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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on stage during the International Investment Summit, held at The Guildhall, in central London, on October 14, 2024. LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anemic investment in the country. The prime minister restated that growth was the "No. Starmer also outlined stability, strategy, regulation and improving Britain's global standing as "four crucial areas" in his pitch for Britain. "Private sector investment is the way we rebuild our country and pay our way in the world," Starmer said.
Persons: Keir Starmer, We've, Starmer, Brexit, Jonathan Reynolds Organizations: Britain's, International Investment Summit, Guildhall, LONDON, Investment Summit, London's, Britain, Labour, Business, Sunday Locations: London
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Winning week for marketsAll major U.S. indexes rose Friday on the back of encouraging inflation data and positive earnings from big banks. That gave them a winning week. Banks' earnings in good shapeJPMorgan Chase , the biggest bank in the U.S., reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates.
Persons: Jerome Powell, Europe's, Tesla's, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, of Finance Lan Fo'an, Lan, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Organizations: US Federal Reserve, National Association of Business Economics, CNBC, of Finance, JPMorgan, It's Bank of America Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.K, China, Beijing, U.S
LONDON — The U.K. Labour government is hoping to woo foreign capital to the country on Monday, as it hosts its inaugural International Investment Summit in London. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finance Minister Rachel Reeves and Business Minister Jonathan Reynolds will lead the one-day event at London's Guildhall, which is expected to be attended by around 200 executives from the U.K. and overseas. Former Google chair Eric Schmidt, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and GSK CEO Emma Walmsley are among the named guests. Newly appointed Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson, co-founder of British cybersecurity firm Darktrace, will also be on hand to promote the U.K. as a place to do business. The date was determined by Labour's pre-election pledge to hold a business summit within its first 100 days in office.
Persons: Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds, Eric Schmidt, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Emma Walmsley, Poppy Gustafsson, Dr, Bruce Morley, Labour's, Reeves Organizations: Labour, International Investment Summit, Business, London's Guildhall, British, CNBC, University of Bath, National Insurance, Capital, Guardian, Treasury Locations: London
Beyond local business expansion, ServiceNow also said it would invest the cash into localizing the processing of data for its large language models (LLMs), AI models that rely on vast quantities of training data to be able to understand and generate text like a human. The firm said that it would bring Nvidia GPUs (graphics processing units) to its data centers based in London and the Welsh city of Newport to support processing of data on its LLMs within the U.K. This will help support "domain specific LLMs" for U.K. clients and governments, ServiceNow said. ServiceNow isn't the only tech giant betting big on the U.K. as a global destination for AI innovation. The AI center forms part of a $4 billion investment Salesforce committed to making in the U.K. over five years in June last year.
Persons: Bill McDermott, ServiceNow, Keir Starmer, hasn't, Salesforce Organizations: Nvidia, International Investment Summit Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Britain, London, Welsh, Newport, Europe, United Kingdom
LONDON — The U.K.'s business minister said Monday that securing trade deals with India and Gulf nations remains "the priority" for the Labour government, with talks between Britain and the Gulf Corporation Council expected to resume as soon as next week. U.K. Business and Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds told CNBC that negotiations with a six-strong group of Gulf countries would reconvene "very soon — maybe as soon as next week," while talks with India also remain a priority. U.K. free trade deals were touted as a key benefit of Brexit, with former Prime Minister and Brexiteer Boris Johnson vowing to secure one with India "by Diwali" 2022. The trade minister has also previously said that the government was pursuing trade talks with Israel, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey. "It's important to recognize, whilst we don't do foreign policy through trade deals, British engagement commercially – country to country, business to business – is in itself a good thing," he said.
Persons: of Trade Jonathan Reynolds, Jonathan Reynolds, Reynolds, Boris Johnson, It's, Sunil Barthwal Organizations: State, Business, Trade, of Trade, Labour, Gulf Corporation, CNBC, Investment, London's, Conservative, GCC, United, United Arab Emirates Locations: London, United Kingdom, India, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, Israel, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey
Canada and India each expelled six diplomats Monday in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada. Shortly afterward, the Indian foreign ministry said that it was expelling six Canadian diplomats, including the acting high commissioner and the deputy high commissioner. It said in a statement that the diplomats were told to leave India by the end of Saturday. A senior Canadian official said that Canada expelled the Indian diplomats first before they withdrew. In response to the allegations, India told Canada last year to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country.
