Year: 2025
Investing in Space: Iron Dome’s performance could be Golden Dome’s opportunity
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – JUNE 18: Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ air defense system responds to incoming Iranian ballistic missiles as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel on June 18, 2025. Anadolu | […]
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Dow futures drop 100 points as Trump weighs attack on Iran: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were lower ahead of Friday’s session, with investors monitoring conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, and potential direct U.S. involvement. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 104 points, or 0.24%. Nasdaq […]
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Labubu-maker Pop Mart’s shares extend slide as Morgan Stanley removes it from China focus list
Key Points Pop Mart’s Hong Kong-listed shares dropped more than 5%, extending their slide from the previous session when they had slumped 5.3%. The high-flying stock is on track for its first negative week since early May — down more than 13%. Its year-to-date gains stand at over 160%. Morgan Stanley said in a note […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess China data, escalating Israel-Iran tensions
Anshun bridge reflecting in the Jinjiang river at dusk in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. © Philippe Lejeanvre | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors assessed China data and monitored escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump is now weighing on whether to back the Israeli military […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Is India’s hot IPO market cooling, or is it a blip?
A lenskart shop as seen in Kolkata , India, (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what […]
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China expectedly keeps key lending rates steady after May cut
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images China expectedly kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged Friday, following the sweeping monetary easing measures rolled out last month to boost growth. The People’s Bank of China held the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.0% and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Uncertainty around Israel-Iran conflict put investors on edge
A general view of the partially collapsed buildings damaged by some of the ballistic missiles launched by Iran on June 18, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nir Keidar | Anadolu | Getty Images The conflict between Israel and Iran is intensifying, with both countries not backing down from strikes and their leaders continuing to issue […]
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Rice prices more than double in May as Japan core inflation jumps to highest levels since 2023
A worker handles sacks of brown rice at a Shinmei Co. plant in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Bags of rice are expected to start filling the shelves of Japan’s supermarkets again soon as farmers harvest their new crop, though the increase in supply will do little to tame higher prices. […]
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Meta tried to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32 billion AI startup, but is now planning to hire its CEO
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14.3 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup, he was apparently just getting started. Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree has now turned to Daniel Gross, the CEO of Ilya Sutskever’s startup Safe Superintelligence, and former GitHub CEO Nat […]
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US judge blocks Trump plan to tie states’ transportation funds to immigration enforcement
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from forcing 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with […]
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