Month: October 2025
Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti: Strong demand drivers paint positive picture for the industry
Geoff Ballotti, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts CEO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the launch of a new franchise offering for independent hoteliers in the economy lifestyle segment, state of the travel and the consumer, and more. Source
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Aston Martin shares fall 10% as luxury carmaker issues fresh profit warning on tariff turmoil
The Aston Martin DB12 Goldfinger Edition during the 007 takeover of Burlington Arcade on Oct. 29, 2024, in London, England. Dave Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Shares of Aston Martin fell as much as 10% on Monday morning after the British luxury carmaker issued a fresh profit warning, citing a challenging industry […]
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French PM resigns after 27 days sparking fresh political chaos
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just weeks after his appointment, plunging the country into a fresh political crisis. Lecornu, France’s fifth PM in less than […]
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Tesla teaser video sparks speculation of long-awaited Roadster or mass market model
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla posted a teaser video on X sparking speculation that the electric carmaker could be gearing up to release a new car. The first video posted […]
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Japan’s bond vigilantes brace for looser fiscal stance after Sanae Takaichi wins party vote
Atlantide Phototravel | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Japan’s government bond market, long shielded by the Bank of Japan’s yield curve control and decades of deflation, faces a test of faith under Sanae Takaichi, who is set to be the country’s first female prime minister. Markets are betting that Takaichi, who won the race to […]
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Mongolia to join data center frenzy with Chinggis Khaan sovereign wealth fund
A view from the statue of Genghis Khan in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on April 04, 2022. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Mongolia, long reliant on mining, plans to build data centers powered by renewable energy as it prepares its first sovereign wealth fund aimed at channeling its mineral wealth to social welfare and infrastructure. “We […]
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Indonesia reinstates TikTok’s license after app shares data amid protest fallout
Indonesia lifted a suspension on TikTok’s local operating license on Saturday after the platform shared data requested by the government. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Indonesia has reinstated TikTok’s local operating license after it shared data requested by the government that was linked to the nationwide protests between late August and September. […]
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European markets set to kick off Monday on a flat note, after record highs last week
The City of London financial district at sunrise. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in flat territory on Monday as regional markets look for momentum after a series of positive sessions last week. The U.K.’s FTSE index, Germany’s DAX, France’s CAC 40 and Italy’s FTSE MIB are […]
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Who is Sanae Takaichi? The first woman set to helm the Japanese government
Sanae Takaichi listens to a question after visiting the Yasukuni shrine to honour the war dead durig the shrine’s spring festival in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. Toshifumi Kitamura | Afp | Getty Images Having won the presidency of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sanae Takaichi is on the verge of becoming the country’s first […]
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U.S. judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now
A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s administration from sending some 200 federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities over the objections of their Democratic leaders. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut followed a […]
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