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Senior reporter at @NBCNews covering breaking news, finance, companies, economics, markets & more. Previously @CNBC. Usually some posts about UK & EU news, too.

Joined June 2008
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“The head of European Investment Bank dismissed criticism by the US government surrounding a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) loan to Airbus SE, saying there are no grounds for the administration to question the arrangement.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Apollo’s Torsten Slok: “Despite the turbulence this week, the total market cap of the US stock market is still up $5 trillion since the beginning of the year”
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“In mid-October, Trump said there was ‘zero chance’ he was considering a replacement for Wiles”
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An additional readout from @USTradeRep indicates that Bessent & Greer have issues with China's "agricultural purchases, rare earths, and other critical minerals."
Today, @USTradeRep Greer and I spoke with Vice Premier He Lifeng about the U.S.-China economic relationship and implementation of the Busan arrangement. I emphasized the importance of China fully and immediately honoring its commitments, raised concerns about recent Chinese actions and underscored that progress depends on concrete results. The Trump Administration will continue pursuing policies that benefit American workers, farmers, and businesses and strengthen our economic and national security.
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According to @NBCNews' great White House team, the President said that voters should “pretend” that he was on the ballot at every single one of his 28 rallies he held in the midterms leadup. Yesterday alone, Trump said it 7 times, our team found.
Trump: I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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.@NBCNews exit poll on tariffs: 65% say they hurt the national economy and 63% say they hurt their local economies (via @ChristineRomans) nbcnews.com/now/video/nbc-ne…
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.@NBCNews Exit Poll: Voters are concerned about AI and overwhelmingly oppose data centers nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
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NEW: Concerns about the cost of gas, groceries and utilities are running high, and most voters are blaming Trump for these problems, according to preliminary results from the @NBCNews Exit Poll. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
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NBC News' @GarrettHaake asked President Trump if he was considering striking Iran after the midterms and he replied “No,” twice Oil prices posted their sharpest drop in 3 mos. today on hopes that the US would find a way to end the war without escalation nbcnews.com/business/energy/…
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(It’s mile 7.)
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FT “OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10bn…The ChatGPT maker was aiming to raise $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation last month…OpenAI is now seeking about $20bn at a $1.25tn valuation…” ft.com/content/7a3ad950-1b3b…
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Mark Carney says he will attend European Council in June, which is when he says the full details of the EU-Canada “associate member” status will have been outlined
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Something the likes of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who is preparing to build one of the largest towers in London, have warned would be unfair. Dimon has said he could reconsider the multi-billion-pound project if the UK govt. was to be unfair to banks.
Banks are being forced to pay another 3% tax on profits for 15 months only
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“Ticket prices are set to increase by as much as 20% next year, O’Leary said on Tuesday during a press conference in Brussels. As a result, airline margins will get squeezed because even the jump in fuel surcharges won’t make up for the higher oil bill” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mario Draghi says he hopes for a “rapprochement” between EU and UK. “I think it was a big loss” On the recommendations in his infamous Draghi Report: “What has happened since its publication has made the report, if anything, even more compelling.” youtu.be/49UYb5Q81xw?is=x49h…
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