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Philips shares jump 10.5% as second-quarter sales grow despite China
The Philips office building in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2021.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of Dutch device maker Philips jumped more than 10.5% in early deals Monday after the company reported better-than-expected…
Travel to Paris dropped because of the Summer Olympic Games
Was it the Parisians who bluntly told travelers "do not come" to Paris during the Summer Games?Or did sky-high prices for hotel rooms, house rentals and event tickets turn travelers away? For a multitude of reasons, many people —…
BOJ meeting, China PMI, Australia inflation
Japan's Mount Fuji seen in the Tokyo's horizon on January 1, 2011.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to kick-start the week higher on Monday with Nikkei 225 Chicago futures pointing to a 2% jump from the…
Trump stops short of establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve
Donald Trump during his speech at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, TN.The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesNASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump stopped short of promising to establish an official U.S.…
Richard Behar exchanged emails with Bernie Madoff for a decade
Richard BeharCourtesy: Lizzie CohenYou probably haven't heard Bernie Madoff's name in awhile, but that doesn't mean the infamous fraudster's story is over, or the pain he inflicted.Irving Picard, an 83-old court-appointed trustee, still…
‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ box office opening tops $205 million
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds star in Marvel's "Deadpool and Wolverine."DisneyMarvel is back on top."Deadpool & Wolverine" shattered box office records this weekend, tallying $205 million in domestic ticket sales during its opening,…
Donald Trump headlines Bitcoin 2024, after a U-turn on crypto
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesNASHVILLE — Former…
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ set for highest opening of an R-rated film
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine."DisneyThe "Merc with a Mouth" returns to the big screen this weekend, and he is doing more than bringing an R-rating to Disney's Marvel Cinematic…
Galaxy AI, mixed reality and foldables
TM Roh, the head of Samsung's mobile business, talked about the company's new products at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France on July 10, 2024. Samsung unveiled a slew of new products including foldable smartphones, new…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce talks domestic chip production
In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stressed the importance of domestic chip production and said the country is on track to meet its end-of-decade goal."My boss, President Biden, has…