US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Wednesday for the IMF to do more in tackling “distortionary policies” that impact competition, a comment that appears directed at China.”Policymakers around the world are having difficult discussions about how to sustain market-based systems amid distortionary policies from some economies that skew competition and hurt employment,” Bessent said. He […]
Read MoreA inflação ainda afeta as famílias americanas, com a energia impulsionando o índice de preços ao consumidor, em um momento em que o poder de compra se consolidou como um dos temas centrais da campanha para as eleições legislativas de meio de mandato, em novembro. A inflação nos Estados Unidos manteve a trajetória de alta em […]
Read MorePriests and parishioners in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago expressed shock, support and hope Wednesday after doctors discovered that a nodule removed from his lung was cancerous.”It was a shock to everyone. I have to say my husband passed away from cancer, so I know that feeling,” said Gail Spreen after coming out of […]
Read MoreWall Street stocks fell Wednesday following a hotter-than-expected US inflation reading, with the Nasdaq particularly hit due to weakeness in leading artificial intelligence equities. The consumer price index was up more than analysts expected in September, rising 3.7 percent on a year-on-year basis, a marked increase from August’s 3.4 percent reading. “Today’s CPI report came in […]
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Im Bieterwettstreit um Anteile an der portugiesischen Fluglinie TAP hat sich die Lufthansa gegen die niederländisch-französische Air France-KLM durchgesetzt. Nach Angaben der Regierung in Lissabon bot der deutsche Luftfahrtkonzern 1,025 Milliarden Euro für eine 44,9-prozentige Beteiligung an der Airline, die in der Corona-Krise vom portugiesischen Staat gerettet worden war. Die Lufthansa, für die die Beteiligung […]
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In northern Peru, the self-anointed “city of Pope Leo XIV” is feverishly preparing for a visit by its former bishop, despite the pontiff’s lung cancer diagnosis raising doubts over his travel plans. The Vatican has yet to confirm whether Leo’s tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, a country where he spent nearly two decades and […]
Read MoreDer ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat den US-Technologieunternehmer Elon Musk aufgefordert, den Satelliten-Kommunikationsdienst Starlink in der Ukraine wiederherzustellen. “Wenn die Angriffe weitergehen und Starlink nicht funktioniert, werden natürlich Menschen sterben”, sagte Selenskyj am Mittwoch während eines Besuchs in Großbritannien in einem Interview mit dem britischen Journalisten Piers Morgan. Die Störung des Dienstes sei “ein großer […]
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Yemen’s Houthis said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant’s operations centre. Powerful explosions also rattled Riyadh, as the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it intercepted a missile fired by the Iran-backed group towards the capital. […]
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Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while post-surgery tests show his progress is “normal”, his doctors said Wednesday. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in Tuesday’s operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics […]
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