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India now incurs higher U.S. tariffs than China. What does it say about Trump’s foreign policy?
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images De-escalation in tensions between China and the U.S. after their leaders met in South Korea last […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks’ gains in October owe much to AI
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts during the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | Reuters Traders who shorted the S&P 500 — essentially, betting that it would go down — last month were in for a rude surprise. The broad-based index ended the month […]
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Stocks are defying gravity — but investors say these triggers could spark a ‘sizeable’ correction
Global stock markets are soaring, with U.S. indexes continuing to rally and the Stoxx Europe 600 , FTSE 100 and Spain’s IBEX all hitting record highs last week. But some investors are now warning that a wave of rising risks — from weaker consumer spending to faltering earnings growth and a potential bond market revolt […]
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The global critical minerals race is heating up — and rare earths stocks are skyrocketing
A wheel loader takes ore to a crusher at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | Reuters The emergence of critical minerals as a new arena of geopolitical competition has coincided with a dizzying rally in U.S.-listed rare earths mining stocks. Despite paring gains in […]
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K-pop prospects brighten on China market hopes as Seoul and Beijing sign content exchange deal
CHENGDU, CHINA – JANUARY 05: Lee Teuk, Ye Sung, Dong Hae and Kim Ryeo Wook of South Korean boy group Super Junior attend a press conference on January 5, 2020 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images K-pop prospects have brightened after […]
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China’s Baidu says weekly robotaxi rides hit 250,000 — same as Alphabet’s Waymo this spring
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — As Baidu ramps up its robotaxi operations worldwide, fully driverless weekly rides as of Oct. 31 have now surpassed 250,000 orders, according to a spokesperson for the company’s driverless car unit Apollo Go. […]
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China’s factory activity slows down in October, missing expectations, private survey shows
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity growth in October missed market expectations, dragged down by a sharper drop in new export orders, as trade tensions with the U.S. intensified during the month, according to a private survey released […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI trade frenzy seems driven by a ‘virtuous’ cycle
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, attends a press conference after the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | Reuters Traders who shorted the S&P 500 — essentially, betting that it would go down — last month were in for a rude surprise. The broad-based index […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of PMI data from China
An employee works on the production line of power batteries and box chassis for new energy vehicles at a workshop on July 11, 2025 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Li Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday, after Wall Street saw all three U.S. major indexes climb Friday […]
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Stock futures are little changed to start November trading: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night, as a new month of trading begins. S&P 500 futures ticked higher by 0.1% along with Nasdaq-100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 16 points, or less […]
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