Month: July 2024
Shares of Stellar Blade maker Shift Up surge almost 50% on trading debut
Hyung-Tae Kim, chief executive officer of Shift Up Corp., strikes the drum during the company’s listing ceremony at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Game developer Shift Up is known for its mobile and computer games that include Goddess of Victory: Nikke and console game Stellar Blade. Bloomberg […]
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Man caught attempting to smuggle 104 live snakes in his pants at China border
Image of Chinese customs officers holding bags of snakes seized at the Futian Port shared on July 9, 2024 Source: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China A man attempting to smuggle 104 live snakes in his pants was caught at a Chinese border this week, according to the country’s customs authority. […]
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Japanese warship entered China’s waters near Taiwan despite warnings, domestic media reports
Ship JS SUZUTSUKI DD-117, an Asagiri-class destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as it arrives at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A Japanese maritime self-defense force destroyer entered Chinese territorial waters recently in spite of warnings by Chinese vessels, Kyodo News […]
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China says India has no right to develop contested border region
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets with Indian Vice President Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2014. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A true bull market — it’s not Wall Street
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 25, 2023, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for higher open, tracking tech rally and rate cut hopes
Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. South Korea has prepared a financial support program of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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Samsung to launch upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year with its own AI
TM Roh, head of Samsung’s mobile division, discusses the artificial intelligence featues as part of Galaxy AI at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France on July 10, 2024. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC PARIS — Samsung will launch an upgraded version of its voice assistant Bixby this year based on its own artificial intelligence models, […]
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Looking for dividend stocks? Here are Morgan Stanley’s top Asia picks for the quarter
Investing at a time of high interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty — is no mean feat. The uncertainty has led Morgan Stanley to reiterate its recommendation to buy dividend stocks. The investment bank noted that the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan High Dividend Index has slightly underperformed the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index in the second […]
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Ethereum ETF countdown: Bitwise CIO sees ‘birth of a new asset class’
ETF Edge Ethereum ETF countdown: Bitwise CIO sees ‘birth of a new asset class’ Published Wed, Jul 10 20247:00 PM EDT Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at criminal trial over fund’s collapse
Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of the private investment firm Archegos, arrives at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City, U.S., July 9, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in Manhattan federal court on […]
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