French President Emmanuel Macron told CNBC Friday that the problem that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has is that nobody explained to the British people the consequences of a Brexit vote. When asked if the European Union would be able to make some verbal concessions to allow May to sell a Brexit deal at home, […]
Read morePeople have been losing weight by counting calories for years. But some recent medical studies are trying to prove that if you want the ultimate benefit of better dietary habits — less diseases and a longer life — your body may need to think you’re eating less often, too. Longevity scientists are studying food fasting […]
Read moreThe all-new Echo will be familiar to those who already own one. Amazon didn’t change the controls on the top much — you’ll still see volume, a mute button and the Alexa button. It has 7 microphones so that it can more accurately pick up voice commands. On the back, Amazon kept the 3.5 mm […]
Read moreAn unprecedented public feud between Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings took another unexpected twist on Friday. When speaking with CNBC Thursday, the leader of the Southeast Asian island nation said he was not sure whether the family dispute had been solved. In response, his brother, Lee Hsien Yang, wrote in a […]
Read moreThe new chairman and CEO of General Electric is never going to have more “political capital” to cut the dividend than now, longtime GE shareholder Jack De Gan told CNBC on Friday after a huge earnings miss slammed shares of the industrial conglomerate. De Gan was commenting on recent market speculation that GE may reduce […]
Read moreOil prices are poised to rise as a number of positive trends take shape in the market, which is now balanced after years of oversupply, according to Schlumberger, the world’s largest publicly traded oilfield services company. Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paal Kibsgaard sounded the positive note after his company announced its third-quarter earnings rose by […]
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Spain's stance on Catalonia causing 'tension across the entire Spanish state,' Basque lawmaker says
The Catalonia crisis could soon reverberate throughout the country and prompt other Spanish regions to turn their back on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the former president of the Basque parliament told CNBC on Friday. Spain’s central government said Thursday it would move to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy after the regional leader failed to drop a bid […]
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After Spain, Italy is now facing a regional referendum as Milan and Venice call for greater autonomy
Two of Italy’s wealthiest regions are poised to hold a referendum on greater autonomy Sunday, marking the latest bids by European regions to wrestle more power away from the establishment. Lombardy and Veneto, two northern regions home to about a quarter of Italy’s population, are pushing for more control over their finances and administrations. Milan […]
Read moreFacebook is making a new push into the payments space by expanding its partnership with PayPal. Facebook Messenger users can now send and request money directly in the app via their PayPal accounts. Facebook Messenger and PayPal initially partnered last year to enable customers to link their accounts and use PayPal to shop on Messenger. […]
Read moreI really wanted to like the Invoke but I just couldn’t warm up to it. As a Windows user, seamless integration with Cortana and my computer seemed really neat. I just wish it could do more and that it was more stable. It doesn’t stand out against the more affordable Google Home or the Echo, […]
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