Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said. A statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. “She passed away peacefully in … Read more
British PM Keir Starmer speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 27th, 2024. CNBC The United Kingdom is pursuing investment from America’s biggest banks and tech giants, as the country looks to infuse growth in its stagnant economy. “We now have a Labour government whose number one priority is wealth creation,” U.K. Prime Minister Keir … Read more
Inflation moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s target in August, easing the way for future interest rate cuts, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed focuses on to measure the cost of goods and services in the U.S. economy, rose 0.1% for the month, putting the 12-month … Read more
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More than half of Argentina’s 46 million people are now living in poverty, new figures indicate, in a blow to right-wing President Javier Milei’s efforts to turn around the country’s beleaguered economy. The poverty figure for the first six months of this year was 52.9%, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023, said … Read more
The Commerzbank building (second from right) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Sept. 25, 2023. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images UniCredit‘s move to take a stake in German lender Commerzbank is raising questions on whether a long awaited cross-border merger could spur more acquisitions and shake up the European banking sector. Last … Read more
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Companies could face hefty fines or even suspensions of service in the European Union under strict new cybersecurity regulations set to come into force next month. The EU’s NIS 2 cybersecurity directive will on Oct. 17 become enforceable by member states. That means firms will have to ensure … Read more
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China’s CSI 300 stock index, which just had its best week since 2008 , could rise 10% in the near term, according to Morgan Stanley’s Laura Wang. The CSI 300, which tracks major stocks on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, on Friday closed at 3,703.68 points, up 15.7% for the week. Wang, chief China equity … Read more