November 13, 20240 Comments

Race for Japanese 7-Eleven owner heats up with founding family bid By Reuters

By Ritsuko Shimizu and Kane Wu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings has received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family, it said on Wednesday, a potential $58 billion white-knight bid as it weighs a rival offer from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard The offer for Ito-Kogyo, a company linked to Vice President Junro Ito and a top shareholder in 7-Eleven owner, is non-binding and under review

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Gender? Economy? Experts weigh in on what could flip presidential race

When the votes are counted in the U.S. presidential election, will it be the gender gap, the income gap, the Latino vote or the media and marketing campaigns that turned out to be decisive? CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman sat down with four polling experts for an in-depth look into the data to see which ones could turn the election to either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President

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