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Post Office has attributed the record amount for personal cash withdrawals at its 11,500 branches to more staycations in the U.K. and people using cash to manage their budgets. Gannet77 | Getty Images Britain’s Post Office, which offers banking services as well as mail, handled a record £801 million ($967 million) in personal cash withdrawals

Celsius on Thursday was sued by former investment manager Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the firm amid a crash in cryptocurrency prices. Stone has alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “able to enrich himself considerably.” Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Embattled

In this article GS A nuclear power plant photographed in Germany, on August 4, 2022. Discussions about nuclear’s role in Europe’s biggest economy have been thrown into sharp relief following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February. Lennart Preiss | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nuclear has a role to play in the years

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos and William Rudolf Lobkowicz in the Family Chapel of the Lobkowicz Palace depicting an early 18th-century altarpiece painting of St. Wenceslas, patron saint of the Czech nation. House of Lobkowicz PRAGUE — It is past midnight on a Friday at the Lobkowicz Palace in the Prague Castle complex. A 27-year-old Czech prince,

In this article SEDG Getty Images SolarEdge shares tumbled this week after the company’s second-quarter results showed a hit to margins from factory closures, higher transport costs and currency headwinds from the weakening Euro. But SolarEdge CFO Ronen Faier said lower margins now is the price to be paid for long-term growth in a market

After making it through the busiest three weeks of earnings season, we’re taking a step back and making sense of what we’ve learned. Here are four common themes around the consumer, banks, Big Tech and energy that have emerged among companies in our portfolio. 1. (Some) consumers are strong How’s the consumer holding up in

Oil prices have fallen sharply from their recent peaks, but there’s still a case for buying oil stocks, according to Bill Smead, chief investment officer at Smead Capital Management. That’s because energy prices are likely to stay high or even increase further, he told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Thursday. He described the slide in

We’re adding four stocks to our Investing Club Bullpen, including Starbucks (SBUX) and Airbnb (ABNB). Jim Cramer announced them in Thursday’s “Monthly Meeting.” The Bullpen should be treated like a watch list of sorts and an outside area to perform homework and due diligence. As the baseball metaphor suggests, it consists of stocks in reserve

In this article HYMPF An XCIENT Fuel Cell truck photographed in South Korea on Nov. 10, 2021. A number of firms in the trucking sector are exploring ways to develop vehicles that use hydrogen. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hyundai Motor Company is to export 27 of its XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks to

21 July 2022, Bavaria, Essenbach: Water vapor rises behind sunflowers from the cooling system of the nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Nuclear energy is at an inflection point. Early exuberance about its potential was undercut by a series of devastating and dangerous accidents at Three Mile

People photographed in Lower Saxony, Germany, on July 19, 2022. A number of European countries were affected by a heatwave last month. Julian Stratenschulte | Picture Alliance | Getty Images It’s been called a “global emergency that goes beyond national borders” and described as “the biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced.”

In this article MSTR MicroStrategy‘s Michael Saylor is leaving his role as CEO to become Executive Chairman of the company, according to a statement released by the company on Tuesday afternoon. The company’s president, Phong Le, will take the reins from Saylor. Saylor has been in the role of chief executive since launching the company

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with parliamentary leaders in Moscow, Russia July 7, 2022.  Aleksey Nikolskyi | Sputnik | Reuters Russia is facing “economic oblivion” in the long-term because of international sanctions and the flight of businesses, several economists have said. The International Monetary Fund last week upgraded Russia’s gross domestic product estimate

Club holding Devon Energy (DVN) reported strong fiscal second-quarter results Monday. Total revenue of $5.63 billion crushed expectations of $4.21 billion. Adjusted diluted earnings of $2.59 per share were better than the $2.37 the Street was looking for. Devon Energy is scheduled to host its post-earnings conference call on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET. As a

Europe is facing an unprecedented gas crisis. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Europe is facing an unprecedented energy crisis that’s pushing the economy closer into a recession and posing serious questions about the region’s climate change ambitions. CNBC takes a look at how Russia, led by President Vladimir Putin, is squeezing gas

Sen. Joe Manchin in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his staff told Democratic leadership on Thursday that he’s not willing to support major climate and tax provisions in a sweeping Biden agenda bill, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversations. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc.

In this article ENPH CTRA Getty Images The top eight S&P 500 stocks this year are all energy names. But one is unlike the others: Enphase Energy. The solar-focused company stands out amid the other seven gainers, all of which are oil and gas stocks. Occidental is the benchmark’s top performer this year, with shares

In this article XOM Exxon and Chevron posted record profits during the second quarter of 2022 as high commodity prices boosted operations, and as the oil giants kept spending in check. Chevron reported earnings of $11.62 billion during the three-month period, up from $3.08 billion during the second quarter of 2021. Exxon, meantime, posted second-quarter

In this article XOM Exxon and Chevron posted record profits during the second quarter of 2022 as high commodity prices boosted operations, and as the oil giants kept spending in check. Chevron reported earnings of $11.62 billion during the three-month period, up from $3.08 billion during the second quarter of 2021. Exxon, meantime, posted second-quarter

PARIS — Celsius and Voyager Digital were once two of the biggest names in the crypto lending space, because they offered retail investors outrageous annual returns, sometimes approaching 20%. Now, both are bankrupt, as a crash in token prices — coupled with an erosion of liquidity following a series of rate hikes by the Federal