Month: November 2025
Southeast Asia’s largest bank CEO warns investors: ‘Buckle up, we’re in for a volatile ride’
Tan Su Shan is the CEO and director of DBS Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With valuations in the U.S. stock market becoming increasingly stretched, the chief executive of Southeast Asia’s largest bank is warning investors to expect turbulence ahead. “We’ve seen a lot of volatility in the markets. It could be equities, […]
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China’s exports unexpectedly contract in October as shipments to U.S. drop 25%
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers heads towards Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on November 5, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports in October declined for the first time in nearly two years due to a high base effect and as businesses’ front-loading momentum tapered off ahead […]
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Trump says India has ‘largely stopped’ buying Russian oil, hints at visiting the country next year
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images In a sign of easing pressure on India, U.S. President Donald Trump said that trade talks […]
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Elon Musk says Tesla needs to build ‘gigantic chip fab’ to meet AI and robotics needs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will likely need to build a “gigantic” semiconductor fabrication plant to keep up with its artificial intelligence and robotics ambitions. “One of the things I’m trying to […]
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Travelers’ demand for more unique experiences fuels lifestyle hotel boom in Asia
A growing number of travelers want more from their hotels than a soft bed and clean place to sleep. They want hotels that reflect their interests — be it art, music, fashion or work — and allow them to mingle with other travelers who share these passions too. That’s given lifestyle hotels a boost, with […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tech had a rough day in the markets — its employees had a worse October
Traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE October’s job losses in the U.S. were nearly twice as high as a month earlier — the steepest for any October since 2003, data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed. The technology sector was the hardest hit, with 33,281 cuts, almost […]
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SoftBank shares slide over 8% amid renewed pressure on AI-linked stocks
The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters Shares of Japan’s SoftBank Group resumed their slide on Friday, following a broader slump in AI-related stocks as investors once again grew wary of the sector’s lofty valuations. The group, which holds a wide range […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower, tracking Wall Street losses as AI stocks resume slump
View of the central business district skyline at sunset in Beijing, China. Sheng Peng | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence stocks. Shares of major AI companies fell Thursday stateside, weighing down on the […]
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The stocks set to win from soaring AI spend, according to analysts
Corporate investment into artificial intelligence totaled over $250 billion last year as companies raced to develop intelligence-fueled products and services. That spend kept pace this year and is only expected to increase further as Big Tech firms like Meta , Alphabet and Microsoft vie for the AI dominance and pour more cash into the technology. […]
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China’s key weapons in its AI battle with the U.S. — massive Huawei chip clusters and cheap energy
China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images It’s well known that Chinese semiconductors designed for artificial intelligence cannot compete with the American firm Nvidia. Yet, China has managed to continue developing highly advanced AI models, with many being run on homegrown chips. China’s secret? […]
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