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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Verona GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The company’s small modular …

“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The price of bitcoin is tracking for one of its best months of the year after former President Donald Trump’s election victory catapulted the flagship cryptocurrency to new records consistently throughout the month. Bitcoin is …

Stuffing mix for sale for the Thanksgiving holiday in a grocery store in Encinitas, California, on Nov. 24, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters 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. Like what you see? You can …

As the art market shows signs of slowing, London is looking to attract a new generation of art buyers — and showcase young emerging artists in the process. Global art sales slid 4% year-on-year in 2023, according to the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2024, falling to $65 billion after two years of growth. It has led industry …

Whole turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday are shown for sale in a grocery store in Encinitas, California, U.S., November, 24, 2024.  Mike Blake | Reuters 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. Like what you …

A bitcoin exchange advertisement truck in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2024. Mladen Antonov | Afp | Getty Images 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. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need …

For all that his team’s travails might be a quite literal head scratcher for Pep Guardiola, the why of Manchester City’s travails is as remarkably straightforward as the what. There is nothing about this great crisis, somehow worsened even as the losing streak ended on Tuesday night, that was necessarily unimaginable. Even in their brilliance, City have danced closer to …

Polling station in Ireland.  Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again expected to form the nucleus of the country’s next government. The historical rivals have shared power over the last five years alongside the Green Party, and the latest opinion polls show …

U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher will step onto the international stage one last time. The USWNT is set to face England and the Netherlands during their final international window of 2024, and the pair of friendlies are now a farewell to Naeher after the longtime goalkeeper announced her retirement from international play on Monday.  Naeher took over the …

U.S. tech companies with a focus on emerging markets offer the best investment opportunities for the coming year, according to veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius. “The U.S market will continue to do well. As you know, tech has already done well. So, what I would do is focus on companies and industries that are taking advantage of technology to …