump 5-fold in three years, Morningstar says
Chinese exchange-traded funds saw a “staggering” growth in the last few years, with inflows consistently…
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open after Powell’s dovish tone; Japan and China inflation in focus
China’s consumer price index is expected to climb 0.4% in June, compared with 0.3% in…
Biden announces new NATO aid for Ukraine, as his reelection campaign teeters
President Biden is scheduled to deliver a press conference Thursday following NATO summit events.
US Fed’s Powell cites slowing job market in signal rate cuts may be coming
Cutting interest rates ‘too late or too little could unduly weaken economic activity and employment’,…
Dozens of Palestinians killed in Israeli air raid on Gaza encampment
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has warned of ‘disastrous repercussions’ for truce talks if Israeli ‘massacres’…
US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation
DOJ disrupted a Russian-government-backed, AI-enabled propaganda campaign to use a bot farm to spread disinformation.
