Month: October 2025
‘Bitcoin is not an asset class’: UK’s biggest investment platform has a stark warning for investors
Key Points The U.K.’s biggest retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdowne, has urged traders to exercise caution on cryptocurrencies. “The HL Investment view is that bitcoin is not an asset class, and we do not think cryptocurrency has characteristics that mean it should be included in portfolios for growth or income,” the firm said. A longstanding […]
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China blacklists major chip research firm TechInsights following report on Huawei
In this photo illustration a Huawei logo is displayed on a smartphone with a Chinese flag in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Beijing has banned semiconductor research firm TechInsights from working with or receiving data from Chinese entities, in a move that could add to the opaqueness of the country’s chip […]
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Where are the cheap seats? Fans outraged over 2026 World Cup ticket prices
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States stunned many fans, with rates that started higher than previous events, and increased during presales due, in part, to the introduction of dynamic pricing. CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli examines […]
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CNBC Daily Open: He who controls the rare earth metals, controls tech’s future
Matt Green, mining/crushing supervisor at MP Materials, displays crushed ore before it is sent to the mill at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Picture taken January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | Reuters In the 1984 science fiction film Dune, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen uttered the famous quote […]
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Microsoft engineer resigns over cloud business from Israeli military
Demonstrators hold a banner reading “Liberated Zone” during a protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on Aug. 19, 2025. Microsoft Corp. employees rallied at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters in an effort to ratchet up pressure on the software maker to stop doing business with Israel over its war in Gaza. David Ryder […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower, tracking Wall Street losses
Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Friday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors assess the state of the economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was […]
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Gold is hitting new highs — here’s one way to hedge a potential price pull-back
Gold’s status as a portfolio diversifier has come into sharper focus this week as the precious metal broke through the landmark $4,000 level. The commodity — long established as a safe-haven asset in times of turmoil — has rallied this year as investors navigate the dollar’s depreciation, geopolitical fissures and lower interest rate expectations, with […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Nasdaq pullback from record highs: Live updates
Traders work during the Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures are little changed after both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed lower following […]
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U.S. sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) meets with US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff (2nd L) and Trump’s son-in-law and former advisor Jared Kushner (L) in West Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. Ma’ayan Toaf | GPO | Anadolu | Getty Images The United States is sending about 200 […]
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Former Fed Governor Larry Lindsey withdraws name for Fed chair
Key Points Former U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Larry Lindsey has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of Fed chair, CNBC’s Eamon Javers reported on Thursday. President Trump is considering a list of candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for when his term expires in May. Source
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