By Scott Murdoch and Anousha Sakoui(Reuters) -British multinational miner Anglo American (JO:) said on Thursday it “received an unsolicited, non-binding and highly conditional combination proposal” from global mining giant BHP Group (NYSE:). London-listed Anglo American, which owns 85% of De Beers diamond business, had a market capitalisation of $36.71 billion…

Alsea (BMV: ALSEA), the operator of well-known restaurant brands such as Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:), reported a rise in sales and EBITDA in the first quarter of 2024. The company’s total sales increased by 2.7% year-over-year to MXN 18 billion ($904 million), with same-store sales showing a robust 10.1%…

AUD/USD retreats from a peak of 0.6529 following an unexpected surge in Australian inflation figures. The US Dollar Index edges higher, influenced by solid US economic indicators and investor caution ahead of key GDP report. Despite a strong Q1 inflation report suggesting robust Australian economic activity, expectations for an RBA…

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Former President Donald Trump is a famed exaggerator of the size of his crowds. For years, he has lied about how many supporters attended his presidential inauguration and numerous campaign rallies. Now he’s pushing a wildly inaccurate claim about how many supporters have attempted to show up at his first criminal trial – and he’s making additional false claims about security measures around the Manhattan courthouse, which he is baselessly blaming for keeping these supposed supporters away. After The New York Times published a story that said Trump was unhappy with the meager crowd he saw when he arrived at the courthouse for opening…

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