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Vehicles are offered for sale at a Nissan dealership on December 18, 2024 in Libertyville, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda on Monday announced they had entered into official talks to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales. In a press conference on Monday, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said the … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, during a news conference at the Mercosur Leaders Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union’s blockbuster trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is widely regarded as highly controversial, with EU member states split over … Read more
“The Threshold of Reverie,” a work produced by Botto. Botto Generative artificial intelligence is making huge waves across industries and services from finance to human resources and spending on the technology is growing fast. And the art world is no different — some artists are using it to help generate work, and others are shocked … Read more
Foxtel headquarters are seen at North Ryde on June 20, 2012 in Sydney. Cameron Spencer | Getty Images News | Getty Images News Corp and telco Telstra have agreed to sell their Australian cable TV and streaming company Foxtel to British sports platform DAZN, valuing the struggling business at A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion), including debt. As part … Read more
Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to start the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related … Read more
The “Great Wealth Transfer” is in full swing, as over $100 trillion is expected to be transfered from older generations to their heirs through 2048, according to Cerulli Associates. Goodboy Picture Company | E+ | Getty Images As the baton of wealth is inherited by younger generations, the heirs of wealthy families are taking a … Read more
Broadcom is more likely to deliver big gains for investors in 2025 than AI chip leader Nvidia , as major technology companies seek to reduce their dependence on a single supplier, according to fund manager Stephen Yiu. Yiu, portfolio manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund, said that while Big Tech giants, such as Microsoft … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 10, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures edged up in overnight trading Sunday as the market gears up for a holiday-shortened trading week. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 100 points. S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% and Nasdaq … Read more
Wall Street bulls mounted a valiant effort and pushed the stock market sharply Friday on a double dose of encouraging news. But the rally was not enough to overcome Wednesday’s Fed-driven plunge. The S & P 500 dropped for the second straight week, losing 2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average made it three down … Read more
Amtrak Locomotive Engineer Davis Grilley drove The Winter Park Express from Denver Union Station to Winter Park in Winter Park, Colorado on Friday, December 20, 2024. Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images Amtrak temporarily suspended all train service between New York and Philadelphia Sunday morning due to downed overhead power wires that were … Read more