Month: March 2025
China’s exports grew 2.3% on year in Jan-Feb, well short of market estimates
A general view of the container terminal in Qianwan of Qingdao Port, a port in Shandong Province, China, March 17, 2023. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth slowed more than expected at the start of the year, data from the customs authority showed Friday, as higher U.S. tariffs partly offset momentum […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Indian consumption stocks await a tax-cut bump
Shoppers purchasing groceries in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India, on April 8, 2024. Creative Touch Imaging | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? […]
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This Japanese AI unicorn has big plans to use deep learning to fix ‘real-world’ problems
Toru Nishikawa (right), co-founder and chief executive officer of Preferred Networks, and Daisuke Okanohara, co-founder and chief executive researcher, with a Fanuc Corp. robotic arm at their company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Preferred Networks is a little-known name outside of Japan, but the Toyota-backed artificial intelligence unicorn […]
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FAA briefly halts flights to several Florida airports after SpaceX rocket testing failure
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Eric Gay | AP The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights to several Florida airports on Thursday night after a SpaceX Starship testing failure. The incident marks the second time this year that SpaceX experienced […]
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134 million tons of textiles will be wasted annually by the end of the decade. What if we could recycle it instead?
When polyester was invented, the goal was to create a durable and resistant fabric that could retain its colour and shape — without wrinkles. Almost 85 years later, polyester is everywhere. According to standards body Textile Exchange, polyester is the clothing industry’s most popular fabric. About 49% of clothing contains the synthetic fabric. Unfortunately, polyester […]
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Trump signs executive order establishing U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve
AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks speaks with President Donald J Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, […]
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SpaceX loses control of Starship in space in testing failure
The Super Heavy booster returns to its launch pad after the SpaceX Starship spacecraft continued to space following its launch on its eighth test at the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., March 6, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket in space on Thursday during the […]
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Social media chatter about Thailand pops 60% following ‘White Lotus’ premiere
Social media conversations about traveling in Thailand rose 60% after the premiere of the third season of “The White Lotus” on Feb. 16. The data measured social media chatter during the three days before and after the show’s airing, according to social media analytics company Sprout Social. The Emmy-winning HBO series is expected to draw […]
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Stock futures rise after Thursday’s big sell-off; big jobs report looms: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on March 03, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were higher on Thursday evening as traders sought to look past U.S. trade policy worries that have rattled the market this week. They also looked ahead to a big payrolls […]
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Trump blames ‘globalists’ for stock market sell-off
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Major stock indices dropped sharply this week, as rattled investors struggled to get a handle on President Donald Trump’s sweeping and shifting tariff policies. […]
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