Persons: Mélanie Joly, Joly, " Joly, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh, Mike Duheme, Duheme, Brigitte Gauvin, Gauvin, Trudeau's, Trudeau, Stewart Wheeler, Wheeler, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Organizations: Foreign, Canadian, Canada, Canadians, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Khalistan, Vienna Convention, Diplomatic Relations, Sikh, U.S . State Department, United, Indian, Reserve Police Force Locations: Canada, India, Indian, Vienna, Surrey, British Columbia, An Indian, New Delhi, Australia, Canadian, New York, Washington, United States, Delhi
Investors should snatch up shares of Flutter Entertainment following a recent sell-off, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Daniel Politzer upgraded shares of the online sports betting company to overweight from equal weight. The change comes after the stock sold off 8.8% on Friday following reports that the U.K. is weighing higher taxes on the gambling industry. Wells Fargo isn't the only firm turning more bullish on Flutter. "Despite similar-to-better business and financial characteristics, Flutter trades at a 35% discount to its "new peers", highlighting strong re-rating potential."
Persons: Daniel Politzer, Politzer, Wells, Adrien de Saint Hilaire Organizations: of America Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, Friday's
Aviva is keen to invest in the UK, says CEO
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAviva is keen to invest in the UK, says CEOAviva CEO Amanda Blanc says her company is keen to invest in the U.K. but there needs to be political stability and a government that it is interested in business and growth.
Persons: Amanda Blanc Organizations: Aviva
European stocks are heading for a mixed start to the week Monday, with regional markets lacking direction after a choppy week last week. The region's major indexes closed higher on Friday as investors assessed U.K. growth figures and looked ahead to a fiscal stimulus announcement by China over the weekend. China's Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an in a press briefing on Saturday hinted at more debt issuance amid efforts to shore up the economy, stating the government had a "rather large" space to increase deficit. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday and China stocks volatile as investors assessed the weekend press briefing. Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as investors waited to assess whether the next batch of key corporate earnings could power the market to more records; Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson report their latest results on Tuesday before the market opens, while Morgan Stanley and United Airlines are set to release results Wednesday.
Persons: Finance Lan Fo'an, Goldman Sachs, Johnson, Morgan Stanley Organizations: China's, Finance, Bank of America, Johnson, United Airlines Locations: China, Asia, Pacific
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media interview while attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S. September 25, 2024. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday with little cause for celebration. Starmer has traveled to Washington, the United Nations and European capitals as he seeks to show that " Britain is back " after years of inward-looking wrangling over Brexit. Reeves has ruled out increasing income tax, sales tax or corporation tax, but also says there will be no "return to austerity" — a hard circle to square. "I don't think people have that much of a sense of what Keir Starmer or indeed Labour is about.
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Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the U.K., has died. Anas Sarwar, the current first minister, confirmed Salmond's death and said Salmond was a "central figure in politics for over three decades." Salmond led the independence campaign in the referendum in 2014, but lost, gaining 45% of the vote.
Persons: Alex Salmond, Anas Sarwar, Salmond Locations: Scotland
But Putin is not the only foreign leader Trump is talking to. And it is hardly unusual for a presidential nominee to begin holding some talks with foreign leaders. After the first attempt to assassinate Trump, in July, foreign leaders quickly moved to offer him their well-wishes. Trump has hosted Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former British Prime Minister David Cameron when he was the U.K.’s foreign secretary. Katulis was referring to the trove of classified documents Trump kept from his time in office that have become the subject of a criminal case, many of them about his communications with foreign leaders.
