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With valuations this elevated, be careful with these zero-revenue stocks
With the market running up so high, investors may need to keep an eye out for companies that don’t having the earnings to justify lofty valuations. The stock market has hit record highs in recent weeks, boosted in part by continued optimism around artificial intelligence. Despite pullbacks in Thursday’s session , the broad S & […]
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Op-ed: Chinese robots are coming for Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar Tesla payday
Visitors check out an Optimus humanoid exhibited by Tesla at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China Monday, July 28, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images Elon Musk’s bid to become the world’s first trillionaire increasingly rests on a single proposition: that Tesla can evolve from an electric-vehicle company into a […]
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China’s Singles’ Day stumbles as frugal shoppers shrink the world’s biggest sale
JD.com and Alibaba are operating in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, on Dec. 29, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Preliminary figures for China’s biggest shopping event of the year indicated slower sales as consumers tie their purse strings tighter amid weak economic growth. The Double 11 shopping festival this year recorded […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Xpeng attempts a global transformation
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 Cultural shifts are subtle yet fundamental for any company aiming to succeed beyond its home market. When I visited Chinese electric car company Xpeng‘s new […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Rightmove’s AI gamble is a cautionary tale for UK investors
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Last Friday brought investors in Rightmove a new and unwelcome experience — a violent stock price correction. Shares of the U.K.’s biggest property portal, which hit a record in late July, fell by 28% at one […]
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Apple removes gay dating apps from Chinese App Store at Beijing’s request
Flag of China and LGBT rainbow flag Alxeypnferov | Istock | Getty Images Apple has confirmed that it has removed two popular gay dating apps from its Chinese iOS Store, following an order from Beijing’s main internet regulator and censorship authority. It comes following reports of the apps — Blued and Finka — suddenly disappearing […]
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Tesla’s China sales fall to 3-year low amid tepid demand
Tesla’s sales in China dropped to 26,006 vehicles in October, their lowest in three years, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker struggles with tepid demand. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images Tesla‘s sales in China dropped to 26,006 vehicles in October, their lowest in three years, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker struggles with […]
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American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump’s trade war rumbles on
After President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, there is hope for U.S. farmers that the soybean business may be on the way back. At the China International Import Expo last week, Illinois soybean farmer Scott Gaffner said he came to Shanghai to save his China business. “We want to make sure […]
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Russia is late to the party, but it’s still preparing to enter the rare earths fray
Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 15, 2025. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Afp | Getty Images Russia is looking to ramp up rare earths production but it’s late to the party and faces challenges along the way to establishing its position in the highly-lucrative global market, analysts say. Russian President Vladimir Putin last week ordered his […]
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Restaurant Brands International to form joint venture for Burger King China to accelerate expansion
People walk past a Burger King restaurant with Chinese national flags displayed on a street during the National Day Golden Week holiday on October 5, 2024, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Monday announced that it will form a joint venture with CPE, a Chinese alternative asset manager, to […]
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