Investing app Acorns acquires kid-focused fintech GoHenry to expand in Europe
Micro-investing fintech Acorns has acquired child and teen-focused digital banking startup GoHenry to fuel an expansion into Europe.
Cineworld drops major sale plan and proposes new debt deal
Cineworld has scrapped plans to sell its U.S., UK and Ireland businesses after failing to find a buyer and it proposed a new debt restructuring plan.
Finland’s Sanna Marin, a global progressive icon, loses out on second term after right-wing surge
In 2019, Finland’s Sanna Marin entered office as the world’s youngest serving prime minister at the age of 34.
London’s priciest townhouse just listed for $74 million. Here’s what’s hidden beneath it
The home is located in the Chelsea Barracks development, a 13-acre parcel of land that sold for more than $1 billion in 2008.
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it
The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel.
China urges Japan not to back U.S. chip export restrictions as Washington tries to rally allies
The U.S. has been trying to rally key countries in the semiconductor supply chain, including Japan, around its sweeping chip export restrictions on China.
Paris set to ban rented e-scooters after an overwhelming 90% vote for their removal
A referendum over the weekend saw Parisians vote to ban rental scooters, but operators argue turnout was low.
OPEC+ just made the Fed’s job more complicated. Here’s what it did — and what could be next
Several OPEC+ members’ decision to further cut oil supplies adds to the global challenge of reining in firm inflation rates.
‘Miracle’ drugs could remake the weight loss industry
A report by the World Health Organization in 2022 showed that obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. More than 1 billion people are clinically obese globally, of whom 650 million are adults, 340 million are adolescents and 39 million are children. The …
Green transition won’t be perfect and we’ll need natural gas, World Energy Council CEO says
“We can’t let perfection be the enemy of the good in this, right?” the CEO of the World Energy Council said at a CNBC-moderated discussion.
