Business News - The Last 24 Hours

Netflix's $320m sci-fi blockbuster is 'soulless', 'dumb' and a hit
BBC - 1 hour 16 min ago
The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown, has had scathing reviews - but Netflix won't mind.

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BusinessInsider - DraftKings drew inspiration from Netflix for the strategy behind one of its big bets - 4 hours 31 min ago

Goldman Sachs offers its newest option for downside protection in volatile markets
CNBC - 1 hour 43 min ago
Goldman Sachs Asset Management launched its newest buffer exchange-traded fund this month.

Military Chiefs To Meet, Discuss Plans For Ukraine Peacekeeping Force: UK PM
NDTV - 3 hours 28 min ago
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said military chiefs would meet in the UK on Thursday to discuss plans for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine to protect any eventual ceasefire. "We agreed to accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal, so we will now move into an operational phase," Starmer said after hosting a virtual meeting of some 25 fellow leaders. In a statement released by Starmer's Downing Street office, he added: "We agreed that now the ball was in Russi ...

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NDTV - 'No Plans To Send Italian Soldiers To Ukraine': Giorgia Meloni - 4 hours 30 sec ago

Deutsche Welle - Are Polish attitudes to Ukrainian refugees souring? - 4 hours 39 min ago

Reuters - US to resume shipping long-range bombs to Ukraine, Reuters reports - Kyiv Independent - 8 hours 12 min ago

BBC - Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump's optimism - 20 hours 8 min ago

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The Guardian - Ukraine ceasefire plans moving to operational phase, Starmer says - 2 hours 47 min ago

Indiatimes - Zelenskiy presses allies for security guarantees, foreign troops in Ukraine - 3 hours 9 min ago

The Independent - Watch live: Starmer gives Ukraine update after urging world leaders to keep pressure on Moscow - 4 hours 34 min ago

Russia Today - NATO cannot go against US will on Ukraine – former Polish PM to RT - 12 hours 33 min ago

India: What is hindering permanent peace in Manipur?
Deutsche Welle - 3 hours 39 min ago
Nearly two years after IndIa's northeastern state of Manipur descended into ethnic turmoil, divisions have only deepened despite various government efforts to find a solution.

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Indiatimes - PM Modi established peace across the Northeast India: Union Home Minister Amit Shah - 2 hours 1 min ago

The Guardian - Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking - 22 hours 22 min ago

Russia Should Back Ukraine Ceasefire For "Just And Lasting Peace": EU Chief
NDTV - 3 hours 41 min ago
Russia should back a ceasefire deal with Ukraine that could lead to durable peace, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday after a virtual meeting with other leaders. "We reiterate our support to Ukraine's agreement to a ceasefire. Now Russia has to show that it is willing to support a ceasefire leading to a just and lasting peace," she said in a message on X, formerly Twitter. She thanked UK premier Keir Starmer for hosting a virtual call with some 25 fellow le ...

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NDTV - "No Encirclement Of Our Troops" By Russians In Kursk: Zelensky - 4 hours 43 min ago

BBC - Do Ukrainians believe a ceasefire with Russia will work? - 16 hours 53 min ago

Reuters - Russia presents US with demands for possible Ukraine peace deal, Reuters reports - Kyiv Independent - 18 hours 31 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Russia: What's happening with the Ukrainian army in Kursk? - 21 hours 40 min ago

CNBC - Trump says 'very good chance' of Ukraine ceasefire while Russia keeps caveats - 22 hours 40 min ago

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Indiatimes - UK PM Keir Starmer to world leaders, 'Can’t allow Russia to play games with peace' - 3 hours 38 min ago

SCMP - Paris boxing gender row was product of Russian fake news - 3 hours 39 min ago

The Guardian - US official heading Ukraine peace plan has history of empathizing with Russia - 4 hours 1 min ago

The Independent - Ukraine-Russia war live: Starmer slams Putin’s ‘dithering and delay’ tactics as military chiefs set to meet in UK - 4 hours 16 min ago

BusinessInsider - Russia's offensive power 'triangle' in Ukraine is a warning for NATO - 9 hours 17 min ago

Russia Today - Moscow slams ‘politicized’ Finnish life sentence for Russian national - 21 hours 37 min ago

Trump administration sends a clear message to the oil and gas industry: 'You're the customer'
CNBC - 3 hours 43 min ago
The officials leading Trump's energy agenda downplayed climate change and called for more energy production to support economic growth and national security.

