Year: 2025
China’s second-quarter GDP tops expectations at 5.2%, easing stimulus pressure
High rise buildings, including the China Zun or CITIC Tower (L, back) is seen at the Central Business Distric (CBD) from the Tuanjiehu park in Beijing on June 2, 2025. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter and exceeded Beijing’s full-year target of 5%, […]
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Nvidia says U.S. government will allow it to resume H20 AI chip sales to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Nvidia announced Tuesday that it hopes to resume sales of its H20 general processing units to clients in China, saying that […]
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Trump’s fresh tariffs have reignited the gold rally. Here’s how the pros are investing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico have sent gold prices higher. The previous metal topped a three-week high on Monday , as investors piled into gold, which is usually considered a safe haven asset in times of turbulence. As of 10:20 p.m. ET Monday, spot gold was up […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump brandishes tariffs for peace, not a trade war
US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Here’s a tariff we can get behind. At a White House meeting on Monday with NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, U.S. […]
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Asia markets open mixed as investors await key China data
Asia-Pacific markets open mixed Asia-Pacific markets started the day mixed Tuesday. As of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. Monday ET), Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark was flat while the broader Topix index added 0.32%. In South Korea, the Kospi index was down 0.31% while the small-cap Kosdaq moved up 0.26%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark advanced […]
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Block leads rebound in fintech stocks as analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on “Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation” in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. Handout | Via Reuters Block jumped more than 5% on Monday, leading a rally in shares of […]
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Recruiter: I interviewed serial moonlighter Soham Parekh — here are my top 3 takeaways
Russell Pompeo, hiring manager at Topaz Labs, shared three takeaways from a job interview. Mtstock Studio | E+ | Getty Images When one recruiter received Silicon Valley’s notorious serial moonlighter Soham Parekh’s job application two years ago, he was immediately impressed. This was two years before the young Mumbai-based engineer was exposed for working remotely […]
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Stock futures are little changed as investors await bank earnings, inflation reading: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 10, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night following a winning session for the major averages, as investors await big bank earnings and a key inflation reading. Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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Trade Desk’s stock jumps on S&P 500 inclusion as Ansys exits index due to acquisition
Jeff Green, Founder, CEO, and Chairman, The Trade Desk and Andrew Wallenstein, Variety Intelligence Platform, President and Chief Media Analyst speak onstage at “Advertising’s New Normal: Unifying Streaming and Identity in 2023” during the Variety Entertainment Summit at CES at the Aria Resort & Casino on January 06, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Doherty […]
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Elon Musk looms over jury selection in Tesla Autopilot fatality trial
Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk was not in a Miami courtroom Monday, but his name loomed large as a jury was selected for the federal trial of […]
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