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LONDON — The UK chief executive of Salesforce wants the Labor government to regulate artificial intelligence — but says it's important that policymakers don't tar all technology companies developing AI systems with the same brush. Bahrololoumi noted that there's a difference between companies developing consumer-facing AI tools — like OpenAI — and firms like Salesforce making enterprise AI systems. She said consumer-facing AI systems, such as ChatGPT , face fewer restrictions than enterprise-grade products, which have to meet higher privacy standards and comply with corporate guidelines. A spokesperson for the UK's Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said that planned AI rules would be "highly targeted to the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models," rather than applying "blanket rules on the use of AI. " That indicates that the rules might not apply to companies like Salesforce, which don't make their own foundational models like OpenAI.
Persons: Zahra Bahrololoumi, Salesforce, Bahrololoumi Organizations: LONDON, Labor, CNBC, Ireland, UK's Department of Science, Innovation, Technology Locations: Ireland, Salesforce, San Francisco , California, London, American
Heavy rain clouds pass over the city of London skyline on September 23, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. European markets are expected to open slightly higher on Friday as investors take in U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) figures and look ahead to highly anticipated fiscal stimulus from China. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is poised to open 19 points higher at 8,254, Germany's DAX 23 points higher at 19,228, France's CAC up 15 points at 7,559 and Italy's FTSE MIB 11 points higher at 33,943, according to data from IG. The U.K. economy returned to growth in August, according to official data published on Friday. Asia-Pacific markets mostly traded higher on Friday, breaking ranks with U.S. stocks, which saw key benchmarks dip overnight as investors reacted to a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report.
Persons: Germany's DAX Organizations: France's CAC, IG, Reuters ., U.S, CSI Locations: London, United Kingdom, China, U.K, Reuters . Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong
LONDON — The U.K. economy grew 0.2% in August on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) came in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. Britain's economic growth was up 0.2% in the three months to August, compared with the 0.5% recorded in the three months to July. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves welcomed the data, saying returning the economy to growth is the government's "number one priority." "With interest rates beginning to fall, the responsibility has shifted from the Bank of England to Rachel Reeves, who must now make critical fiscal decisions.
Persons: Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Lindsay James Organizations: Office, National Statistics, Gross, Reuters, Labour, Conservative, Quilter Investors, Bank of Locations: Britain
LONDON — British employees are set to gain a slew of employment benefits under flagship legislation put forward by the new Labour government on Thursday, including stronger rights to sick pay and an entitlement to take paternity leave from the first day in a job. Workers will also be eligible to take unpaid parental or bereavement leave from day one of a job, and to claim statutory sick pay from the first day when they are unwell, rather than the fourth. Starmer said on social platform X the reforms would be the "biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation." It is one of the first major pieces of legislation set out by the Labour government, which took office in July. Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves are also preparing to deliver their first budget at the end of the month.
Persons: Keir Starmer's, Starmer, Rachel Reeves Organizations: LONDON, Labour, Workers
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLebanon's ambassador to the UK discusses tensions in the Middle EastRami Mortada, ambassador of Lebanon to the U.K., says Israel is trying to force a shift in the strategic paradigm in Lebanon and the region.
Persons: Rami Mortada Locations: Lebanon, Israel
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty ImagesLONDON — Increasingly many financial services firms are touting the benefits of artificial intelligence when it comes to boosting productivity and overall operational efficiency. Despite bold statements, a lot of companies are failing to produce tangible results, according to Edward J Achtner, the head of generative AI for U.K. banking giant HSBC . One example he gave was a partnership that HSBC has in place with internet search titan Google on the use of AI technology anti-money laundering and fraud mitigation. Boteju stressed that Lloyds is "proceeding with caution" when it comes to exposing the bank's customers to generative AI tools. Generative AI, on the other hand, is a more nascent technology, according to the Lloyds exec.
