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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race.  The tech giant said it will spend another $2.75 billion backing Anthropic, a San Francisco-based startup that’s widely viewed as a frontrunner in generative artificial

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi said Thursday it will sell its first car for far less than Tesla’s Model 3, as price wars heat up in

Newly appointed UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti (R) speaks with UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher during a press conference in Zurich on March 29, 2023. Arnd Wiegmann | Afp | Getty Images UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti earned 14.4 million Swiss francs ($15.9 million) in 2023 after his surprise return at the helm of the Swiss banking giant,

Employees work on a battery production line at Jiangsu Yongda Power Supply Co. on March 26, 2024 in Suqian, Jiangsu province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economy is ending the first quarter on a “strong” note, according to a business survey published by the China Beige Book

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) speaks during the China Development Forum on March 24, 2024, in a discussion about carbon neutrality with Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management Dean Bai Chong-en. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday,

Wenjin Chen | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Britain’s financial services regulator announced guidelines for financial services companies and social media influencers making memes about cryptocurrencies and other investments in a bid to tackle a rise in scams. The Financial Conduct Authority said in a statement Tuesday that any marketing for financial products — including

A pedestrian in the Lagos Island district of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa’s largest economy looks to recover from a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation. The CBN announced

In this article @CC.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images Cocoa reached hit a record Tuesday as supply constraints fuel prices higher. Futures for May

The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a smartphone with the word “cancelled” on a computer screen in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images One of two Binance executives detained in Nigeria has escaped custody, while the Nigerian government has filed new tax evasion charges against the global

In this article BCSF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man jogs along the riverfront with the city skyline pictured in the background at Marina Bay on February 5, 2022 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Nurphoto | Getty Images The total value of private equity deals in Asia Pacific last year fell to its

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A major exchange-traded fund provider is going deep on two popular plays: megacap tech and weight loss drug stocks. In health care, Roundhill Investments is getting ready to launch a fund that focuses on the companies behind GLP-1 drugs. Dave Mazza, the firm’s chief strategy

Deep-pocketed, sovereign wealth funds are among the investors clamoring to get a stake in Anthropic, the red-hot artificial intelligence startup that’s taking on OpenAI. One country that’s being left out: Saudi Arabia. As bankers line up a group of potential new Anthropic backers, the company has ruled out taking money from the Saudis, according to

Fangxianuo | E+ | Getty Images There can be ample roadblocks during a job hunt, including so-called “ghost” jobs. These can be phantom listings for jobs that don’t exist, or those posted such a long time ago that it seems the job may not be available. Luckily, there are ways for job seekers to sidestep

U.S. commuters. Caroline Purser | The Image Bank | Getty Images The recent influx of immigration into the U.S. is helping to bolster the economy despite a raft of global challenges, according to Joyce Chang, chair of global research at JPMorgan. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its U.S. GDP growth projection to 2.1%

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Dec. 7, 2023: A branch of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ethiopia’s largest bank is struggling to recoup millions of dollars after a glitch over the weekend allowed customers to withdraw unlimited funds, according to local media reports. More than $40 million

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady as expected and signaled it still plans multiple cuts before the end of the year. Following its two-day policy meeting, the central bank’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee said it will keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate in a range between 5.25%-5.5%, where it has held

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Reserve members still see three interest rate cuts in 2024 despite an

A jogger runs by the U.S. Capitol as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches at the end of the day on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2023. Ken Cedeno | Reuters BEIJING — The U.S. Congress increasingly has its eye on American capital that’s allegedly funded China’s military development, indicating that greater

The Bank of England in the City of London, after figures showed Britain’s economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% on Thursday, but economists are divided on when

A photovoltaic module company in Hefei, Anhui province, on Feb. 20, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Trade tensions between Europe and Beijing will likely escalate due to China’s growing ability to manufacture more cheaply in strategic industries, according to Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce