Year: 2025
Amazon pledges massive $35 billion worth of investments in India with focus on AI
Employees stand near an The Amazon Inc. logo is displayed above the reception counter at the company’s campus in Hyderabad, India, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday committed to investing over $35 billion in India’s cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get […]
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‘Not much the government can do’ on IndiGo crisis: Aviation expert
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Harsh Vardhan, Chairman of Starair Consulting, evaluates the impact of the government’s actions against IndiGo on the carrier and India’s continuously growing aviation sector. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: A Fed rate cut might not be festive enough
An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Wednesday stateside, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a range […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: U.S.-China AI talent race heats up
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Chris Miller, author of the book “Chip War,” warned three years ago that the balance of modern power hinges on a semiconductor supply chain crossing […]
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Supply chain diversification away from China is progressing from talks to action, EU chamber says
Unmanned trucks transport containers at Dapukou Container Terminal in Zhoushan Port, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, on December 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Supply chain diversification away from China is about to move from just talk to action. That’s what Jens Eskelund, president, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, told reporters […]
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CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang resigns over data breach
A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images The CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang has resigned, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data […]
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Trump says he ‘heard’ Biden Fed appointments were signed by autopen, tells aide to investigate
President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed to have “just heard” that all four of former President Joe Biden’s appointments to the Federal Reserve were approved by “autopen,” suggesting they are not authorized to serve in those roles. Trump provided no evidence for the claim, which piggybacks on his repeated assertion that all of his predecessor’s […]
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India set to top Asia’s air passenger market over next three years: Airports Council International
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Stefano Baronci of ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East describes the flight cancellation issues at Indian carrier IndiGo as a “transitional setback”. He emphasized that these disruptions do not change the medium- and long-term outlook, in which India’s air passenger market will lead […]
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China consumer inflation hits near two-year high despite deeper-than-expected producer deflation
People walk along the Huguosi street, Xicheng district, a dedicated food street in Beijing on August 23, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation accelerated in November to the highest level in nearly two years while producer price deflation worsened, underscoring the challenge policymakers face in reviving domestic demand amid persistent […]
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Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India’s AI infra as Big Tech queues up for the Asian market
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at an event with tech CEOs and senior officials, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2023. Chris Kleponis | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would invest $17.5 billion in India’s cloud […]
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