Month: January 2025
Delta outlook tops estimates as CEO expects 2025 to be airline’s ‘best financial year in our history’
Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines, speaking on CNBC’s Power Lunch on Dec. 17th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Delta Air Lines‘ first-quarter outlook on Friday topped analyst expectations as the carrier forecast strong travel demand to start the year, which CEO Ed Bastian said will likely be the carrier’s best ever. Delta said it […]
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Park City Mountain ski patrol strike ends in Utah
Members of Lovelands Professional Ski Patrol Union along with Eldora Professional Ski Patrol Union protested outside Vail Resorts Headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado on December 30, 2024. RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty Images Members of the Park City Mountain ski patrol in Utah were back at work Thursday after the resort agreed to raise their pay […]
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Tesla launches refreshed Model Y in China to fend off domestic rivals
Tesla launched a revamped version of its Model Y in China. Tesla Tesla on Friday announced a revamped version of its popular Model Y in China, as the U.S. electric car giant looks to fend off challenges from domestic rivals. The Model Y will start at 263,500 Chinese yuan ($35,935), with deliveries set to begin […]
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Auto giants are struggling to find palatable solutions in the race to avoid hefty emissions fines
Various Mercedes-Benz vehicles are assembled in the “Factory 56” production hall. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Car manufacturers have a number of ways to mitigate the impact of the European Union’s stricter emissions targets, although analysts say all options are likely to come at a significant cost. The prospect of steep fines for failing […]
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Ubisoft drops 8% after appointing advisors to review strategic options; European markets trade lower
European markets opened lower on Friday, as investors monitor economic data and ongoing turbulence in the U.K.’s debt markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1% shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. London’s FTSE 100 shed more than 0.1% during early morning deals. Shares of Ubisoft […]
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Why China’s central bank has stopped bond purchases
BEIJING — The Chinese central bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds trade that’s put unwanted downward pressure on the yuan, analysts said. China’s 10-year bond yield plunged to a record low this month, while the Chinese currency traded in Hong Kong on Wednesday hit its weakest […]
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World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC posts record 2024 revenue as AI boost continues
The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted December quarter revenue that topped analyst estimates, as the company continues to get a boost from the AI boom. The world’s […]
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Chinese lenders have a massive challenge: They can’t lend enough
SHENZHEN, CHINA – NOVEMBER 16: A boy sits outside a branch of the Bank of China while using a smartphone on November 16, 2024 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese commercial banks have a huge problem. With consumers and businesses gloomy about the prospects of the […]
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China central bank suspends treasury bond buying citing short supply
A woman walks past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters China’s central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds. The People’s Bank of China said it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: South Korea’s markets power through troubles
A screen displays the Kospi index and the exchange rate between the South Korean won and US dollar inside a trading room at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily […]
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