Deutsche Welle - Greenland parties unite to reject Trump's annexation plans - 15 hours 14 min ago

Reuters - Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court - Reuters - 16 hours 26 min ago

BBC - Democratic Party infighting exposes struggle to unite against Trump - 18 hours 21 min ago

CNBC - 'America is not Canada,' new Prime Minister Mark Carney says in rebuke to Trump - 22 hours 13 min ago

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The Independent - Trump lines up next agencies he plans to cut as cull of federal workers continues: Live updates - 30 min 48 sec ago

Russia Today - Trump orders cutbacks at state-run media - 39 min 2 sec ago

The Guardian - Trump sharpens attacks on US media and says their actions are illegal - 58 min 32 sec ago

Indiatimes - Why are people worried about Donald Trump sharing an article with upside-down pink triangle? - 2 hours 12 sec ago

SCMP - Trump guts Voice of America, museum, homelessness agencies - 2 hours 51 min ago

New York Times - Deal Makers Restaff for the Trump Era - 5 hours 2 min ago

BusinessInsider - Older Americans watching their retirement investments fluctuate under Trump: 'I hope he knows what he's doing.' - 8 hours 56 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Iraqi PM, Donald Trump announce killing of 'dangerous terrorist' - 9 hours 2 min ago

Trump’s Canadian tariffs are having a chilling effect on Vermont’s small business owners
CNBC - 4 hours 2 min ago
The Green Mountain State's small businesses are getting caught in the tariff crossfire between the United States and Canada.

CGTN - Europe against new U.S. 200% tariffs on wine - 10 hours 1 min ago

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The Guardian - ‘Trump tariffs are reshaping our politics’: Canadians on their election - 6 hours 1 min ago

Indiatimes - US manufacturing can rebound despite tariff jitters and falling markets: JD Vance in Michigan - 6 hours 22 min ago

New York Times - Hope for a Trump Energy Boom Is Marred by Anxiety About Tariffs - 14 hours 10 min ago

New York Post - Dow surges over 600 points to cap off chaotic week sparked by Trump tariff war - 22 hours 57 min ago

The Independent - Voices: Tariffs, Trump, and trade: Independent readers give their verdict - 23 hours 44 min ago

Putin Will Have To "Come To Table": UK PM During Ceasefire Coalition Call
NDTV - 4 hours 57 min ago
UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British prime minister told some 25 fellow leaders as they joined a virtual call hosted by Downing Street that they should focus on how to strengthen Ukraine, protect any ceasefire and keep up the pressure on Moscow. While Ukraine had shown it was ...

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Deutsche Welle - War in Ukraine: What is Putin's negotiation strategy? - 8 hours 18 min ago

NDTV - We Cannot Allow Putin To "Play Games" Over Ukraine Ceasefire: UK PM - 16 hours 25 min ago

BBC - US had productive talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says - 22 hours 21 min ago

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Sydney Morning Herald - ‘Stop the barbaric attacks’: Starmer’s message to Putin as world leaders meet without Trump - 6 hours 11 min ago

Indiatimes - UK PM Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine - 6 hours 19 min ago

The Guardian - Russia-Ukraine war live: Starmer warns Putin over ‘games’ as he prepares to present peace plan to world leaders - 9 hours 21 min ago

SCMP - Putin tells Ukraine troops in Russia’s Kursk to surrender, ‘guarantees life’ - 15 hours 9 min ago

The Independent - Starmer tells Putin to stop playing games and get serious about Ukraine peace deal - 18 hours 32 min ago

Russia Today - Putin weighs in on US attempts to restore bilateral ties - 20 hours 8 min ago

Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say - Reuters Canada
Reuters - 6 hours 52 min ago
Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say Reuters Canada

Stability and innovation main features of China's development
CGTN - 8 hours 20 min ago
Stability and innovation are the main characteristics of China's economic development, said Zhou Mi, a research fellow of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation at China's Ministry of Commerce, in an interview with CGTN's Zheng Junfeng.

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Indiatimes - Donald Trump’s gamble: As his tariff war with Canada, Mexico, EU & China rages on, early economic winners and losers emerge; here are the details - 1 hour 39 min ago

BusinessInsider - Why China's stock market is roaring after investors fled in 2024 - 8 hours 17 min ago

SCMP - Tech start-ups all the buzz, but many young Chinese prefer stable government jobs - 11 hours 2 min ago

New York Post - The early winners and losers of Trump’s tariff battle with Canada, Mexico, China and Europe - 20 hours 53 min ago

Are Elon Musk's politics threatening Tesla and his empire?
Deutsche Welle - 9 hours 23 min ago
Investors are questioning the tech billionaire's involvement in Trump's administration, while shares in his Tesla electric-car company plummet.

CNBC - Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade rep on tariffs - 20 hours 34 min ago

FOX Business - Tesla warns it's exposed to retaliatory tariffs amid trade war - 23 hours 31 min ago

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The Independent - Elon Musk-led Tesla sends Trump letter raising concerns about tariffs - 1 hour 8 min ago

The Guardian - Elon Musk faces week of harsh setbacks amid Tesla selloff and Doge backlash - 2 hours 1 min ago

BusinessInsider - Ross Gerber sees no upside to Tesla stock. Here are the trades he's making instead. - 8 hours 47 min ago

The Hindu - SpaceX Starship, carrying Tesla humanoid robot Optimus, to depart for Mars at 2026 end: Musk - 9 hours 2 min ago

"Turned Department Of Justice Into Department Of Injustice": Trump Jabs Biden
NDTV - 9 hours 50 min ago
US President Donald Trump launched a bitter attack against the "illegal" media and his political enemies Friday, as a speech at the Department of Justice turned into a grievance-filled diatribe. Trump -- the first convicted felon to sit in the White House -- was meant to be talking about law and order at an organization supposed to be insulated from political pressure. But instead the 78-year-old Republican spent much of his time rehearsing complaints that predecessor Joe Biden had "weaponize ...

