Month: November 2024
Argentina’s Milei is a VIP at Mar-a-Lago as Trump, Musk embrace his attacks on government spending
President-elect Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 Courtesy presidential office of Argentina Self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei of Argentina became the first foreign leader to visit President-elect Donald Trump since he won a second term, arriving in Florida Thursday to attend a gala dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, […]
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TikTok’s ‘Winter Arc’ challenge helps you get ahead of your New Year goals. Here’s why it’s gone viral and 4 tips to get started
The latest obsession on TikTok is the “Winter Arc” challenge, which sees young people get ahead of their New Year’s Resolutions. Winter Arc TikTok is flooded with videos of young men and women wearing dark-colored oversized hoodies and athleisure, working out in the gym, or going for early-morning runs. “These are the months where a […]
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Asset manager says China’s ‘extreme valuations’ look ideal for stock picking
Upping your exposure to Chinese stocks is worth the risk. That’s the view of Caroline Cai, CEO of U.S.-based Pzena Investment Management. “This is really for the first time in the last seven, eight years where we think you’re getting paid to expose yourself to China,” Cai told “CNBC Squawk Box Asia” this week. The […]
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Bookings for Disney’s first cruise in Asia are opening soon. Here’s how much the trip costs
Bookings for Disney’s first cruise in Asia open on Dec. 10, 2024, about a year ahead of the ship’s maiden voyage, which is scheduled to depart Singapore in December 2025. Prices for a three-night cruise on the Disney Adventure for two adults start at $958, while double occupancy rates for four- and five-night cruises start […]
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Hyundai names North American exec Jose Munoz as CEO, effective Jan. 1
Hyundai CEO Jaehoon Chang (left) and José Muñoz, Hyundai president and global chief operating officer, attend the 2024 New York International Auto Show Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday named Jose Munoz as the next president and CEO of the South Korean automaker, effective Jan. 1. Munoz, an auto industry […]
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Japan GDP expands by 0.3% in third quarter, snapping two quarters of year-on-year declines
Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s third-quarter real gross domestic product expanded 0.3% year on year, snapping two straight quarters of year-on-year decline, according to government data released Friday. The GDP reading marked a reversal from the revised 1.1% decline seen in the second quarter. The data comes against the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s comments drag investors down to earth from postelection high
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a conversation on the economic outlook at Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, US, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Shelby Tauber | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors […]
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China set to report retail sales and industrial production data for October
Key Points Retail sales in October were forecast to have picked up to 3.8% year-on-year growth, according to analysts polled by Reuters, after rising by 3.2% in September. Industrial production was expected to have risen by 5.6%. Fixed-asset investment, reported on a year-to-date basis, was anticipated to post 3.5% growth from a year ago. Source
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S&P 500 futures slip as index heads for losing week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images S&P 500 futures inched lower Thursday night as investors wondered what’s next for the market after the postelection rally wavered. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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I became CEO of a company that has helped millions of kids read—here’s my no. 1 piece of career advice
Dr. Geetha Murali, CEO of Room to Read. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. For Dr. Geetha Murali, the topic of education is a deeply personal one. As the CEO of Room to Read, a leading non-profit organization with the mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, she is acutely aware that […]
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