Month: November 2025
Europe’s slow and steady approach to AI could be its edge
Europe, with its fragmented markets, is often said to be operating in the shadow of the U.S. and China when it comes to scaling AI. But the very factors that challenge its growth as a major player may yet give it an edge when it comes to future-proofing the critical warehouses that power the AI […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Thanksgiving cheer comes a day early for U.S. markets
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 26, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Thanksgiving in the U.S. takes place on Thursday stateside, but the feasting might have begun a day early for investors. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Tricky labor reset — balancing business interests with worker welfare
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story India lives in contradictions — think landing a spacecraft on moon but not getting basic infrastructure right, or being the world’s fastest growing economy that has millions struggling […]
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European markets head for lackluster open as investors take a breath
A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2025. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are expected to see a lackluster mixed open on Thursday as investors take stock of the regional and global economic outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a […]
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China industrial profits drop 5.5% in October, worst performance in five months
QINGDAO, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05 2025: Workers assemble cars at a car plant of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday, Feb. 05, 2025. ZHANG JINGANG | Future Publishing | Getty Images Profits at industrial firms in China declined in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, as manufacturers navigated […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains as tech extends rebound
The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets advanced Thursday after Wall Street gained overnight as Fed rate-cut hopes rose and tech stocks rebounded. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.42%, led by tech stocks, while the Topix index added 0.64%. Among the […]
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Social media users report Netflix outage during ‘Stranger Things’ premiere
A Netflix logo is on display at the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 event, one of Europe’s largest pop culture conventions, as stars and creators of “Stranger Things” series launch Season 5, in Lucca, Italy, October 31, 2025. Claudia Greco | Reuters Users on social media posted that they were experiencing issues with Netflix’s service […]
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South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further easing and policymakers waited to see how the government’s steps to cool Seoul’s property market play out. The Bank of Korea’s monetary policy board voted to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50%, in line […]
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CNBC Daily Open: An early Thanksgiving celebration in U.S. markets
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Thanksgiving in the U.S. takes place on Thursday stateside, but the feasting might have begun a day early for investors. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all […]
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Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 44, police arrest three
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Nov. 26, 2025. Yan Zhao | Afp | Getty Images A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong residential apartment complex that has killed at least 44 […]
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