The U.S. Federal Reserve’s bumper 50-basis-point interest rate cut last Wednesday caught several market watchers by surprise , one chief market strategist said — sharing where and how he’s investing in such an environment. The U.S. is “five weeks in front of what’s a very chaotic presidential election … and the Fed is never really … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Monday as investors assessed monetary policy decisions from Japan and China on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve’s sharp rate cut sent markets higher last week. Data last Friday showed … Read more
Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into northern Israel on Sunday in response to a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, pushing both sides closer to the brink of full-scale war. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon killed dozens, including one of the group’s top commanders, Ibrahim … Read more
Traffic cameras captured the moment an officer from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department in Michigan jumped into a moving vehicle to help the driver. The driver was experiencing a medical emergency when deputies were dispatched, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Once Deputy Nicole Miron got inside the vehicle, she was able to stop it. Macomb … Read more
Getty Images More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. And for the first time, volunteers – civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war – now make up the highest number of people killed on the battlefield since … Read more
Vice-President Kamala Harris and television icon Oprah Winfrey held a star-studded event in Michigan, one of the seven crucial battleground states that will decide the US election on 5 November. Winfrey, who also spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, asked Harris about what seemed like a sudden burst in confidence, a … Read more
AFP After thousands of pagers and radio devices exploded in two separate incidents in Lebanon – injuring thousands of people and killing at least 37 – details are still being pieced together as to how such an operation was carried out. Lebanon and Hezbollah, whose members and communication systems were targeted, have blamed Israel – … Read more
A member of the Titan submersible’s support vessel has broken down while giving evidence to an inquiry into what went wrong during the sub’s voyage last year. “I knew what I was doing was very risky,” said Renata Rojas during an emotional session. But, she said, “I never at any point felt unsafe.” During Thursday’s … Read more
Maria Ivashchenko Maria Ivashchenko’s husband died fighting against the Russian invaders in 2022 Maria Ivashchenko’s husband Pavlo volunteered to fight the very same day Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Six months later, he was killed as Ukrainian forces went on a counter-offensive in the region of Kherson – making Maria one of the hundreds of … Read more