Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets up: The S & P … Read more
The grief-stricken family of a young woman who was killed at a home in central-western NSW, allegedly by her former partner, have spoken of the mother’s final months as they call for change. Childcare worker Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found dead inside her home at Forbes, in central-western NSW, on Monday. Her former partner has … Read more
Athens and the south of Greece appeared to be coloured in orange and red after dust from the Sahara engulfed the area on Tuesday evening. Strong winds had carried the dust across hundreds of miles from Africa. The dust is expected to clear throughout Wednesday, when winds are set to ease, local media reported. The … Read more
A Volvo EX30 fully electric EV Car is displayed during the Everything Electric London 2024 at ExCel on March 28, 2024 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Wednesday reported an uptick in first-quarter core operating profits driven by strong retail sales. First-quarter core operating … Read more
Wednesday should have been a day of celebration for Sydney security guard Faraz Tahir and his family. Instead, loved ones spent what would have been his 31st birthday seeing his body for the first time. Tahir was among the six people killed when Joel Cauchi hunted down shoppers at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13. … Read more
A logo at the Roche Holding AG headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche on Wednesday reported a modest uptick in first-quarter sales, even as waning demand for its Covid-19 products continued to weigh on the company. Sales were up 2% at constant exchange rates, … Read more
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chief executive of the world’s largest wealth fund says there are many wild cards in financial markets right now, but the “big worry” for investors is … Read more
The Xiaomi SU7 on display at the Mobile World Congress 2024. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi‘s new electric vehicle is selling better than expected, putting it closer to break-even despite undercutting Tesla‘s Model 3 on price. Xiaomi has received more than 70,000 orders for its electric SU7 sedan as of … Read more
US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The aid package is narrower Biden’s 2020 campaign promise to erase student debt was thwarted at the Supreme Court in June. The majority-conservative court ruled that Biden didn’t have … Read more
Counter-terrorism police have raided multiple Sydney properties a little over a week after a bishop was stabbed during a live-streamed church sermon. NSW Police said a series of search warrants had been executed in the city on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team. “There is no current threat … Read more
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