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ECB president fears loss of central bank independence

ECB president fears loss of central bank independence

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Central bank independence is being questioned in parts of the world and greater political influence over policy could undermined their ability to keep inflation down, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on

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European tech shares tumble as China’s AI push spooks investors

European tech shares tumble as China’s AI push spooks investors

(Reuters) – European shares slid on Monday as the technology sector joined the retreat in other markets after China’s upgraded low-cost, low-power artificial intelligence (AI) model sparked worries about the profits of rivals and the

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Futures slip as investors eye China’s latest AI push – what’s moving markets

Futures slip as investors eye China’s latest AI push – what’s moving markets

Investing.com – US stock futures dropped on Monday as markets assessed the release of a Chinese firm’s new artificial intelligence model that may rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, while the dollar rose in response to a tariff spat

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Markets may be repeating the mistake of 2019, Goldman Sachs warns

Markets may be repeating the mistake of 2019, Goldman Sachs warns

Investing.com — Markets may be ignoring an important lesson of 2019, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank said in a note that the upcoming January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is unlikely

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How billionaire Caltagirone could influence Italy’s banking M&A wave

How billionaire Caltagirone could influence Italy’s banking M&A wave

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has emerged as a leading player in the reshaping of Italy’s financial sector that is currently under way.  BATTLES IN GENERALI AND MEDIOBANCA Caltagirone last year expanded his

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How Italy’s MPS went from near collapse to bid for revered merchant bank

How Italy’s MPS went from near collapse to bid for revered merchant bank

By Valentina Za, Gianluca Semeraro and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN (Reuters) -Monte dei Paschi (MPS) CEO Luigi Lovaglio has pulled several all-nighters since arriving in Siena in early 2022, when Italy’s Treasury picked him out to

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LendingTree founder and CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

LendingTree founder and CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

LendingTree CEO and founder Doug Lebda died in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, the online loaning platform said Monday. In a company announcement, LendingTree confirmed that Lebda unexpectedly died on Sunday and that

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Giorgio Armani group names longtime executive Giuseppe Marsocci as CEO

Giorgio Armani group names longtime executive Giuseppe Marsocci as CEO

MILAN — Giorgio Armani has appointed deputy managing director Giuseppe Marsocci as chief executive with immediate effect, the Italian fashion house said on Thursday, confirming media reports. Marsocci, who has been with the company for

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Customers sue sneaker company On over shoes that cause ‘noisy and embarrassing squeak’

Customers sue sneaker company On over shoes that cause ‘noisy and embarrassing squeak’

Customers of the athletic shoe company On have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that some of the brand’s sneakers squeak embarrassingly loudly when they walk. The class action suit, filed in the U.S. district

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Trump’s Argentina beef import plan will harm U.S. ranchers, industry warns

Trump’s Argentina beef import plan will harm U.S. ranchers, industry warns

The American cattle ranching industry is blasting President Donald Trump’s proposal to purchase beef from Argentina in an effort to lower supermarket beef prices. “This plan only creates chaos at a critical time of the