Month: June 2025
Investing in Space: NATO holds out its hand to the commercial space sector
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – DECEMBER 04: Logo of the NATO on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images) Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images […]
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China’s industrial profits plunge 9.1%, steepest fall in seven months
A worker checks a finished vehicle on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s industrial profits plunged 9.1% in May from a year earlier, in the latest sign that Beijing’s stimulus efforts are falling […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street is chill, cheeky and cruising
Jerry O’Callaghan, former chairman of JBS SA, center, speaks with a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images I am Spriha Srivastava, CNBC International’s executive editor for digital, and I am writing to you today from […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains after White House downplays tariff deadline
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after […]
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More Southeast Asians are flocking to China’s Chongqing city. Social media hype is a big reason
Chongqing, China. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images A new trend is driving Southeast Asian tourists to China’s Chongqing city — viral social media clips of monorails running through a residential building, buildings perched atop hilly terrain, and a pedestrian bridge on the 13th floor. Flight bookings from Southeast Asia to Chongqing increased more than […]
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SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA
The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images A SpaceX crane collapse at the company’s Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as benchmark closes in on all-time high: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 23, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures sat near flat Thursday night with investors on all-time high watch and awaiting inflation data. Futures tied to the broad index traded around their flatline, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 33 points, or […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nike, Core Scientific and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Nike — The athletic retailer fell 2%. While Nike beat expectations on the top and bottom lines in the fiscal fourth quarter, the company said sales dropped 12% from the same period a year prior. CorMedix — The biopharmaceutical stock tumbled 10% after announcing a common […]
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Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave
Piotr Swiat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Core Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that artificial intelligence infrastructure vendor CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin mining and hosting provider. The company’s stock was briefly halted after the report, and then proceeded to have its second-sharpest […]
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What’s driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions, and maybe biggest global money-moving shift since credit cards
After a brief pullback this week, shares of stablecoin issuer and recent IPO darling Circle were in rally mode again, soaring double-digits on a percentage basis in trading on Thursday, after having moved up by more than 600% percent since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month. Bitcoin and ether have […]
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