Month: May 2025
Fintechs that raked in profits from high interest rates now face a key test
Key Points In 2024, several fintechs — including Robinhood, Revolut and Monzo — saw a boost to their bottom lines from higher interest rates. Now, they face a key test as a broad decline in interest rates raises doubts about the sustainability of relying on this heightened income over the long term. Lindsey Naylor, partner […]
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U.S.-China tariff reprieve is enough to get products on the shelves in time for Christmas
A worker finishes red Santa Claus hats for export at a factory on April 28, 2025, near Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — The U.S.-China tariff cuts, even if temporary, address a major pain point: Christmas presents. Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year […]
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More than half of the summer’s top trending travel destinations are in Asia
Asia is home to more than half of this summer’s top 15 emerging travel destinations, according to a report released Monday by the Mastercard Economics Institute. Tokyo and Osaka topped the list, which compared summer flight bookings for 2024 and 2025 to find the places experiencing the most growth in travelers. The ranking shows continued […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The U.S.-China deal revives markets and the idea of a ‘Trump put’
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump at the G-20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Brendan Smialowsi | AFP | Getty Images Over the weekend, both the U.S. and China agreed to reciprocally slash tariffs on each other for 90 days from 125% to 10%. That’s much more than expected, as Trump […]
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Asia-Pacific markets climb after massive rally on Wall Street on U.S.-China trade deal
This photo was shot from Varanasi, India in the morning. The soft sun light touch the old building along the ganga river. “n”nVaranasi is a North Indian city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The spiritual capital of India, it […]
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Samsung launches thin S25 Edge as Apple reportedly prepares the iPhone ‘Air’
Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, a thinner version of its flagship smartphone. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a thin version of its flagship smartphone in an unusually timed launch as it looks to maintain momentum in its mobile divison against an uncertain consumer backdrop and U.S. tariff policy. The Samsung Galaxy […]
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Stock futures are flat after big rally, key inflation report on deck: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading following a big rally, as investors look ahead to a key inflation report Tuesday morning. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down 24 points. S&P 500 futures […]
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Coinbase joining S&P 500 days after bitcoin soared past $100,000
Key Points Coinbase is joining the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial, which is being acquired. Shares of the crypto exchange soared in extended trading after the announcement. Bitcoin eclipsed the $100,000 market last week, approaching its record reached in January. Source
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Why a Singapore-based team is trying to sequence 100,000 Asian genomes
Data from the U.S. National Library of Medicine suggests that 85% of genomics studies have been conducted in individuals of European descent. Singapore-based project GenomeAsia 100K is working to address this representation disparity. Almost a decade ago, it set the goal to sequence 100,000 Asian human genomes and create a genetic representation of Asian human […]
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The S&P 500 just sprinted through a key indicator as Wall Street cheers the rollback of tariffs
The 90-day pause on most tariffs between China and the U.S. took the worst-case scenarios off the table for Wall Street and spurred a rally that smashed through a notable milestone for chart watchers. The S & P 500 rose 3.3% on Monday and closed well above its 200-day moving average. That level had been […]
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