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From albums to stadiums: K-pop companies look for higher revenue in live concerts
When Blackpink kicks off their “Deadline” world tour in Goyang , South Korea, this weekend, they’ll be aiming to top the record-breaking run of their previous tour, which grossed over $330 million and was reportedly the highest-earning in history by a girl group. Projections from Daishin Securities show that the new tour by the four-member […]
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Hong Kong’s IPO market is on fire — here’s what’s fueling the surge
Robin Zeng, founder and chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), third right, strikes a gong as Paul Chan, Hong Kong’s financial secretary, second right, and Bonnie Chan, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (HKEX), right, applaud during the CATL listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street disregards job losses to focus on cheaper shoes from Vietnam
White Nike sneakers on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. Edward Berthelot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images If I had to choose between having a job and paying less for Nike shoes, you’d see me run barefoot to the office. Wednesday’s market moves, however, suggested that Wall Street preferred the cheaper shoes. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess U.S.-Vietnam trade deal
The Otemachi One Tower building in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors await details on the U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing a 20% tariff on goods imported from the Southeast Asian nation, while the latter will impose “ZERO […]
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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits June jobs report: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on July 2, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night as traders braced for June’s big jobs report. S&P 500 futures were fractionally higher, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded near flat. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or […]
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Rapper P. Diddy. Danny Moloshok | Reuters A judge declined Wednesday to set Sean “Diddy” Combs free on bond to await sentencing in his sex crimes case. The bond decision came after a jury convicted one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures of […]
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EV maker Lucid misses second-quarter delivery estimates on soft demand
The Lucid display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Lucid missed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter deliveries on Wednesday, hit by softer demand for its luxury electric vehicles as consumers grapple with economic uncertainty and higher costs. The company delivered 3,309 vehicles in the […]
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With June jobs report looming, DOGE government layoffs could start becoming a factor
A hiring sign is displayed in a Dominos Pizza window on June 25, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images For federal government workers who worked at agencies tied to this year’s job cuts, an apparent slowdown in the labor market is happening at the worst possible time. A gradual pullback in hiring […]
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Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a […]
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Trump announces U.S. trade deal with Vietnam
A worker stitches apparels at a garment factory in Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen Province on July 2, 2025. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has struck a trade deal with Vietnam. Trump’s Truth Social post announcing that deal provided no additional information, but assured that more […]
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