The Chevron logo is seen at a gas station on July 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The Trump administration’s fluctuating trade policies add uncertainty into the economy, but investors seeking stable income can look at dividend stocks to bolster their portfolios. To this end, the…
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Engine Capital takes a stake in Avantor. Activist sees several ways to create value
Company: Avantor (AVTR) Business: Avantor is a life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. The company’s segments include laboratory solutions and bioscience production. Within its segments, it sells materials and consumables, equipment and instrumentation and services and…
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Is London’s financial future evolving or eroding?: CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch After several years in the Big Apple, I knew my return to London would be a culture shock. Instead of Times Square with its skyscrapers and blinding lights, I would roam around…
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‘Stop Trump’ protesters target JD Vance’s UK summer trip
JD Vance’s U.K. trip has caused a stir, with locals staging a ‘Vance not welcome party’ on Tuesday after the U.S. vice president’s motorcade arrived in the picturesque Cotswolds. “Bullies not welcome here,” read one sign, while another called to “make America moral again.” Other placards mocked the U.S. official…
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Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump tariffs
Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Top tech executives are at the forefront of a recent swathe of unprecedented deals with…
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Putin vs. Trump? Ukraine talks could be a test of statecraft
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s standing in the West may be pretty low, but he’s a skilled and seasoned statesman who shouldn’t be underestimated, analysts say — and he’s likely to be looking to outmaneuver his less experienced U.S. counterpart when the leaders meet in Alaska on Friday. Putin and U.S.…
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What it means when JD Vance comes to town
US Vice President JD Vance poses for a photograph with U.S. troops and families during a visit to RAF Fairford on August 13, 2025 in Fairford, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Vice-President JD Vance’s summer trip to the quintessentially British spot the Cotswolds has…
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Germany’s Merz strikes sharp tone with Europe as he cozies up to Trump
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is looking to redefine Germany’s voice in Europe and build a relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump — who many of Merz’s European colleagues do not see eye to eye with. The historically EU-friendly Merz, a former member of the European Parliament, now has a long…
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Five things at stake in Trump and Putin’s high-level talks
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev | Kremlin | Sputnik | Reuters When Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday for talks…
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Why the FTSE 100 index could rise further after a fresh record high
London’s FTSE 100 touched a fresh record high on Friday – and some market watchers see more upside ahead for the long-maligned index, with U.S. tariffs, macroeconomic influences and outperformance in certain sectors sparking a widespread reassessment of U.K. equities. The U.K. index — home to some of the world’s…