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Bezos wedding festivities kick off in Venice
VIPs whizzed by speed boat through Venice Thursday as the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kicked off and protesters demonstrated in St Mark's Square. Protesters, some wearing carnival masks, demonstrated in St Mark's Square, accusing authorities of pandering to the super rich while the city drowns under tourists.
H&M sales fall in second quarter on stronger currency
Swedish fashion giant H&M on Thursday reported a drop in sales and profit in the second quarter, as currency effects weighed on the company's earnings. In its quarterly earnings report it said net sales were hit by "a currency translation effect of around six percentage points due to the strengthened Swedish krona."
Migrant money from Russia a lifeline for Central Asia
In a remote town in southern Kyrgyzstan, teacher Nur Akhmatov watched workers building a library, conference hall and women's sports centre -- construction mostly funded by Kyrgyz emigrants sending money home from Russia. A new sports centre is a particular source of pride for teacher Abazbek Abdinabiyev.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan tea farms dry
At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink's social media stardom. "In the past two or three years, the craze has intensified: customers now want to make matcha themselves, like they see on social media," he added.
Tech giants' net zero goals verging on fantasy: researchers
The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday. The report identifies a number of ways in which the tech sector can curb its carbon footprint, even as it develops AI apace.
Stocks down with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed comment
Most stocks fell Thursday and oil rose as traders kept a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, while the dollar dropped after Donald Trump said he had a handful of candidates to succeed Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, fuelling rate cut bets. "We think it's fair to suggest that the pressure on Powell to cut rates will increase, and that's adding to selling pressure on the dollar."
Judge orders Trump admin to release billions in EV charging funds
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars allocated for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations in over a dozen US states. Seventeen attorneys general sued the Trump administration to unfreeze funds in May, led by California, the state with the largest number of electric vehicles.
US Fed proposes easing key banking rule
The US Federal Reserve released plans Wednesday to relax a key capital rule for major banks, a move they say can help facilitate Treasury market trading. She argued that it reduces the chance of "market dysfunction and the need for the Federal Reserve to intervene in a future stress event."
Court rejects EDF complaint over Czech nuclear tender
A Czech court on Wednesday rejected a complaint filed by French energy group EDF over the bidding process that saw it lose out on a multibillion-dollar contract to build two additional reactors at a Czech nuclear plant. In the rejected complaint, EDF questioned the transparency of the bidding process.
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