Year: 2025
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Britain’s £72 billion under-the-radar success story
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter by Ian King. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch One of the City’s most prominent investment bankers recently spelled out to me the challenges, as he saw them, faced by the U.K. economy. He argued that, as a country, Britain does not […]
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How London’s rubber duck stores stay above water
A line-up of Duck World’s flock of rubber ducks. Duck World | Duck World If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck — then it could be one of the rubber specimens lining the shelves of Duck World, a string of colorful stores that are staying afloat as hundreds of […]
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Chinese and EU leaders are about to meet — but the U.S. is complicating things
A staff member prepares for the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and EU Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera during China-EU Sixth High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on July 14, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images […]
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The most powerful passports of 2025: The US and the UK fall, while India rises
Singapore has the world’s strongest passport — again, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The ranking, released Tuesday, shows the small nation-state retaining the top spot in the index, after it broke a six-way tie for the accolade earlier this year. In 2024, Singapore shared the top ranking with Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain and […]
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Japan auto stocks soar on report of lower tariffs — Toyota jumps 11%
Recently imported brand new unregistered Honda cars are parked in a storage yard at the Port of Bristol on January 15, 2025 near Bristol, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Shares of Japanese automakers surged after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that U.S. auto tariffs were lowered to 15% from the current 25%, Reuters […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The 15% tariff rate on Japan can feel like a relief only because of hefty ones before
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading a presidential delegation at a ceremony for U.S. National Day at the World Expo 2025 on July 19, 2025, in Osaka, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images The anchoring effect is one of the sneakiest tools companies use to make us spend money. Here’s […]
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Judges reject Trump’s pick for top New Jersey federal prosecutor, DOJ removes successor
US President Donald Trump looks on as Alina Habba speaks during a swearing in ceremony as US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department accused a panel of New Jersey federal court judges of […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Trump hails Japan trade deal
Japan equities climb as region starts trading day in the green Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.71% at the open, while the Topix climbed 1.87% as of 9.09 a.m. Japan time (8.09 p.m. ET Tuesday). South Korea’s Kospi added 0.89% and the small-cap Kosdaq was 0.22% higher. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.34%. —Lee Ying Shan Trump announces ‘massive’ trade […]
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Trump announces ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan with 15% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room at the White House on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside announced that he had made the “largest Deal […]
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Capital One shares climb as investors buy into the vision of its future with Discover
Capital One shares rose on Tuesday evening despite the company reporting an extremely noisy second-quarter result due to the Discover integration. Still, we like where the company is headed with this game-changing acquisition. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 31% year over year to $12.5 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $12.7 […]
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