US tariffs hurt consumers, putting them under immense pressure
CGTN - 11 hours 34 min ago
Editor's note: Xue Tianhang is an associate researcher and deputy director of the Research Center for Regional Coordinated Development at Zhejiang University. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. It has been translated from Chinese and edited for brevity and clarity.The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest data on Wednesday, showing that in February this year, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8 percent year on year. Meanwhile, th ...

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Indiatimes - Govt setting up ecosystem to resolve consumer complaints at pre-litigation stage: Consumer Affairs Secretary - 8 hours 4 min ago

BusinessInsider - 5G disappointed consumers and phone carriers. Who's cashing in? - 20 hours 23 min ago

Pakistan International Airlines Flight Lands At Airport With A Missing Wheel
NDTV - 13 hours 12 min ago
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight landed on the Lahore airport with one of its wheels missing, an official said on Friday. However, no untoward accident was reported due to the Thursday morning incident, the official said. One of the rear wheels of PIA flight PK-306, which left from Karachi for Lahore, was missing when it landed at the Lahore airport, the official said. An investigation has been initiated into the incident, a PIA official told PTI. He added it was ...

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BusinessInsider - American Airlines flight catches fire at Denver airport - 23 hours 47 min ago

US Congress Passes Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
NDTV - 16 hours 37 min ago
The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September. Facing a midnight deadline to fund the government or allow it to start winding down, Democrats dropped plans for a blockade on a Trump-backed bill passed earlier this week by the House -- clearing its path for approval by the Republican-led Senate. "In their typical fashion, Senat ...

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Indiatimes - US Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature - 16 hours 32 min ago

The Guardian - Senate passes Republican spending bill, averting government shutdown – as it happened - 17 hours 13 min ago

SCMP - US Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, House Democrats turn on Schumer for caving - 18 hours 7 min ago

BusinessInsider - The Senate just voted to avoid a shutdown with a bill that cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion - 18 hours 35 min ago

The Independent - Senate clears path to avoid a government shutdown despite Democratic opposition - 19 hours 33 min ago

Intel's new CEO receives $66 million in options and stock grants on top of $1 million salary
CNBC - 17 hours 22 min ago
Lip-Bu Tan, who was named CEO of Intel this week, will receive $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stocks and grants vesting over the coming years.

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Indiatimes - CEC Gyanesh Kumar calls for discussion with Home Secretary, CEO UIDAI on linking of EPIC and Aadhaar on March 18 - 9 hours 30 min ago

New York Post - Prada’s CEO flies to New York as talks to buy fashion rival Versace get serious - 20 hours 31 min ago

The Independent - Dollar General CEO makes grim admission amid Trump’s trade war - 23 hours 42 min ago

Buy now, pay later lender Klarna files for U.S. IPO
CNBC - 20 hours 3 min ago
Klarna filed its paperwork with the SEC on Friday to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol KLAR.

JD Vance Expects A "High Level" TikTok Deal By April 5
NDTV - 20 hours 32 min ago
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he expects a "high level" TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline. "There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok enterprise," he told NBC News during an interview aboard Air Force Two. U.S. President Donald Trump tapped Vance and national security adviser Michael Waltz last month to oversee the potential sale of the social media app. TikTo ...

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Indiatimes - US Vice President JD Vance reveals plans for TikTok to avoid another US ban next month - 1 hour 9 min ago

The Independent - Trump to ‘deal with’ TikTok ahead of April deadline, Commerce Secretary vows - 14 hours 43 min ago

BusinessInsider - Leaked ByteDance document shows how TikTok scores staff on 'ByteStyle' and other performance measures - 21 hours 46 min ago

Gold price rises above $3,000 an ounce for first time amid economic uncertainty
FOX Business - 21 hours 20 min ago
Gold prices surpassed the $3,000 an ounce threshold for the first time in history on March 14 as investors moved into the safe-haven asset amid mounting uncertainty over the economy.

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Indiatimes - Gold price at all-time high. Should you buy gold now or wait? - 3 hours 9 min ago

New York Post - Gold price hits record high above $3K as investors spooked by tariff fears seek safe haven - 21 hours 48 min ago

Stock market moves since Trump's election
CNBC - 21 hours 38 min ago
Major U.S. indexes and DJT stock performance since election day.

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Indiatimes - Massive market bloodbath: U.S. stock market sheds a staggering $5 trillion in just 3 weeks amid mounting uncertainty, here's what's fueling the Wall Street wipeout - 2 hours 29 min ago

The Guardian - Pioneer fintech firm Klarna sees revenue boost as it eyes US stock market listing - 19 hours 45 min ago

New York Times - S&P 500 Dips Into Correction as Stock Market Sours on Trump - 23 hours 45 min ago

Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret
BBC - 23 hours 41 min ago
The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.