Year: 2025

Super Micro plans to ramp up manufacturing in Europe to capitalize on AI demand
CEO of Supermicro Charles Liang speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters PARIS — Super Micro plans to increase its investment in Europe, including ramping up manufacturing of its AI servers in the region, CEO Charles Liang told CNBC in an interview that aired […]
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Retail investors outplayed fund managers over tariffs: Robinhood CEO
Retail investors, once dismissed as speculators, are now outmaneuvering professional fund managers by adhering to a simple strategy: buy into companies you believe in for the long haul, according to Robinhood’s CEO. Institutional investors have spent the weeks since April 2’s so-called “Liberation Day” worrying over macroeconomic signals and taking “risk off across the board,” […]
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Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew […]
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China’s producer prices fall 3.6% in June, biggest drop in nearly two years as deflation deepens
Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou City, East China’s Shandong Province, Aug 9, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s producer prices plunged 3.6% in June from a year earlier, marking its largest decline in nearly two years, as a deepening price war rippled through the economy that’s already grappling with tepid consumer […]
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39-year-old pays $460 in rent for a luxury condo in Chiang Mai, Thailand–take a look inside
Shao Chun Chen moved from Singapore to Thailand in November 2024. Courtesy of Shao Chun Chen When Shao Chun Chen was laid off from his dream job at Google in early 2024, he was forced to take a break and rethink how he wanted his life to look like. Suddenly, he was no longer obligated […]
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CNBC Daily Open: To bet on a meteor strike, or tariff-driven inflation?
Shipping containers are stacked on the Ever Magic container ship operated by Evergreen at the Port of Los Angeles on June 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that copper and pharmaceutical imports will face tariffs of 50% and as high as 200%, respectively. Following […]
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The busiest airport in the world isn’t back to pre-pandemic passenger levels
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is, once again, the busiest airport in the world. But even it hasn’t fully returned to 2019 levels. Source
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after Trump rules out tariff deadline extension
Copper falls on Trump’s impending 50% tariffs Copper wires at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Niki Chan Wylie | Bloomberg | Getty Images Copper prices slipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on exports of the metal to the U.S. The three-month […]
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Global stock markets’ best and worst performers in a Trump-fueled 2025 — and where they’re headed
Global stocks have surged to unprecedented levels in the first half of 2025, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff salvos ripple across the globe. Here are the top winners and losers globally, as well as where they’re headed. The MSCI All Country World Index, which measures the performance of over 2,500 stocks from both […]
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Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam that promised 300% returns
A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as “Main Justice,” is seen behind the podium in the Department’s headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Federal prosecutors have charged two men in connection with a sprawling cryptocurrency […]
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