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Kyiv, Ukraine — President Vladimir Putin does not want a deal, but the Russian president enjoys the sweetness of being asked to entertain one. The envoy’s five-hour meeting with the Kremlin chief and his son-in-law appeared to have achieved little publicly. It’s instructive to step back and see the world and the Russian invasion through his eyes. It was a war started by President Vladimir Putin, who hoped that within days he could put Russia back on the map as a nation capable of decisive action as Europe’s preeminent military power, after the United States’ embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan’s longest…

With every single Premier League match this midweek live on Sky Sports, our football writers discuss the main talking points from each game…Should Arteta rotate his Arsenal squad? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mikel Merino heads Arsenal level at Chelsea Arsenal vs Brentford – Wednesday, kick-off 7.30pm Arsenal were not themselves at Chelsea. They were off the pace at Stamford Bridge. Several misplaced passes in the build-up phase and they lost the duel battle to Chelsea. They lost two-thirds of their first 24 duels in the opening quarter of the game, while they only won…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 26, 2025 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters US markets may have had a rocky start to December, but trading engines appear to have some momentum to recover from a tumultuous November.Bitcoin has clawed back some of its recent losses, with tech stocks rallying in the U.S. on Tuesday, helping stocks recover from a pullback in the previous session that ended a five-day winning streak. This rebound suggests that investors’ appetite for taking on market risks remains strong. I needed a moment to…

Philip Calisan, CEO of Verkada.Provided by: VerkadaSecurity technology startup Verkada has reached a valuation of $5.8 billion after a new funding round led by CapitalG. of the alphabet The venture capital arm made the announcement on Wednesday.”I think Google sees an opportunity for us in the application of AI and everything we’re doing to apply AI to the physical security industry,” CEO Philippe Callizan told CNBC’s Deirdre Botha.The company said in a release that the investment will be used to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities and provide liquidity.A person familiar with the terms of the round told CNBC that the…

With support from President Donald Trump, Republican Matt Van Epps won a special U.S. House election in Tennessee on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Rep. Aftin Behn.Van Epps will fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Green, who resigned in July.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listIf Democrats waver, the Republican House majority will narrow further to 219-213.Here’s what you need to know:What were the final results of the Tennessee special election?Van Epps won the election in Middle Tennessee. The Associated Press canceled the campaign after Republican leaders made a belated push to drive out voters.According to the Associated…

London city skyline at dusk.Gary Yowell | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stock markets remained in positive territory on Wednesday as global markets rose.pan-european Stocks 600 As of 10:45 a.m. (5:45 a.m. ET) in London, major sectors and stock exchanges were mixed, rising more than 0.2%.The upbeat outlook for regional markets came after major U.S. indexes recovered in trading on Tuesday and Asia-Pacific markets rose sharply overnight, following some declines earlier in the week. Wall Street’s gains were driven by gains in tech stocks such as Nvidia and gains in Bitcoin on Tuesday, a day after the flagship…

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a potential Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attended a high-level meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday, capping a week of intense diplomacy as the Trump administration continues its push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The talks in the Russian capital were “very useful, constructive and very substantive,” but “no compromise option was found,” Yuri Ushakov, a Russian foreign policy adviser and…

Top articles in Wednesday’s newspapers and transfer rumors…premier leagueManchester United have reported that they could loan out three young players – Diego Leon, Aiden Haven and Chido Obi – on loan in January. Sunderland are interested in signing Lazio’s Matteo Guendouzi, with the former Arsenal midfielder very keen to consider a move to Wearside – The i Paper Brentford and West Ham are eyeing a January move for Lecce defender Thiago Gabriel for an estimated £20m, but the London rivals face stiff competition from Juventus for the in-demand youngster – The i PaperChelsea midfielder Dario Essugo stumbles in training on…

A recruitment sign is posted in the window of a business in Manhattan, New York City, November 27, 2025.Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesThe slowdown in the U.S. labor market intensified in November, with small businesses hardest hit as private companies cut 32,000 jobs, payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday.As concerns grow over the country’s employment situation, ADP suggested the problem is worse than expected. The decline in payrolls was a sharp decline from October’s upwardly revised 47,000 job gains, and was well below the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 40,000 job gains.Larger companies, including those with 50 or more employees, actually…

This report is from this week’s CNBC UK Exchange newsletter. See what you see? You can subscribe here.dispatchAs expected, Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to pump buckets of tax increases into the UK economy.But one of them will be of particular interest to UK start-ups and scale-up businesses.Reeves announced the expansion of eligibility for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and its sister scheme, the Venture Capital Trust (VCT), to “enable us to scale up and attract the talent and capital we need.”VCTs are listed investment vehicles run by fund managers that provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of…