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Tesla to sell Model Y cars in India, starting at $69,770
Elon Musk’s Tesla is selling its Model Y cars in India starting at about $69,770, as the electric car maker prepared to open its first showroom in Mumbai. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla has priced its Model Y at about $69,770 in India, the highest among major markets, its website showed, as the electric carmaker […]
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I’m in Norway — and EVs are everywhere. Here’s what the country has done differently
Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on Sept. 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images OSLO, Norway — Electric vehicles are pretty much everywhere you look in Norway. The wealthy Nordic country, […]
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Inside Europe’s billion-dollar wooden city
A computer-generated image showing Stockholm Wood City in Sickla, where buildings made from timber will sit alongside some of the area’s original industrial structures. Atrium Ljungberg, White Arkitekter A huge, new city is being built in Sweden, but it’s not being constructed using steel or concrete — its main building material is wood. Part of […]
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Japan bond yields hit multi-decade highs as fiscal fears mount ahead of election
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 on Tuesday as concerns about fiscal spending mount ahead of an upper house election. Yields on the 10-year instrument climbed to 1.599%, the highest […]
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China’s second-quarter GDP tops expectations at 5.2%, easing stimulus pressure
High rise buildings, including the China Zun or CITIC Tower (L, back) is seen at the Central Business Distric (CBD) from the Tuanjiehu park in Beijing on June 2, 2025. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter and exceeded Beijing’s full-year target of 5%, […]
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Nvidia says U.S. government will allow it to resume H20 AI chip sales to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Nvidia announced Tuesday that it hopes to resume sales of its H20 general processing units to clients in China, saying that […]
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Trump’s fresh tariffs have reignited the gold rally. Here’s how the pros are investing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico have sent gold prices higher. The previous metal topped a three-week high on Monday , as investors piled into gold, which is usually considered a safe haven asset in times of turbulence. As of 10:20 p.m. ET Monday, spot gold was up […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump brandishes tariffs for peace, not a trade war
US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Here’s a tariff we can get behind. At a White House meeting on Monday with NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, U.S. […]
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Asia markets open mixed as investors await key China data
Asia-Pacific markets open mixed Asia-Pacific markets started the day mixed Tuesday. As of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. Monday ET), Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark was flat while the broader Topix index added 0.32%. In South Korea, the Kospi index was down 0.31% while the small-cap Kosdaq moved up 0.26%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark advanced […]
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Recruiter: I interviewed serial moonlighter Soham Parekh — here are my top 3 takeaways
Russell Pompeo, hiring manager at Topaz Labs, shared three takeaways from a job interview. Mtstock Studio | E+ | Getty Images When one recruiter received Silicon Valley’s notorious serial moonlighter Soham Parekh’s job application two years ago, he was immediately impressed. This was two years before the young Mumbai-based engineer was exposed for working remotely […]
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