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Trading Day: Markets rise above the fray
Yahoo Finance
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist For all that the uncertainty around Washington's global tariff war and worrisome U.S. fiscal outlook continue to...
Musk dragging Trump into the Epstein files has nothing to do with the crypto market — and everything to do with it
crypto.news
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June 6, 2025
Are the Epstein files now a market variable, and if so, does that help answer why crypto is down when no macro trigger seems obvious? Elon Musk vs Trump saga turns ugly Tensions between tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump...
German poet Durs Grünbein, British translator Karen Leeder win $130K Griffin Poetry Prize The annual award is the world's largest prize for a single book of poetry written in or translated into English. Canadian poet and writer Margaret Atwood was also…
CBC/Radio-Canada
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German poet Durs Grünbein and British translator Karen Leeder have won the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize for the collection Psyche Running. The $130,000 prize is the world's largest prize for a single book of poetry written in or translated into...
More safety for A400M crews: Airbus signs contract to equip German Air Force A400Ms with infrared protection systems
EDR Magazine
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June 6, 2025
Koblenz, Germany, 06 June 2025 – Airbus has been awarded a contract from the German procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems....
EUDI Wallet crucial for the financial sector, Visa exec tells Money20/20
Biometric Update
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June 6, 2025
As a trusted means of identity verification, the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is a “present on a silver platter” for financial institutions on the continent, according to Visa. The payment company’s Head of Digital Identity Marie...
German Chancellor presents Trump with grandfather’s birth certificate
FOX 5 DC - Maryland
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WASHINGTON - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday and presented him with a gift—a framed copy of Trump’s grandfather’s birth certificate. What we know: Friedrich Trump, the president’s...
What Makes Coco Gauff The Most Marketable Tennis Player In The World
Forbes
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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 04: Coco Gauff of United States celebrates victory over Maddison Keys of United ... More States during the Quarter final match of The French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty...
German steelmaker Salzgitter tenders 150 MW solar, on-site battery
ESS News
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June 5, 2025
German steelmaker Salzgitter Group is tendering for solar generation capacity and on-site batteries at its Salzgitter site as the “next step towards green steel production.” The manufacturer, which will offer to sign a long-term PPA for the...
Germany’s first ‘Vinothon’ blends wine, running and scenery in the Rheingau
The Drinks Business
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June 5, 2025
The inaugural Henkell Vinothon – Wiesbaden/Rheingau Savour Marathon debuts on 6 September 2025, offering runners a scenic route through vineyards and estates with wine tastings en route. Featuring both marathon and half-marathon options, the event...
Income Insurance chairman Ronald Ong to retire from role after seven years at helm
The Business Times Singapore
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June 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Income Insurance chairman Ronald Ong,69, will retire from his role after seven years at the helm, the company announced on Monday (Jun 9). The board has begun a succession process to appoint a new chairman and further details will be...
Germany's Friedrich Merz meets with Donald Trump in Oval Office
United Press International (UPI)
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June 5 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Washington on Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump in person for the first time. Before their meeting, Merz had said that he was looking forward to his first face-to-face meeting with...
The Week in Business: Fortune 500 List Contains Some Warnings for Minnesota
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine - Minnesota
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June 6, 2025
1. Fortune 500 List Contains Some Warnings for Minnesota The state holds steady with 17 companies on the 2025 list, but half of them saw revenue declines in fiscal 2024. Read More 2. Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. Are Moving to Southdale The...
German leader meets Trump in Oval Office to talk tariffs and Ukraine
The Times
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What you need to know President Trump is due to hold his first face-to-face talks with Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, at the White House at 1pm ET (6pm UK time) Merz is seeking to shore up US support for Ukraine and de-escalate trade...
Muhlenberg receives $1M for endowed business professorship
Lehigh Valley Business - Pennsylvania
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June 6, 2025
A gift from the Breidenthall family will allow Muhlenberg College in Allentown to establish the William R. Breidenthall Ph.B., CPA Class of 1941 Professorship in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Finance. The gift will be matched by $1 million...
“The only way to grow is through the mud”: How AZA Finance’s Elizabeth Rossiello proves Africa’s fintech potential
Technext
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June 6, 2025
Picture a young girl in a bedroom where the walls aren’t draped in pastel colours but in maps—continents sprawling across every surface, each one a promise of adventure. “I had maps all over my room instead of wallpaper,” Elizabeth Rossiello,...
50 Cent signs lease for StageWorks while rehearsing in Germany
KSLA - Louisiana
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June 6, 2025
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - 50 Cent FaceTimed Shreveport’s mayor to witness the signing of G-Unit’s lease for StageWorks. On June 6, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was in rehearsal in Germany when he jumped off stage and FaceTimed Shreveport Mayor Tom...
China surpasses German engineering with world’s tallest wind turbine
The Times
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Other countries compete to build the tallest skyscraper, or the biggest Ferris wheel. China and Germany are more serious about their engineering: they compete for the prize of having the biggest wind turbine. One of China’s two leading wind...
Donald Trump says D-Day 'wasn't a pleasant day for Germany' during meeting with Fredrich Merz
The Journal
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June 5, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 3 hrs ago DONALD TRUMP HAS said D-Day, when allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944 during WWII and marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime, “was not a pleasant day” for Germany. He made the remark...
Klinserve, Hako partner to roll out industrial cleaning machines in Nigeria
Business Day
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June 6, 2025
Klinserve Solutions in partnership with Hako has rolled out a series of eco-friendly industrial cleaning machines and robotics in Nigeria to boost the country’s cleaning sector. The cleaning technology is built for use across sectors – maritime,...
German Chancellor Merz prepares for delicate talks with Trump
The Local - Germany
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June 5, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet US President Donald Trump Thursday, hoping to build a personal relationship despite discord over Ukraine and the threat of a trade war. A month into his job, conservative Merz, 69, is a staunch...