Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia’s latest threat

Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia’s latest threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General’s Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin announced proposed changes to Moscow’s rule book on the use of nuclear weapons in another thinly-veiled warning to Western nations that continue to back Kyiv in … Read more

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces $2.5 billion buyback

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces .5 billion buyback

A Southwest Boeing 737 is at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, USA, on July 2, 2024.  Robert Smith | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized a $2.5 billion in share buybacks, and detailed a host of changes to its business model as … Read more

Facebook’s misinformation problem has local election officials on edge

Facebook’s misinformation problem has local election officials on edge

Voters cast their mail-in ballots at a ballot drop box outside Maricopa County Recorder and Elections Department southeast Mesa office during the Arizona state primary election in Mesa, Arizona, U.S. July 30, 2024.  Rebecca Noble | Reuters Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North … Read more

China’s top leaders call for halting real estate decline

China’s top leaders call for halting real estate decline

Builders step up construction in Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, China, on Sept 25, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China aims to stop the property slump, top leaders said Thursday in a readout of a high-level meeting published by state media. Authorities “must work to halt the real estate … Read more

How esports is taking off with big dollars behind it

How esports is taking off with big dollars behind it

Video gaming is big business. The global market is expected to reach $187.7 billion in 2024, according to data firm Newzoo. And in the industry, there has been a big effort to boost esports, which is competitive gaming, and turn it into a professional sport on part with soccer or football. Esports involves teams or … Read more

stocks, news, data and earnings

stocks, news, data and earnings

City of London skyline on 10th June 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London.  Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were higher Thursday morning, spurred on by overnight … Read more

Major global chip stocks rally on strong Micron forecast

Major global chip stocks rally on strong Micron forecast

Global chip makers are in focus amid a boom in artificial intelligence applications.  Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty Images Global chip stocks rallied on Thursday after U.S. memory semiconductor maker Micron posted revenue guidance that topped expectations and boosted its share price. Micron forecast revenue for its quarter ending at the end of November … Read more

Klarna partners with Adyen to bring buy now, pay later in-store

Klarna partners with Adyen to bring buy now, pay later in-store

“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Swedish firm Klarna is partnering up with Dutch payments fintech Adyen to bring its popular buy now, pay later service into physical retail stores. The company said Thursday that it had entered into an agreement with … Read more

UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank is a watershed moment for Europe

UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank is a watershed moment for Europe

A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images European banking’s latest takeover battle is widely regarded as a potential turning point for the region … Read more

AI-adjacent companies may be the next big play

AI-adjacent companies may be the next big play

Inside one of Equinix’s internal operations at Equinix Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024.  Amanda Andrade-Rhoades | The Washington Post | Getty Images 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 … Read more