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Dutch semiconductor giant ASMI drops 9% after ‘lumpy’ order intake
ASMI shares sell off after ‘lumpy’ order intake Stock Chart IconStock chart icon ASMI share price Shares of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASM International were down 10% by 8:45 a.m. London time (3:45 a.m. ET). The company reported its second-quarter results after the close on Tuesday, with quarterly bookings coming in at a lower-than-expected 702.5 […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing has more to worry about than just deflation
Aerial view of a villager drying Chinese fan palm leaves on July 21, 2025 in Neijiang, Sichuan province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Each week, we’ll […]
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Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba denies reports suggesting he could resign in August: Reuters
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at the vote counting center in the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. Franck Robichon | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied media reports that he was considering resigning, according to Reuters. Local media outlets earlier in […]
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UniCredit lifts profit guidance, leaving Banco BPM bid behind
The Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images News | Getty Images UniCredit on Wednesday posted a sharp second-quarter profit hike and lifted its full-year guidance, a day after withdrawing its takeover bid for Italian peer Banco BPM amid opposition from Rome. […]
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China’s $167 billion Tibetan mega-dam is set to boost these hydro-equipment and materials’ stocks
China has kicked off construction on the world’s largest hydropower dam, and analysts expect the colossal undertaking to be a huge boost for hydro-equipment and materials suppliers. Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched the construction of the mega-dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau, that is expected to produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of […]
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Singapore inflation remains at over four-year low ahead of monetary policy decision
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s headline inflation rate remained steady at 0.8% in June, staying at its lowest level in over four years. The inflation figure was lower than the 0.9% expected by economists, and comes ahead of […]
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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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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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