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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: When growth got stuck in the chimney: A look back at the U.K. in 2025
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It is tempting, in assessing what 2025 brought for the U.K. economy and for Britain’s corporates and financial markets, to focus more on what didn’t happen than on what did. Most obviously, widely expected interest rate […]
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OpenAI in talks with Amazon about investment that could exceed $10 billion
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and an agreement to use its artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed […]
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Japan’s exports record fastest growth in nine months, sharply beating expectations
Honda vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japan’s exports in November rose at their fastest rate in […]
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Hong Kong’s largest crypto exchange sees lukewarm market debut, shares gain 3%
HashKey Group logo seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images HashKey shares rose 3% Wednesday as they debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange, after the crypto exchange raised $206 million in its initial public offering, at a time when crypto currencies have […]
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Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX soar nearly 700% in blockbuster Shanghai debut
Narumon Bowonkitwanchai | Moment | Getty Images Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits soared about 700% in their market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, after the company raised nearly $600 million in its initial public offering. Shares, which were priced at 104.66 yuan in the IPO, surged to over 835 yuan on debut, marking […]
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Robinhood is rolling out NFL parlay and prop bets on prediction markets platform
Key Points Robinhood announced a number of prediction markets features on Tuesday. Users are now able to trade what are essentially parlay and prop bets on NFL games and players. The company also said users will be able to combine up to 10 outcomes across NFL games in custom combos, a feature that is expected […]
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Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
Waymo co-CEOs (L-R): Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov Waymo Self-driving car company Waymo is in talks to raise $15 billion in funding in the new year. The robotaxi company plans to raise billions from Alphabet, its parent company, as well as outside investors at a valuation as high as $110 billion, according to a person […]
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Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘foreign terrorist organization,’ orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 15, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside ordered a “complete and total” blockade of sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela as […]
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California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
Tesla electric vehicles (EV) in front of the company’s store in Colma, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A California administrative law judge recently ruled recently that Tesla’s marketing around its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” systems had been deceptive, and that the company should face a […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors parse Japan trade data
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors parsed trade data that just came out of Japan. Japan’s exports in November grew 6.1% year on year, data from the country’s […]
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