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Simon Case steps down as UK cabinet secretary

Civil service head says he has been receiving medical treatment for a neurological condition

Best debt relief companies for credit card debt 2024

If you’re struggling with credit card debt, a debt relief company can help. Here are our top picks. Read More

Moo Deng the hippo now has her own cryptocurrency

Price is up 1,400% in just a few weeks. Read More

Goldman says this under-the-radar energy stock has 40% upside

Analyst Neil Mehta initiated coverage on the energy company with a buy rating and 12-month price target of $19.

‘No challenges can stop China’s progress’ Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech

Chinese President Xi Jinping made no mention of specific countries or trade conflicts in his Monday speech and portrayed Beijing ...

German inflation drops below 2% for first time since early 2021

Softer price pressure and weak economic activity increase chances of ECB rate cut in October

Vodafone and Three offer UK regulator new concessions on £16.5bn merger

Companies say they will keep £10-a-month package for ‘value-focused’ customers in effort to win CMA’s approval for tie-up

Bitcoin and crypto stocks sink after last week’s rally, but still head for a positive September

Bitcoin and crypto stocks retreated on the final trading day of September following a rally last week.

The ultra wealthy use trusts to pass on wealth and motivate their kids—and so can you

Trusts offer families of all wealth levels plenty of estate planning benefits. Read More

These are Wall Street’s favorite stocks heading into a new month of trading

Entering October, sell side analysts at the Street’s leading investment banks see these stocks rallying.

China stocks just had their best day in 16 years, sending related U.S. ETFs soaring

The Shanghai Composite rallied 8.06% in its best day since September 2008.

Murdoch’s REA abandons pursuit of Rightmove

Australian group walks away after UK property site rejects fourth takeover bid

Jenrick warns UK must ‘get migration done’ before solving wider issues

Tory leadership frontrunner delivers hardline message at party conference rally

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nio, Stellantis, MicroStrategy and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.

Stellantis becomes second carmaker to issue profit warning in 4 days as China rivalry bites

Once celebrated, CEO Carlos Tavares has to worry about his job amid a dealer revolt and a new successor search ...

Iran must choose between revenge and survival in response to Israel. Markets say it’s choosing survival

Iran’s leadership has vowed revenge, but its actions and language suggest — at least so far — a more measured ...

AT&T is selling its majority DirecTV stake to private equity firm TPG Partners for $7.6 billion

The move ends the communication giant’s remaining ties to the entertainment industry. Read More

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.

Rupert Murdoch’s property group REA ends chase to buy Rightmove after multiple rejected offers

Rupert Murdoch’s Australian property listing firm REA Group said Monday it would no longer seek to buy UK property portal Rightmove.

Middle East’s power scales tip as Israel senses Iran’s weakness

Regional tensions will remain high with neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor the Palestinians ready for a settlement

Frasers Group makes £83mn offer for Mulberry

Sports Direct owner seeks to avoid ‘another Debenhams situation’ with approach for British luxury brand

Kamala Harris is closing in on the perfect economic message—but the left’s price-gouging exaggerations could undermine it

Harris, unlike some of her supporters, does not assert that universal market failure driven by excessive profit-taking is the cause of ...

DirecTV is buying rival Dish to create a pay-TV giant—over 20 years after it first tried

The two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked their owners’ then-$18.5 billion deal, citing ...

Ford aims to boost EV sales, address owner concerns with new benefits program

The “Ford Power Promise” program begins Tuesday for customers who purchase or lease a new Ford EV such as the ...

German inflation drops to 1.8% in September, below expectations

The harmonized German consumer price index eased to 1.8% in September, more than expected, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office ...

China’s beleaguered real estate shares jump almost 10% after Beijing makes its ‘strongest housing pledge to date’

Investors gave China’s stock markets their best week in years after Beijing promised more stimulus measures to support the economy. ...

DirecTV clinches long-elusive deal to combine with Dish

AT&T said on Monday it would sell its 70% stake in satellite TV service DirecTV to private equity firm TPG ...

UK economic growth revised lower as households saved more

Economy expanded 0.5% in second quarter compared with initial estimate of 0.6%

Amazon’s 5-day in-office mandate pushes 73% of surveyed staffers to consider quitting

The majority of corporate Amazon employees told anonymous job review site Blind that they’re not happy with the RTO mandate ...

Austrian parties start coalition talks after far right win

President Alexander Van der Bellen says new government has to respect ‘basic pillars’ of democracy