Moldova cleans up it act to attract foreign businesses

Luc Vocks Dutch entrepreneur Luc Vocks runs his business from Moldova The Eastern European country of Moldova is continuing efforts to attract overseas firms, as it tries to move past political uncertainty. “I went with a backpack, and set up a business,” says Dutch entrepreneur Luc Vocks, recalling how he moved to Moldova in 2007. Mr Vocks had first visited the former Soviet republic three years earlier, and recalls experiencing

Read More

Trump Media closes in the red on Election Day, giving up earlier rally

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media & Technology slid on Tuesday, marking the end of a volatile trading day as Americans head to the polls. Shares trade under the ticker DJT — former President Donald Trump‘s

Read More

How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump’s presidential victory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) joins former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images As Donald Trump celebrated his presidential victory early Wednesday morning, Elon Musk was right there with him. “A star is born. Elon,” Trump said onstage at his Mar-a-Lago resort,

Read More

Wealthy investors support Harris over Trump, new survey says

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Philip Chosky Theatre during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 25, 2024.  Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images A majority of millionaire investors said they plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, even though they give former President Donald Trump a better grade on the economy, according to new survey. According to a

Read More

COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says By Reuters

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – An official with Azerbaijan’s Presidency of next week’s United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate talks about new fossil fuel deals ahead of the conference, according to a video secretly recorded by an advocacy group. In an investigation first reported by the BBC, non-profit group Global Witness, which advocates against corruption, said it had set up a fake company to express

Read More

UMG says Pershing does not have right to require Amsterdam delisting By Reuters

(Reuters) -Universal Music Group (UMG (AS:)) said on Saturday that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has no right to require the record label to become a U.S.-domiciled company or delist from Euronext (EPA:) Amsterdam. Ackman had said in a post on X on Friday he would seek to delist investment firm Pershing Square, which holds a stake of around 10% in UMG according to LSEG data, and move the record

Read More

Wells Fargo Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $15,000 Drained From Account in Sophisticated Scam: Report

An Omaha grandmother is fighting for reimbursement from Wells Fargo after her savings were drained by someone claiming to work at the bank. Arlene Gibbs says she received worrying text messages telling her that three of her accounts had been compromised and that further action was required, reports the NBC-affiliated news station WOWT. Gibbs says the messages, which came from Wells Fargo’s phone number and purported to be from the bank’s

Read More

Bitcoin Cracks $77,000 After US Federal Reserve Votes To Cut Interest Rates Again

Bitcoin (BTC) cracked $77,000 and set another new all-time high on Friday, one day after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to lower interest rates again. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted this week to lower the Fed’s policy interest rate by one-fourth of a percentage point, following September’s 50 basis-point cut. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted at a press conference on Thursday that inflation has dropped from a peak

Read More