Month: March 2025
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets tumble as Trump administration dismisses economic fears and stock slump
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist after deboarding from Air Force One upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and key decision-makers will […]
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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?
An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran’s fortunes may look entirely different over the course of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Volkswagen posts 15% fall in annual profit amid restructuring, expects revenue to rise in 2025
The new Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is displayed during the presentation during the presentation of the Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 on March 5, 2025 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images German autos giant Volkswagen reported a 15% year-on-year drop in annual operating profit on Tuesday, citing increasing costs and “extraordinary expenses” associated with its restructuring […]
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Philippines’ ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war,’ government says
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila’s main airport on Tuesday, the government said. The ICC has […]
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Mainland Chinese investors snap up a record amount of Hong Kong stocks to play AI
Hong Kong’s stock exchange reported its highest quarterly profit in nearly four years after China’s stimulus measures boosted trading and listing volume. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs. Net […]
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Japan revises fourth-quarter GDP lower, complicating BOJ’s interest rate outlook
TOPSHOT – Customers enter an electronics shop in the Akihabara district of Tokyo on January 12, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank’s case for a near-term interest rate as the country grapples with tepid […]
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Couche-Tard sees clear path to regulatory approval for Seven & i takeover
A Couche-Tard convenience store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Tuesday it is confident in attaining the U.S. regulatory approvals required to buy out Japan’s Seven & i Holdings after the latter said antitrust law would be a barrier to any deal. Couche-Tard also said it was frustrated by Seven & […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets slump as Trump dismisses economic fears
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors […]
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China’s $41 billion plan to boost consumption is just a start as deflationary pressures deepen
Key Points Chinese Premier Li Qiang last week delivered an annual report on government work that named boosting consumption as the top task for the year ahead. The state planner calls for efforts to “increase spending power” and encourage the development of products and scenarios that would encourage consumers to spend. But it’s not a […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slide following selloff in U.S. markets; Nikkei 225 falls 2%
A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid on Tuesday, tracking losses in the U.S. following anxiety over tariff policy and a potential recession in the world’s […]
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