Year: 2025
From Starbucks to Burger King: Western food giants are selling large stakes to Chinese private equity funds
Starbucks and Burger King are betting big on a partnership model that’s gaining traction in China: selling majority stakes to local private equity firms as the battle for market share rages on. Foreign food-and-beverage chains once thrived in China without adapting much — premium Western products practically sold themselves. Today, decisions made from distant headquarters […]
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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust urges shareholders to throw out Boaz Weinstein’s bid to overhaul board
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, a Baillie Gifford-run technology-focused fund, is calling on shareholders to throw out a plan by Boaz Weinstein’s activist investment fund Saba Capital to overhaul its board of directors. The EWIT board said on Wednesday it would “strongly urge” shareholders to reject a plan by the U.S. hedge fund — which holds […]
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U.S. approves largest ever arms sale to Taiwan as tensions simmer around the island
Military vehicles queue to launch U.S.-made TOW A2 missiles during a live firing exercise in Pingtung county on July 2023. Sam Yeh | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. on Thursday approved its largest arms sale to Taiwan, at $11.15 billion, as the island faces growing threats from China and has been a subject of […]
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BP appoints Woodside’s Meg O’Neill as CEO after Auchincloss’ abrupt exit
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station that also offers electric vehicle recharging, on Feb. 27, 2025, in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil and gas major BP said it had appointed Meg O’Neill, the head of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its next CEO to lead its effort […]
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Spending on experiences will continue into 2026: Analyst
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Siddharth Pathak from Kearney says trend of travel experiences is likely to continue, while retail spending at airports could decline. He also thinks that as consumers become more “thoughtful”, travel corridors will start to shift toward more neutral places. Source
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SoftBank leads decline in Japanese tech stocks as worries over AI spending spill over to Asia
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 03: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. SoftBank and OpenAI announced that they have agreed a partnership to set up a joint venture for artificial intelligence services in Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Concerns over Oracle’s debt spill over into its projects
A view of Oracle’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The apprehension investors have surrounding Oracle has spilled over from manifesting in its stock price — which has fallen nearly 50% from its all-time high on Sept. 10 — to affecting its projects. Asset management firm Blue Owl Capital reportedly pulled […]
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MetaX and Moore Threads’ IPOs underscore Chinese chipmakers’ growing challenge to Nvidia
MetaX booth at the Shanghai New Expo Center in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images It felt like déjà vu when shares of chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits soared 700% in its Shanghai market debut on Wednesday. Moore Threads surged over 400% on […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as inflation report looms: Live updates
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Dec. 17, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures traded near the flatline on Wednesday night as investors awaited inflation data that could be a catalyst for the market. Futures linked to the broad market index advanced 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as rotation out of tech continues; traders await Trump address
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Dec. 17, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Thursday as investors on Wall Street continued to rotate out of tech and markets look toward an address by U.S. President […]
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