By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris’ lead over the Republican…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing opposes U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza and have the U.S. take over the region, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, underlining a long-held position against forced displacement of people. China supports the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular…
(Reuters) – NATO-member defense spending may come back into focus as former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to office. Republican Trump, 78, was elected president on Wednesday, defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. He previously served as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021. In congratulating Trump on his election, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that…
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. Here are ten counties to watch in those states. Early results based on partial returns…
By Sourasis Bose (Reuters) -Canada’s Barrick Gold missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, weighed down by higher costs and lower production at its Nevada mines. Total gold output at Nevada Gold Mines fell to 385,000 ounces in the July-to-September quarter, compared with 401,000 ounces in the preceding three months, the company reported…
By Anna Voitenko and Dan Peleschuk BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – As Russian troops approached Dniprorudne in their February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the city’s long-term mayor Yevhen Matvieiev could have fled to safety. Instead, he stayed behind to coordinate humanitarian aid and security for its residents as Moscow’s forces occupied the southeastern Ukrainian city. Weeks later…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of AI startup Run:ai will have to be approved by EU antitrust regulators before the deal can be completed, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU competition enforcer said Nvidia will have to formally seek its approval for the deal, following a request from the Italian…
(Reuters) – Cummins Inc beat third-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, due to robust demand for its power generation products from data centers, sending the shares of the company up more than 4% in pre-market trading. Rising demand from the technology industry’s energy-hungry AI data centers has bolstered the results of power solution providers in recent…
(Reuters) – Emerson Electric said on Monday that its $265 per-share offer to acquire Aspen Technology was its “best and final” price. The announcement comes days after activist investor Elliott Management said it invested over $1.5 billion in Aspen, opposing the company’s decision to accept Emerson’s $7.2 billion tender offer. “Our break price is ~$202…
By Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s team would travel to Ukraine this week, the first such visit at an important diplomatic juncture in the war with Russia. Zelenskiy, who is trying to forge close relations with Trump as the…
