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Investors look for strength in UBS results
UBS is expected to post solid first quarter results Tuesday, with all eyes on whether the bank is strong enough to carry through its forced alliance with stricken rival Credit Suisse. US banks have set the tone, with Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Bank of America having already posted better-than-expected results, as interest rates boosted their incomes.
Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content
Netflix will invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content over the next four years, the streaming giant's CEO Ted Sarandos announced after meeting with the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington.
Canadians flock to food banks as grocery prices soar
Hundreds of thousands of people stream in each month to the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, its chief executive says, as galloping inflation continues to squeeze Canadians' grocery budgets.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson exits in shock move
Fox News star host Tucker Carlson is leaving the influential conservative TV network, it was announced Monday, in a surprise move days after the outlet was forced to pay a huge financial settlement to end a defamation case.
Scientists develop mobile printer for mRNA vaccine patches
Scientists said Monday they have developed the first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches able to deliver mRNA Covid vaccines, hoping the tabletop device will help immunise people in remote regions.
Sunak seeks to boost UK business links amid crisis
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought to repair the government's tarnished economic record Monday, reaching out to the business community rocked by a scandal engulfing the Confederation of British Industry.
Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politics
The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out -- but experts are warning against rapid uptake of a tool also famous for fabricating "facts". Despite warning that AI systems could destroy civilization, he recently promised to develop TruthGPT, an AI text tool stripped of the perceived liberal bias.
CEO of Germany's Thyssenkrupp to step down, shares hit
Thyssenkrupp's chief executive Martina Merz is stepping aside early, the German industrial giant said Monday, in a surprise announcement that sent the company's shares into a nosedive. Thyssenkrupp's shares dropped 12 percent on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange following the news.
Sunak seeks to boost business links amid crisis
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought to repair the government's tarnished economic record Monday, reaching out to the business community rocked by a scandal engulfing the Confederation of British Industry. Business Connect will look to boost economic growth, Sunak insisted Monday before an audience of more than 200 high-profile chief executives and business figures.
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