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TikTok-owner ByteDance’s aggressive mobile gaming push is paying off as player spending grows
ByteDance has been investing in its mobile gaming business through key acquisitions and is finding success outside of China. Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chinese internet giant ByteDance’s nascent foray into gaming is showing signs of promise with spending across its mobile titles growing over the past year as it […]
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China’s steel mill owners are in a bad mood as demand takes a hit
Steel mill owners in parts of China are in a bad mood, Beijing-based commodities consultant Simon Wu said. Steel inventories are slowly piling up in the warehouses of the country’s biggest steelmaking hub, the northeastern city of Tangshan, as well as in the provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong, mill owners told Wu, a senior consultant at […]
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Senate passes most sweeping gun bill in decades, setting up House vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday night passed the most sweeping gun bill in decades designed to prevent gun violence, a major victory for advocates and a rare defeat for the National Rifle Association. The vote was 65 to 33, with all 50 Democratic members and 15 Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, voting to send the bill […]
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JPMorgan picks stocks to play a part of China that’s flown under the radar
Consumers in China’s smaller cities are more willing to spend than those in large, well-known Chinese cities like Shanghai that have had to battle Covid this year, JPMorgan analysts said, citing an American consumer branding expert in China. “There is an untold story about the stronger economic growth outside [Tier] 1/2 cities, and in the […]
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‘Strong growth ahead’: Bank names its top EV battery stocks, giving one over 60% upside
Japanese investment bank Nomura has named the battery stocks it thinks are set to pop on rising electric vehicle adoption. The bank estimates that global EV penetration will reach 27.2% in 2030, up from 11.8% in 2022, driven by the “irreversible trend” for carbon neutrality. In a note from Jun. 22, Nomura’s analysts, led by […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as markets monitor recession concerns
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Friday as investors weigh recession fears. In Japan markets, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.13%, while the Topix declined 0.11%. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.7%, and the Kosdaq advanced 1.34%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia slipped 0.21%. The New Zealand market is closed for a holiday […]
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JPMorgan midyear outlook shocker sees S&P 500 roundtrip to new record
The stock market will likely erase its 2022 losses in the second half as inflation declines and the U.S. economy skirts a recession, according to a top strategist at JPMorgan. Marko Kolanovic, who has remained bullish on stocks in recent months despite sharp declines, said in a note to clients on Thursday that he and […]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sets sights on $1 billion global box office haul
Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick” Source: Paramount “Top Gun: Maverick” continues to break barriers at the box office. The Paramount and Skydance sequel to the 1986 hit “Top Gun” soared past $900 million in ticket sales globally Monday and has set its sights on the coveted $1 billion box office title. Without much standing […]
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OPEC+ to stick to oil supply boost plan as Biden heads to Saudi Arabia, sources say
U.S. President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One en route to Delaware Air National Guard Base from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 13, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters OPEC and allied producing countries including Russia will likely stick to a plan for accelerated oil output increases in August, sources said, hoping to […]
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Santoli: The S&P 500’s bounce is set to face its first hurdle to prove it’s more than a snapback
This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Investors have moved on from the “too hot” porridge of runaway inflation worries and are now sampling the “too cold” bowl of rising slowdown/recession concerns. For now, the markets are navigating the shift reasonably well, […]
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