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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: The U.K.’s labor market conundrum – and where to look for clues
Commuters on London Bridge. Shaun Curry | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Despite the de-equitisation of the last decade, the U.K. stock market still offers plenty of choice for would-be investors in certain sectors, among them staffing, […]
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Ex-Tesla board member reveals how he’s playing the EV boom
There’s one specific trend set to define the automotive industry, according to investor and former Tesla board member Steve Westly: self-driving vehicles. And he says investors should take note. “Waymo and autonomous vehicles are the future, flat out, end of story,” Westly, who sat on Tesla’s board between 2007 and 2010, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box […]
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Investors may want to consider boosting their exposure abroad — even with U.S. stocks around record highs
ETF Edge Investors may want to consider boosting their exposure abroad — even with U.S. stocks around record highs Published Sat, Oct 4 202511:00 AM EDT Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
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‘The system is rigged’: Founders and VCs weigh in on the UK’s ambition deficit
Almost 60% of young people in the U.K. are interested in starting their own businesses, per the Generation Entrepreneur Report. Connect Images/ci-start | Connect Images | Getty Images Young Brits are catching flak for their apparent lack of entrepreneurial drive, sparking a broader debate on whether the U.K. startup scene is facing an ambition deficit. […]
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Foreign investors eye China one again — but capital controls and policy risks keep them on edge
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As China seeks to entice back foreign capital amid dwindling inbound investment, global investors eyeing opportunities in the country remain wary of more fundamental constraints: Beijing’s iron grip on capital flows and lack of policy […]
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Expect an ‘extraordinary’ jump in Chinese tourism this Golden Week: Economist
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Erica Tay, economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group, discusses how “holiday stringing” would impact Chinese domestic and outbound tourism during the Golden Week holiday, and why she’s not overly concerned about unemployment in China being at a 6-month high. Source
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s K-visa plans spark worries of a talent flood
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China’s latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: AstraZeneca gets a shot on Wall Street
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch There is an old British saying about buses: you wait ages for one and then two arrive at once. Pharmaceuticals analysts experienced something similar on Monday as the big two U.K. drugmakers — GSK and AstraZeneca — […]
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The world’s first carbon border tax will soon go live — shaking up global trade
A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images The European Union is less than three months away from launching its carbon levy — the world’s first large-scale border tax on carbon-intensive goods. The forthcoming step, which […]
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China’s Zijin Gold surges over 60% in Hong Kong debut after world’s second-largest IPO this year
A sign outside the Serbia Zijin Mining complex, operated by Zijin Mining Group Co., in Bor, Serbia, on Thursday Aug. 24, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zijin Gold shares surged over 60% Tuesday as the Chinese miner made its trading debut in Hong Kong following a strong initial public offering. The company had […]
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