Month: January 2025

Populist, far-right parties won record support in this year’s European Parliament elections, according to provisional results on Monday. The far-right Identity and Democracy group made major gains, while the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists saw a slight uptick in votes. The center-right European People’s Party once again won the most parliamentary seats, with a marginally […]

An employee arranges gold bars for a photograph at the YLG Bullion International headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. Dario Pignatelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images The gold mining industry is struggling to sustain production growth as deposits of the yellow metal become harder to find, according to the World Gold Council. “We’ve seen record first quarter […]

Toyota Motor Corporation Board Chairman Akio Toyoda bows during a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024. Toyota said on June 3 it had suspended domestic shipments of three car models after falling foul of government certification rules along with its Japanese rivals Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty […]

Jim Cramer on Squawk on the Street, June 30, 2022. Virginia Sherwood | CNBC When your job is to write a commentary about the stock market you start with a blank Word document. It stares at you and says, “Come up with something noticeable that makes sense of the market.” Right at that moment, the […]

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after […]