[ad_1] London CNN Business — The last time a British finance minister revealed tax and spending plans, markets went haywire and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job. The new government is not looking for a repeat performance. On Thursday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is due to unveil a budget …
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[ad_1] Phnom Penh, Cambodia CNN — President Joe Biden landed in Cambodia on Saturday still reveling in midterm election results that have produced an unexpected boost at home for his second two years in office. The scale of the challenges abroad, and the effort to translate 21 months of intensive …
Read More »Biden ready to tout his climate record at UN summit as he embarks on post-midterm international swing
[ad_1] Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt CNN — President Joe Biden arrives Friday to the climate summit underway in an Egyptian Red Sea resort eager to highlight major new US investments toward limiting climate change, a sharp difference from the last time he showed up at a climate conference empty handed. …
Read More »As major powers meet in Asia, the rest of the world is pressed to pick a side
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend …
Read More »COP27 and G20: Biden aims to assert American leadership abroad
[ad_1] Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt CNN — It’s a story President Joe Biden tells at nearly every opportunity: last year, meeting his new counterparts at his first international summit, he proudly informed them, “America is back.” “For how long?” one of them asked. As Biden departs this week for a …
Read More »Germany’s leader and top CEOs are visiting Beijing. They need China more than ever
[ad_1] Hong Kong/London CNN Business — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Friday with a team of top executives and a clear message: business with the world’s second largest economy must continue. Scholz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People after landing …
Read More »Opinion: What happens when the port that feeds the world goes silent?
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Michael Bociurkiw (@WorldAffairsPro) is a global affairs analyst. He is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He is a regular contributor to CNN Opinion. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. …
Read More »America and Saudi Arabia are locked in a bitter battle over oil. The stakes are massive
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is one of the most important on the planet. And lately, it’s also been one of the most awkward. Angry officials in Washington vowed “consequences” after Saudi-led OPEC sharply cut oil production earlier this month, …
Read More »Opinion: How Putin is desperately playing for time
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN, twice winner of the Deadline Club Award, is a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, author of “A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen” and blogs at Andelman Unleashed. …
Read More »EU formally adopts law requiring Apple to support USB-C chargers
[ad_1] Washington CNN Business — A landmark law requiring Apple and other electronics makers to adopt USB-C as a universal charging standard in the European Union has cleared its final procedural hurdle, after EU member states voted to approve the legislation on Monday. The new law, which is targeted at …
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