Month: August 2025

Figma stock pops in second day of trading after colossal debut
Figma celebrates its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2025. NYSE Shares of design software vendor Figma popped 6% on Friday, a day after the stock more than tripled in its New York Stock Exchange debut. Figma opened at $85 on Thursday under the ticker FIG, and shares closed at […]
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Switzerland’s tariff shock: The 39% U.S. hit no one saw coming
The duty would be a “devastating” blow to the export-reliant Swiss economy and businesses, analysts say. Source
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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
An attendee holds an “Entry Level Jobs” flyer at a City Career Fair hiring event in Sacramento, California, on Feb. 27, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nonfarm payroll growth was slower than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, raising potential trouble signs for the U.S. labor market. Job […]
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The global crypto wave is catching on in Asia as businesses warm up to stablecoins
Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalize the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC. From online travel agencies and luxury goods resellers to high-end hotels, companies are embracing stablecoin for payments, citing both speed and cost-efficiency […]
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Fed governors Bowman, Waller explain their dissents, say waiting to cut rates threatens economy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Two Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against holding a key interest rate in place explained their […]
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Joby, L3Harris partner on hybrid defense craft that can be piloted or autonomous
A Joby Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air Force. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Joby Aviation and […]
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Startup Trunk Tools is using AI to reduce construction errors and waste
A worker inside a residential building under construction in the Las Palmas neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Esteban Vanegas | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. When the levy breaks A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 18, 2025, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock […]
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