After ‘exhausting all options’ Carlsberg is finally selling its controversial Russian business with Putin’s blessing

Danish beer maker Carlsberg announced an agreement to sell its stake in its Russian division on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ending state control of the business. Carlsberg, like many other Western companies, announced in March 2022 that it would leave Russia, where it employed 8,400 people, following Moscow’s invasion…

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Beijing backs off as US lawmakers back theory of COVID leak from Chinese lab after two-year investigation

On Monday, US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation into Covid-19 outbreak which killed 1.1 million Americans – supporting the theory that the virus probably leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The 520-page report by the Republican-controlled House Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic looked at the response at the federal and state levels, as well as the…

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Dutch chip giant ASML predicts that Trump’s tariffs will not have a ‘material impact’ on business in 2025.

Dutch technology giant ASML, which supplies chip-making machinery to the semiconductor industry, dismissed the announcement of new US export restrictions to China, keeping its forecasts unchanged. Washington unveiled new restrictions on 140 companies on Monday, including top Chinese chip makers, as the United States and its Western allies seek to prevent the technology from being…

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Elon Musk steps up his attacks on his old partner Sam Altman, calling him ‘sly Sam’ and OpenAI a ‘market-crippling gorgon’

Elon Musk’s former co-founder, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is now at the helm of Musk’s “enemy list”— and he doesn’t keep silent about how much he resents him and his company. In an expanded version of the previous lawsuit, Musk called OpenAI a “market-crippling gorgon,” The Wall Street Journal reported. He was also taken to…

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Trump’s ultra-wealthy appointees face a big tax hit to join his cabinet — but they can avoid it thanks to this little-known provision

A number of high-profile Wall Street executives are joining the Trump administration, a career move that could see them not only forgo millions in compensation but also a hefty tax bill if they have to sell assets. Fortunately for executives, there is a little-known tax provision that can soften the financial blow of becoming a…

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