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Early Black Friday apparel sales are live — shop the 15 best sales from Patagonia, Carhartt, Ugg and more

Shopping for clothing is one of my favorite past times — and with all the early Black Friday apparel sales happening now, it's starting to feel like Christmas morning! Apparel and shoes are seeing some of the biggest markdowns with popular brands like Lululemon, Nike, Adidas, Patagonia and more…




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Vietnam Airlines to request bids for 50 narrowbody jets next year

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) -- Vietnam Airlines will issue a request for proposal to aircraft manufacturers next year to purchase 50 narrowbody jets, its CEO said on Wednesday. The carrier last year signed a provisional deal with Boeing BA for 50 737 MAX planes that has yet to be…




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Bulgarian president supports net zero carbon target in Baku

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev spoke about the threat of climate change at the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Tuesday, where he backed a net zero target, admitting that just 10 years ago, he would have thought the goal was incompatible with competitiveness. The UN summit in Baku runs from 11 to…




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Romanian election candidates use fake accounts to smear opponents

Fake social media accounts are being used in Romania's ongoing presidential and parliamentary election campaigns to artificially boost the popularity of certain candidates and promote content targeting their opponents, according to an analysis by the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI). The SRI…




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Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Trims Nintendo Stake Again




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Grubhub reportedly in talks to be acquired by Marc Lore’s Wonder startup

The European company had acquired Grubhub in 2020 in an all-stock deal for $7.8 billion, creating the world’s largest food delivery company outside China at the time. A deal for Grubhub could be finalized imminently, assuming the talks do not fall apart, the report said, adding that Grubhub is…




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Asia-Pacific markets fall after Wall Street postelection rally fizzles

Asia-Pacific stock markets were trading mostly lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as the U.S. post election rally stalled overnight. Asian traders assessed corporate goods data out of Japan, which showed year-on-year producer price growth, or wholesale inflation, in October reached…




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SoftwareOne reports "disappointing" Q3 results

SoftwareOne Holding sales increased during its third quarter by 1.4%, the company said on Wednesday, adding that discussions about taking it private were progressing but were "challenging". Group revenues increased to 236.7 million Swiss francs ($268.06 million), while adjusted core operating…




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Why investors should stick with stocks despite warnings of a ‘lost decade’ ahead




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Interval Funds Are Hot. Do Investors Understand the Risks?




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Irish innovator makes history at James Dyson Awards

Humphreys's product dramatically reduces the price and increases the portability of the life-affirming treatment. Read more: Irish innovator makes history at James Dyson Awards




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Mizuho Financial Group to buy 15% of Rakuten Card for $1 bln

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group will take a 15% stake in Rakuten Group subsidiary Rakuten Card for 165 billion yen ($1.06 billion) in a further deepening of the two companies' strategic alliance, they said on Wednesday.




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‘Fart blaster’ tops Christmas toy wishlist as experts predict record sales

Despicable Me 4 tie-in smells more like popcorn while a waddling duck and an interactive pet monkey also feature A “fart blaster” with a repertoire of 15 sounds that blasts “fog fart rings” and a waddling mother duck are among the toys destined to appear on Christmas lists as experts predict a…




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New polls show growing support for Czechia’s populist Motorists party

The right-wing populist party Motorists for Themselves, part of the Patriots for Europe group, has made significant gains, according to new polling data published by the Median agency. According to a poll conducted for the Czech News Agency, the Motorists could win 6% of the vote in the upcoming…




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Former Walmart Executive’s Startup Is Near Deal to Buy Grubhub




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teardown: the SSD module is proprietary but replaceable, modular front ports, and the M4 Pro model has a beefier cooling rig than the M4 model

It shouldn’t be a big story that a desktop computer has upgradeable internal storage, but with Apple’s cute new 2024 Mac mini, that’s exactly where we are. It’s possible to pop the SSD out after removing a screw, and then switch in a bigger one. We didn’t run into the software blocks we saw in the…




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Mizuho Financial Group to buy 15% of Rakuten Card for $1 billion

In This Article: TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Mizuho Financial Group will take a 15% stake in Rakuten Group subsidiary Rakuten Card for 165 billion yen ($1.06 billion) in a further deepening of the two companies' strategic alliance, they said on Wednesday. The share transfer is planned for Dec. 1,…




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What Are Republics, Exactly?

Republican ideals have evolved over millennia. Modern republics face challenges in upholding their foundational principles.




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J. Zachary Mazlish on median wages under Biden

An excellent post, one of the best things written this year in economics. Here is part of the bottom line: Inflation did make the median voter poorer during Biden’s term. In no part of the income distribution did wages grow faster while Biden was President than they did 2012-2020. This is true in…




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Markets Everywhere Are Getting Rattled by Trump’s US Agenda

Donald Trump’s election victory has catapulted US stocks to fresh records and pushed the dollar to a two-year high. It’s anything but good news for the rest of the world. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities excluding the US are tumbling, with an MSCI gauge at its lowest in three months. An index of…




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German lithium plant hopes to turbo-charge Europe’s EV makers

Vulcan Energy says its new plant west of Frankfurt, now in its pilot phase, plans to soon produce lithium for batteries used by auto manufacturers including Volkswagen, Renault and Stellantis.




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Europe lower in premarket as US inflation takes center stage

European stock indexes traded lower in Wednesday's premarket session, with the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report firmly on investors' radar ahead of its release at 2:30 pm CET. Analysts anticipate ...




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Mutual Fund Investors Face Unwanted Tax Bills. Are You on the List?




