Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Poland's top court rules central bank head cannot be questioned in parliament

Lawmakers should not be allowed to question Poland's central bank chief, a top court ruled on Tuesday, setting up a fresh clash between the government and judges it says are

Poland's top court rules central bank head cannot be questioned in parliament
Business|Finance

Stellantis delays investment plans for Illinois

Stellantis said on Tuesday its planned investments at Belvidere, Illinois, will be delayed but insisted it is committed to moving forward and

Stellantis delays investment plans for Illinois
Entertainment|Sports

US streaming viewership surges in July due to Olympics, Nielsen reports

TV viewership in the United States rose 3.5% in July from a year earlier, largely driven by the summer Olympics in Paris, according to research firm Nielsen's latest The Gauge report.

US streaming viewership surges in July due to Olympics, Nielsen reports
Business|Finance|News|World

Moscow Stock Exchange considers legal action against US and UK sanctions

The Moscow Stock Exchange is discussing ways to challenge sanctions imposed by the United States and Britain that led to a halt in exchange trading of dollars and euros and a freeze

Moscow Stock Exchange considers legal action against US and UK sanctions
Business|Finance|Health

J&J to buy medical device maker V-Wave for up to $1.7 billion

Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it would buy privately held V-Wave for up to $1.7 billion, the healthcare conglomerate's second deal this year aimed at boosting its presence in the market

J&J to buy medical device maker V-Wave for up to $1.7 billion
Europe|News

Maria Branyas, world's oldest person, dies in Spain at 117

Maria Branyas, who was the world's oldest person, has died peacefully in a Spanish nursing home at the age of 117, according to her account on the X platform and a spokesperson at

Maria Branyas, world's oldest person, dies in Spain at 117
Asia|Crime|News

Philippines says ex-mayor accused of Chinese crime links has fled the country

A former mayor of a Philippine town being investigated for her alleged ties to Chinese criminal syndicates has fled the country, prompting the Philippine president's office to order

News|World

Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S.

Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations
Health|Science

J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval

The U.S.

J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval
Asia|News|World

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

The Taliban's morality ministry dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces
Business|Finance|Health

Medtronic nudges profit forecast on medical devices demand, new launches

Medtronic slightly lifted the lower end of its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, banking on sustained demand for its medical devices and growth from its

Medtronic nudges profit forecast on medical devices demand, new launches
Business|Finance

XPeng projects lower-than-expected Q3 revenue on stiff competition

Chinese firm XPeng forecast third-quarter revenue below expectations and missed June-quarter sales estimates on Tuesday, hurt by stiff competition and a drop in demand for its aging line-up

XPeng projects lower-than-expected Q3 revenue on stiff competition
Business|Economy|Europe|News|World

Ukraine gives final approval for minimum grain export prices

Ukraine has approved the final details of a new system of minimum export prices for the country's key grains and oilseeds shipments, the government said on Tuesday, a plan that grains

Ukraine gives final approval for minimum grain export prices
Economy|Finance

Egypt's foreign debt drops $7.4 billion in first quarter

Egypt's foreign debt fell by $7.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, according to central bank data released on Tuesday. 

Egypt's foreign debt drops $7.4 billion in first quarter
Business|Europe

Tesla to get lower EU tariff on its Chinese-made EVs

The European Union has slashed its planned extra tariff on Tesla electric vehicles imported from China by more than half, the bloc's executive

Tesla to get lower EU tariff on its Chinese-made EVs
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

German negotiated wage growth slows in likely relief for ECB

Growth in negotiated wages across Germany slowed in the second quarter, providing some relief to European Central Bank policymakers and possibly bolstering the case for another

German negotiated wage growth slows in likely relief for ECB
Business|Finance

Lowe's cuts annual forecasts on weak home improvement demand

Lowe's cut its annual profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday, echoing bigger rival Home Depot's concerns of a slim chance of a recovery in home improvement demand this year. The U.S.

Lowe's cuts annual forecasts on weak home improvement demand
Business|Economy|Finance|News

S&P 500 hunting cloud nine

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Alun John, EMEA breaking news correspondent, finance and markets.

S&P 500 hunting cloud nine
News|World

Fire at huge Russian diesel depot engulfing more storage tanks, media reports

A fire sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack on a huge diesel depot in Russia's southern Rostov region on Sunday has engulfed more fuel storage tanks, news agencies reported on

MidEast|News|World

10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says

At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families west of Gaza City, the enclave's civil defence authorities said.

10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says
Business|Europe|News|Technology

Germany's Scholz paints nationalism as threat to industry at new chip plant

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned against nationalism in the country's east at the groundbreaking ceremony for a semiconductor plant in Dresden on Tuesday, warning that such

Germany's Scholz paints nationalism as threat to industry at new chip plant
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall St ends lower ahead of Jackson Hole, snapping multi-session rally

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday, breaking their recent winning streak amid few market-moving catalysts ahead of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium,

Wall St ends lower ahead of Jackson Hole, snapping multi-session rally
Europe|News

Court upholds 99-year-old Nazi camp worker's murder conviction

The German Federal Court upheld a 99-year-old woman's conviction for accessory to murder over her role as a typist at a Nazi concentration camp in the last two years of World War

Court upholds 99-year-old Nazi camp worker's murder conviction
Business|News

BMW recalls over 720,000 vehicles over short circuit concern, NHTSA says

BMW is recalling 720,796 U.S. vehicles over concerns of a short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.

BMW recalls over 720,000 vehicles over short circuit concern, NHTSA says
Americas|Finance|Stock Markets

MSCI reclassifying Argentina could trigger $1 billion of inflows, JPMorgan says

A potential upgrade for Argentina to emerging market status from index provider MSCI could see nearly $1 billion in investor money pour into the country's stocks, JPMorgan said on

MSCI reclassifying Argentina could trigger $1 billion of inflows, JPMorgan says

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