Year: 2025
CNBC Daily Open: The AI peak hasn’t crested yet
The Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]
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This Japanese man earned $80,000 a year from ‘doing nothing’
Shoji Morimoto’s day job involves loaning himself out to strangers who seek someone’s company for almost anything at all. Lee Ying Shan When Shoji Morimoto was fired from his office job in 2018, his superior had criticized him for lacking initiative and “not doing anything” of value for the company. Joke’s on him, because Morimoto, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after tech rally lifts Wall Street higher
Workers are processing chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai’an, China, on May 11, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 rebounded after leading losses in Asia on Monday, climbing 0.77%, while the broad-based Topix gained 0.45%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.97%, with chip heavyweights Samsung Electronics and […]
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Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy. Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday. The […]
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Stock futures tick higher after S&P 500 posts second straight winning day: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were marginally higher on Monday night after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched a second winning day. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures respectively climbed 0.1% and 0.2%. Futures tied to […]
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U.S. records its first human bird flu death
Test tubes are seen labelled “Bird Flu” words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, a grim milestone that comes as at least 66 cases have been recorded in the country. The patient, who was over 65 and had underlying medical […]
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Here are Europe’s top ETFs that outperformed in 2024 — including some that gained 30%
U.S. stocks ended 2024 on a high, with the S & P 500 finishing last year with gains of over 23%. While funds tracking the major indices will have logged similar returns, a handful of actively managed ETFs marketed in Europe outperformed, including JPMorgan’s US Research Enhanced Index Equity ETF and Invesco’s Quantitative Strategies ESG […]
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UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office
Mark Zuckerberg posing with UFC president Dana White during a UFC Fight Night event. Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty Images Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new administration begins. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, […]
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Ulta Beauty names new CEO, raises outlook for holiday quarter
People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 8, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell is retiring and will be replaced by the retailer’s Chief Operating Officer Kecia Steelman, the company announced Monday. Ulta said in a news release that the leadership […]
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UK visitors from dozens of countries will have to pay a new entry fee starting this week
Pedestrians shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they pass the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock’s bell, Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on Feb. 22, 2024. Henry Nicholls | AFP | Getty Images If you’re traveling to the U.K. as […]
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