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Europe premarket lower as US inflation takes center stage

European stock indexes traded lower in Tuesday's premarket session, with the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report firmly on investors' radar ahead of its release at 2:30 pm CET. Analysts anticipate in...




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"We Must Do Whatever It Takes!" - Netherlands Reinstates Temporary Border Controls To Curve Illegal Immigration

"We Must Do Whatever It Takes!" - Netherlands Reinstates Temporary Border Controls To Curve Illegal Immigration Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The Netherlands has announced it will reintroduce internal border checks starting Dec. 9 in fresh efforts to manage illegal immigration. The…




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BT has left my 80-year-old dad without a landline for months

After hours of calls to BT, engineer no-shows, complaints raised and multiple promises, nothing has happened I am desperate to help my 80-year-old dad, JF, and his partner who have been left without a landline for more than two months by BT. This is especially difficult as my dad has relatives in…




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How business owners can prepare for potential tariff hikes in 2025

President-elect Donald Trump has promised tariff hikes. Here's what experts say business owners should be doing now to prepare.




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Kansai Electric to Raise Up to $3.3 Billion From Share Sale




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Trump win could be a double whammy for Hungary's economy

By Gergely Szakacs and Karin Strohecker BUDAPEST/LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's victory may be a political boon for Hungarian leader Viktor Orban but on the economy, Trump is bad news for Hungary - adding to inflationary risks due to a weak forint and lower output due to possible tariffs on…




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China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus

The ARJ21, COMAC's first commercially available plane, was rebranded on Tuesday to the C909. Chen Xiao/VCG via Getty Images China's COMAC is rebranding its regional jet to the C909, keeping with the naming style of its newer C919. That might not get COMAC more C909 sales, but it markets the plane…




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Yen Weakens to 155 Against Dollar, Raising Intervention Risk

In This Article: (Bloomberg) -- The yen weakened beyond 155 per dollar for the first time since July, raising the risk that Japan will enter the currency market to try to slow the depreciation. Most Read from Bloomberg The Japanese currency slid as much as 0.4% to 155.15 against the dollar,…




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US Startup Buys Just Eat Takeaway’s Grubhub for $650 Million

In This Article: (Bloomberg) -- Wonder Group Inc. is buying Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com NV for about $650 million, acquiring the restaurant delivery service at a steep discount to the $7.3 billion price tag it commanded during the early days of the Covid pandemic. Most Read from…




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European markets head for higher open; U.S. inflation data in focus

European stocks are expected to open positive territory Wednesday, with global markets focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 36 points higher at 8,056, Germany's DAX up 38 points at 19,081, France's CAC up 11 points at 7,356 and Italy's FTSE MIB up…




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The U.S. Can’t Beat China at Solar Power. It May Be Time to Join Them




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Swedish Fintech Klarna Files for Widely Expected IPO in US

Swedish payments firm Klarna Group Plc has filed for an initial public offering in the US, ending months of speculation that the company was readying a stock market listing. Most Read from Bloomberg Klarna confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange…




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Klarna files for a US IPO; analysts put Klarna's implied valuation at ~$14.6B in October 2024 after shareholder Chrysalis upped the value of its stake to $154M




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Russia's lucrative oil and oil industry is an easy target for Europe after Trump's election victory

The EU is considering replacing Russian liquified natural gas imports with US shipments — a move that could hit President Vladimir Putin's war chest. Contributor/ Getty Images Trump's presidency may pressure Russia's oil and gas industry. The EU is thinking about replacing Russian LNG with US…




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Iranian, Russian Card Payment Systems 'Officially Linked': Tehran

Iranian, Russian Card Payment Systems 'Officially Linked': Tehran Via The Cradle Iranian and Russian card payment systems were formally linked this week, coming as the two nations have been working together to circumvent economic sanctions imposed by Washington and the west. The announcement…




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7-Eleven starts talks with ACT on $47bn takeover bid as ‘white knight’ emerges

Convenience store operator receives rival buyout offer from members of founding family




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Tesla Stock Gets a New Street-High Price Target Following Trump’s Victory

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Crypto Bull Market Arrives: Analysts Say 'Buy Everything You Can'




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Media executives say that some brands were preparing to advertise on X once again, as Elon Musk was likely to gain an influential Trump administration role




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Thames Water gets backing from three-quarter of creditors; markets eye US inflation – business live

Emergency funding deal would give struggling water company £3bn lifeline Thames Water has been teetering on the brink of collapse since being described as “uninvestible” in March when shareholders refused to pour in more cash. The government has been on standby for nationalisation through a…




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Klarna files for IPO in the US

Swedish fintech ‘confidentially submitted’ documents to SEC




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After spending three years working on SMS verification at Zenly, Prelude wants to fix SMS onboarding

Prelude is a new a new French startup that focuses on SMS verification; it’s coming out of stealth Wednesday. The two founders met when they were working for Zenly, a popular location-sharing app with tens of millions of users that was acquired by Snap (and later shut down). While you might not…




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UK fintech firm Revolut expands crypto exchange to 30 new markets in Europe

Revolut, which claims to have over 45 million customers globally, launched Revolut X as its stand-alone exchange in the UK earlier this year.




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The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made

The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made This is the story behind one of the most valuable — and perhaps, most improbable — technologies humanity has ever created. It's a breakthrough called extreme ultraviolet lithography, and it's how the most advanced microchips in the world are…




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Elon Musk to Lead New Government Department for Trump. Tesla Stock Should Be OK