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How Asian countries are reacting to Trump’s latest tariffs announcement as deadline looms
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stateside rejigged the so-called “reciprocal” tariff rates for several countries, ahead of the Friday deadline announced earlier. The White House also announced a 40% tariff rate for all goods transshipped to avoid […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s (new) new tariff rates are here (again)
US President Donald Trump points as he speaks after signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The first time U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariffs on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after Trump modifies tariff rates
Asia-Pacific markets start the day lower Asia-Pacific markets started the day lower Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark fell 0.65%, while the broader Topix index was flat as of 8:15 a.m. Singapore time (8:15 p.m. ET Thursday). In South Korea, the Kospi index dropped 1.73%, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 2.1%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark […]
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Tariff turmoil: How global CEOs are shifting gears
Trade tensions are rising, forcing top executives to rewrite the rulebook on how their companies operate, where they invest and what customers buy. In interviews with CNBC this earnings season, CEOs across industries — from aluminum and aerospace to chocolate, banking, telecoms, and energy — sent a clear message: tariffs are no longer just a political […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as traders await big jobs report: Live updates
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters S&P 500 futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders digested the latest Big Tech earnings and awaited July’s jobs report. Futures tied to the broad market index were […]
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Ferrari shares slump 12% in biggest drop since 2016 listing
People walk by a Ferrari dealership in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ferrari shares fell more than 12% on Thursday, setting the stock for its biggest one-day drop since its listing nine years ago, even as the luxury sports car maker maintained its guidance, although it said it […]
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Trump’s 50% copper tariff includes a major exemption. That won’t halt price rises
Copper rods in storage at the Aurubis AG metal refinery in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A major exemption to President Donald Trump’s 50% copper tariff has shocked traders and sent U.S. market prices plummeting. The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will […]
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German inflation dips to cooler-than-expected 1.8% in July
Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Fruit is sold at the weekly market. Andreas Arnold/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation fell more than expected to 1.8% in July, data from statistics agency Destatis showed Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation to dip to 1.9%. July’s reading compares to the 2% print recorded in June, […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Why an India-U.K. trade deal does not make U.S.-India agreement any easier
CNBC reporter Ganesh Rao with India Commerce Secretary Piyush Goyal © George Bextor, CNBC Hello, this is Ganesh Rao, CNBC’s senior correspondent, writing from London. This week, I look into India’s willingness and limitations to strike trade deals after I sat down with the country’s Commerce Secretary Piyush Goyal. Enjoy! This report is from this […]
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Hunger in Gaza reaches ‘tipping point’ under Israel’s offensive as children face lifelong impacts of malnutrition
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, before a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel takes effect, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2025. Hatem Khaled | Reuters The hunger crisis in Gaza under Israel’s assault has reached a “tipping point,” experts and advocates tell NBC News, with deaths expected to soar if Palestinians do not […]
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