Year: 2025
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s tax reform plans portend a consumption boom
Hello, I am Ayushi Jindal, producer of CNBC’s TV namesake of this newsletter, writing from Singapore. This week I look at how India’s proposed Goods and Services Tax overhaul will boost consumption and what young consumers feel about it. Enjoy! Shoppers at the DLF Promenade mall in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 21, 2023. As […]
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Property price surge in Tokyo’s prime areas sparks calls to curb foreign ownership
Residential and commercial properties near the Shibuya district of Tokyo on May 4, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images In Tokyo’s Shibuya district, towering skyscrapers and luxury condominiums symbolize Japan’s urban real estate frenzy — with prices surging in recent years. In 2024, the average price of new condos in the 23 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tech sell-off? Investors could just be taking profit and enjoying the summer
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks […]
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Germany’s businesses want Berlin to walk its talk
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement at the Willard Hotel. Kay Nietfeld/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s new government has been in power for just over 100 days now, and business leaders say its time to turn policy promises into reality. Chancellor Friedrich Merz campaigned on a pro-business and pro-economic […]
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European markets head for broadly positive open ahead of PMI data
Oli Scarff | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Thursday as regional traders keep an eye on the latest economic data from the region. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen 0.11% higher, Germany’s DAX up 0.12%, France’s CAC 40 flat and Italy’s FTSE MIB up 0.13%, according to data […]
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Meta puts the brakes on its massive AI talent spending spree
The logo of Meta is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Meta Platforms has paused hiring for its new artificial intelligence division, ending a spending spree that saw it acquire a wave of expensive […]
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Walmart will report earnings before the bell. Here’s what to expect
The logos of Walmart and Sam’s Club are pictured in Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico, January 30, 2025. Raquel Cunha | Reuters Walmart will report quarterly earnings on Thursday, as economists and investors try to gauge how U.S. consumers are responding to President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on dozens of countries across the globe. Here’s […]
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Japan’s factory activity extends declines in August, PMI shows
Japan’s manufacturing activity contracted for the second month in August as U.S. tariffs weighed on overseas demand, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday. The S&P Global flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index increased to 49.9 in August from July’s final 48.9, but it remained below the 50.0 threshold that separates growth from contraction for two straight months. “The […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. tech-sell off extends to its second day — but don’t let it ruin your summer
Palantir Technologies signage on an options contract ticker as traders work on the floor of American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who […]
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Microsoft scales back Chinese access to cyber early warning system
A branch of the technology company Microsoft can be seen in Manhattan. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft said on Wednesday it has scaled back some Chinese companies’ access to its early warning system for cybersecurity vulnerabilities following speculation that Beijing was involved in a hacking campaign against the company’s widely used SharePoint […]
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