The two China and the United States want a tighter partnership with the nations of Central Asia, which has loaded means and assorted trade interactions, CNBC’s Ted Kemp studies.
China is ‘openly playing in Russia’s backyard’ with Central Asia summit
World
20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images | Reuters The more than 20,000 potential job cuts Meta and Microsoft revealed on Thursday, months after Amazon announced its most widespread layoffs ever, may only be the beginning. The same companies that are collectively spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year […]
Read More
World
AMD shares soar 12% on no company news. Here’s what has investors so excited
Intel’s latest earnings report showed big demand for central processing units, or CPUs, as companies rush to build out their artificial intelligence capabilities, sending its stock surging. The numbers led investors to scoop up shares of another major chipmaker: Advanced Micro Devices. AMD shares soared more than 12% on Friday as Wall Street analysts were […]
Read More
World
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ is doing something unusual. What it means
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Something interesting is happening in the options market. The S&P 500 touched record highs Thursday morning, but the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) remained stuck near 20 and is up from […]
Read More