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Rolls-Royce shares jump on reinstated dividend, raised profit guidance
A Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine for the Airbus A330 stands in a workshop of N3 Engine Overhaul Services GmbH. The company is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of aircraft engines.Picture…
Oil giant Shell beats second-quarter profit expectations
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024.Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish oil giant Shell on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit…
Barclays earnings result Q2 2024
One Churchill Place skyscraper, the Barclays Plc headquarters, at Canary Wharf in London, U.K., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — Barclays on Thursday reported second-quarter net profit attributable…
Meta advertising growth proof that hefty AI spending is paying off
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty…
Where to take an alcohol-free, sober-curious trip
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night.A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after…
Fed signals possible rate cut; Wall Street soars
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. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Traders…
TikTok-owner ByteDance’s Singapore workers suffer mass food poisoning
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China's ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national security concerns about its Chinese…
Microsoft says OpenAI is now a competitor in AI and search
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMicrosoft's relationship with OpenAI has officially become…
Fed rate cut, China PMI, South Korea trade
Top view of Seoul in the morning in autumn 2016.Natthapol Bussai | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed on Thursday, after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that a rate cut could…
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad cuts plea deal
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press.AP PhotoAccused 9/11 mastermind…