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K+S could apparently get rid of US subsidiary Morton Salt soon – Shares are Bulling

K+S could apparently get rid of US subsidiary Morton Salt soon – Shares are Bulling

The fertilizer and salt producer K + S is apparently on the verge of reaching its goal in the planned sale of the American salt business. According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency, the US subsidiary Morton Salt will go to the Kissner Group for around three billion dollars or the equivalent of […]

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Major Cities Under Attack

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Major Cities Under Attack

The second largest city in Azerbaijan, Ganja, has been attacked in the course of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense speaks of a shelling by Armenian forces. Civilians are also believed to have been killed in the attacks. Military bases also Affected? The authorities of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic announced that their […]

U.S Equity Futures Take a Hit As Trump-Biden Debate Turns into a Chaos

U.S Equity Futures Take a Hit As Trump-Biden Debate Turns into a Chaos

  As investors looked forward to the developments in the stock market preceding the first presidential debate, they were left flustered as the argument turned nasty on early Wednesday morning. The market appeared to be quite volatile as the futures first started to rise when the debate began but as it neared its end, the […]

Coronavirus will obstruct emergency services for firefighters during wildfires

Coronavirus will obstruct emergency services for firefighters during wildfires

A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018 in Magalia, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images First responders are preparing for raging wildfires that they expect will consume thousand of acres and drive some residents from their homes in upcoming months.  But this […]

US cases continue to rise faster than other countries

US cases continue to rise faster than other countries

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: At least 1,139,207 Global deaths: At least 60,874 US cases: At least 278,458 US deaths: At least 7,159 The data […]

Lost screen real estate, Citi’s new ‘world headquarters’

Lost screen real estate, Citi’s new ‘world headquarters’

A man cleans up on the trading floor, following traders testing positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 19, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic has roiled capital markets, but it has also led to something that was once unthinkable on Wall Street: […]

Dr. Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’

Dr. Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in E astern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The […]

Coronavirus is forcing House candidates off the trail, onto Facebook

Coronavirus is forcing House candidates off the trail, onto Facebook

Hiral Tipirneni, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona, hosting a virtual town hall on April 1, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has forced candidates to rethink traditional campaign events. Source: Hiral Tipirneni Alyse Galvin used to host her town halls in coffee shops. Sometimes she hosted them in her garage. Other times, she says, […]

Worst jobs report in a decade, oil surging

Worst jobs report in a decade, oil surging

People walk on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange, August 7, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters An abysmal March jobs report gives a glimpse of the devastating economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Another surge in oil prices on expected output cuts limited the losses in the stock market. Amid wild trading, […]

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On […]