Month: November 2025
This 29-year-old left her decade-long tennis career after a major knee injury. Today, her business brings in $25,000 a month
Sammi Ekmark played tennis for Arizona State University. Courtesy of Sammi Ekmark Sammi Ekmark, 29, co-founded personalized greeting and gift card company Ink’d Greetings in 2023 alongside her husband Andrew — a major pivot from her previous career as a star tennis player. Ekmark picked up the sport when she was 10 years old, and […]
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Trump reverses stance on Epstein records, presses Republicans to support release
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Republicans in Congress to vote to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey […]
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Alibaba is helping Chinese military to target U.S., White House memo claims: FT
BEIJING — Alibaba is helping the Chinese military to target the U.S., according to a White House memo, the Financial Times reported Friday. The memo alleged “Alibaba provides tech support for Chinese military ‘operations’ against targets in the U.S.,” according to the FT. The FT said it could not independently verify the claims, and did […]
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Chinese tourists will pivot beyond Japan, Asia’s travel demand still strong, says Booking Holdings
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Booking Holdings CFO Ewout Steenbergen told CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia that travel demand in Asia remains resilient despite fewer Chinese tourists visiting Japan. He also emphasized the company’s global diversification, steady growth in U.S. and Asian bookings, plus encouraging momentum in its […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The laws of politics can be changed, but not economics
Tomatoes sit in a box at the National Produce Fruit and Vegetable store on November 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images After a few weeks of intense focus on whether there is an AI bubble in the markets or not, a recurrent character of 2025 has emerged to the fore: tariffs. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess intensifying China-Japan tensions
An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed rising friction between Japan and China after Beijing warned its citizens about travel and study plans in Japan. […]
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Japan tourism-exposed stocks sink as China issues travel warning after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s tourism-exposed stocks fell on Monday as tensions with China intensified after Beijing issued a travel and study alert for Chinese citizens considering going to Japan. Beauty and cosmetics firm Shiseido, which […]
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Japan’s economy contracts less than expected in third quarter, helped by consumption
Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Japan’s economy contracted by a smaller-than-expected 0.4% in the quarter ended September compared to the previous three months, helped by both private and government consumption. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.6% decline. On an annualized basis, Japan’s GDP for […]
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Watch the full interview with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown on steering success
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Tania Bryer spoke to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown ahead of the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix about the release of his new book, “Seven Tenths Of A Second”, bringing McLaren back from the brink and whether the team can add to […]
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New York Fed met with Wall Street firms about key lending facility: FT
Key Points New York Federal Reserve President John Williams met with Wall Street’s dealers last week about a key lending facility, the Financial Times reported, citing three individuals familiar with the matter. The meeting included representatives from many of the 25 primary dealers from banks that underwrite the government’s debt, according to the report. Williams […]
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