Persons: Jaap Arriens, Edward J Achtner, Achtner, Ranil Boteju —, Nathalie Oestmann, ChatGPT, Klarna, headcount, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Siemiatkowski, Oestmann, Boteju, Banks, we've, Bahadir Yilmaz, Yilmaz, It's, Johan Tjarnberg Organizations: NurPhoto, Getty, HSBC, Leadership, Lloyds Banking Group, NV Ltd, Royal Albert Hall, Microsoft, Google, BBC, NV, CNBC, Lloyds, ING Locations: London
They thrive on it, said John Hackston, head of thought leadership at The Myers-Briggs Company. Be it spouses, best friends or acquaintances, travelers enduring long stretches of time together often struggle to find a middle ground. But the same level of reflection hasn’t happened with extroverts, said Hackston. The problem, said Hackston, is that extroverts often assume others think and feel as they do. Just because you're good friends, it doesn't mean that you'll be good travelers.
Persons: , John Hackston, The Myers, Susan Cain’s, , extroverts, “ There's, introverts, there's, That's, United Kingdom …, Chris Ratcliffe, Myers, Emma Morrell Organizations: The, Briggs Company, Bloomberg, Getty, Northern Locations: , United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Finnish
Passengers line up to check in at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on October 6, 2024 as China's week-long National Day holiday draws to a close. China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's Golden Week holiday affirmed a trend in more cautious spending, while consumers put greater emphasis on experiences. The Golden Week holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1. "The Golden Week consumption could still suggest a modest recovery versus August, in our view, due to trade-in subsidies (for appliances and autos) and consumption vouchers issued by the local governments," Peng said. During Golden Week, mainland China recorded 765 million domestic trips, up from both the prior year and before the pandemic, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Trip.com, Kenneth Chow, Oliver Wyman, Chow, It's, Christine Peng, Peng Organizations: Chengdu Tianfu International, China News Service, Getty, BEIJING, China Film Administration, Consumers, CNBC, UBS, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Locations: Chengdu, China, People's Republic of China, Greater China, Japan, Thailand
All four drugs are in a class of wildly popular weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s. In the United Kingdom, authorities last year seized hundreds of counterfeit Ozempic pens — insulin pens that had been relabeled as Ozempic. Counterfeit weight loss drugs have serious health risks, according to the pharmaceutical companies and federal officials. Counterfeiters are already trying to cash in on a weight loss drug that the company hasn't even put on the market yet: retatrutide. But it's also one of the epicenters of the lucrative counterfeit drug trade, according to U.S. authorities who track counterfeit drugs.
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The National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline provides support, resources and information about treatment options at 1-866-662-1235. “Eating disorders are very competitive disorders. In February 2021, in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Association, Instagram and TikTok started directing users to help resources when searching for terms associated with eating disorders. “We know that eating disorders are starting to skew younger,” Dr. Doreen Marshall, the CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association, told NBC News. More information about eating disorders, including other free and low-cost support options, can be found on the National Eating Disorder Association’s website.
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European markets are heading for a mixed open Tuesday as regional sentiment sours further after a shaky start to the week, with investors watching the conflict in the Middle East closely and its potential impact on oil markets, supply chains and the global economy. Elsewhere overnight, U.S. stock futures were little changed following a losing day on Wall Street Monday as rising oil prices and bond yields weighed on markets. In the Asia-Pacific region, an initial rally for Chinese markets lost steam after a briefing from the country's National Development and Reform Commission provided few details on further stimulus. Earlier, mainland China's CSI 300 index had skyrocketed over 10% at the open at its return from the Golden Week holiday, but the index pared gains later in the session. Key releases for markets this week include U.S. Federal Reserve minutes and German trade on Wednesday, U.S. inflation on Thursday and U.K. economic growth on Friday.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailConsumers looking for 'little sweet treats' in uncertain times, Software AG saysNeil Ponting, director for U.K., Ireland & South Africa at Software AG, says discretionary consumer spending is on the rise even in the face of economic uncertainty.
Persons: Neil Ponting Organizations: Consumers, Software AG Locations: Ireland, South Africa
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUK finance minister won't announce unfunded spending in October budget: Edison GroupNeil Shah, director of research at Edison Group, comments on the U.K. budget and potential market implications.
Persons: Neil Shah Organizations: Edison, Edison Group
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